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...game. By comparison, the actual teams will be little dots scrambling on a field far below - except in the rare cases when the two worlds collide. In a much discussed incident during a preseason game at the stadium in August, A.J. Trapasso of the Tennessee Titans managed to bonk the JumboTron with a punt, which set off a fuss about whether it would have to be hauled higher. Jones has refused, and for now the NFL has ruled that if another punt hits the big TV, it's a do-over. (See pictures of other stadiums that scored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the New Dallas Cowboys Stadium | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

...same feat. They are also broadening Gehry's place in the cultural lexicon in time for his 80th birthday early next year. Roger Vivier's faceted evening clutch and Louis Vuitton's hand-curled cuff seem at first glance more like sculptures than wearable pieces. Fredrikson Stallard's King Bonk chair takes its cues from the deconstructionist movement. And never one to miss an opportunity, Gehry himself has gotten into the business of designing home-décor items and jewelry, for Tiffany...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sculptural Style | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

...bottegaveneta.com 5 Roger Vivier Navette black alligator faceted evening clutch ($5,200; Roger Vivier NY, 212-861-5371) 6 Burberry metal necklace with copper overlay ($1,995; burberry.com 7 Frank Gehry for Tiffany & Co. rock vase in bone china ($175; 800-526-0649) 8 Fredrikson Stallard King Bonk fiberglass armchair (price on request; David Gill Galleries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sculptural Style | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

...Life and YWAM share similar motivating ideas and agendas. The two organizations, says Jonathan Bonk, director of the Overseas Ministry Study Center, in New Haven, Conn., are both "quintessential expressions of post-modern Christianity." In very different ways, each has been promoting the spread of a user-friendly, Charismatic brand of the faith that leaves denominations behind while focusing on the dynamic, crowd-pleasing so-called Gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as prophesying and speaking in tongues. In its own way, adds Scott Moreau, Professor of Missions and Intercultural Studies at Wheaton College in Illinois, each is "cutting-edge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christians Under Fire in Colorado | 12/10/2007 | See Source »

...Lance Armstrong. Pedaling with a bum hip, FLOYD LANDIS, 30, a Mennonite raised in Pennsylvania, didn't seem like the guy to bet on, especially after he dealt with a devastating one-day drop from first place to 11th (because of a loss of energy, known as a "bonk") by having a beer. It must have been a stout, because Landis, who suffers from a degenerative hip condition, returned the next day to set a blistering pace through the Alps, gaining third place and ultimately the yellow jersey that signifies first place in the world's most grueling sports event...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 31, 2006 | 7/23/2006 | See Source »

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