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...began in 1992, when a group of 20 riders broke away from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and formed their own tour (rodeo also includes events like steer wrestling). Today it's a $46 million business, and revenue has grown 150% over the past five years. From 2003 to '05, the tour's adult fan base soared 48%, to 18 million, far outpacing the growth of nascar or any other major sport, according to Scarborough Research. Sponsorship revenue has nearly tripled since 2000, to $22.5 million. Advertisers like Yamaha seem to be betting that bull riding will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bring On the Bulls | 9/18/2006 | See Source »

...Library: 1. The purple-curtained science library, located in the Science Center. 2. A second home for anal pre-meds. 3. An interesting smell, thanks to its long history of all-night hours during reading period. Cambridge Common: 1. Grassy knoll separating the Quad from the rest of civilization. Steer clear at night to avoid being mugged. (Seriously.) 2. Bar on Mass. Ave. popular with Quadlings. Cantabridgians: 1. Pretentious name given to the residents of Cambridge. 2. What Yalies call...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Harvardisms: Learning The Lingo | 8/29/2006 | See Source »

...Many evacuees are shopping around for services that may be an immediate fix," says Jerry Montgomery of Houston's Katrina Aid Today. "We hope to steer them toward a process of long-term recovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Evacuees: Who Fared Well and Who Didn't | 8/28/2006 | See Source »

...future guests share our deep and gorgeous thirst. The sommelier, Yuka Maekawa, concealed any surprise at our rate of consumption but packed a few surprises of her own. Female Japanese sommeliers aren't thick on the ground in Italy; yet the biggest break from tradition was her determination to steer us away from pricey bottles to cheaper choices, all delicious. This didn't stop us from racking up three of the great Italian classics, Sassicaia, Ornellaia and Tignanello - after we joined forces with G. We'd met before but it took me awhile to notice him at the next table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: L'Andana Con Brio | 8/22/2006 | See Source »

...Kaisariani hill where you can lie under the pine trees in the courtyard of a Byzantine monastery, gazing at the stars. NIKOS DIMOU, author Take the new tram (it's slow but delightful) from the center of Athens to the Phaliron coast. Once there, you have two choices: steer left for the Paralia - a strip of seaside nightclubs and famous bouzoukia (clubs with live Greek music). Or veer right, as I would, toward the Peace and Friendship Stadium. From there, walk half a mile to discover Greece's most picturesque small harbor, Mikrolimano. Then, visit the Dourambeis restaurant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Night In Athens | 8/8/2006 | See Source »

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