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...means to distinguish himself from Samaranch, who winked at controversies such as the bribery scandals that led up to the choice of Salt Lake City as the site of this year's Winter Games and routinely ignored reports of bogus judging. Rogge understands that the value of the Olympic brand is on the line. He was determined not to let the figure-skating fiasco--which had already overshadowed a Winter Games more joyful and exciting than any in recent memory--make the Olympics in general look as phony as professional wrestling. He rescued it for now. Did he rescue...
...embassy in Bangkok. Deren even received an e-mail that he says "felt threatening" from an organization urging protest against his research. (It included his home address and phone number.) American companies are already expressing interest in commercializing Deren's strain. And RiceTec sells its own brand, called Jasmati...
...concert where the average age was probably 13 and there were more pairs of square, black-rimmed glasses than a Buddy Holly look-alike contest, one wouldn’t expect a band to rock, but that’s exactly what it did. Playing their unique brand of “Geek Rock” made popular in the early ’90s, Weezer swept the adoring fans off their feet and bodysurfing into the air on the hands of the crowd...
...have quietly made their way into even the most personal of our private moments. On one wall, behind the toilet, was an ad for the movie, “Orange County.” Behind me, above a stack of spare toilet paper rolls, was a poster for Charmin brand bathroom tissues. And beside the sink, glaring at me while I washed my hands, was an advertisement for liquid hand soap...
...raced down the strip in Mintz’s car, I came to the realization that I was invincible. I could not wait to find a crowd of adolescents so I could offer them drugs. Suddenly I was at a stoplight and a brand new Ford Taurus pulled up next to me. Sure, I was already driving a Taurus, but, like, the other one had a CD player. I leapt out of my car and began forcing the driver out of the other Taurus. “This is a carjacking!” I yelled. “What...