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...book, patterned loosely after Maimonides’ Medieval Jewish Guide to the Perplexed, offers cryptic solace to a man engulfed in a midlife crisis. In the course of reading the magical book’s rules, the man revisits the many stages of his life via rock opera, Bollywood lip-synching—and, of course, a healthy dose of meticulously choreographed team juggling...

Author: By Amelia E. Lester and Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Puns, Politics and Lots of Flying Balls | 8/6/2004 | See Source »

...continent, but instead the amateur crater hunter turns left into the desert. Twenty km on, the rim comes into view. Its 35-m slopes seem high after a few hours of traveling in only two dimensions, but a brief scramble over the rocks puts you on the lip. A wedge-tailed eagle, glossy black against the sunburnt sky, patrols the circumference in majestic sweeping curves. Chunks of broken sandstone glow a warm pale orange; welded under and around them are balls of rust-colored shale, their surfaces pitted and folded - oxidized remnants of the meteorite. New nickel-bearing minerals were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cosmic Dreaming | 7/29/2004 | See Source »

...bottom. "It was growing in front of me and growing behind me, so it felt like I wasn't getting anywhere," recalls Cabrinha, 42, a veteran surfer from Hawaii. There had already been 10 "horrific wipeouts" that morning. As Cabrinha was gaining speed going down the wave, its breaking lip was closing in fast from behind. People watching from the shore began shouting, "Go, Pete, go!" as he raced ahead of the white water. He hit a few bumps but kept his balance and triumphantly finished his journey. When he reached the calm water outside the reef, his partner Rush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When The Surf's Way Up | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

...miss Clinton's intelligent, thoughtful and truly compassionate leadership. He has the kind of genuine concern that pays more than lip service to the needs of the common citizen. I was struck by the fluidity of his responses and his understanding of complex geopolitical issues. I am so used to the current Administration's terse, repetitive and convoluted statements--which don't respond to anything--that I had forgotten what real leadership sounds like. LYNN CAPEHART San Diego...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 19, 2004 | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

...have to write books to shape their legacy or justify their deeds. A person's actions speak for themselves. Jerry Garber San Antonio, Texas, U.S. How I miss Clinton's intelligent, thoughtful and truly compassionate leadership. He has the kind of genuine concern that pays more than lip service to the needs of the common citizen. I was struck by the fluidity of his responses and his understanding of complex geopolitical issues he faced as President. I am so used to the current Administration's terse, repetitive and convoluted statements - which don't respond to anything - that I had forgotten...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 7/18/2004 | See Source »

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