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Just how does one make sense of a career that began with short television programs on Jimi Hendrix and abba and ended up in the big-budget world of Hollywood? "Don't even try," Lasse Hallström says with a soft chuckle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Homeward Bound | 3/4/2002 | See Source »

...this fall). It's a tiny, stylish unit with a built-in video camera that hooks up to your TV so you can watch yourself singing closed-captioned lyrics as they scroll by. If you think The West Wing is compelling viewing, you've never seen me cover Abba's Dancing Queen at fjord-rattling volume. Younger children might do better with Vtech's DJ Karaoke Studio ($39.99, ages 3 and older, available this fall), a surprisingly comprehensive little music machine with a working microphone, a one-octave keyboard and 24 preset tunes. There's even a baby scratch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toys That Twist and Shout | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

...songs that are already proven hits. Conceived by modern-dance guru Twyla Tharp, who will also choreograph and direct, Movin' Out will use the successful formula of Mamma Mia!, the hit Broadway show in which a story line has been concocted to accompany the greatest hits of ABBA. The plot of Movin' Out will follow six friends from 1967, when audiences will surely be treated to a rendition of Goodbye Saigon, to 1987, which seems a natural for Easy Money. The show will have a pre-Broadway run in Chicago, then begin previews in New York in September. New Jersey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 11, 2002 | 2/11/2002 | See Source »

...rural northern Nigeria, there are no refrigerators. Most people don't even have electricity. So perishable food must be eaten immediately, or it will go to waste. Mohammed Bah Abba, a local teacher, has developed an ingenious solution: the Pot-in-Pot Preservation Cooling System. A small earthenware pot is placed inside a larger one, and the space between the two is filled with moist sand. The inner pot is filled with fruit, vegetables or soft drinks; a wet cloth covers the whole thing. As water in the sand evaporates through the surface of the outer pot, it carries heat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions: Best Of The Rest | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...INVENTOR Mohammed Bah Abba --AVAILABILITY Now (in Nigeria), for 40[cents] a set --TO LEARN MORE Visit rolexawards.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions: Best Of The Rest | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

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