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...real thing about Safire, though, was not whether his columns made sense. It was that the man could write. At their best, which was often - he had a great hit rate - Safire columns were just tremendously good fun, full of wordplay, some of it groan-inducing, much of it sheer enjoyment. That is depressingly rare. Not for Safire the cloddish metaphors, arch constructions, one-sentence paragraphs and dreary wonkery that are the stock in trade of too many modern American columnists. He was of that generation of inky-fingered wretches who remember that it isn't a sin for journalism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: William Safire: Pundit, Provocateur, Penman | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

...comfortable size 12. "I finally found an exercise that I could do every day because I felt like I wasn't exercising at all," says Cahill, who eventually ventured out of her living room and into scheduled hooping classes in New York City. "I was just having fun." (See pictures of facial yoga...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hula Hoops: From Child's Play to Real Exercise | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...initial appeal of hooping is that it's fun, but its lasting value is that it works. An hour of intense hooping can burn as many calories as an hour-long run on a treadmill. Exercisers can get a full-body workout with moves like HoopGirl's "pulse," which stimulates the entire core; the "limbo," which targets the back and thighs; and the "Wild West," which helps tone biceps and triceps. "Anything that gets people off the couch and burning calories is a good thing," says Pete McCall, an exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise. "Hooping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hula Hoops: From Child's Play to Real Exercise | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...kind of a part two” to his debut album. However, Mika’s new record overlaps with its predecessor rather than acting as its sequel.Despite this lack of originality, “The Boy Who Knew Too Much” is still an incredibly fun listen. Effervescent Europop beats and vocals are juxtaposed with darker themes as Mika explores his teenage years, creating a contrast that is engaging and effective. The album opens with two attention grabbing, upbeat tracks—also the album’s first two singles. On “We Are Golden...

Author: By Jenya O. Godina, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mika | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

Cameron, Kirk • video promoting an altered creationist version of Origin of Species - a version containing an introduction citing "Darwin's racism" and "his disdain for women" and tossing in an obligatory link to Hitler - is narrated by, and made fun of, and made more fun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Preposterous Week! Paul Slansky's News Index | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

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