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CONTRIBUTORS
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CEO LETTER
A word from Jeff Smisek
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VOICES
A message to flyers
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CONNECTIONS
What’s new at United
THEWORLD
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DISPATCHES
Art-world rebel Damien
Hirst, by the numbers;
cultivating a taste for
greatness in Ethiopian
coffee; on the road with
the spirit of Mark Twain; a
Swiss watchmaker whose
time has come; woking and
talking with Katie Leclerc
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STAY
First-rate ski resorts for
making the season’s last run
BY CHRIS WRIGHT
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ROAD TRIP
The Lamborghini Aventador,
unleashed in Tuscany
BY CINDY-LOU DALE
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FOOD & DRINK
Meet the pedigreed chefs
who are turning critters into
cuisine in New Orleans
BY ROD O’CONNOR
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HOW IT’S DONE
To help build a better rocket,
NASA scientists double as a
wrecking crew
BY MICHELLE BANGERT
CULTURE
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THE MONTH AHEAD
Tapping the lore of a classic
watering hole in Paris; tuning
in with Grammy winner
Esperanza Spalding; explor-
ing “Frozen Planet”; and
everything else to watch,
read and listen to this month
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BRIGHT IDEAS
Think Gen-Xers who refuse
to climb the corporate
ladder are lazy? Think again.
BY PAUL KIX
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TECH
With head-turning looks
and cutting-edge specs,
the latest Android tablets
promise to give the iPad a
run for its money
BY TOM SAMILJAN
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THE FAN
U.S. boxer Rau’shee Warren
powers his way back for a
third shot at Olympic glory
BY MICHAEL KAPLAN
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THE
HEMI
Q&A
From
Billboard
to Broadway,
Nick Jonas is chasing
all-around stardom. And the
fans are right on his heels.
BY DAVID CARR
ENTERTAINMENT
AND INFORMATION
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Movies, Television and
Audio Programming
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Crossword and Sudoku
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Safety & Travel
Assistance, Route Maps,
Customs & Immigration,
Our Fleet, Terminal
Diagrams, MileagePlus and
Alliances & Partnerships
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with dried lentils, peas and beans for
sale in the Old Delhi food market,
shot by Danny Lehman/Corbis
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COOL CROWD
Smaller
but no less regal than their
cousins the emperors,
king penguins co-star in
“Frozen Planet,” page 46
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