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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...have their own hierarchy. Currently, MPT also claims to have online bootlegs of Paycheck, Big Fish and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Beyond the desire to get something for nothing, serious downloaders relish the technology of pirating for technology's sake. "I'm a geek," says one Indian student living in France. "There's a thrill of it. The first movie I downloaded, it was quite a kick--it was My Big Fat Greek Wedding." The day Samurai appeared online, a dozen downloaders posted reviews--of the pirate copy. "Video is a little grainy, nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Hollywood Robbery | 1/26/2004 | See Source »

...thing about Fitzpatrick is, well, he’s a football geek. There is no other way to say it. He loves football like a little kid, except that he is 6’3” and 210 lbs and one of the smartest players on probably the smartest football team in the world...

Author: By Lande A. Spottswood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Made To Fitz | 11/21/2003 | See Source »

...teenage insecurities—it tells its audience that any transformation can be made with MTV’s help. In its casting call, MTV asks: “Are you…The soprano in the church choir but secretly want to learn how to rock? The computer geek who wants to put down his pocket protectors and pick up a varsity jacket?” If so, MTV suggests that you are a perfect candidate for “MADE.” Recent episodes have profiled such personalities as Kristen, the prissy rich girl from...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bubblegum Machine | 10/24/2003 | See Source »

...produced “Get Your Geek On” for VH1.  Is that a good pick-up line...

Author: By Scoop A. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fifteen Questions For John Aboud '95 and Michael Colton '97 | 10/23/2003 | See Source »

...million people watched last May as Ruben Studdard edged out Aiken by less than 1% of the votes. Studdard was the more polished singer, but Aiken was the better narrative. Week to week, with the help of a hair iron and contact lenses, he was transformed from a complete geek who sang show tunes into a better-looking geek who sang pop ballads. After the Idol finale, interest in Aiken surged, and his startlingly sincere first single, This Is the Night, trounced Studdard's to become the best-selling single since Elton John's reworked Candle in the Wind. Modern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Building A Better Pop Star | 10/13/2003 | See Source »

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