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...before and after the solstice till midnight and more. The tourist's mind accepts this fifth-grade geography stunner, but his blood and bone do not. They are roiled by restless energy, and they want to order another drink, carry it outside and watch the sun not set. (Whap! Smack! Fierce four-engine mosquitoes alter this plan instantly.) Roadlessness accounts for some of the newcomer's sense of dislocation. You can drive from Jersey City to Anchorage, a matter of some 4,500 miles. But you can't drive from Juneau, the capital, to Anchorage. The road from Juneau goes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IN ALASKA, THE PARTY IS ON A light-struck wilderness awes new visitors | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

...kind of special. After all, how many First Ladies of major democracies record songs about sex, drugs and other R-rated activities? How banal is it for Bruni to be provoking official protest from Bogota over her song Ma Came, (My Smack), which likens love for her man to addictive Columbian cocaine and Afghan heroin? Ditto the track Ta Tienne, (Yours), in which Bruni refers (presumably to Sarkozy) as "my lord, my darling, my orgy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Bastille Day, Bruni Causes a Storm | 7/13/2008 | See Source »

...With a panoramic 270-degree view swooping from Gilimanuk in the west to Bingin Beach to the south, anchored by a stunning sunset smack in the middle, the 7,000-sq.-ft. (650 sq m) lounge on top of the Anantara Hotel, bali.anantara.com, is "more Miami Beach than Bali," says regular Agatha Simanjuntak. And some of the biggest DJs in the business have been manning the decks. "Roofs have a great vibe because you have the stars," says José Padilla of Café Del Mar fame, the DJ on the lounge's opening night. "When you have stars, people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bali Highs at New Rooftop Lounge | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

...Smack in the middle of the Mojave Desert, the Las Vegas area gets around 330 days of sunshine a year. February 22, however, was not one of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thermal Power Heats Up Nevada | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...John Edwards have each spent three weeks or less in state. And while Iowans have been trained by 32 years of caucusing, this is a new idea for most Nevadans. To further complicate things, the caucus is taking place at the worst possible time: on a Saturday afternoon, smack in the middle of a Holiday weekend - theoretically one of the busiest times for everyone from the croupiers to the busboys. Estimates for turnout range from 25,000 to 100,000. "It's going to be somewhat difficult for everybody, not just Hispanics who tend to work Saturdays,"said Fernando Romero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Betting Big on Nevada | 1/18/2008 | See Source »

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