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...PASS THE BUTT-KICKING BATON One suspects that if JENNIFER GARNER'S character in Daredevil had worn a turtleneck and baggy jeans, we might have seen the end of her, but the leather-clad Elektra is getting her own spin-off. The already announced sequel is no surprise: Daredevil made $45 million in its opening weekend. But news of Elektra's spin-off is more of a shock. Not to give anything away, but her health seemed somewhat less than robust at the end of the film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 10, 2003 | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

...Butt Grocery Co., based in San Antonio, Texas, had no doubt that customers at its 20 stores in northern Mexico would gobble up the tortillas, because Hispanic customers at its 280 stores in Texas and Louisiana had already taken to their chewy texture and toasty flavor. That's just one example of the cross-border synergy that's helping H-E-B, as the chain is called, expand sales and profits in both countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Texas Grocer Thrives Down in Old Mexico | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

Some people just feel incomplete without an enemy, and as it grows increasingly unacceptable to show intolerance toward any group of humans, it becomes more tempting to condemn inanimate objects. They can't defend themselves. They can't hire lawyers or take out full-page ads. So whether the butt of the latest self-righteous crusade is a cell phone, a double cheeseburger or a bottle of malt liquor, it has no choice but to sit there and take its beating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why I Luv My SUV | 2/24/2003 | See Source »

...posed for a portrait with a plastic bag over his face. He took a bow with his butt hanging out of his pants. He made models walk over pebbles while gripping spiked dental braces in their mouths. The front-row set at his shows is as tense as cats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Shape Of Things To Come | 2/5/2003 | See Source »

...Pain in the Butt...

Author: By Michael A. Mohammed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Bar Owners Fear Ban Would Hurt Business | 2/5/2003 | See Source »

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