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...party held on Miami's South Beach that ranked among the best of the pre-Super Bowl bashes: "One section of the beach was furnished with couches and upholstered chairs arranged in front of a stage with a steel drum band and Latin dancers gyrating on platforms. Just to one side, chefs churned up paella with shovels...In another cabana, they were handing out Super Bowl commemorative Crocs-blue with orange or orange with blue, all gratis. The party felt busy, but there was never a line, whether it was for the roast pig at the savory station, the decadent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Scenes at the Super Bowl | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...going back to pre-1967 borders will bring peace, why was that not enough for Israel's neighbors, who in 1967 sought to eradicate Israel? If there is to be peace, it will take two to tango. And right now, Hamas is not ready to dance. Steve Fox, TEANECK...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...effectively do business in Iran. Similarly, US diplomats are unable to make credible promises. If the US re-establishes official relations, American oil companies—who have some of the most advanced petroleum extraction technologies in the world—could easily increase Iranian oil output to its pre-revolutionary output. Reviving the Iranian oil industry to this standard could bring the country nearly $7.5 billion monthly, a massive sum for a country whose annual GDP is around $760 billion...

Author: By Matthew H. Ghazarian | Title: It’s Diplomacy, Stupid! | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...like the one I mentioned is unlikely to occur in many parts of America—and perhaps if he lived somewhere else, the black bus driver would be quicker to take legal action for such treatment—there are unfortunately still several regions that linger in the pre-civil-rights era and have certainly not reached a post-racial state...

Author: By Nafees A. Syed | Title: The Post-Racial Myth | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...excesses of the annual Carnival he banned it. No wonder. In the dying days of the Venetian Republic, the festival's decadence knew few bounds, with masked merrymakers streaming into casinos to gamble, partygoers indulging in illicit liaisons, and crowds calling for blood at bullfights. Today the pre-Lenten event is more family-friendly. But there's still a touch of hedonism as fancy-dress parties, concerts, fashion parades and firework displays transform the city into a vast alfresco theater. (See pictures of Italy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Venice's Party Colors | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

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