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...1950s. In 1964 he introduced the Travelboard, a three-piece model, with partner Tom Morey (who went on to invent the boogie board in 1971). Four years ago, Pope introduced the Bisect, a two-piece board that is even easier to transport; just pull it out of the trunk, snap it together, and head for the water. His latest innovation: the Bisect Hollow Carbon Stealth (as in Stealth fighter). It's pressure-molded out of a carbon-fiber composite--a jet-age fabric woven with graphite and impregnated with epoxy--that's 20% lighter than conventional foam-and-fiber-glass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Out of Doors | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...pricey) delicacies, from a $48 set of olive oil and balsamic vinegar to the $1,000 "Ultimate" pile of goodies. Have a friend who likes tea the old-fashioned way? TEALUXE.COM has playfully packed samplers, each with a variety of loose-leaf teas plus a stainless-steel-mesh snap ball for easy brewing. For caffeine addicts, STARBUCKS.COM offers gift trays that pack cookies and candy with its house blend and other beans. GODIVA.COM has a special Holiday Collection; look under the Shop Online tab for preselected assortments packed in decorative tins. Or take the gimmicky route: send a digital photo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Click Smart | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...clichés - "Sorry Mama, I'm grown/ I must travel alone/ Ain't gonna follow no footsteps, I'm making my own" - it's still a powerful song. The music on both tracks (produced by Eminem) is intentionally simple. Three guitar chords, a few keyboard tinkles and the snap of a snare build tension in the verses and explode into every chorus. It's refined arena rock, but it works. The problem with 8 Mile is fairly simple: not enough Eminem. He performs on only five of the album's 16 songs, and in one he is part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 8 Mile High and Rising | 11/17/2002 | See Source »

...rushing game is going to have to stack up competently at least,” Coach Murphy said. “If you drop back and throw the ball each snap, they’ll eat you alive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JUDGMENT DAY, THE SEQUEL: Football vs. Penn | 11/15/2002 | See Source »

...Nicholas Tse - the son of 60s stud Patrick Tse and actress-temptress Deborah (?Hong Kong Emmanuelle?) Li - on charges of ?conspiracy to pervert the course of justice? by leaving the scene of a car crash and having his chauffeur take the rap. Photographers cut through dense foliage to snap Tse in the prison yard. And just last week EastWeek magazine was shut down by its media-mogul owner in response to the furor over a cover photo of a movie star photographed topless against her will during a 1990 kidnapping. The star is believed to be Carina Lau, whose long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Hong Kong Horrors! | 11/13/2002 | See Source »

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