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Nine, the perplexing new film based on the 1982 Broadway musical, is inspired by Federico Fellini's landmark 1963 comedy-fantasy 8-1/2. After achieving a worldwide smash with La Dolce Vita, Fellini was besieged with questions about his next film. What would it be about? How will you...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nine: Not a 10 and Certainly Not an 8-1/2 | 12/25/2009 | See Source »

8-1/2, besides being a wondrous entertainment, was a lightning bolt to other filmmakers. The movie told them they were interesting enough to be the subjects of their own pictures. Egotism could be the highest form of artistry. For a while, every ambitious American director wanted to do his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nine: Not a 10 and Certainly Not an 8-1/2 | 12/25/2009 | See Source »

Perhaps because it seems intuitively true, the notion persists that running, especially when done long-term and over long distances, is bad for the joints. Indeed, it would be hard to think otherwise when with each foot strike, a runner's knee withstands a force equal to eight times his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Running Bad for Your Knees? Maybe Not | 12/25/2009 | See Source »

The good news is that there are ways to help reduce the risk of stress fracture. One method may be to simply strengthen the muscle attached to the bone. In a study published in the December issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, researchers at the University of Minnesota found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Running Bad for Your Knees? Maybe Not | 12/25/2009 | See Source »

The reason is less air time, researchers say - the less time a runner's feet spend airborne, the less force they strike the ground with. Still, the results of a mathematical model are difficult to re-create in real life, especially since it takes a fair amount of practice to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Running Bad for Your Knees? Maybe Not | 12/25/2009 | See Source »

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