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That's not to say the folks from Stuttgart have forgotten the niceties. There are cupholders that can handle a grande latte, and there's an integrated bottle opener. (What, no corkscrew?) Coolest feature: you can plug your iPod into the audio system through a connection in the glove box. More important, the R-Class is as roomy as a suburb, even if the exterior design fails to excite. TIME's backseat test passenger--all 6 ft. 8 in. of him--hadn't had that much room in a car since he was 10 years younger and a foot shorter...
...meantime, an appealing new boutique hotel has opened close to the Spanish Steps. Aleph (Via di San Basilio) is conveniently located near the city's chic shops. Among them: Merola, Europe's oldest glove store (Via del Corso 143), where gloves are made as they were a century ago, entirely by hand. Elsewhere, some of Rome's best shopping is found in its sleek design stores. Ilaria Miani caters to an élite clientele (Via Monserrato 35), with everything from sugar bowls to bookcases. Spazio Sette (Via dei Barbieri 7) is three floors of cutting-edge design from...
...entrepreneurs in the Las Vegas casino business, bought the tarnished name Ultimate Fighting Championship and rehabilitated the sport. Or, rather, remade it. Technically called mixed martial arts, ultimate fighting was given a set of rules (no more head butting) and a streamlined synthesis of fighting styles (so long, one-glove boxing!) rather than the old chop suey of contending martial-arts schools. A doctor was stationed at ringside to discourage death, and a referee joined the fighters within to break up dangerous holds, penalize illegal blows and stop the action if necessary...
...Nationals pitcher Liván Hernández last week refused to pay ransom for the glove he chucked into the stands after being pulled from a game. What was the mitt holder demanding...
...learn a lot about a person when he puts on a glove,” Hyde said...