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...have to be a civil engineer to see that the forts, many of which are clustered around small settlements between Basra and the town of Arama, are crude constructions. They don't look particularly durable, and seem unprotected from aerial attack. Nonetheless, they will likely play an important role in any land war. In a flat, barren landscape, they offer the only high ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baghdad Diary: Getting Ready For War? | 2/3/2003 | See Source »

...fear, dear readers, Hollywood is near! During the next few months over 100 new movies will be released, the most anticipated of which is that one about the Force or something. From Michelle Pfeiffer's charming Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream to Nicole and Tom's romp-arama in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, upcoming films cover a range of genres. Austin Powers is more shagadelic than ever. Adam Sandler plays--surprise!--another doof. Julia Roberts fans will want to catch her first in Notting Hill opposite Hugh Grant, then in Runaway Bride with Richard Gere...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SUMMER 1999 | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...although leased to such moteliers as Howard Johnson and Holiday Inns), and so is the transportation system of small, gaudy "tramp trains" that will run between motels and amusement park. Later, Hofheinz plans to build more motels, two theaters, a museum, an automobile race track and an inland Sea-Arama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The City: The Disneyland Effect | 6/14/1968 | See Source »

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