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...after 9/11. The original promise to empower faith-based social-service groups, a core piece of Bush's domestic policy, was very much in keeping with the self-help trajectory of his spiritual journey and that of millions of others as well. In a country in which Christian authors write diet books (to help you get Slim for Him) and addiction books (Holy Smokes! Inspirational Help for Kicking the Habit), Bush won broad support when he argued--to the dismay of church/state watchdogs--that drug-treatment and prison-fellowship programs that have good track records should not be denied federal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Faith Factor | 6/21/2004 | See Source »

...never thought that I wrote about my family that much. I guess I have. But my brother loves to be written about. My sister Tiffany told me years ago, "You can never write about me." Then she called six months ago and said she wanted to be in a story. She was worried people thought I didn't like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for David Sedaris | 6/21/2004 | See Source »

...WRITE ABOUT YOUR ADOLESCENCE IN VIVID DETAIL. DID YOU KEEP A DIARY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for David Sedaris | 6/21/2004 | See Source »

...result is a curious air of menace that hangs over this movie. It is a slow-moving film, with too many loose ends left hanging for some tastes. And sometimes its self-consciousness is exasperating, as if Henry James unaccountably decided to write a crime novel. On the other hand, if you surrender to the film's often inexplicable rhythms, if you let its dark materials reach out and envelop you, it can be a curiously rewarding experience--a blend of silences and sudden bursts of violence that, despite its highly stylized manner, feels more edgily lifelike and more disturbing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Stylish Revenge | 6/21/2004 | See Source »

...comic messiness of sex. Even a judiciously censored version will inevitably tilt toward the fantasy. TBS's Sex is a fine, perceptive comedy; it's just not quite the same fine, perceptive comedy. The difference is the difference between making love and a certain gerund I can't write here. Both are wonderful things. But we all know they're not the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: S_x And The Scissors | 6/21/2004 | See Source »

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