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...leave it to the Italians to reinvent the cabin as a clubhouse. This spring MiMa?an abbreviation of Milano-Manhattan?will begin service between those two cities. Partly owned by Alitalia, MiMa will screen passengers for chic quotient as well as weapons, enrolling those who pass as "members." The $4,000 fare will include sleek transport to and from Milan's Linate Airport and concierge service in both cities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: Mile-High Style | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

...platform heels. The designer said the collection had been inspired by street fashion, Japanese samurai and medieval soldiers. Backstage after the show she called the mood "angry and savage." Then she smiled. Prada knows that to win at the fashion game, designers have to constantly reinvent the rules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Going for Gold | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

...platform heels. The designer said the collection had been inspired by street fashion, Japanese samurai and medieval soldiers. Backstage after the show she called the mood "angry and savage." Then she smiled. Prada knows that to win at the fashion game, designers have to constantly reinvent the rules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going for Gold | 2/25/2006 | See Source »

...think the tech industry today epitomizes [Walt’s model]; because it’s very hard to have exclusive rights and exclude competitors completely, successful tech businesses tend to reinvent themselves every few years from the ground up. The entertainment industry often complains that they’re not going to be making money off their records after 90 years; try telling that to people who love their Commodore...

Author: By Will B. Payne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Doctorow Pushes for ‘Free Culture’ | 2/23/2006 | See Source »

...Like the author herself, Li's characters seem free to reinvent themselves only when they've left China behind. In the title story, a retired scientist named Mr. Shi goes to the U.S. to visit his newly divorced adult daughter and discovers, as he hears her speaking to a man in English over the phone, that she has become someone else. (When he finds out his daughter's new boyfriend is from Romania, Mr. Shi tries to stay positive: "At least the man grew up in a communist country.") In their reborn American selves, father and daughter achieve a level...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Truth in Another Tongue | 2/19/2006 | See Source »

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