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When you described the Klingon conference, it almost seemed as if those attendees were tortured by the language, which you described as "an ungodly combination of Hindi, Arabic, Tlingit and Yiddish, and works like a mix of Japanese, Turkish and Mohawk." There weren't a whole bunch of people speaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arika Okrent: Speaking Klingon | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

General Motors appears to be on a fast road to bankruptcy. CEO Fritz Henderson has already described a bankruptcy filing as "probable" as the Treasury's June 1 deadline for reorganizing the company draws near. Also, the fact that GM announced it was moving up its date for paying suppliers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GM: The Deep, Dark Shadows of Bankruptcy | 5/16/2009 | See Source »

The bondholders complain that neither GM nor the Treasury has held any kind of serious discussion with them. In fact, CEO Henderson has described the offer to bondholders - 225 shares of GM stock for every $1,000 of bond face value - as a take-it-or-leave-it proposition.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GM: The Deep, Dark Shadows of Bankruptcy | 5/16/2009 | See Source »

New teams might do well to consider their involvement too. While British racing team Lola announced on Friday plans to submit its own new entry for 2010, the sport's unpredictability could turn off others. "It's a very dangerous time to enter," says a former adviser to Formula One...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Formula One Run Without Ferrari? | 5/15/2009 | See Source »

The power structure described in the book is chaotic and often bumbling. In Zhao's narrative, Deng is a conflicted figure who urges Zhao to push hard for economic change but demands a crackdown on anything that seems to challenge the party's authority. Deng is at times portrayed not...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Secret Memoir of a Fallen Chinese Leader | 5/14/2009 | See Source »

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