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...examples of what he calls "teen turmoil," everything from gang membership to drug use-all encouraged, he believes, by a pernicious teen culture that glorifies violence and substance abuse. "Attractive, trendy young people are frequently high or drunk in movies like Animal House, Requiem for a Dream, Thirteen, Weird Science, Dazed and Confused, and Clueless," he writes. Animal House? It was released in 1978. And Requiem for a Dream is probably the most mordantly anti-drug film ever made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Debate: Are Teens in Turmoil? | 3/30/2007 | See Source »

...contains a table. Please see hardcopy or pdf.] THE LAST MIMZY Rated PG Opened March 23 MEET THE ROBINSONS Rated G Opened March 30 BLADES OF GLORY Rated PG-13 Opened March 30 ARE WE DONE YET? Rated PG Opens April 4 WHAT THE MOVIE IS ABOUT Kids find weird toys on the beach that give them strange powers. Trouble with the law ensues Orphan geek boy travels to the future to foil a plot by a nefarious man in a bowler hat Two feuding ice skaters--one rough, one gentle--must work together to have a future The family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Downtime: Downtime: Apr. 9, 2007 | 3/29/2007 | See Source »

...Legoland. Even if you gave Walt Disney all the ecstasy in the world, he would not have come up with this. America, according to Jollibee, is clearly a place of childlike optimism. Jollibee's two most popular items are called the Yumburger and the Chickenjoy. The Yumburger has a weird, plasticky dollop of French dressing in the middle. The crisped-up French fries are dry inside and taste as if they weren't just double fried but dunked in oil four or five times. The fried chicken is halfway decent, but the inflated, happy fakeness of Jollibee makes you feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Fast-Food Invasion | 3/29/2007 | See Source »

GEORGIA A serious geopolitical fight gets weird, with a Russian ban on Georgian wine and mineral water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia in Conflict | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

...jealous with the thought of other women. Soon after, he included, “salaam, momanswer my last email questions.” I may nag, but it’s just because I care, Ali. Don’t call me Mom. That’s just weird. And I will answer as soon as I know what the question is, thank you very much, I responded in my head. Needless to say, our lovers’ quarrel ended quickly and we were back on track.Now, I’m a senior, a thesis-writer, very grown up with...

Author: By Annie M. Lowrey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: My Kind-Of Imaginary Syrian Boyfriend | 3/21/2007 | See Source »

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