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Who, sitting at a computer all day, hasn't imagined owning a personal slice of paradise, lush with bougainvillea and frangipani, perhaps a sea breeze carrying the scent of exotic herbs and barbecued delights? Southeast Asia abounds with such dream locales, but two destinations trump all others: Bali and the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tale of Two Islands | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

Recent events have demonstrated, though, that rampant globalization has outpaced intellectual and political innovation. Exotic investment instruments like credit-default swaps and collateralized debt obligations have eluded meaningful monitoring, baffled regulators and investors alike and raised hob with markets worldwide. What is now manifestly needed is a round of creative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Historian on the Lessons of the Depression | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

Go Somewhere You Look Exotic. Obviously your looks won't change drastically on the road, but depending on where you go, the same face that gets ignored in your local bar can be considered exotica. "Foreigners are very appealing, especially in places with a more homogenous population - the white guy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can't Find Love at Home? Travel | 10/14/2008 | See Source »

I met people who disagreed with Obama over abortion rights. I met people who won't vote for him because they fear that he'll raise their taxes. Sarah Roy, an Obama supporter who owns a scrapbooking store in Warrensburg, told me that her husband is in the military; he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For White Working Class, Obama Rises on Empty Wallets | 10/12/2008 | See Source »

That may not be so exotic as it sounds. Every theology has a subdivision for business ethics, but Judaism's is especially complete. It is said that more of the 613 commandments in the Jewish bible deal with keeping one's money kosher (or "fit") than pertain to one's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Financial Crisis: What Would the Talmud Do? | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

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