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...reasons he liked Kenya, I suppose, was that, under a dispensation of neglect, the paved roads the British had built in colonial days were rapidly crumbling, from the shoulders in to the center line, and reverting to pot-holed track. I imagine my friend thought that if he could hold out long enough, animals and people would eventually have dirt paths again - a happier state, in his view...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disappearing Fast — the Joy of a Dirt Road | 9/6/2000 | See Source »

...Melting pot regions will become increasingly young, multiethnic and culturally vibrant," William Frey, a demographer with the University of Michigan and the Milken Institute in Los Angeles, told the Washington Post. "Heartland regions," says Frey. "will become older, more staid and less ethnically diverse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Coming of the Minority Majority | 8/31/2000 | See Source »

...Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, a Republican, is a notable exception. An outspoken advocate for legalizing pot, Johnson is also a tri-athlete who maintains steady popularity ratings in his state. And while most Americans probably aren?t quite ready to embrace Johnson?s platform, there are plenty of compelling arguments to be made for legalizing medicinal marijuana use. We just have to get our fingers out of our ears long enough to hear them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Court May Have Doused a Fire, but it Still Smokes | 8/30/2000 | See Source »

...getting carried away. But in times of peace and prosperity, this is what passes for a clarion call. And this is the sort of domestic tinkering - a standards test in every pot! A prescription in every medicine cabinet! - that George W. Bush and Al Gore are offering up in the national TV ad campaigns each launched this week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hello! I'm Mr. Warm. And I'm Mr. Fuzzy... | 8/25/2000 | See Source »

Left hopelessly in debt by the death of a feckless spouse, Grace Trevethen (the expert Brenda Blethyn) puts her gardening skills to good criminal use. With the help of her handyman, Matthew (Craig Ferguson, who is also the film's co-writer and producer), she starts growing pot by the kilo in her greenhouse. The results are predictable--especially if you're a fan of that most basic of English comic genres, in which simple, provincial folk foil the bumbling law in order to preserve a traditional way of life. Grace is not as tightly wound as the best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Saving Grace | 8/14/2000 | See Source »

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