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...undercut by the fact that criticizing the constitutional draft is a crime. Nevertheless, some democracy activists have used the cyclone to register their opposition to the charter. Over the past several evenings, as large swaths of Rangoon remain dark because of downed electricity lines, a rash of spray-painted "x" marks have materialized, symbolizing a "no" vote to the constitution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burma Holds Vote Despite Cyclone Aftermath | 5/10/2008 | See Source »

...gamma bomb you were working on exploded, turning you gigantic and green and incredibly hulkish when you get angry. And you four fantastic ones, exposed to cosmic rays on an outer-space voyage - that could happen to anyone. Our hearts go out to you, and all the preternatural X-men and -women, cursed by chance with awesome powers. We acknowledge your mutant majesty; we bow before the superiority of the afflicted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Speed Racer: The Future of Movies | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

...watch the film overwhelmed by the assault of seductive visual information and wonder what you're seeing, here's the happy answer: the future of movies. And the people who made it? They're the industry's can-do-anything superheroes. Not Spider-Men, not Hulks or X-Men. No: Speed Demons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Speed Racer: The Future of Movies | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

...know there will be many whose pencils hovered for an instant before putting an X in my box, and I will work flat out to repay and to justify your confidence.' BORIS JOHNSON, British journalist turned politician, after defeating incumbent Ken Livingstone in London's mayoral election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

...know there will be many whose pencils hovered for an instant before putting an X in my box, and I will work flat out to repay and to justify your confidence.' BORIS JOHNSON, British journalist turned politician, after defeating incumbent Ken Livingstone in London's mayoral election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

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