Word: crowdedness
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When Kamen unveiled Segway in December 2001, he told TIME that as cities get more and more crowded, they will increasingly ban cars from their congested downtown districts. Segways, he predicted, would ease that transition and prove so wildly popular that they would quickly fill the pavements of congested cities...
As we drive past, I can hear a gun battle somewhere--the deep rumble of U.S. military M-16s and the higher-pitch clatter of AK-47s. The gunfire is a momentary distraction for Wisam, my driver, who is telling me about yesterday's atrocity--66 people killed when a...
For Iraqis, reality is not just a suicide bomber in a crowded marketplace or militias running amuck in the streets. It is an accumulation of daily dangers and dilemmas--and the growing certainty that things are about to get worse. American officials and Iraqi politicians who live and work in...
That sense of lukewarm support is strongest in places like Al Jidadeh, a short drive outside the city. The big crossing point in the commute between Beirut and Damascus is nearly always crowded. But for the past week, say Syrian relief workers, managing the checkpoint has been like trying to...
BOLOGNA, Italy—Prior to leaving for the Peninsula, I was swarmed with well-meant advice. Rather than suggesting I pack first-aid however, my friends and family transformed themselves into my self-appointed style experts. “Try and dress nice,” they cautioned, all...