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...when the moon is dark). Located to the island's south, the bay can be toured with Island Adventures (BIOBAY.COM) or on kayaks led by local guides. Once there, even jaded travelers are shocked into wonderment. Stick your hand in the water, and watch it glow like a firefly. Hop in the lighted water, and watch electrified eagle rays glide beneath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Caribbean's Last Secret | 6/23/2003 | See Source »

SPRITE REMIX with this clear, carbonated beverage, the folks at Sprite, inspired by hip-hop, have created a kind of tropical-dance remix of their traditional lemony soda. It's fruity with a slight tang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Uncola Wars | 6/16/2003 | See Source »

...producer in South Africa, "it's serving to break down misconceptions. There's a perception in the rest of Africa that Nigerians are less than honest, that South Africans are arrogant. I think our show challenges those views." Critics say the contestants are all well-educated, middle-class hip-hop lovers who reinforce Western ideas of how modern Africans should behave. "They're getting people [as contestants] who watch the show already, not someone from a shack in Kampala," says Doug Mitchell, a lecturer in television at South Africa's Rhodes University. But Lorraine Onyango, 19, an information-technology student...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reality TV, African Style | 6/15/2003 | See Source »

...trio of ships will take about seven months to reach Mars (the moon, by contrast, is just a quick three-day hop) and will follow flight plans that are in many respects quite similar. All are traveling to deep basins or other formations on Mars that look as if they were once flooded with water, a key requirement for life. All will also reach the surface in the Rube Goldbergian fashion pioneered by NASA's Mars Pathfinder in the summer of 1997, slowing their fall with a combination of heat shields, parachutes and, in the case of the U.S. landers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Destination Mars | 6/9/2003 | See Source »

...axle. Back in the Beach Boys era of muscle cars, some guys stuck fancy hubcaps over their wheels to add a little flash. But in recent years the wheels themselves have been getting dressed up, transforming these ordinary auto parts into urban fashion statements, starting with the hip-hop crowd and spreading to suburbanites who drive SUVs. "They're like jewelry for your car," says an auto executive. Indeed, a set of Lexani's 14-karat gold-plated rims costs $10,000 and comes with a matching necklace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Car Parts: Hot Wheels | 6/9/2003 | See Source »

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