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...your currency. Which is why you might expect American self-esteem to be in decline, for the dollar has fallen 24% against the euro since the beginning of 2003, touching a record low last week, and 15% against the Japanese yen. But the U.S. economy being a strange beast, few Americans have felt any impact from the dollar's fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Meaning of a Dropping Dollar | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

...niche audiences. That all changed in 1998 with Ichise's stylishly creepy Ringu, which Hollywood remade as The Ring. Ringu earned nearly $20 million, the sequel took in double that, and the Hollywood remake grossed $230 million. Viewers found themselves face to face with a new Asian beast: scare flicks that kept them suspended in fear, instead of grossed out by gore. As a result, says Danny Pang, co-director of the Hong Kong horror blockbuster The Eye, "People realized that horror movies don't have to be B movies. They've finally broken into the mainstream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Selling Screams | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

Forget the magnificent red wine. Visitors to the Abbaye du Val des Choues, a 12th century Cistercian monastery in Burgundy, may come away with a real souvenir?"les honneurs," the foot of a wild boar. But only if they catch the beast first. Since 1999 In?s Monot, co-owner of Val des Choues, has been opening her home and her hunt in the lush forests to adventurous Europeans. With a ban on fox hunting looming in England and Wales she is seeing a growing number of visitors from across the channel. So far this season (which runs from mid-October...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Thrill of the Chase | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

Forget the magnificent red wine. Visitors to the Abbaye du Val des Choues, a 12th century Cistercian monastery in Burgundy, may come away with a real souvenir - "les honneurs," the foot of a wild boar. But only if they catch the beast first. Since 1999 Inès Monot, co-owner of Val des Choues, has been opening her home and her hunt in the lush forests to adventurous Europeans. With a ban on fox hunting looming Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Thrill Of The Chase | 11/14/2004 | See Source »

...male representation is the statue outside of Boylston; the 20-ton sculpture was given as gift from Chinese alumni in 1936 for the tercentenary celebration. The notoriously phallic 13.5-ft. tablet is carved with snakes, dragons, flowers, mythological figures, while the rounded base represents a half-dragon, half-turtle beast...

Author: By Kristina M. Moore, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Is Sex at Harvard Set in Stone? | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

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