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...because of their weight remain in the shadows where they were left, some of them cracked from the failed efforts of looters to chip away chunks. But in one of the 27 halls, where intricately carved Sumerian wall panels depicting winged bulls beside kings were just too heavy to cart away, and where some repairs have been made to broken statues, the lucky visitor can catch a glimpse of the museum that once was - and what it may some day be again. "We are optimistic and we all have hope," said the museum official. "God willing, whenever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Resurrecting the Baghdad Museum | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

...sleeping, even in coach. There are power outlets at every seat. The most profound change, though, doesn't look like much of an improvement at first. Like many U.S. carriers, Virgin America charges for food in economy class. But flight attendants don't dole it out from a cart like gruel in the orphanage; a touchscreen at each seat lets passengers pick what they want and pay by credit card. A few minutes after I swiped my card, an attendant brought my fruit-and-cheese box and a glass of cabernet to my seat. The food was fine, but what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Richard Branson's Flight Plan | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

...door, wearing long dresses, there were young ones carrying a kid, walking with a toddler and pregnant at the same time," Nikolauk said. "They looked like zombies; there was no expression in their eyes." Rosa Martinez, the owner of a popular local restaurant, filled up a grocery cart with food; a stranger gave left a hundred-dollar bill at the door of the church; Mayor Nikolauk washed dishes inside. Cotton farmer Charles Pfluger and his wife Helen, residents for nearly 40 years, helped as well and were deeply touched. "When those children went out to play you could hear those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When the Polygamists Came to Town | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

...underclass. Still, ingenuity is a necessity for Heathrow's homeless to avoid police detection, although options are often limited. "I thought about disguising myself as a passenger, but I have a bit of what you might call a luggage issue," 65-year-old Joseph explains, pointing to a shopping cart of bulging plastic bags. "They are hardly Louis Vuitton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: London | 4/10/2008 | See Source »

...Aerosmith, only without the daring, the cutting-edge feel, or the freshness that made their love story videos epic. “In Love with a Girl” takes the pain and the sex out of love and makes it look like a ride in a shopping cart. In one sentence, DeGraw lost sex, love, and rock ‘n’ roll in the department store. —Roy Cohen

Author: By Roy Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Gavin DeGraw | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

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