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...string is actually more powerful than the average. So it's possible that players developed aggressive topspin strokes with Luxilon because they felt they needed to swing harder to generate the same pace. As former world No. 1 Jim Courier says, "Technology has been the catalyst, but my guess is that if you forced all players to go back to technology from 1950 they would play much more aggressively than previous generations. The new style is working for them." Whatever the exact interplay of man and equipment may be, it has allowed fans to witness a thrilling revolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: String Theory | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

Never counted 'em. But my guess would be--there are suspenders in New York and Washington and, of course, at my home in Los Angeles--150. But they can't be clip-ons. Every pair of pants I buy--jeans, anything--we sew in the suspender buttons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Larry King | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

...releases, the three top worldwide winners are Monsters vs Aliens, Fast & Furious and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, all of which have exceeded $300 million thus far. Can you guess which of the late-2008 releases have earned about $250 million? Gran Torino and Marley & Me. As for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, it added $205 million offshore for a total of $332.6 million. And the top-grossing film worldwide since last fall, with $352.8 million: that little runt of an Anglo-Indie charmer, Slumdog Millionaire. It's like a Pixar movie, without the pixels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up Flies High at Box Office, as Pixar Delivers Again | 5/31/2009 | See Source »

...guess that’s still sport as life, though. That’s certainly the case for Jeffrey, who never quite understood why a white kid catching passes from a black kid on the “black” side of town was such an extraordinary achievement. For him, it was the simple joy of being able to run, to compete and not to worry about anything else in the process...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PARTING SHOT: Sport and Literature Provide Lasting Life Lessons | 5/30/2009 | See Source »

...importance of the progress it made.“I liked our ballclub,” Walsh said. “I thought every game we had a chance. For a team that played as many games as we did on the road, losing our No. 1, I guess that was kind of the philosophy. As Bill Parcells says, ‘You are what you are.’”—Staff writer Loren Amor can be reached at lamor@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEASON RECAP: Offensive Slump Terminates Ancient Eight Title Hopes | 5/30/2009 | See Source »

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