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...From Paris to Greenwich Village to mod London, Southern befriended some of the greatest writers, artists, and musicians of the day, spending hours sharing their pet indulgences. His status as a cooler-than-cool pop-culture icon was solidified by his appearance (shades and all) in the pantheon of heroes that populate the cover of the "Sgt. Pepper" album. Hill emphasizes that Southern created the "grand guy" persona to deal with an innate shyness; Southern's collaborator Nelson Lyon is quoted as saying that as Southern grew older, he became a victim of his alter ego, "trapped in the cliches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The High Life and High Times of Terry Southern | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

...self-resuscitators are also being helped by the increasing popularity of vintage clothes. The everything-old-is-new-again trend means wearing Pauline Trigere is cooler than wearing Donna Karan. Old Chanel is better than new. In which case, Texas Pacific Group may have hit the mother lode in the somnolent 150-year-old Bally, which it bought late in 1999. Bally has a reputation for expensive, well-made shoes that register zero on the Richter scale. But the new creative director, Scott Fellows, has something most designers don't: a Harvard M.B.A. (He also attended the Fashion Institute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dusting Off Fashion's Old Bags | 6/15/2001 | See Source »

...Virgin of Guadalupe, and CDs featuring popular Norteno and Tejano stars. The biggest selling items are aluminum foil, toilet-bowl cleaner and three-packs of paper towels. Store manager Ed Garza says traffic in the store picks up as midnight approaches: "People like to shop when it's cooler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: La Nueva Frontera: Just Another Day In A Bridge Town | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

...billion annually. But that's not nearly enough to build Bush's system, which could top $200 billion. Military leaders fear their planes, tanks and ships would have greater utility against future threats than a missile shield. And Powell, reflecting his military background and his new post, is cooler to missile defense than the hawkish Rumsfeld...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Secretary Of Missile Defense | 5/14/2001 | See Source »

...award is the highest honor a magazine can win, and the judges must sift through hundreds of submissions to find 17 winners. That may sound like a lot, but remember, there were some three dozen Oscars handed out this year. And the NMA stabile, in my biased opinion, looks cooler: instead of a naked man holding a sword, the victors receive an Ellie, a replica of an elephant designed by Alexander Calder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cooler Than An Oscar | 5/14/2001 | See Source »

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