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...next day, a Republican media representative attempted to assuage the notoriously demanding press, assuring journalists in the affected section that the “disingenuous filmmaker” would not be making an encore performance at the convention. (Free beer would have helped...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson on the Floor | 9/2/2004 | See Source »

...Germans, it seems, never need an excuse for a beer. In fact, nobody does?at least if attendance figures at Munich's annual Oktoberfest are anything to go by. With an expected turnout of 6 million beer lovers from all over the globe, the Oktoberfest is one of the world's largest gatherings, and kicks off, for the 171st time, on Sept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foam Party | 8/30/2004 | See Source »

...Known locally as the "Wies'n" (after the Theresienwiese, the open area where the festival is held), Oktoberfest is a convivial debauch that sees the consumption of some 6 million liters of beer, 300,000 pork sausages, 600,000 roast chickens and 80 oxen. The revelry takes place in huge marquees, each with its own character, from the backpacker-friendly and decidedly raucous Hofbr?u marquee, to the folksy Augustiner tent?the place to be if you want to see thigh-slapping locals in traditional costume?to the exclusive K?fer enclosure, which is catered by Munich's smartest delicatessen and aimed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foam Party | 8/30/2004 | See Source »

...This year's festival will be launched at the Schottenhamel tent by the lord mayor of Munich, who has the honor of tapping the first keg of Oktoberfest beer. Once the keg has been opened, the drinking will last until Oct. 3?best pack some pills for headaches. For more information, visit www.oktoberfest.de...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foam Party | 8/30/2004 | See Source »

...popular Folyblon, tel: (223) 675 5933. Situated in the Hippodrome, Bamako's new trendy district, it lures a sharply dressed, mostly student crowd with bands like the Makossa ensemble Mouv' Africa. To hear percussive panache, drop by on Thursdays for the djembe sessions. Friday is griot night when a beer costs only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Traveler: One Nation Under a Groove | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

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