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...lovely view of the river. Unfortunately, they are not blessed with a grill facility in their dining hall. If we don’t like the food we cannot even order a hamburger. Or rather, we can order one, but the kind yet ill-equipped staff have to fetch it from Dunster. At this point, of course, 15 minutes have gone by, your friends are done eating, and you’re standing there, waiting like a putz for your burger...

Author: By The Editors, | Title: Dartboard | 10/3/2002 | See Source »

...preparing outriggers under the Gauguin sky, I couldn't see another soul along the length of the beach. It was almost impossible to imagine this tranquil sea, waveless and lambent with the day's dying glow, as a foaming cataract of devastation. And as the waiter glided off to fetch another drink, I remembered Jahrani's parting words: "We live on the edge of the fire here in Flores. We know death can come at any time, from the mountains or from the sea. So we must try to savor each day like it's our last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living on the Fire's Edge in Flores | 9/16/2002 | See Source »

...official sales. One thing's for sure: diehard Hogwarts fans will be less than dazzled by the imposter's literary gifts. The book begins with Harry "lying in a luxurious bathtub," pondering his cousin "Dudley's face, which is as fat as Aunt Petunia's bottom." Genuine Rowling analogies fetch more than $1.80. You get what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Faking It | 7/15/2002 | See Source »

INDICATORS A Flemish Gold Rush Remember when your mother told you to be an accountant instead of an artist? Tell her Rubens' Massacre of the Innocents broke a British record when it sold for $77 million at Sotheby's. It was expected to fetch only $9.3 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going from Green to Red | 7/14/2002 | See Source »

Weaknesses: Will only fetch the electronic edition of the New York Times

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tin Men | 6/24/2002 | See Source »

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