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Bugs. Some people study them, a few keep them as pets, but most prefer to keep them on the squashing end of a rolled-up newspaper. Still others fry them up, sprinkle on seasoning and chow 'em down. If you travel to Southeast Asia, bring an open mind?you might find the creatures surprisingly tasty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tastes Like Chicken. Really | 3/8/2004 | See Source »

...evidenced by the fact that people know more about his Vietnam service than his politics—can only play into Bush’s hands by taking focus away from the future, which is where his true advantage lies. Comfortable with the tactic of personal politics, operatives may prefer to work in terms of personal history rather than ideological vision, but until they can convey their plans for the future, Democrats have a complaint, not an argument...

Author: By Peter P.M. Buttigieg, | Title: Future Imperfect | 3/8/2004 | See Source »

...Redraft Nader” campaign, which seeks to grant him party nomination at the Green Party National Convention in June. Even there, his chances for success will be severely diminished by the contingent of Greens who question the logic of running a candidate at all and would prefer to back the Democrats...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Ralph's Return | 3/5/2004 | See Source »

...Trying to distance themselves from a negative byword, the Abadgaran refuse to accept the "conservative" label. Although they differ fundamentally from reformists in that they do not question the vast constitutional power of unelected bodies, they still prefer to be called reformist. "We don't believe in the reforms of the so-called reformists. We will implement our own understanding of reforms in an Islamic Iran," says Haddad-Adel. "Real reforms," he says, "means a better standard of living within Islamic morals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Neo-Cons Take Tehran | 3/5/2004 | See Source »

...president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, whose members are all board-certified. "If somebody comes in and wants their face, eyes and nose done, that's O.K. But if they want that as well as breast reduction and a large amount of liposuction, I'd prefer to divide it into two procedures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At What Cost Beauty? | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

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