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...creators of the brilliant '90s Nickelodeon children's show The Adventures of Pete and Pete have brought their cartoonish, jump-cut surrealism to The War Next Door. The clever premise has a CIA agent turned car salesman followed to the suburbs by his evil, supergenius archenemy. It turns out, though, that the same team also wrote Snow Day, and unfortunately this show veers toward their more recent work, with flat jokes and obvious dialogue. At its best it's a dumb adult show that really wants to be a smart kid's show. Manhattan, AZ, the sitcom that follows...
...friends in W, I would mock him until he cried littlegirly-fashion tears, though I would first have to find a good excuse for having read W, and my normal "It's at my barber's" wasn't going to cut it. I knew a photo shoot would involve random people touching me, which I have finally learned always sounds a lot better than it turns out. Besides, I'm not photogenic (see last week's issue, page 8). That's why TIME uses a drawing in the middle of this column instead of a picture. You cannot imagine...
...PAYS TO BE A BOY Today's parents are more generous to their children. A study of almost 9,000 kids ages 12 to 16 found that they had a median weekly spending allowance of an astounding $50. A wage gap, however, shows up early in life. Even though the top 10 allowance-earning chores are the same for both, boys are paid more on average than girls for the same jobs, according to allowancenet.com Monetary rewards for good report cards are gender neutral...
Turner considers his philanthropy, whether through the U.N. or his Turner Foundation, which also focuses on environment and population issues, as among his greatest achievements. "My children all turned out terrific," he says. "And then, well, trying to help others is very satisfying." He admits, though, that he doesn't know why he likes giving. "Is it your ego, or is it the fact that you've got a warm heart?" he asks rhetorically, grinning. And he doesn't give a damn which answer you prefer...
...Bush: The choice of Cheney strengthens the argument that even though George W. himself may not be widely experienced or knowledgeable, he has the good judgment to select sound people to work with him. This is a solid, low-anxiety choice (no devious political calculations in the decision, no faction-pleasing, no cunning) that reflects well upon W.'s leadership quality...