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...LilyScape (whimsical frog motifs, good for a kid's room) and MetroScape (which lets you fix things like miniature saxophones and martini glasses to a Mondrian-style backing of plain and colored rectangles). The only drawback is the price: at about $115 per roll, and $88 for a set of magnets, you may opt not to use this throughout the house. But it's ideal for single walls or smaller rooms, and it will keep the interior designer in you endlessly entertained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Style Watch | 1/28/2006 | See Source »

...every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder famous "spot paintings"), LilyScape (whimsical frog motifs, good for a kid's room) and MetroScape (which lets you fix things like miniature saxophones andmartini glasses to a Mondrian-style backing of plain and colored rectangles). The only drawback is the price: at about $115 per roll, and $88 for a set of magnets, you may opt not to use this throughout the house. But it's ideal for single walls or smaller rooms, and it will keep the interior designer in you endlessly entertained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looks Good On Paper | 1/28/2006 | See Source »

...dorms without much common space, and there is a student center for social activities and group meetings. Harvard’s system is far more encouraging to our introverted students than the system at most schools. Other schools’ most social housing, fraternities, have their own drawback in that they require an even higher level of effort for involvement than in the House system and their social life revolves primarily around alcohol. At Harvard, no one has to rush his or her residential House...

Author: By Jonathan C. Bardin | Title: Leaving Pomp, Reviving Program | 12/1/2005 | See Source »

...Fool For the City” (comment, Nov. 7), Nikhil G. Mathews argues that the crime, pollution, and lack of chirping birds and beautiful grass are the reasons why the urban setting of Harvard is a drawback...

Author: By Andrew L. Kalloch | Title: Value Of Cities Is In Its Lessons, Not Its Annoyances | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

...hydrogen-powered fuel-cell engine. Project director Andy Eggleston says that proprietary technology allows the fuel cell to produce more energy than is typical. The ENV runs silently on a 5-oz. canister of hydrogen that costs about $4 and can power the bike for 100 miles. The drawback? California is the only state with hydrogen fueling stations, so filling up outside the Golden State could be tough. Next Product: Handles Like a Dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions 2005: Roll With It | 11/13/2005 | See Source »

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