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...already begun jostling for position to define, direct and take over the Paris of the future seem unified in excitement before the formidable project. They'll need to retain that team spirit for the long haul. At stake is the heady objective of turning Paris into a spectacular, environmentally friendly, sustainable city that then merges with its suburbs and beyond to transform the entire region into a giant, integrated economic engine. (See pictures of the French celebrating Bastille...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy's Big Plans for a Greater Paris | 5/3/2009 | See Source »

...Afghan villages leveled by allied attacks and ordinary citizens allegedly killed by coalition fire. Also popular: a montage from the anti-Soviet jihad of the 1980s, part of a running effort to portray the current foreign troops as "invaders." Other discs show Taliban executions of so-called traitors and spectacular attacks against coalition forces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Taliban Is Winning the Propaganda War | 5/3/2009 | See Source »

...indictment on race relations at the time.” Russo, in effect, tends to direct much of the show’s energy on the hard odiousness of racism. What is most arresting about the Conservatory’s show, however, is its spectacular musical talent. Berg and Tishfield give especially stellar performances. As Joe, a dockworker on the boat, Nicholas Christopher, Jr. delivers a stunningly noteworthy performance of the musical’s leitmotif, “Ol’ Man River.” His surprisingly crisp and sonorous baritone (surprising because Christopher is of a slight...

Author: By Lillian Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BCT's 'Showboat' Quite a Show | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...start with a handful of nice balls. Nothing spectacular, but these balls are certainly worth fooling around with if you get the chance. With this many balls, no one's going to get the shaft...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child and Katherine A. Petti | Title: FlyBy's Guide to the Balls | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

...than two years - albeit two very splashy, highly commented upon years - Portfolio magazine is closing. Since its revenues for the first quarter of this year were almost 61% lower than they were for the same period last year, the news is not that surprising. But it's still a spectacular flameout for a title that started with such fanfare - and a reported $100 million slush fund - a mere 21 issues ago. Where did all the money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Portfolio's Flameout, or How to Burn Money Fast | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

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