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...Let's not forget that Night of the Living Dead, the founding film of the modern zombie tradition, made its appearance in 1968 as a commentary on the Vietnam War, evoking its extreme violence and the surreal dehumanization of the combatants. Now we're locked in another prolonged, sweaty, morally ambiguous overseas conflict, and - surprise - look who's at the door again wanting to borrow a cup of brains. "We live in an age when it's very easy to be afraid of everything that's going on," Grahame-Smith says. "There are these large groups of faceless people somewhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zombies Are the New Vampires | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...matters unraveled beyond their control. “It all happened too quickly. You don’t have time to think,” Scalise says in retrospect. “When you’re in a game, you just pretty much have to let it flow. If you think, you’re too late...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Grabbing the Reins | 4/8/2009 | See Source »

...Let's say a young woman aspires to a demanding professional role, like a surgeon or an engineer. Is motherhood not a responsible choice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dr. Laura Schlessinger | 4/8/2009 | See Source »

Minutes later, he ended the event as he had almost every other appearance, with a question that didn't need an answer: "All right?" Which meant that he had more to do and little time, and he couldn't afford to let anything hold him back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: President Obama: At Home Abroad | 4/8/2009 | See Source »

...Soviet forces more than 20 years ago. He said he was an illiterate shepherd, but he had a notebook full of writing. He claimed never to have visited Pakistan, but his mobile phone was filled with Pakistani numbers. Most likely, he was an insurgent. But the U.S. service members let him go. "You can't prosecute a guy for having a bruise," explains Howell. "We have to abide by rule of law." The village elders like to joke that the Americans may be infidels, but at least they are honest infidels. If a cow gets caught in a mortar attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The U.S. in Afghanistan: The Longest War | 4/8/2009 | See Source »

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