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...Instead of a Shia LaBeouf or a Christian Bale, 9 gives us nine puppet-like dolls as stand-ins for humanity, manufactured by the same scientist whose invention of a giant "brain" machine lead to the ruin of man. The filmmakers refer to these as "stitchpunk creations," but in the interest of plain English, we're opting for the term doll. Hand-stitched from either burlap or canvas, the dolls have smooth, rounded heads and protuberant eyes; they look like early aviators. They are both homespun and spooky, like the kind of child's toy that might be purchased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Movie 9, Technology Ruins the World ... Again | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

...Science and Environment, which organized a South Asian media workshop two weeks ago. Rich countries, or Annex-I nations of the Kyoto Protocol, were supposed to cut emissions 5.1% over 1990 levels by 2008-12, she explains. But barring the economies in transition (like those of Eastern Europe, whose economies collapsed following the breakup of the Soviet Union), developed countries' emissions actually increased 14.5% during this period. "The fact is, even if India stopped breathing today, the West would have to undertake cuts at home to save the world from an ecological catastrophe," says Narain. More crucially, she adds, "there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind India's Intransigence on Climate-Change Talks | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

Some great movies, other than Harold and Kumar, whose clips are showcased include Back to the Future III, Mean Girls, an episode from The Simpsons, The Da Vinci Code, and more Mean Girls. Yes, FlyBy has very high-brow taste...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: True Love in an Integer | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

...lean-to garage in Ravenscourt Park, an unassuming residential suburb in London's west, seems an unlikely setting for a copper still, but it's perfect for the artisanal barley vodka and dry gin being produced by two men whose names make them sound like the leads in a Merchant Ivory film - Stamford Galsworthy and Fairfax Hall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Still Life | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

...European Commission's powerful Fisheries Department that made this latest agreement possible. The Fisheries Department has long resisted calls for a ban. This time, though, the available statistics made a moratorium seem at least provisionally necessary, says spokeswoman Nathalie Charbonneau. "We have management and recovery plans in place, whose goal is to create sustainable fisheries that still allow for economic profit. But for the time being, the latest scientific evidence reminds us that if there are no more fish resources, there won't be any economic resources...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe Moves Closer to Banning Bluefin-Tuna Trade | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

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