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...Dwight (Clive Owen) snaps this demand halfway through Frank Miller’s Sin City, preparing for the need to avoid bullets, outrun the police, and carry a whole lot of bodies. What he gets, though, is a tired jalopy with a tiny boot and a near-empty gas tank...

Author: By Michael A. Mohammed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: Frank Miller's Sin City | 4/7/2005 | See Source »

...Mitsui-Toshiba pavilion are taken on a multimedia journey through outer space that speculates on the feasibility of travel to distant reaches of the universe. At the Japan pavilion, saltwater red snapper and freshwater carp live side by side in the same pool-a marvel accomplished by infusing the tank with "oxygenated nanobubbles." Throughout the 173-hectare grounds, more than 25 robots are on patrol, sweeping the walkways and offering directions, while natural-gas-powered, driverless buses zip guests from one end of the campus to the other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Loves Nagoya | 3/28/2005 | See Source »

...list's authenticity earlier this month, but noted that KGB "reservists" were not necessarily agents, and that the presence of these men in government does not compromise national security. Opposition members are still insisting they step down. In yet another case of "wild," or unregulated, lustration, the Hungarian think tank Political Capital released its own list of 60 alleged collaborators last month, the first of what Krisztián Szabados, the organization's co-director, says are 150,000 Hungarians known as agents or informers. The aim is "to pressure the political élite" to open the files...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dredging Up Bad Memories | 3/27/2005 | See Source »

...Derby Devils are "looking for a few bad women"--black fishnets and tongue studs optional. As one of the nation's newest roller-derby leagues, the sexed-up Triple D's reflects the sport's new look, one that's decidedly different from the old '70s slamdango. Sweatbands and tank tops have been replaced by spiked collars and sultry schoolgirl uniforms. Gone, too, are the banked tracks of yesteryear, as the sport expands into less expensive arenas such as parking lots and tennis courts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Derby Does Dallas--and Austin and Seattle, Too | 3/21/2005 | See Source »

...Matysik, the Anglo-German designer who supplies scarves to the store, sees the purchase and isn't surprised. "There were two of my chinchilla scarves here the other day, and they've both sold too," he says--for $14,400 each. They're the perfect accessory for that $10 tank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: If You've Got It, Flaunt It | 3/20/2005 | See Source »

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