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A highly-touted forward from Shawnee High School in New Jersey, Zach Martin is deceivingly disarming. With a crooked smile and a sheepish grin, Martin betrays the image of a boy on Christmas morning.

Author: By David Mu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard's rookie marksman aims high | 11/20/2002 | See Source »

In an endearing growl, 25-year-old Josh Ritter sings about the “small moments”—everyday occurences that may seem insignificant to the casual observer. Inspired by the likes of Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, Ritter paints evocative pictures of life...

Author: By Matthew V. Cantor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Homegrown Folk Fare | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

The Lancelot of economics, Alan Greenspan, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II last week. But some top economists worry that the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman has moved too slowly to slay the dragon they hear stirring: deflation. The term describes an economic slough of despond in which capacity exceeds demand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time to Break a Lance on Deflation? | 9/29/2002 | See Source »

President Bush's response to the misdeeds of corporate ceos [Nation, Aug. 12] reminds me of Claude Rains' famous line in Casablanca. As Captain Renault, Rains closes down Humphrey Bogart's casino and says, "I am shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"--just as the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 2, 2002 | 9/2/2002 | See Source »

The story of Adrian Monk--the protagonist of the hit detective show on the USA cable network--is not unlike the story of Monk the series. Monk, played by Tony Shalhoub, is a brilliant detective with a few quirks: after his wife was murdered, he developed obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Double Duty for Monk | 8/26/2002 | See Source »

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