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...LIVINGSTONE New London mayor is no New Labour. Fluke or start of worldwide lefty comeback...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: May 15, 2000 | 5/15/2000 | See Source »

Always remember this: for DiCaprio, Titanic--the all-time blockbuster that made him king of the movie world--was an anomaly, a fluke. He built his career not by playing the blameless hero in big swoony technotrash but by finding weird corners and gray areas in troubled teens in small, off-Broadwayish movies. He was a critics' darling before he was a heartthrob. The easy ingratiation he paraded in Titanic is one of his gifts, but not the most notable. We prefer his off-kilter choice of projects, his perfect pitch within so many of the characters he's played...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Beach Boy | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...been up-and-down recently," Stone said. "But our performance tonight was not a fluke. Everyone came up big in a big game...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Zevi Metal: Botterill Does It Again | 2/16/2000 | See Source »

...wasn't a fluke either that Northeastern had more opportunities in the offensive zone...

Author: By Timothy Jackson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mars and Venus | 2/9/2000 | See Source »

Since the series with Niagara makes up the remainder of Harvard's non-exhibition schedule before winter break, the Crimson will need a strong showing against the Purple Eagles (9-3-1, 5-3-0) to prove that Wednesday's collapse against Brown was a one-time fluke...

Author: By David R. De remer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W.Hockey Will Try to Forget Tie | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

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