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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...where they work and whom they love. Like elaborate humanoid Tamagotchis, the Sims' needs (like food, hygiene, comfort and fun) pop up on a little control panel on the bottom of the screen. Ignore the warning signs, and you'd better be prepared for trouble. "They're like human guinea pigs," says Wright. "It makes you realize how much of your own life is a strategy game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hangin' with the Sims | 2/7/2000 | See Source »

...bullets, as they confronted Diallo, 22, a street vendor who stood all of 5-foot-6 and weighed 150 lbs. And about his supposed resemblance to a sexual predator suspected of raping more than 50 women. And the fact that Diallo, who hailed from the African nation of Guinea, lied on his application for political asylum, falsely claiming he was fleeing persecution in Mauritania. Then if all else fails, lash out at Sharpton and the busload of semi-professional protesters he imports from New York City each day to chant "No justice, no peace! No justice, no peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Diallo Trial, a Mother's Burdensome Vigil | 2/7/2000 | See Source »

...should date people who have never heard of her--ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jews who don't watch TV, tribesmen in Papua New Guinea. She should put her energies into impressing one guy instead of 240 million Americans. She should not be afraid to be vulnerable. That sign of humanity is what will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 60-Second Symposium | 1/17/2000 | See Source »

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