Belinda Luscombe

Belinda Luscombe, an editor-at-large of TIME, writes about the science, economy and insanity of relationships—those conducted at home, work or in cyberspace. Since lots of movies, books and TV shows and gossip are about the same thing, she also writes about those. Luscombe has worked at TIME since 1995, after moving to New York City from Sydney.

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Zynga’s Words with Friends Is My Enemy, Too

Alec Baldwin’s not the only one in the hot seat because of that game.

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Osama’s Hideout Location: A Mundane, Cricket-Loving College Town

Abbottabad is now that unlikely place where America’s most wanted was captured. It may be hard for Westerners to imagine it as anything else. But to Pakistanis, it was just another picturesque mountain town with a lot of colleges. At least one of those colleges had a cricket team with a YouTube-savvy member.

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The Dirty War over Dora the Explorer

Even the Map may not be able to show the way out of this one.

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Quotes: Understatement of the Week?

“Detectives described the python as not happy,” – POLICE SPOKESPERSON for Victoria, Australia, on an alleged reptile burglary gone wrong. Two thieves, who stole the almost 5-ft. python and a large lizard, were apprehended wrestling the snake outside a local McDonalds. The python was taken into protective custody, the spokesperson said, “very carefully.“

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This Kid is Smarter Than Yours

Arran Fenandez is going to Cambridge University. Quite a lot of people do that, but not at 15 and a quarter years old.

India's Tendulkar prepares to throw a ball during a practice session in Galle

Sachin Tendulkar: You Want Blood with That Book?

Sachin Tendulkar, the once-in-a-generation Michael Jordan of cricket, has broken a lot of longstanding records. Now, he’s becoming a publishing first as well. He’s the first person whose autobiography comes with some of his blood.

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Toddler’s Scream Leads to Airline Lawsuit

Scoring an airline seat anywhere in the vicinity of a toddler is everybody’s idea of the short straw. Usually, people put it down to bad luck or cheap fares, but there’s always an outlier.

Creeped Out

The 10 Scariest Things About Twilight: Eclipse

The pure grade undiluted adolescent fantasy that is the Twilight saga has now officially made its foray onto the big screen.  Eclipse offers up plenty of specters to be afraid of.

A couple kisses while fireworks explode from the world's tallest completed skyscraper Taipei 101 during New Year celebrations in Taipei

Desperate for Hookups, Taiwan Turns to Matchmaking

All work and no dating makes for a country with not enough citizens.

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10 Lessons from the Sex and the City 2 Premiere

TIME’s Belinda Luscombe attended the Sex and the City 2 premiere at Radio City Music Hall last night. Her ten (spoiler-free) takeaways from the screening.