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WHAT DO PEOPLE TALK TO YOU ABOUT ON THE SUBWAY? Only one time in three years has somebody yelled at me on the subway. As I got off and the doors were closing, this guy yelled, "Fix the Knicks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Michael Bloomberg | 9/6/2004 | See Source »

...Quick Fix Needed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 6, 2004 | 9/6/2004 | See Source »

...Iraq has exposed the Stryker's shortcomings. To protect against rocket-propelled grenades, common in every war zone, the Strykers in Iraq wear a 2.5-ton cage of steel. This also makes them too large to fit aboard a C-130. The steel cage is only a temporary fix. But the final solution--form-fitting armor that will be ready next year--weighs even more, 4.5 tons, and takes 10 hours to bolt on. That's a long delay for a vehicle designed for rapid entry into combat. The Pentagon, while not disputing the GAO report, points out that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A More Rapid Army? | 8/30/2004 | See Source »

...have found snobby. And yet, even to my teenage brain, she was clearly a badass. She explained sides of beef by pointing to her own body. She tore at suckling-pig ribs with her giant bare hands. She never edited out any of her mistakes, showing you how to fix them, live with them or bluff. She dropped stuff on the floor, wiped it off and said, "Remember, you're all alone in the kitchen, and no one can see you." She was the Lee Marvin of cooking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living Through Better Cooking | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

...wonder whether Abraham Lincoln would be elected if he ran today. Not likely. The challenges the U.S. faces, like terrorism and job outsourcing, are based on fundamental problems that will take years, if not decades, to solve. Politicians want to give voters the impression that there is a quick fix for difficulties that have developed over a long period of time. VIJAYALAKSHMI SENTHILKUMAR Beaumont, Texas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 23, 2004 | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

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