TIME Rushes Special Issue

Time has decided to go ahead with a “special commemorative edition,” to be published on Monday. The current issue of Time, which came out on Friday with a cover date of July 6, closed on Wednesday, a day before Mr. Jackson died.
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Legalize It

There are puckish signs of a zeitgeist shift. A few weeks ago, the White House decided to stage a forum in which the President would answer questions submitted by the public; 92,000 people responded — and most of them seemed obsessed with the legalization of marijuana. The two most popular questions about "green jobs and energy," for example, were about pot.
Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes Sense; an editorial piece by Joe Klein of Time magazine is HERE

Related:
Carlos Santana wishes Obama would legalize pot

'Customized' Magazines

News weekly Time, which like other publications has been looking for ways to reinvent itself in print and on the Web, is allowing readers to put together their own personalized magazine.
The experiment, called "Mine," allows readers to create a print or Web version of a magazine with content drawn from titles owned by Time and its partner in the venture, American Express Publishing.
The titles are Time, Sports Illustrated,Food & Wine, Real Simple, Money, InStyle, Golf, and Travel + Leisure.
log on to timeinc.com/mine
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R.I.P.: Jimmy Boyd

He sang the song that's been played every Christmas for more than 50 years. Jimmy Boyd was 13 when he recorded "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" in 1952. The song sold two million copies in less than 10 weeks. That surprised Boyd, who told Time magazine that he "didn't think anyone would buy it."
Boyd ended up acting as well as singing. And he was married for two years to Yvonne Craig, who went on to play Batgirl in the "Batman" TV series.
Boyd has now died of cancer. He was 70 years old.
obit HERE
IMDB HERE

Facebook or Face Time?

Retreating behind a digital veil started long before the Internet existed, with the advent of answering machines enabling them to convey information without forcing them to interact.
Facebook provides a constant flow of primarily useless information via short updates from everyone a user knows: a distant cousin is glad he skipped the cheeseburger chowder; a colleague has a new book on sale; a close friend is engaged or newly single; it seems silly and impersonal.
Yet for many users, Facebook somehow remains distinctly personal.
TIME article HERE

THE PUNCHLINE

"If romance can't last between a 28-year-old model and an 82-year-old man who wears a bathrobe to the office, why should the rest of us even bother trying?"
-- Time magazine, on the breakup of Holly Madison and Hugh Hefner.

Boxing Day 2008

Boxing Day began in England, in the middle of the nineteenth century, under Queen Victoria. Boxing Day, also known as St. Stephen's Day, was a way for the upper class to give gifts of cash, or other goods, to those of the lower classes.
Boxing Day is celebrated in Australia, Britain, New Zealand, and Canada.
TIME article HERE

TIME : Person of the Year 2008

With his improbable run for the white house, his exemplary performance during one of the most contentious campaigns in history, to his stunning victory...did anyone have a doubt that Barack Obama would be selected TIME magazine's 'Person of the Year'?
more HERE
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