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...different classes) to the fiercely polemical, stylistically experimental "Diary of a Madman" (which offers a crushing indictment of the stultifying effects of Confucianism). Above all, Lu Xun is not just a great writer. He is an essential writer - the kind whose works provide the clues an outsider needs to unlock the cultural code of a nation, and whose work becomes embedded in a nation's DNA. Herman Melville and Mark Twain are two of America's great writers, for instance, but only the latter is essential. Foreigners striving to understand the American psyche might find it useful to know about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Orwell | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

...Without making a concerted effort, you can expect to be casually aware of the sports scene. But for someone with any interest in Boston or in sports, a little effort along the right avenues will unlock an unparalleled experience...

Author: By Timothy J. Walsh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting To Know the Boston Sports Landscape | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

Selling their old place still won't be easy. A smattering of opportunistic buyers - while a good start - doesn't unlock an entire market. Thanks to falling home prices, some 20% of mortgage holders nationwide owe more than their house is worth. Many of them are trapped, unable to move - to resettle in Boise, say, and buy the Judges' old house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Housing Market Is Fighting Its Way Back | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard, though, the Gates arrest is nothing new—it bears an uncanny resemblance to what has come before it. Last August, a black high school student was, like Gates, confronted by police for attempting to "steal" his own property while trying to unlock his bike. And in the spring of 2007, students called the police on the Black Men’s Forum and Association of Black Harvard Women barbeque in the Quad following a heated discussion on the Cabot House email list in which many expressed skepticism that the picnickers were actually Harvard students?...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe | Title: The Professor, the Policeman, and the President | 7/24/2009 | See Source »

Mugabe's plans seem to involve using Tsvangirai to unlock those ZANU-PF financial resources that are currently blocked by Western powers. It is these resources that will finance his campaign for the next election. Mugabe also hopes to get credit for any economic progress that comes with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zimbabwe: Time to Stay Tough | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

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