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...next day's hangover will be ministered to in a private spa suite, and on a reserved "opium bed" at the hotel's Oasis Beach Club, from which you can contemplate the six-course dinner for eight that will be prepared for you in your suite that evening. And if there aren't any paparazzi staking out your floor, well, maybe the hotel can arrange that, too. For more information, call...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stepping Out | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...best in its darkest and coldest moments, when its back alleys, mom-and-pop fishmongers and bite-size pubs tap into the charisma of one of Europe's most storied neighborhoods. Indeed, 101 has been the muse for a generation of artists that love to hate Iceland's six-month winters - among them director Baltasar Kormákur, whose film 101 Reykjavík was based on Hallgrímur Helgason's 1996 novel of the same name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reykjavík | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...laptops next to pots of muddy coffee. At night, they reconvene - with beer and a DJ - to fortify themselves against the 36°F (2°C) temperatures and get over Reykjavík's claustrophobia (it's a city of just 117,000). In November, days are roughly six hours long, which means Friday night starts early and goes very, very late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reykjavík | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

From there, the ultra-rich fan out. The length of time that one has had a fortune will probably shape one's behavior. Apprentices (five years or less of experience with moola) are cautious and self-conscious; journeymen (six to 14 years) have gotten used to their millions and learned to buy expensive toys; masters (15 years plus) have learned to steer their portfolios and amass greater sums. In addition, there are at least five different wealth personalities, from wrestlers, who are conflicted about their exalted financial status, to directors, who feel they've earned every penny, thank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Books | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

Oppostion leader Anwar Ibrahim won a seat in Parliament on Aug. 26 by a landslide, cementing his political comeback after spending six years in jail on a sodomy conviction that was later overturned. The former Deputy Prime Minister aims to form a new ruling coalition but must face trial on further sodomy charges, which he says were concocted by the government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

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