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For most viewers, the dramatic pinnacle of the Sept. 6 Beijing Paralympics opening ceremony came when Hou Bin, a one-legged track athlete, spent five minutes pulling himself and his wheelchair 20m in the air by rope and pulley to light the Olympic cauldron. But to Song Yanan the highlight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Disabled: Going for Gold | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

It's an unlikely command center. But a single piece of blue tarp laid behind loops of razor wire and stacks of tires serves as the makeshift headquarters of the anti-government alliance that has thrown Thai politics into anarchy. Sitting cross-legged on the sheeting, Sondhi Limthongkul, the co...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Do Thailand's Protesters Want? | 9/3/2008 | See Source »

No, this isn't some new online dating site. This is Doggyspace.com, a social-networking site for dogs. Launched in July, the site already has nearly 700,000 users and is the newest pup in a growing litter of online communities for pets. Members (or presumably their two-legged companions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Social Networks Target Pets | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

THE OCTOPUS Philadelphia-based artist Adam Wallacavage has a thing for tentacles. "I redid an old town house, and the theme of my dining room was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," he says. His new chandeliers are equally devoted to marine life - not just giant squid and octopuses, but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let there be Chandeliers | 8/6/2008 | See Source »

They pursue their prey using outboard motors instead of oars and tote rocket-propelled grenades instead of cutlasses. But like their peg-legged predecessors, the pirates of today's headlines--most recently those who hijacked a Japanese cargo ship off the Somali coast on July 20--are economic opportunists exploiting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: Pirates | 7/31/2008 | See Source »

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