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To watch CNBC today is to enter an alternative universe, where élites are populists, Wall Street is Main Street and bank executives are the oppressed. It's not surprising that a voice of opposition to the new Administration would emerge. But who would have thought it would be on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CNBC Under Fire: Sticking Up for the Big Guy? | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

Is it better for a TV show to be consistent or surprising? Is it worse for it to be ridiculous or boring? NBC's unorthodox new drama Kings (Sundays, 8 p.m. E.T.) comes down solidly on the latter side of those questions. Some viewers will say it's fascinating. Others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NBC's 'Kings': The New Old Testament | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

“Sensitivity isn’t being wimpy,” Jeff Buckley once declared. “It’s about being so painfully aware that a flea landing on a dog is like a sonic boom.” While Kathy Nilsson refrains from such...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nilsson's 'Abattoir' Proves Dull | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

There are really only four reactions to "Finally Tonight, Jesus...." The first, and most obvious, is unbridled laughter. Faith in the face of great obstacles is no doubt noble, but there's only so many shots of people willing themselves to see something - anything - sacred amid the profane ("His neck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 21 Unexpected Places to Find Jesus | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

The consequences of homelessness are profound. Homeless children are twice as likely as other children to be "retained," or held back, one academic year, or to be suspended or, ultimately, to drop out of school altogether. School districts across the country report a growing share of students who are "highly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Report Says 1 in 50 U.S. Kids Is Homeless | 3/10/2009 | See Source »

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