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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...hard to imagine a person less suited to carrying the name of the early 20th century boxer Jack Johnson than the early 21st century folk singer Jack Johnson. The contemporary Johnson, 26, spends his days shuffling between rooms of a shabby-chic Santa Barbara bungalow, editing surf films and strumming out tunes on an acoustic guitar. When life gets too tough, he takes a five-minute stroll to the the beach. "I try to surf everyday," he says quietly. "If there's no waves, I'll go swimming, or we'll just set up camp with a cooler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: A New Kind Of Beach Boy | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

...gotten some small comfort from the support she's received from government officials. Levy praised California's Senators, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, for showing concern for her and calling her family about the case. Interestingly, she noted that California's Governor Gray Davis has yet to call her family: "Nope. I've never head from him," Susan Levy says. Both of Condit's grown children work for the California governor, who was a political ally of Condit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Susan Levy: 'We're Not Holding Up Very Well' | 8/3/2001 | See Source »

...most accounts, Mueller is just the man for this very unforgiving job. A former Marine, Mueller has worked as a prosecutor since 1973. He counts Republicans and Democrats alike among his many fans: California Senator Barbara Boxer has publicly endorsed him, as has U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, for whom Mueller has worked since President Bush took office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Robert Mueller Is Ready for His Closeup | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

...free at musicmatch.com plus $30 to upgrade to the fast-burning version). Success at last! But there were still problems. The program doesn't tell you if playlists are too long for the CD until you hit RECORD, and some of my MusicMatch-made CDs skipped like a heavyweight boxer. Real Jukebox (at Real.com also free for basic and $30 for fast-burning) had a better track record, but only because the Real people sent me a software patch that isn't publicly available yet. Before that, it wouldn't even admit my CD-R drive existed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Burning (CD-R) Question | 7/16/2001 | See Source »

...Idiot Johnny Knoxville Whether he is getting shot with a Taser, flipped in a Port-O-San or just clubbed by a pro boxer, it's comforting to know that no matter how bad your day was, his was significantly worse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Odd Jobs | 7/9/2001 | See Source »

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