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...Anyway, we did the song "We Got It Goin' On," which became a big hit for the Backstreet Boys in Europe. It was "Quit Playing Games," which I wrote with Herbie Crichlow, that broke them in America. We had wanted a hit in America, but some of the early acts didn't really work, so we felt that it was impossible for Europeans. Ace of Base and Roxette were one thing, but that sort of just happened by itself. It wasn't a smart marketing plan that made that happen. They were just amazing songs that no one could stop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Music Man | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...moments I opted for the "fast-acting" Nan Shi Xin Bao spray, a local anaesthetic to prolong coitus, and the high, focused promise of the Sinphar Supra Softgels. I started to explain to the attractive woman at the counter that I was a journalist writing a story, but I broke off in mid-sentence. She looked as if she had heard that before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up All Night Long | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...game came to a riveting conclusion early in the second overtime. As Dartmouth center Lauren Trottier broke in and was stopped by Dreyer, she barreled into the netminder and took her out of the play. The loose rebound popped out to winger Kristen Guarino, who buried the puck into the open...

Author: By David R. De remer, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: W. Hockey Notebook: NCAA Answers Questions With St. Lawrence Selection | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...that Marchese then passed those secrets along to other students. "She was betrayed," says Lepley, "and her intimate feelings were revealed for others to mock." While Marchese has acknowledged that the two girls have spoken--about matters as personal as God--her father denies his daughter harassed Bush or broke a confidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Williamsport: Girlhoods Interrupted | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...unpopular nerd," Moran says, and made fun of his black clothes. One day at lunch, a group of kids approached him; one said, "You're like those kids at Columbine." The boy responded, "I could be." On the strength of those three little words, Moran says, hysteria broke out at the school as rumors swirled about his possible intent. His locker was searched, and the baseball bat found inside was labeled a weapon. The entire school was evacuated. The boy spent six months in counseling and is now flourishing at another school. The school has said that under the circumstances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Legacy Of Columbine | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

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