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On the set of the 1947 Gentleman's Agreement, an Oscar winner about a reporter who pretends to be Jewish while reporting a story on anti-Semitism, one of the film's crew was asked what the moral was. "Be nice to Jews," he said, "because they might turn out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Blind Side: What's All the Cheering About? | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

Visitors today to the Indonesian capital might find Pram's take extreme. True, men and boys still relieve themselves in Kebon Jahé Kober's sewers. But the small neighborhood, in the middle of Jakarta's bustle, is an oasis of quiet lanes with socks drying on bamboo poles and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sense of Place: Jakarta | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

Chalk up part of The Blind Side's success to a condition that might be called seasonal affection. With the big college teams fighting for conference championships and audiences in a beneficent holiday mood, the mass audience must have figured it was downright Thanksgiving-y to see a real-life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box Office: New Moon Takes a Hit on The Blind Side | 11/29/2009 | See Source »

For the past four years, my friends and I have made it a tradition to host a typical Thanksgiving feast at our home in Kabul. As a former chef, I often look at the world through a lens of food. With friends it's how I communicate love and affection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Thanksgiving Comes to Afghanistan | 11/26/2009 | See Source »

Jiranan Phedsri confesses that she has "one true friend." The 51-year-old Thai housewife strokes the object of her affection, caressing its cool curves. The recipient of the devout Buddhist's ardor? A .38-caliber Smith & Wesson pistol Jiranan carries wherever she goes in Thailand's troubled deep south...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand: Aiming For Parity | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

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