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3. And the not-so-good teams have good stories Take New Zealand, probably the worst team heading to the World Cup. While the country has excelled at cricket and rugby - its "All Blacks" team is a perennial powerhouse in the latter - it has had far less success in soccer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Reasons to Look Forward to the 2010 World Cup | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

5. Nothing matters more Quite simply, no other sporting event in the world comes close to matching the spirit of the World Cup. The Olympics may garner the attention of more global leaders and media outlets, but its myriad competitions and choreographed pageantry can never generate the unifying, almost cosmic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Reasons to Look Forward to the 2010 World Cup | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

If pressed to name the weakest link in Stephenie Meyer's four-book series, fans will usually point to New Moon, for the simple reason that the hero - hot, brooding vampire Edward Cullen - decides to leave his mortal soul mate Bella in order to protect her from himself and his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

Bathroom technology really took off in the 20th century. Flushable valves, water tanks that rest on top of the bowl rather than above, toilet-paper rolls (invented in 1890 but not heavily marketed until 1902) - these minor improvements seem like necessities now. And if you think the toilet hasn't...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History of Toilets | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

It's unclear who first invented the toilet. Early contenders for the honor are the Scots and the Greeks. Skara Brae, a Neolithic settlement on the Scottish mainland dating back to 3,000 B.C., features stone huts equipped with drains extending from recesses in their walls - a feature that historians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History of Toilets | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

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