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...Judith (Catherine O'Hara); and her gentle but helpless mate Ira (Forest Whitaker). Animation would have been a far easier choice here, but Jonze's instinct toward verisimilitude was astute. By setting his story in real landscapes, he respects and heightens the peculiarity and tension of Max's experience, whether he's shivering in his wet wolf suit or running wild with the beasts in the forest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Wild Things Are: Sendak with Sensitivity | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...ready to go home to Keener's anchoring presence. It's not that Jonze is overindulgent; it's that he's so thoroughly devoted to exploring Max's pain and joys, sometimes to the detriment of narrative. But I'll let my own child make the call on whether it's too long. I'm taking him, although I'd doubted I would, having expected the hipster's Max. But this is a Max for everyone, for all the wild things and those who love and respect them. There was nothing to fear after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Wild Things Are: Sendak with Sensitivity | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...talk about when the market will take its next stumble, but that's probably not the main argument a person should use in deciding whether or not to buy a particular stock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Market Rally About to Run Out of Gas? | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...Arpaio's actions have infringed on the civil rights of our residents. They have put our residents' well-being, and the well-being of law-enforcement officers, at risk." - A letter from Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to the then U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey calling for an investigation into whether Arpaio had committed civil rights violations. (Phoenix New Times, June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sheriff Joe Arpaio | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

...Given how entrenched Russia's organized-crime syndicates have become in recent years, some experts question whether the new laws will do any good. According to a report that accompanied Medvedev's proposal, the number of criminal incidents linked to the mafia increased 32% from 2006 to 2008. Last year alone, the number of "grievous or especially grievous" offenses committed by the mob - contract killings and kidnappings - climbed almost 10%. So even if the reigning dons do get locked up, replacements will likely be easy to find and the violence will probably continue, says Yury Fedoseyev, former head of Moscow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will New Laws Help Russia Take Down the Mafia? | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

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