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...officials in the city of Zhongshan decided to tear down a shipyard and replace it with a park. The city, situated across the mouth of the Pearl River from Hong Kong, has a tradition of putting its wealth to good civic use: its tidy streets are adorned with banks of flowers and well-manicured trees, and it has racked up model-city awards from Beijing and the United Nations. But these shiny credentials presented a dilemma for local leaders?their political promotion would depend in part on outdoing their predecessors, and Zhongshan didn't leave much room for improvement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Force Of Nature | 4/3/2006 | See Source »

Some analysts think that Vultaggio's stubborn streak, especially his rejection of advertising, is hurting him. Pirko, president of BevMark, believes that with soda lagging, Coke and Pepsi will shift some focus to trouncing Arizona. "It's vulnerable," Pirko says of Arizona. "Word of mouth might work when there's little competition, but now the shelves are overloaded, groaning with new products. He who spends is usually he who gets the space." Vultaggio is utterly unmoved. "We've got a winning formula," he says. "What's the sense of changing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mavericks: Raising Arizona | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

...proved a major disappointment to Kennedy? For this bill, Kennedy delivered Democratic votes in exchange for a promise of funding for education that he feels was not delivered. Kennedy aides say history won't get in the way of this deal. To defeat House opponents, it's Bush's mouth, not his money, that Kennedy needs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Playmaker: How Kennedy Got His Way | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

...know why everyone eats at Kirkland: It’s a party in your mouth. A what? Several Kirklandites were asking the same question after a March 2 t-shirt design vote at Stein Club. The shirts, which replace the Bubblicious logo with “Kirkland: It’s a party in your mouth,” have left at least a few residents shaking their heads. “At first none of us understood. We just couldn’t figure out what Kirkland had to do with bubble gum or if there...

Author: By Anna K. Kendrick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Chew on This, K-House | 3/22/2006 | See Source »

...have a chance to own a roll that has touched the mouth of one of the most influential and compelling figures in America today,” the listing reads. “I bet it even has his saliva...

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summers’ Dinner Roll Draws eBay Bids | 3/21/2006 | See Source »

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