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...greens are in fact brown, a mix of oil and dirt with the consistency of quicksand. Approach shots are complicated by the possibility that insurgents have planted land mines on the course. And your swing may be off-kilter because you probably have a pistol strapped to your thigh, just in case kidnappers are lurking nearby. "Sometimes you look over," says McNeill, an aid worker from North Carolina, "and your partner is carrying a rifle in his golf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letter From Kabul: Beware of Land Mines On the First Fairway | 11/13/2005 | See Source »

Sophomore midfielder Megan Merritt picked up a yellow card late in regulation for a dangerous tackle, and Wylie was forced to leave the field after suffering a thigh injury while contesting a loose ball. She did not return to action, and missed most of overtime...

Author: By Jonathan P. Hay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson, Rams Lock Horns | 10/6/2005 | See Source »

...sped along a slip road, made a U turn, and stopped about 200 m away, facing the convoy. From its passenger window, a belt-fed machinegun opened fire. The first bullets announced themselves with a puff of dust beside Yeager's vehicle, then a burst hit Ahmelman in the thigh. The videotape from the dashboard camera recorded the sound of bullets hitting the car, Ahmelman crying out, then a chaos of yells, revving cars and machinegun fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When a Slip Can Cost Your Life | 9/27/2005 | See Source »

...very excited about it, actually." It's a rare break from her carefully constructed public image as a seductive songstress, but Goldfrapp insists that she relishes her local anonymity. "I don't wear any makeup, I don't brush my hair, I'm short and I'm not in thigh-length boots or tail - so no one recognizes me," she says. The gap between her public exhibitionism and her private modesty makes a certain amount of sense. After all, Goldfrapp, who is the eponymous half of a duo with Will Gregory, has long been something of a chameleon. She declines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Siren's Call | 8/21/2005 | See Source »

...Below, the clip uses cheesy footage of dance instructors from '70s TV with a cheeky Italian voice-over: "If you are coming to the New Zealand Biennale party, you must first learn to dance with the passion of fire," it begins. "See how we bend, with a firmness of thigh and buttock ? It's so special...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Artists and the Party People | 5/29/2005 | See Source »

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