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...that, these days, any of act of civil disobedience could attract the attention of the Department of Homeland Security, and adds, "Right now, I couldn't think of anything more patriotic than violating the Patriot Act." There's also an effective scene where the college radicals try liberating a herd of cows from their captivity, and the animals don't budge. It's a provocative metaphor for the complacent American consumer - but like nearly everything in the film, it's both overstated and underdramatized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Indigestion Over Fast Food Nation | 5/19/2006 | See Source »

...south, near Fort Lauderdale, "we have cows walking over pavement and grazing outside hotels," says Broward County appraiser Lori Parrish. She points to a Courtyard by Marriott, where some 40 head of cattle had cut yearly taxes on the 18-acre plot to $618.94 before the hotel opened. The herd did not check out when the Courtyard started welcoming guests last year: in 2005 the cows chewed some $58,000 off the hotel's tax bill. And it's totally legal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taxes Too High? Rent a Cow | 4/24/2006 | See Source »

AFRICAN ELEPHANT Global warming might not only shrink the elephant's range within Africa but may also wreak havoc with the animal's love life. The relative abundance--or scarcity--of food affects the social hierarchy of the herd, which in turn can determine which animals get to breed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming: Feeling The Heat | 3/26/2006 | See Source »

...prepared from herbs picked along the way," says Geneva-based writer Paul Sochaczewski. He and a friend went with Zuppiroli on a seven-hour hike to La Tournette, a 2,300-m peak above Annecy, admired "views to die for," and saw meadows of Alpine flora and a herd of wild goats along the way. What a rocky-mountain high. www.a-different-view.com

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stairway to Heaven | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

...prepared from herbs picked along the way," says Geneva-based writer Paul Sochaczewski. He and a friend went with Zuppiroli on a seven-hour hike to La Tournette, a 2,300-m peak above Annecy, admired "views to die for," and saw meadows of Alpine flora and a herd of wild goats along the way. What a rocky-mountain high. www.a-different-view.com

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stairway to Heaven | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

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