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Skillfully managed, gracious and well spoken, Thorpe has been embraced by a public disturbed by the antics of sportsmen such as local tennis brat Lleyton Hewitt. Thorpe's impact on Australian youth has been compared with the Tiger Woods phenomenon in golf. "He's become a similar figure of hope, an ultimate role model," argues 1988 Olympic 200-m champion Duncan Armstrong. Thorpe has been a cover boy on magazines ranging from the frivolous to the prestigious, and many Australians feel they know a lot about him--from his shoe size (17) to his taste in music (grunge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Summer Olympics: Ian Thorpe | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

Skillfully managed, gracious and well spoken, Thorpe has been embraced by a public disturbed by the antics of sportsmen such as local tennis brat Lleyton Hewitt. Thorpe's impact on Australian youth has been compared with the Tiger Woods phenomenon in golf. "He's become a similar figure of hope, an ultimate role model," argues 1988 Olympic 200-m champion Duncan Armstrong. Thorpe has been a cover boy on magazines ranging from the frivolous to the prestigious, and many Australians feel they know a lot about him?from his shoe size (17) to his taste in music (grunge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Profile: Ian Thorpe | 9/6/2000 | See Source »

...spoiled brat will only go so far. It makes good entertainment for the conventioneers," Barr said...

Author: By Matthew F. Quirk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Protesters Gather in Philidelphia | 8/4/2000 | See Source »

...meets girl, boy hates girl, girl hates boy even more, boy and girl grow up hating each other. But suddenly when boy and girl end up at the same college, poof-a strange and interesting friendship arises. Such is the extremely unique excuse used to fuel the modern day brat packers in another round of self-promoting teeny-exploitation. Hey, and didn't that kid have sex with a pie?! Yes, as if his talents in American Pie didn't give him all of creative and anatomical exposure to last a lifetime-Jason Biggs is back, this time...

Author: By Arts Editors, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summer Movie Preview | 5/19/2000 | See Source »

Joey Ramone, lead singer of the defunct New York City punk band the Ramones: Beat on the Brat by the Ramones. Giuliani's a brat. He gets the job done, but he is a brat, and he takes himself a bit too seriously. New York's about having a good time. We're a fun city, and this song is all in good New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 60 Second Symposium | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

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