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...rain, as if from the pages of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel. On closer examination the women dancers were all young men in dresses. They explained, a little sheepishly, that it was the birthday of a local patron saint, and this saint wanted all the boys to dress in drag. Who was I to argue with a cross-dressing saint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meeting the Most Dangerous Man in Colombia | 9/8/2006 | See Source »

...Harris is such polarizing figure that she could motivate more Democrats to vote in the general election, which means that come November, Jewett says, Republican leaders might regret not getting behind Harris."They are marching into a race that might go beyond just losing but really might be a drag on other parts of the ticket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Katherine Harris' Comedy of Errors | 9/2/2006 | See Source »

...BIKE BAGGAGE If you're biking in Palm Bay, Fla., you'd better go it alone. City law says bikers may not drag anything behind them, including a "sled, person on roller skates, wagon [or] toy vehicle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Banned: Fine Food and Fun | 8/27/2006 | See Source »

JESSICA LANGE needs to get out more. Filmmaking is often "drudgery," the two time Oscar winner told TIME. "You're held prisoner in your trailer, and then you kinda drag yourself over to the set." Not so with her spunky new road movie, Bonneville, which premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Her character hijacks two pals (KATHY BATES and, in the backseat, JOAN ALLEN) in a '66 Bonneville as she drives her husband's ashes to California to be buried next to his first wife. Why was that the most filmmaking fun Lange...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 4, 2006 | 8/27/2006 | See Source »

...world--Federer is No. 1, Nadal No. 2--have met in two major finals this summer, with the dirtballing specialist Nadal spoiling Federer's bid for the Grand Slam by beating him on the clay at the French Open. Federer, in turn, held serve against Rafa on the drag-strip grass at Wimbledon to win his fourth straight title at the fortnight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Duel to Fuel Tennis | 8/27/2006 | See Source »

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