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DECEMBER <strong>2009</strong> | UNITED.COM<br />
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12 Contributors<br />
departments<br />
15 Voices United President John<br />
Tague goes back to basics.<br />
18 Connections United’s world gets<br />
bigger every day.<br />
20 Wish You Were Here<br />
DISPATCHES<br />
23 Notes From All Over Down the tubes<br />
at Las Vegas’ CityCenter; Tattoo<br />
tours are the talk of Stockholm; Los<br />
Angeles’ newest It-boy directs the<br />
philharmonic; performance artists<br />
in Istanbul seek people with retail<br />
experience; eating with your cabbie<br />
in Buenos Aires<br />
DIRECTIONS<br />
29 News Where to stay, what to see,<br />
when to go<br />
35 Goods Gizmos and gear<br />
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39 Whereabouts Mystery writer P.D.<br />
James uncovers Boston’s charm.<br />
40 Whirlwind Five hours in Phoenix<br />
CULTURE<br />
43 Diamond Anniversary<br />
Cartier celebrates 100 years of<br />
whimsical, over-the-top jewelry.<br />
By Sarah Horne<br />
COVER IMAGE Laura Carlin // heartagency.com<br />
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44 Teen Spirit Fourteen-year-old<br />
Talia Leman has an impressive<br />
list of extracurriculars: swimming,<br />
soccer and running a nonprofi t<br />
that’s helped kids in 20 countries.<br />
By Layla Schlack<br />
46 Do You Hear What I Hear? Big<br />
names like Bob Dylan and Sting<br />
aren’t likely to change holiday<br />
music’s reputation. And that’s<br />
just fi ne. // By K. Leander Williams<br />
48 The Next Dimension Avatar could<br />
make 3-D the norm for Hollywood,<br />
but don’t expect paper glasses.<br />
By Adam K. Raymond<br />
50 Dream Machine Apple’s top-secret<br />
new release, a tablet, is generating<br />
more hype than, well, the last<br />
Apple release.<br />
By Alyssa Giacobbe<br />
52 Living Large Not just for decoration,<br />
a slew of new coffee table books are<br />
tantamount to a trip around the<br />
world. // By Aaron Gell<br />
55 Ice Capades For the NHL, getting<br />
locked out of network television<br />
has led to an online revolution.<br />
By Bryant Urstadt<br />
59 The Incredible Shrinking Plate<br />
Tapas hotshot José Andrés is<br />
rendering the entrée obsolete.<br />
By Adam Baer<br />
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63 Parental Guidance Rife with<br />
indiscriminate product placement,<br />
are mommy blogs really the place<br />
to turn for expert advice?<br />
By Sarah Wildman<br />
69 Ramblin’ Man The only downside<br />
to a lifetime of traveling is chronic<br />
antsiness. // By Martin Marks<br />
73 Artifact A souvenir from the fi eld<br />
PLAY<br />
117 Movies, television and audio<br />
programming<br />
128 Route Maps and Terminal<br />
Diagrams<br />
140 Crossword, sudoku and quiz<br />
146 In Transit Who’s sitting next<br />
to you?<br />
147 Beverages & Food<br />
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