Word: thrill
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...Hero. It meanders in places then rushes through a half-dozen climaxes, including one with weak visual effects (and copped from Raiders of the Lost Ark). But Zhao Fei's cinematography is ravishing, the actors bring heft and glamour to their roles, and the battle scenes have a clanging thrill to them. When the good guys and bad guys wage a group sword fight on horseback, you'll wonder why Hollywood ever thought it could get away with boring old guns...
...also some transportation.” Longbaords provide more stability and speed, and some find that they are easier to control than skateboards. “They’re for cruising around town,” says Neuwinger. “Bombing down the road, getting the thrill of speed...
...leaving Galway has its pleasures, too. Last weekend I experienced again the inexhaustible thrill of being a young traveller, of getting off a bus in Dublin with a backpack on and trying to find my way to a hostel using a tiny Let’s Go map. When I stood (with a high school friend who had popped over from Oxford) at the gates of Trinity College for a “backpackers’ pub crawl” I heard the gorgeous sound of travel stories being exchanged in various accents—“We?...
...alternative to the athletic trend, though not necessarily one that will thrill parents, is the biker look. Teen stores are stocking up on lapel-less motorcycle-style jackets, an alternative to last year's omnipresent blazer. "It's a reinvented classic," says Gress. "Designers have played with the colors and fabrics so that the look is more accessible and affordable." DKNY Jeans, which now has a Juniors line for teens, offers a denim version with grommets...
...reason is a pair of forces known as hedonic adaptation and social comparison. Translation: when you get something new, the thrill quickly wears off, and even if it didn't, there's always someone out there who has something better. The answer? Quit the money chase--or at least run more slowly--and devote more time to family, friends and home. These things, the study shows, really do pay higher returns in happiness. --By Jeffrey Kluger