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...Manhattan. (And be sure to read Grady Hendrix?s program notes, each one a supercharged essay on the film in question.) But at a time when most U.S. Chinatown theaters have closed, it?s worth seeing these films on the big screen, with an audience juiced for a communal thrill. That?s the best way to rekindle the grand old days of Hong Kong horror...
...American consciousness during the moon race in the 1960s. Although risky and expensive, sending astronauts to the moon and beyond stokes some primal part of human curiosity. Thus, we hope that NASA will send astronauts to Mars within our lifetime, so we may vicariously experience the incomparable thrill of discovery. Evidence has shown that the red planet has water and may have once had oceans. If more than a handful of astronauts are sent, there is the possibility of having a small, self-contained human community on Mars. Then, one day, a child will be born on the red planet?...
...fastest-growing segment of America's 6 million--member motorcycling population; their numbers are increasing 10% a year. Boomers tend to have the time to take to the open road, as well as the financial resources to buy bikes costing as much as $20,000, just for the thrill of it. Nearly a third of Harley-Davidson riders are now 50 or older, says Joanne Bischmann, vice president of marketing...
After the pasta, my ability to taste was temporarily suspended; I have no idea if the rest of the food on offer could compare. I have my doubts, though. There’s little consolation in the fact that I outlasted most other diners, even the masochistic, thrill-seeking types that frequent Hell Night. My world is shattered—I am no longer the undisputed queen of heat...
...Make a stirring speech about unifying the Continent for the first time since Charlemagne and you'll get hooted out of the public square; emphasize how membership can cut tariffs and boost the bottom line and you may have company - at least from people who run companies. The thrill is gone, replaced on both sides of the E.U. divide by the familiar grind of competing national, corporate and individual interests. The mood isn't uniformly ugly. In each of the 10 candidate countries there are more people in favor of joining the E.U. than against it. In most, a large...