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...Though I much prefer the name PacBell, AT&T offers both an intimate baseball environment and sweeping panoramas...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips | Title: A FAN FOR SALE PART 4: They Might Be Giants And So Might I | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

...history and hardwired American hopefulness make me more optimistic than pessimistic - but just barely - about the present reset. I suppose it wouldn't be a catastrophe if my children, when they reach middle age, are living in an America that has become a supersized Britain. But I'd prefer to think of them growing old in a country that's still unequivocally great and grand. And the choices we're making right now will determine the legacy we leave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is China the New Us? Or Are We? | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

Florida has had a standby plan for one-way evacuations since 1994, but it has yet to make the idea a priority. Officials prefer to execute staged evacuations, first with tourists and trailer park residents and then with outlying beach communities, so that the evacuation is orderly and traffic continues to flow, says Jennifer Olson, chief operating officer of Florida?s Turnpike Enterprise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Florida Looks at New Ideas for Battling Hurricanes | 8/2/2009 | See Source »

...little wonder the poll found French women had strong opinions about public nakedness. Nearly 50% said they were bothered by total nudity on beaches or naturist camps, and 37% said they were disturbed by publicly exposed breasts or buttocks. Forty-five percent of respondents reported they'd prefer to see a lot less flesh hanging out in full view - male or female...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In France, a New Generation of Women Says Non to Nude Sunbathing | 7/30/2009 | See Source »

Most tattoo artists prefer not to share the tricks and tales of their trade, but not Jeff Johnson. In his newly released memoir, Tattoo Machine, the Portland-based inkman shares some of the weirdest, wackiest and most disgusting details of his profession, from cleaning up after chudders (look it up) to the time he tattooed a serial killer (he thinks). TIME spoke with Johnson about writing his first book, the grim reality of his work and the clash of tattoo generations. (Read "Hate That Tattoo? Making Them Easier to Remove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jeff Johnson: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

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