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...July, and my brother Isaac had a college application to write. If Tom Cruise could find his soul and the obligatory Asian chick in Japan, my brother should have no problem getting an essay topic. Alas, Isaac was interested in the girl, not the spiritual epiphany. I had planned our trip from Boston, preparing for an exotic land of kimonos and haikus; my brother packed his bags in Taiwan, thinking of schoolgirl uniforms and manga comics. Isaac won. As Last Samurai morphed into Lolita, even I became an accomplice. The best way to snap pictures of unsuspecting females...

Author: By Michelle C. Y. yang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Can I Have A Sit-down Toilet With That? | 9/30/2004 | See Source »

...actually visit some of those tourist attractions. Every morning was the first decision of the day: did we want croissants and a nice single-stall with a self-warming seat or donuts with a full row of toilets and automatic faucets? Often, we’d choose both: Isaac ate second meals like a hobbit, which doubled our food budget. I fretted about the money, yet went to bed smiling...

Author: By Michelle C. Y. yang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Can I Have A Sit-down Toilet With That? | 9/30/2004 | See Source »

...hectare platform atop the Temple Mount is so freighted with history and legend, it's a wonder the walls can bear the weight. Jews believe that at its center is the rock on which Abraham bound Isaac. Christians believe that at its southern end, Jesus overturned the tables of the money changers. And Muslims, who call it Haram al-Sharif (noble sanctuary), believe it is the site of Muhammad's Night Journey, recounted in the Koran, in which the Prophet ascended to heaven. But today this sacred place is battling simple gravity. A section of the Mount's eastern retaining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Weight of the World | 9/12/2004 | See Source »

...shoppers with champagne tastes and a beer budget. Lagerfeld, 65-the design genius behind Chanel, Fendi and his own Lagerfeld Gallery line-is hooking up with Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). Lagerfeld is the latest prestige designer to join the "masstige" trend, in which brand names like Isaac Mizrahi and Todd Oldham dream up affordable products for mass-market chains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Style & Design: Designer Dresses for Less | 8/9/2004 | See Source »

...ROBOT Robots try to restrict freedom to protect humanity in this futuristic thriller based on Isaac Asimov's stories. Audiences can watch it as an escapist Will Smith summer flick--or an allegory about the USA Patriot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Politics Behind The Popcorn | 8/9/2004 | See Source »

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