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...born. Maybe your reporter should go back to Antwerp and talk to some of the nonextremists, who, I can assure you, still live there. Yes, the city has a large number of immigrants, and that has led to a certain ethnic polarization. Still, it would have been wise to listen to others besides members of the right-wing extremist Vlaams Belang party or the radical Arab European League. The idea that an AEL candidate might be a main rival to Vlaams Belang in the 2012 municipal elections is plainly outrageous, since AEL's percentage of the vote in the last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 3/20/2005 | See Source »

Eichinger’s film does not explain why Hitler was the man he was. Nor can it justify Traudl’s attraction to him. It is wise enough not to attempt to—even if, by putting him on screen at all, it breaks a taboo rarely tested by German filmmakers...

Author: By Moira G. Weigel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hitler's Downfall Rescreened | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

...year, which liner notes reveal to be the date of the samples used in the song. It’s a fine device, and it allows the album some excellent moments, but like the first track’s narrator, unsure of where to place it date-wise, the album’s songs seem uncertain of purpose, adorned, yes, with some beautiful melodies, but not adding up to anything substantial...

Author: By Christopher A. Kukstis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NEW MUSIC: '64-'95 | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

...litany of alleged misbehavior--making prank phone calls, sneaking drinks, scanning porn sites, even a lesson in masturbation--is not unfamiliar for preteens. But such doings usually occur among peers. According to the boy, Jackson saw himself as the wise teacher. "If men don't masturbate," the boy recalled him saying, "they can get to a level where they might rape a girl or they can be kind of unstable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jacko's Bad Day In Court | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

...Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder There's been only one story in the realm of Indian cuisine of late, and that's contemporization. Across the world, Indian restaurants are being revamped, with interiors that look like they've been inspired by a fashionable, Ayurvedic resort. Food-wise, heavy curries are being replaced with more subtly flavored dishes. As a result, interest in the cuisine has been revived and a rush of cookbooks has come on the market to cater for it. Modern Indian Cooking, by Annabel Jackson and Deepak Chauhan, takes one of the more original approaches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's All the Raj | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

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