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...sense of chronological urgency already makes Angels & Demons an improvement, as a movie scenario, over The Da Vinci Code, however spectacular a publishing success that was. The Da Vinci Code sold more than 60 million copies in 40 languages, graced the New York Times best-seller list for 144 weeks, or nearly three years, and inspired parodies in both hard-core (The Da Vinci Load) and soft-core movies (The Da Vinci Coed). People picked it up and couldn't put it down, in part because it was a very bookish book: an elaborate web of church lore leading...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Hanks! Fun and Games in Angels & Demons | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...Commission ruling hinged on two key issues. Firstly, that Intel abused its dominant market position with hidden financial incentives that restricted or blocked the use of AMD chips - which are cheaper, but have similar specifications - in computers sold in the E.U. Intel also paid major retailers on condition they stock only computers with Intel central processing units (CPUs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Chips Are Down: Intel's $1.45 Billion Fine | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

Nevertheless, the outlandish theme didn’t seem to deter partygoers. From the very beginning of sold-out Beltane to its 1:30 AM final song, the dance floor was tightly packed. Unfortunately, these close quarters inspired minimal Moose promiscuity, as overly bright lighting revealed all. Still, Dunster’s dark tunnels managed to provide a more intimate setting for those who sought a bit of escalation...

Author: By Patrick R. Chesnut, D. PATRICK Knoth, and Amy Sun | Title: BALLin! FlyBy’s Formal Reviews Pt. III | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

Montana has passed a law allowing local gun manufacturers to sidestep federal regulations as long as the weapons they make are sold within the territory of the state. "It's a gun bill, but it's another way of demonstrating the sovereignty of the state of Montana," Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer said, according to the AP, as he signed the bill into law in mid-April. "I like big guns, I like little guns, I like pistols, I like rifles, and I would like to buy a gun that's made in Montana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: States' Gun Rights: The Next Constitutional Battlefield | 5/12/2009 | See Source »

...case that, under a cap-and-trade scheme, emissions will become more stigmatized in light of the existence a common venture to defeat global warming, regardless of its reliance on cold market logic. There are arguments on both sides, and it ultimately depends on how cap and trade is sold to and bought by the people. If a cap-and-trade scheme is spun in the rhetoric of shared sacrifice, rather than merely increasing efficiency, it could be effective in cultivating a cultural change...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Tragedy of the Heavens | 5/10/2009 | See Source »

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