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...endow his performance with much needed complexity—although for an actor of such obvious skill, this seems unlikely. Whatever the reason, James does not bring as much to “Last Call” as Sara and Ellie, and at times he feels like a third wheel, albeit one that is necessary to keep the story rolling...

Author: By Abigail B. Lind, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Last Call’ Exposes Emotion in Screenplay, Actors’ Flaws | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

...achievement itself. A lunar mission has been consistently opposed by sections of India's political and scientific community ever since it was proposed in 1999. Critics question the logic of a country battling dire poverty spending millions of dollars on scientific pursuits that they liken to reinventing the wheel. They said the ISRO should stick to socially relevant research as it did after its establishment in 1969: launching satellites for landscape and resource mapping, weather forecasting, or communications and educational broadcasts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Water on the Moon Buoys India's Space Program | 9/26/2009 | See Source »

...organized to form a 3-D model of the car that looks as if it has leapt off the page of a mechanic’s instruction manual. Every detail is its own entity; the horn hangs in space separated by a few inches from the floating steering wheel, and even the wipers are similarly detached from the windscreen. Despite this distancing, the relationship to the complete subject is not lost, but is in fact amplified. Ortega chose the Volkswagen Beetle because it is the quintessential Mexican car. Produced natively, it is the vehicle of choice for taxis, as well...

Author: By Shaomin C. Chew, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: "Do It Yourself" Does Empathy Well | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...Then came Gaddafi's suggestion that Switzerland be carved up like a wheel of Swiss cheese. During the G-8 summit in Italy in July, Gaddafi said Switzerland "is a world mafia and not a state," adding that the Italian-speaking part of the country should be returned to Italy, the German-speaking part to Germany and the French-speaking part to France. In an attempt to defuse the tension between the countries as well as to win the release of the two Swiss nationals being held in Libya, Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz traveled to Tripoli in August...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gaddafi's Oddest Idea: Abolish Switzerland | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...Pursuit of Happiness” is imaginatively crafted, again featuring Ratatat as well as fellow neo-psychodelic rockers MGMT, Cudi makes a surprisingly insensitive, unnecessary remark that stands out among his usually moderate tone: “I don’t care, hand on the wheel, drivin’ drunk, I’m doin’ my thing.” And though “Sky Might Fall” is Cudi’s most forthcoming song emotionally—“And then you see ’em / Gray clouds up above...

Author: By Sarah E. Rich, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Kid Cudi | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

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