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...drifted into the south London world of street crime and car theft. At 17, after mugging a senior citizen, he was jailed for the first time. In the next few years, Richard was in and out of prison, and when he bumped into his father in a shopping mall seven or eight years ago, he seemed depressed and downhearted. "He was born here in Britain, like I was," says Robin. "It was distressing to be told things like 'Go home, nigger!'" For once Robin, who had converted to Islam while in prison in the 1980s, had a suggestion that seemed...
...City when his classmates would turn off to go to the nearby Mormon church and he would continue on straight to go home. Goldsmith, now 47, is the city planner for Salt Lake City, hired by the controversial new mayor, Rocky Anderson, to revitalize the downtown area, block strip-mall developments and open up bike trails and green spaces in the city. But his agenda is broader than that. "We are working on cultural change in a big way," says Goldsmith, a sculptor and former activist who developed affordable housing for Salt Lake's less privileged population before the mayor...
Jordan is a basketball player, nothing more. So, he's getting divorced. Who cares? And gee, it's nice to see that he's got enough cash to live in something that looks like the Mall of America. Fire fighters, police officers, surgeons, garbagemen and anybody else useful to society are more interesting than Jordan and his league of overpaid, ungrateful cronies. JACK REGAN Hamburg...
Those glass atriums and mini-mall floor plans familiar to passengers trotting through the nation's airports may soon be more casualties of Sept. 11. Architects who specialize in airport design say a quiet change is taking place: long-planned airport renovations in at least a dozen cities, once predicated on moving passengers quickly through sleek terminals, are being revamped to emphasize security. Airy observation decks and artsy furnishings are giving way to hidden security corridors and concealed bomb sensors. "We're not building fortresses," says Ron Steinert, who oversees aviation projects for Gensler architects, "but we have to think...
Taipei's great food, hip nightlife and gritty music scene are attracting young urbanites from across Asia. And no wonder. It has become an around-the-clock city with half a dozen bustling night markets, a shiny new 24-hour mall, and an educated, jaded and demanding population of young professionals. In these girdle-tightening times, it's also refreshingly affordable. The battered New Taiwan dollar makes a dinner bill resemble the tab for a light snack in Hong Kong. Getting there doesn't break the bank, either: I found a weekend package from Hong Kong for less than...