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Word: vibes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Wehbe's hometown of Beirut was, in many ways, a kind of Middle Eastern New York: a vibrant cultural capital where an educated homegrown populace rubbed elbows with a parade of jet-setting foreigners. By contrast, the far more conservative Damascus gives off an Arab-flavored Soviet vibe, from the paranoid residents and omnipresent secret police to the 30-year-old junkers rolling along the streets. The flow of refugees from Beirut to Damascus, therefore, has made for an odd tableau: the normally dreary city is suddenly teeming with sharply dressed Lebanese and foreigners figuring out their next move...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Beirut Comes to Syria | 7/26/2006 | See Source »

...been rocky. Allen spent much of her childhood either running away from or being kicked out of schools, more than a dozen of them. It made her wise for her age, and she delivers her reflections on everyday life in natty couplets. Allen sings over the sunny Caribbean vibe of LDN, "There was a little old lady, who was walkin' down the road, She was struggling with bags from Tesco/ There were people from the City having lunch in the park/ I believe that it's called alfresco." The little old lady then gets mugged. Allen bemoans modern life over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reasons to Be Cheerful | 7/23/2006 | See Source »

...some way? Do something nice back to you? Give the money to a charity?” I was pleading with him. He suggested a charity that meant something to him, but offered a corollary: “all I really want is for you to keep the vibe going, ya know?” I didn’t know. But I began to understand by watching this extraordinary man’s magnanimous example. The notion of going slightly out of your way to touch a stranger wasn’t just the basis of a contrived tear...

Author: By Adam M. Guren, | Title: Kindness in the Crowd | 7/21/2006 | See Source »

...have a drink at the Kitchen Bar, which is divided into a restaurant at the bottom and a club area at the top. It's new so it's still fun. If you want good African food, head to Nambitha in Soweto. It has a vibe you can't quite get anywhere else, very friendly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Night in Johannesburg | 7/10/2006 | See Source »

...have a drink at the Kitchen Bar, which is divided into a restaurant at the bottom and a club area at the top. It's new so it's still fun. If you want good African food, head to Nambitha in Soweto. It has a vibe you can't quite get anywhere else, very friendly. Simon Robinson, Africa bureau chief, TIME The two blocks of shops in Old Melville include a couple of fantastic used-book stores. After browsing for forgotten classics, eat Thai (Soi is a favorite), Indian, Greek or Ethiopian (the newly opened Abyssinica), or have a drink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Night In Johannesburg | 7/6/2006 | See Source »

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