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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Doug Gale, a 30-year-old Dallas banker, returned from a vacation to Tokyo and Hong Kong in 2001 raving as much about TV sets as about ancient temples, towering skyscrapers and exotic food. A self-proclaimed tech geek, Gale scouted out electronics shops and was mesmerized by flat-screen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Flat Chance | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

It bills its fare as “exotic Mediterranean,” and the décor of its two rooms seems to back that claim. Hand-wrought copper tables from Bosnia stand a comfortable distance apart in the dining room, where musicians of similar provenance perform from 10...

Author: By Alexandra B. Moss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Balkan Feast | 11/18/2004 | See Source »

Since going solo in 1990, Taha's output has been eclectic. He produced two rock-based albums before going decidedly electronic with Olé, Olé in 1995. In 1998, Diwan went gold - selling over 100,000 copies in France - fueled by the hit single Ya Rayah, a popular north...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Arab Style | 11/14/2004 | See Source »

No one can read Charlotte Simmons without picking nits. There was a time when Wolfe was a pioneer, reporting back to straight America from the exotic island of radical youth culture in books like The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers, but nowadays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I am Still Tom Wolfe | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

However, where Shrek 2 earned its PG rating from its crude humor and suggestive content, The Incredibles is PG for action violence keeping the movie true to Pixar’s tradition of witty and clean entertainment. The audience is treated to explosive battle sequences shot amidst the breath-taking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film Reviews | 11/5/2004 | See Source »

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