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I am glad that we Germans have laws that ensure values such as human rights, freedom of speech and democracy. Nazi symbols stand for the Nazi regime, thus they are hostile toward democratic values. Allowing people to draw swastikas or give the Hitler salute is not a sign of moving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fevered Debate | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

There's a distinction being made here that's worth scrutinizing. The "subjective retelling" defense invokes the double layer of distortion that's inevitable in any memoir: events are filtered through the author's memory, and then they're fuzzed even further by the inherently impressionistic nature of any literary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prose and Cons | 1/12/2006 | See Source »

Asked to name the most influential artist of the rock era, fans and musicians still regularly place David Bowie at the head of the pack. That reputation rests squarely on the astonishing trajectory and restless invention of a dozen albums that blasted off in 1969 with Space Oddity and fell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Return to Base | 7/8/2002 | See Source »

At the center of Mistry's fine new novel Family Matters (Faber and Faber; 487 pages) is Nariman Vakeel, a 79-year-old Parsi widower besieged equally by Parkinson's disease and his middle-aged stepchildren, Coomy and Jal. Nariman is also haunted by memories of the real love of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Family Way | 6/3/2002 | See Source »

Convinced that Ann intends to marry their mutual friend, Octavius Robinson (Scott Riley), Jack persists in his wilful blindness until his chauffeur (Stephen Rowe) reveals the real state of affairs to him. Aghast at the thought of becoming her prey, Jack flees to Spain, only to be taken captive in...

Author: By Lynn Y. Lee, | Title: Man, Woman Create Life Force | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

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