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...half-century - was both a stunt and a metaphor. No, he wasn?t at death?s door, and yes, the imploring audience was in on the act. But who cared? It had the gaudy theatricality that would become the norm in pop culture: orchestrated hysteria that was either fake-real or real-fake. On this level, Brown was the godfather, not of soul, but of heavy metal and glam rock, of Rocky Horror and Dreamgirls, of the WWF and Jerry Springer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Appreciation: James Brown | 12/26/2006 | See Source »

...subdivision of the second-rate subdivision. With no hope of ever competing for the title as the Mountaineers and Minutemen did thanks to the league’s inability to partake in the 16-team playoff, the Crimson and co. knows a little bit about fake attempts at inclusion.And just as we’re referred to as I-AA participants without all of the rights the rest of the I-AA schools have, it’s in very poor form for the NCAA to act as if its two so-called “subdivisions?...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE MALCOM X-FACTOR: NCAA: Quit the Name Games | 12/18/2006 | See Source »

...even know when or where Senior Bars are! This could either be because I am still not 21, or because I’ve yet to hand in my degree application. Either way, this sucks. I’ll make your life easy: where can I get a fake? —Irkingly UnderagedUnderage, it’s simple. Find someone who looks relatively like you who’s over 21, and ask for one of their old IDs. We of the over-21 brethren understand this plight. We will give you our old IDs (sometimes for only...

Author: By Sara J. Culver, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DEAR SARA | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

...Worlds - acknowledged as the model for the Belgian prank - but more than 30,000 phone calls flooded the broadcaster's switchboard, and the channel's website crashed as concerned viewers sought confirmation. The reason for the hubbub, of course, is that although the events described in the fake "news" broadcast had more than a dash of melodrama, they were eminently believable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Belgium's "War of the Worlds" | 12/15/2006 | See Source »

Take out your bikini! This husband-and-wife team advises avoiding "fake and fattening foods" and sticking with unrefined whole foods, such as fruits and vegetables. Oh, and exercise. (Do we detect a common theme here?) The Good Mood Diet By Susan Kleiner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Next Year's Diet Books | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

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