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On an apocalyptically radiant December morning, the skyscrapers of Tokyo's high-rise Shinjuku district crumble to the ground in perfect unison. It's a searing spectacle, a ballet of terrorism executed with characteristic Japanese grace and precision. Like 9/11, the attack is an act of blind, vengeful rage that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Royale Terror | 6/30/2003 | See Source »

It's a little like walking into a carnival sideshow. At the entrance to the new "What About China?" exhibit at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Feng Mengbo's life-size video game invites visitors to jump or stomp on a plastic mat; sensors underneath connect to a huge monitor where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chinoiserie Gone Mad | 6/29/2003 | See Source »

Here, in the shadow of skyscrapers with names like Rinogen and Zanotech and in the midst of high-pressure students with goals like saving the human race and making a ton of money, is a thriving, quirky neighborhood split between biotech- boomers and long-time Cantabrigians, old and young, a...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, | Title: Wonderful, Diverse 02139 | 6/27/2003 | See Source »

It deserves its every dollar and its Oscar nomination because it flies with the birds--intimately, soaringly, ecstatically--in ways that are utterly without cinematic precedent. As the film's executive producer, Jean de Tregomain, says, "It not only gives you a bird's-eye view, it lets you become...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goose Pimples via Geese | 6/16/2003 | See Source »

In 1871, Chicago burned. It burned because the entire city was made of wood. This in itself was not remarkable; many cities of the time shared similar fates, and towns and villages all over the world were being constantly rebuilt. The surprising development of the Chicago fire came afterwards, when...

Author: By Andrew J. Frank, | Title: Forests of the Future | 3/11/2003 | See Source »

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