Monday, February 2, 2009

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

10 Most Popular Stories

Teleportation Is Real – But Don't Try It at Home
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Crew members of the Starship Enterprise use the transporter to teleport off the ship in the 1965 pilot episode of Star Trek

1. Teleportation Is Real – But Don't Try It at Home

By Danielle Dowling

Physicists have brought a science-fiction staple close to reality

2. The Curious Case of Gran Torino

By S. James Snyder

A low-budget racial drama starring a 78-year-old Clint Eastwood has lost the Oscar battle, but it's winning the box-office war

3. The Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads of 2008

There were the good, the bad and the ugly ads to be found during this year's Super Bowl commercial breaks. TIME watches them all.

4. Can Your Name Make You a Criminal?

By John Cloud

Research shows that unpopular names are more likely to lead to a life of crime

5. How al-Arabiya Got the Obama Interview

By Scott MacLeod / Cairo

Al-Arabiya had expected George Mitchell, but its correspodent Hisham Melham didn't complain when he got to interview the President of the United States

6. Super Bowl Ads: Get Out the 3-D Glasses

By Josh Quittner

The latest Super Bowl first: a commercial in 3-D from Dreamworks

7. Why Your Bank Is Broke

By Stephen Gandel

Sketchy loans, financial blunders and a string of bad bets have left America's banks nearly insolvent. How an industry collapsed--and why nationalization may be the only way to save it

8. Retailers on the Ropes: Can These Companies Survive?

By Sean Gregory

Retailers are taking a beating from the recession. Here's a look at five companies in especially tough spots

9. Stem Cell Research: The Quest Resumes

By ALICE PARK

After eight years of political ostracism, stem-cell scientists like Harvard's Douglas Melton are coming back into the light — and making discoveries that may soon bring lifesaving breakthroughs

10. The GOP Grapples with Obama's Charm Offensive

By Jay Newton-Small / Washington

The President wants to woo Republicans to support his stimulus plan. He appears to be making some headway

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