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One of the few flaws in the movie is the character of Lian Sheng. Despite Lian’s important role in the story and the depth of emotion that her character should possess, Jinglei does not do much more with her character than stare forlornly into the distance with...

Author: By Araba A. Appiagyei-Dankah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Warlords | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

Eight months after emerging victorious from the fight over his first Supreme Court nominee, Sonia "Wise Latina" Sotomayor, President Obama is gearing up for Round 2. Party bigwigs and advocacy groups are clambering to anoint a successor to Justice John Paul Stevens, the leading liberal on the bench and a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Which Presidents Have Picked the Most Supremes? | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

Quick off the blocks, Obama will still be hard-pressed to best the prolific appointers of ages past. The one to beat is George Washington - who, admittedly, had a bit of a leg up, starting the Supreme Court, as he did, from scratch. One of the first bills ever to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Which Presidents Have Picked the Most Supremes? | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

From there, the numbers taper off. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln each had five wins; Benjamin Harrison, Warren G. Harding, Harry S. Truman and Nixon, four. All in all, U.S. Presidents have submitted 159 nominations to the court. One hundred twenty-three were confirmed, and seven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Which Presidents Have Picked the Most Supremes? | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

Ramps are further proof, if any were needed, that food isn't just food anymore. I don't actually believe ramps are any better or more wild-tasting than garlic chives or 860 other related wild onions that nobody pays attention to. If you take any random greens and pickle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Foodies, Ramps Are the New Arugula | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

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