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In the snarkier precincts of the left-wing blogosphere, mainstream journalists like me are often called villagers. The reference, so far as I can tell, has to do with isolation: we live in this little village on the Potomac - actually, I don't, but no matter - constantly intermingling over hors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Left's Idiocy on Health Reform | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

Andrew Noble, 25, Olympic skier My day would start with coffee and fresh scones at the Forth Floor brasserie, tel: (44-131) 524 8350, in the Harvey Nichols department store. For a spot of sightseeing, I'd take a taxi to the Royal Mile to look at the spectacular Scottish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Perfect Day in ... Edinburgh | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

Amping up the sport of sailing is the point of Extreme 40 racing - and fortunately nobody has died yet. Collisions and capsizes come with the territory (when a sail the size of a tennis court fills with wind, a 1,300-kg carbon-fiber boat feels like it could flip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror on The Seas | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

The push to ban horsemeat got a boost this month when the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, an animal-protection group started by the French actress, rolled out a public-awareness campaign to inform people of just how many of the creatures are butchered each year once their owners declare the horses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Monsieur Ed? France's Horsemeat Debate | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

French livestock associations - including those representing horse breeders and riders - note that over 95% of all horses in France are bred first and foremost for their ultimate marketing as meat. In 2008 alone, nearly 16,000 horses were slaughtered for that purpose in France - providing an income that riding centers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Monsieur Ed? France's Horsemeat Debate | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

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