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Along the way he twisted an aged form--the travel narrative--into something uniquely American. Twain didn't just describe exotic sights; he thoroughly reimagined them with self-deprecation and enough comic invention to keep the reader guessing what really happened. He also demolished the writerly veneration of the Old...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man of The World | 7/3/2008 | See Source »

There are certain parts of Seoul that I can only describe as Times Square on steroids: more neon, more corporate billboards, and the hookers are still around. Near where I’m staying, I can grab a Big Mac just as easily as I can have a bowl of...

Author: By Loren Amor | Title: Finding the Seoul of Korea | 7/1/2008 | See Source »

There's enough plot in Tell No One to furnish three thrillers, and though the film's action is driven by this complex (and impossible to briefly describe) narrative. The film, a French adaptation of a novel by the American thriller writer Harlan Coben, relies for its seductive power on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tell No One: That French Mystique | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

"Expect Emotions" goes the slogan to Euro 2008. We've certainly experienced some. First there was the realization that having ourselves arrived in Europe on Friday, our tickets for a Sunday match would be delivered promptly the following Tuesday. A visceral, sinking feeling, that - something Sweden must have endured in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Euro 2008: The Energy and the Agony | 6/19/2008 | See Source »

It is hard to describe how unwelcoming the western Arizona border is. The budget for replacement tires for Yuma Sector's four-wheel drives is $10,000 per week. Nearly every living thing either is venomous or has spines--or both--as we discovered when we spent two days at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Wall of America | 6/19/2008 | See Source »

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