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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Prayer (Asylum). In her 22nd album country music's hippest traditionalist turns to God as the best part of life: wise parent, firm friend, ultimate beau. This sheaf of fine songs, intimate readings and delicately powerful melodies makes divine love sound like a kiss in the back of a pickup. If there's a honky-tonk in heaven, Harris will be the star act on stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE BEST MUSIC OF 1993 | 11/3/2005 | See Source »

...associated costs of commuting I'd be earning only $2 an hour. That spurred my decision to move somewhere that has public transportation. I suppose that those who choose to stay in Big Sky country, like Kirn, could follow the example of the Amish and trade their gas-guzzling pickup for an oat-powered team of horses and a buckboard. Forward to the 19th century! Martin Dodge Trego, Montana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death on the Wing | 11/2/2005 | See Source »

...seen her become through such movies as “Igby Goes Down,” and she delivers an enchanted performance. Mirabelle is an aspiring artist transplanted to L.A. and then marooned behind the glove counter at Saks. She never wears pants but drives a pickup truck. She is so endearingly out of touch with the modern era that you can’t help but adore her. Danes, wafting around in vintage dresses, is so beautifully understated that she melds right into the part. There is no way that Mirabelle could be played by anyone other than...

Author: By Alexandra M. Fallows, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Shopgirl | 10/27/2005 | See Source »

...that, after the associated costs of commuting, I'd be earning only $2 an hour. That spurred my decision to move to a place that has public transportation. If you want to stay in Big Sky country, you might follow the example of the Amish: trade your gas-guzzling pickup for oat-powered horses and a buckboard. Forward to the 19th century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 31, 2005 | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

...unibody" would boost fuel economy as much as 8%. Add a sixth gear to the transmission, lower-friction lubricants and electronic valve controls, and you would be up another 17%. Even redesigning side mirrors to cut wind resistance would help. If automakers improved the fuel economy of SUVs and pickup trucks by 35%, the U.S. would save 1 million bbl. of oil a day, curbing its dependence on foreign crude. Greener SUVs would also free cash for home improvements and consumer spending, boosting the economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Future of Energy: How Green Can We Get? | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

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