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Jerome David Salinger was born in New York on Jan. 1, 1919. His mother was a Scots-born Protestant who changed her name from Marie to Miriam to accommodate her Jewish in-laws. His father Solomon was a food importer who was successful enough by the time Salinger turned 13...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: J.D. Salinger Dies: Hermit Crab of American Letters | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

After graduating from Valley Forge, Salinger ran away from several schools. He managed only two semesters at New York University before dropping out. His father decided to take him into the family business and brought his boy along to Austria and Poland to learn all about ham. "They finally dragged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: J.D. Salinger Dies: Hermit Crab of American Letters | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

That is true even when the way a person wishes to be known is as a Negro - at least for the time being. Considering that older black people are more likely to use the term, Negro will almost surely eventually come off the Census. But it is important to remember...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should the Census Be Asking People if They Are Negro? | 1/23/2010 | See Source »

So what happens next? Last month, the House narrowly passed a financial-reform bill that included many of the Administration's priorities, including a strong consumer agency. It received no Republican votes. Senate Banking Committee chairman Christopher Dodd has been trying to forge a bipartisan consensus around a similar bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Obama Profit from a Wall Street Crackdown? | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

Add to that games' remarkable ability to forge otherwise distant connections. When racists attacked a virtual Darfur refugee camp in 2006 in the online role-playing game Second Life, it caught the attention of KallfuNahuel Matador, a bald, blue-skinned avatar. "It was like somebody had thrown a virtual bomb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Video Games Save the World? | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

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