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...that the leaves suddenly change color when exposed to biological or chemical agents. In New York City and Washington, rumors were viral, spreading by word and wire; a friend calls a friend to say her ex-boyfriend's sister's friend's father is a top New York City cop and told his daughter to "avoid the subway for the next 36 hours." Members of Congress were warned about possible assassination attempts, even as missile batteries were scattered all over the capital, and at one Safeway store there was not a bottle of water left. Parents sent their kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Nation On Edge | 2/24/2003 | See Source »

...would be easier to bemoan reality shows' crowding out sitcoms and dramas if the latter weren't in such a rut. But the new network shows of fall 2002 were a creatively timid mass of remakes, bland family comedies and derivative cop dramas. Network executives dubbed them "comfort"--i.e., familiar and boring--TV. Whereas reality TV--call it "discomfort TV"--lives to rattle viewers' cages. It provokes. It offends. But at least it's trying to do something besides help you get to sleep. Some upcoming reality concepts are idealistic, like FX's American Candidate, which aims to field...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Why Reality TV Is Good For Us | 2/17/2003 | See Source »

...Survivor and The Amazing Race, the gay men don't drop Judy Garland references in every scene. MTV's Making the Band 2--a kind of hip-hop American Idol--gave center stage to inner-city kids who would be portrayed as perps or victims on a cop drama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Why Reality TV Is Good For Us | 2/17/2003 | See Source »

...hosts the big regional antiques and bric-a-brac market held on the first full weekend of every month. Dealers have to wait as long as two years to secure a regular stand here, and those on the waiting list often arrive at dawn on Friday hoping to temporarily cop the spot of a no-show colleague. Along with genuine antiques and fine furniture, there's a lot of Granny's attic on hand, from slatted-wood children's sleds to old family photos and rusty garden shears. From the Place du Salin a beguiling maze of crooked streets leads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Little City Went to Market | 2/17/2003 | See Source »

With regard to class, Cohen says that suburban sprawl wasn’t the same for everyone, distinguishing between “cop and fireman” suburbs and “upscale” suburbs to counter the false belief that America had one huge, equal middle class...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cohen Takes On Consumerism | 2/14/2003 | See Source »

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