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...latest figures show that 3 million to 6 million phone cams are expected to sell domestically this year. Yes, the pictures are often grainy or blurry less than half a megapixel, compared with 3 or 4 for a good stand-alone digital camera--but that's part of their charm for some people. "I like the sense of immediacy," says Katherine Hardy, a phone-cam blogger and legal writer in Berkeley, Calif. Her collaborative site, at fotolog.net/phonecam launched this month with artsy pictures of ice-cream cones and urban fixtures such as neighborhood stores...
...Calif., the East End is a blip in terms of wine production--500,000 cases annually, a small fraction of California's 155 million cases, most of it from Northern California. But for a summertime excursion, Long Island offers visitors fine wines and a unique blend of East Coast charm with scenery reminiscent of southern France. "Very recently people have woken up to the fact that this is a great unexploited area," says Lettie Teague, wine editor of Food & Wine. "There are pioneers out there, people who have gained great respect...
...team screams American domination - atop the podium on the Champs-Elysées for a historic fifth straight time? After all, Armstrong has not just dominated their Tour the last four years, he has changed its character by introducing private jets, bodyguards and retractable barriers to a sport whose charm was once rooted in the accessibility of its champions. Armstrong's remoteness and use of personal security runs counter to the traditions of the Tour, says Jean-Pierre Bidet, cycling correspondent of L'Equipe, France's largest sports daily. "It's an event where people line the side...
...festival has begun to challenge the capacity of the Puck building for a single day. The show may move to another venue and they may make it into two full days Klein says. The potential move has caused some concern among the participants, though. The Puck has a charm sorely lacking at the affordable, mid-level hotels. But the most controversial change would be the inclusion of mainstream publishers. During an interview with TIME.comix Lawrence Klein seemed ambivalent about this. He clearly has an interest in preserving the small-press nature of the festival but won't rule...
...SPELL: The Patronus charm. It creates a silver spirit that dispels dementors...