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...when I was trying to summon up a new book, hoping that what would come to me would be as easy and direct and ironical, as visual and full of movement. Narayan has always struck me as a natural writer, someone who overcomes difficulties by not seeing that they exist; and perhaps it never occurred to him that the way he used English to describe provincial Indian life was magical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Master of Small Things | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...remind you that there is no milk at home and it may be a good idea to step in and buy a carton. A wearable can only work when it is "a semiautonomous decision-support system," says DeVaul. The software and infrastructure for that ambitious task don't yet exist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watch and Wear | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...fact, the wired home doesn't really exist. Not yet anyway. There are "smart" houses, to be sure, equipped with sensors that can tell when people are inside and can be programmed to adjust heat and lighting accordingly. There are also Internet-ready homes with network cabling, where you can simply plug in your computer in any room and be online. But these only tantalize us with hints of what technology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Simplifying (?) Our Lives | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...years. With tobacco stocks on the rise, Florida Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher now suggests that the state should do what's best for its $100 billion retirement fund. But at least he didn't try to rationalize the idea: asked by TIME if social and fiduciary responsibility could co-exist, he said, "Nope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Florida Rethinks Big Tobacco | 5/25/2001 | See Source »

...FairAir's tickets are aviation's equivalent of an opera ticket or a seat at an NFL game - you have the right to occupy that space on that flight. Or not. "We're recreating a secondary market for airline tickets. That market used to exist on bulletin boards and in newspapers," says Levy. Just think: you might be able to pick up a bargain when someone has to get rid of a ticket, or you could actually buy a seat on that sold-out flight (for the 'right' price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You, er, Gonna Use That Ticket to London? | 5/24/2001 | See Source »

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