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...mature actor of his generation." Others have played the revolutionary onscreen: Omar Sharif in a much-reviled 1969 biopic; Antonio Banderas alongside Madonna's Eva Perón in Evita; and, soon, Benicio Del Toro in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming Che. They all look the part and get to gaze intensely, speak rousingly, and wave a gun - all film-friendly signals of impassioned freedom fighting. But the pre-revolutionary Motorcycle Diaries calls for naïveté, not intensity, and slowly dawning certainty instead of fervent resolution. Bernal isn't the hunky, smoldering Che; he's the thoughtful, awkward Ernesto...
Phuket is undergoing a makeover. New resorts in or near Thailand's capital of sun and sleaze are cleaning up the island's image, with chic, boutique properties popping up wherever you cast your sunglassed gaze. Leading the charge is Sanctuary Resorts. The Hong Kong-based, eco-conscious developer recently opened two facilities in the area...
...Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder New resorts in or near Thailand's capital of sun are cleaning up the island's image, with boutique properties popping up wherever you cast your sunglassed gaze. Leading the charge is Sanctuary Resorts, the Hong Kong-based, eco-conscious developer, which recently opened two facilities in the area. Just an hour's drive on the mainland from Phuket airport lies Khao Lak, better known among divers as the jumping-off point to the Similan Islands...
...KNOW THE HALF OF IT This picture of Mercury is a mosaic of 500 frames taken by Mariner 10, which saw only half the planet up close during its three flybys. The Hubble Space Telescope has not dared to snap some pictures of its own (training its gaze so close to the sun could fry its electronics) MESSENGER will need just 12 hours to complete an orbit of Mercury. With the planet spinning slowly below, it should be able to survey the entire surface within six months...
...office in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Carmack, their programming ringer, was a 23-year-old who had spent a year in juvie and completed exactly two semesters at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Carmack is an odd duck: blond, skinny, with a fixed, unblinking gaze and a curious vocal tic--his sentences often end with an involuntary noise that sounds something like Mn! Despite his otherworldly demeanor, he is artlessly charming, although he does not make anything resembling small talk. It's not because he's too busy or aloof; you get the impression he doesn...