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James Cavanaugh, regional Special Agent in Charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, says the crime bears the marks of "thrill and excitement" arson rather than a prank. The fires, for example, were carefully set from inside the churches, not outside, as in an impulsive act of vandalism. At Old Union Baptist Church in Bibb County, a large artificial-flower arrangement had been moved to the piano top, under an American flag, presumably to serve as tinder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Unusual Suspects | 3/13/2006 | See Source »

...Investigators had been largely baffled by the blazes since the churches targeted were home to both white and black congregations. Perhaps they hadn't considered the possibility that they were just adolescent pranks rather than hate crimes. At this point, investigators say the "thrill" motive is the best way they can explain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unusual Suspects in Church Burnings | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

...around the rest of the globe, from Berlin to Tokyo. While many are driven by nostalgia for the classic Adidas or Pumas they wore as a kid, others amass the shoes not to wear but to save and admire like a stamp or baseball-card collection. "It's the thrill of the chase," says Carra Crehan, 26, who works at a New York City sneaker boutique called Laces and says she has 200 pairs of sneakers--all insured--that she stores on racks in her kitchen and living room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Freaking for Sneakers | 3/5/2006 | See Source »

...they find either repulsive or silly. Why do they do it? The reasons are varied. Perhaps to make a supremely ironic point about how excessive the American aristocracy can be? Perhaps to see how the other half lives? Perhaps, like an actor portraying a serial killer, just for the thrill of it?No matter the reason, the paramount accessory for a true cerebral ironist is a killer ironic fashion sense.The sporting of pink and green to the polo club has always been a sort of tongue-in-cheek mode of self-expression, but final clubs members take...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How the Final Clubbers Fool You | 3/2/2006 | See Source »

...delectable handmade biscotti accompanying a sinful hot cocoa that my 5-year-old daughter dubbed "Willy Wonka's chocolate river in my throat." In 2005, the Cristallo won Italy's Leading Ski Resort at the World Travel Awards?like a rock legend, this hotel knows how to thrill, seduce and keep fans coming back for more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Snow-Business Legend | 2/19/2006 | See Source »

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