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Space Tourism Two civilians have each paid $20 million to visit the International Space Station, courtesy of the Russians and booking agent Space Adventures, and a dozen more are in training. On deck: 10-minute thrill rides in suborbital flight...
...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
...Shoot To Thrill (lawrencechiu.com/kaitakairport) Photo Finish Hong Kong photographer Lawrence Chiu documented the last few years of Kai Tak's history, often waiting hours for the perfect plane shot. He continues to exhibit and sell his dramatic photos online...
...needs more than special effects to bring her legend to the big screen. Blanchett does a wonderful job of paying homage to the woman behind the headlines - joyfully brandishing Guerin's signature brazenness and grounding her with tender vulnerability. And the melodrama is relatively restrained, considering the director is thrill seeker Joel Schumacher (Phone Booth) and the producer is Hollywood's explosives expert Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl Harbor). But as with so many films rooted in recent history, Veronica Guerin is already being accused of reshaping the truth for the sake of entertainment. "We expected it," Schumacher told TIME...