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...fact that Lian Sheng is Er Hu’s wife. Pang’s ambition grows as he leads the brothers and their armies to victory after victory against rebels in the kingdom; but with increased ambition comes increased corruption. He is often in conflict with the purer morals of his brothers, and his determination to become a powerful government official turns “The Warlords” from a war-movie bromance into a devastating moral tragedy centered around the complete destruction of a friendship...

Author: By Araba A. Appiagyei-Dankah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Warlords | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...couture, aesthetic thug. He seemed to enjoy scandalizing journalists - telling them he didn't care for their publication, showing them artwork of something repellent, talking like a longshoreman (he used to scrawl obscenities underneath the linings of coats he made), badmouthing his bosses. The loutishness made his talent seem purer and rawer and more exciting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alexander McQueen: Fashion Mourns an Icon | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

...there is also much humor in the purer, simpler Wallace and Gromit vein as well, enough to bewitch the youthful members of the audience. The foxes are entirely civilized until it comes to meals; then they gobble feverishly and without restraint. Kylie is a loyal sidekick but not the brightest opossum in all the land; when confused, his eyes transform into dazed little bull's eyes. A beagle with a case of "chronic rabies" is used to great effect, and Boggis (Robin Hurlstone), Bunce (Hugo Guinness) and Bean (Michael Gambon) are brilliantly realized. Stop-motion is clearly a laborious business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fantastic Mr. Fox: Wes Anderson's Return to Form | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

Does it matter if Major League Baseball adopts a computer system to call its balls and strikes? While this could bring us closer to a fairer, purer game, it may—more importantly—prove to elucidate our society’s opinion on the fallibility of humans and the perfection of machines. Similarly, more important situations are occurring in terms of robotic surgery and computer operated cars, where the responsibility given to the human hand is fading. Although these innovations may offer better results for these previously human controlled tasks, the importance of the person in these...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: Strikes Mounting on Umpires | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...modern, non-Muslim, American woman who finds the idea of halal products appealing. As a health-conscious vegetarian, I'd really appreciate a new source of gelatin-free vitamins, cosmetics without animal fats and a purer quality of food products. And hotels without loud discos or guests wearing bathing suits in the restaurants? Many of us non-Muslims like the sound of this. Bring it on! Roxanne Felfe, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Problem with Pakistan | 6/15/2009 | See Source »

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