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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Maybe Maguire is a control freak because he never had much control over things as a kid. His parents were 18 and 20 when they had him, and split up two years later. Dad was a cook; Mom was a secretary. Maguire grew up ping-ponging between them, moving from state to state. Often he was so nervous he threw up in the morning before school. Then everything changed. He was in junior high, and his mom wanted him to take a drama class. She bribed him with $100. After that, it was commercials--his first onscreen performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tobey Grows Up | 7/21/2003 | See Source »

...PREPARED FOR PEOPLE TO FREAK OUT WHEN THEY REALIZE YOU'RE TRYING TO REHABILITATE JOSEPH MCCARTHY? On the basis of doing my research, I've noticed that liberals have been hysterical about McCarthy for 50 years and no one's been arguing back. So now that someone's arguing back, yes, I'm expecting candlelight vigils...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Ann Coulter | 7/14/2003 | See Source »

...throw punches in Boxing Chump or bang on the drums in Beat Freak. And then there's Wishi Washi, where you clean virtual windows and score points for washing speed and thoroughness. (An unlikely premise, but then no one expected the Sims to be a hit either.) The whole package retails around €60. Eventually, Sony plans to merge the technology with other PS2 franchises, like Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid. In the meantime, that nasty karate master is coming straight at me: a kick to the groin should do the trick. A Foggy Idea It's guaranteed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech Watch | 7/6/2003 | See Source »

...music booming in the shop is heavy, probably Nordic, and a bootlegged DVD is showing the latest video from the German band Lucyfire. "We're thinking of going for the cowboy look like these guys, at our next show," jokes Otong, Koil's lead singer. "Our fans would probably freak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bandung's Headbangers | 6/16/2003 | See Source »

...Scholar and a Neat Freak...

Author: By Faryl Ury, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Latin Lives, and Speaks, For Currier Orator | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

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