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...down Alaska's coast, alarm is spreading that the natural bounty on which the culture is built is at risk. At Point Hope, a bowhead-whaling village that dates from 600 B.C., flooding seawater threatens the airport runway and a seven-mile evacuation road. "During storms, people begin to panic," says town official Rex Rock. In the Pribilof Islands, villagers blame global warming along with industrial contaminants for the decline of 20 species, ranging from kelp to sea lion. In Barrow, capital of the oil-rich North Slope Borough, sandbags and dredging haven't protected $500 million in infrastructure...
...those mountains,” the pilot says over the loudspeaker, “it’s because we are.” The other passengers and I chuckle—nervously—as the plane descends suddenly between two huge green mountains to land on a runway reminiscent of the average driveway. Out the window, I am searching for the airport—where is it? I pick up my red backpack and walk down the steps, and trailing the others towards what looks like a large black and white house. I’m here...
...society and politesse distinguishes the attitude of this generation of Asian designers. Whereas Japanese designers like Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons and Yohji Yamamoto, who emerged on the Paris fashion scene in the early 1980s, were about pushing the boundaries of fashion and making radical statements on the runway--all black palettes, jackets with three sleeves--this new group looks generally to more classical and conservative muses. Panichgul is inspired by Cecil Beaton photographs. Chow--who showed bed jackets made of sequins stamped out of Coca-Cola cans and embroidered brocade coats inspired by Masai patterns--looks to such...
...ANYONE HAS EARNED a front-row seat along the runway, it's Elsa Klensch. Known worldwide for her 20-year CNN program, Style, she is an opinion maker in the fashion world. This month Forge will publish her first novel, Live at 10:00, Dead at 10:15. TIME talked with Klensch about her tips for looking fabulous past...
...trying too hard. O.K., maybe for a party. But in day-to-day life, high heels are ridiculous. The world is too serious. We have too many problems. I've never gone up to a three-inch or four-inch heel. I've seen models flip on the runway and break their ankles...