Thrill Rides: Ups and Downs
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There are six reasons to get excited about Six Flags next year.
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You are strapped into this ride now, holding on tight with both hands, because events are unfolding at break-neck speed in this strange and wonderful country, where everyone is tugging at you, pulling you closer, so they can tell you what is best.
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From ringtones to bloglets to short-blast video games, today's amusements comes in bite-size morsels. A tasty Wired magazine report on instant entertainment.
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Problems abound for air travel. But there is hope.
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Bad-weather games can make for great theater at home but can be miserable for those on the field.
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When it was more difficult, skiing was definitely more elegant. The simple act of staying upright on two long boards as one shot down over a frozen surface was wonder enough, but then making turns along the way, actually steering the darn things. It was amazing.
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LOS ANGELES  - Since the box office hit  rock bottom last weekend, there's no place to go but up. And  two films targeting very different audiences are looking to  take advantage of the usual seasonal slump this weekend.
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Heroics and heartbreaks, diving catches and basepath blunders, hot bats and bizarre slumps, rainy days and endless nights.
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Every crash has a bottom ... and then there's that delicious bounce.
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Ski racing is not just about timing, it's also about figuring out the trade-off between risk and reward. The higher the stakes, the more tempting it is to roll the dice.
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A Pac-Man-like game that delivers electric shocks to gamers reveals the brain's reaction to danger.
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Many said these Games would be a shambles, but they turned out to be sensational. Sensational not just because of the virtual dope-of-the-day revelations but in their ancient concept and their modern execution.
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Wild rides, a snow-hugging choo-choo, and a movie mecca will factor greatly during the week that is on the way.
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Strange happenings from the investing and business world.
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Our favorite genre-busters will roll, creep, slither, bounce, and wriggle their way into your free time--if you give them a try.
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Electrial problems. Unexpected stops. And a suicide bomber's strike. Inside Cheney's troubled Asia trip.
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Baseball in October is a capricious carnival of a crapshoot that produces the maximum possible number of thrills and shocks.