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...this is some kind of hoax and they're messing with the Rock's name, there's going to be hell to pay," Kollar said. "The Rock is probably going to be more mad than anyone...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Rock' Fans Miffed at Prank | 2/18/2000 | See Source »

...looking at the schedule right now and there's nothing on here," he said. "It's a big hoax, so we don't have any comments...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Rock' Fans Miffed at Prank | 2/18/2000 | See Source »

...that, the whole thing reeked of a giant hoax. Come on, now! The Mrs. Multi-Millionaire winner was certainly the least attractive--so we looked carefully for the signs of tampering. Sure enough, she just "happened" to be from the same area of California as her husband, also roller-bladed, and eagerly gushed abou her love for golf (he, suspiciously enough, developed golf courses in the area). Most conspicuous was his lascivious romantic whispering in her ear right after she was crowned winner and the kiss which wasn't the least bit awkward. Did these two know each other...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, | Title: Soman's in the [K]NOW | 2/18/2000 | See Source »

Regardless of which group is responsible for the hoax, Chun said the Lampoon is concerned about wrestling fans who will be let down by the news...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: WWF Wrestler May Be 'Poon Man of the Year | 2/17/2000 | See Source »

Eggers, 29, is not the first person you'd expect to produce a touching memoir, perhaps the least cool thing a young editor could do. In the mid-'90s he edited the San Francisco magazine Might, known for satiric stunts like its hoax faking the demise of Eight Is Enough star Adam Rich. The shoestring operation went bust in 1997, but Eggers landed at Esquire (he also published a dispatch on Cuba in TIME last year). The job left him "burned out," he says, on cheesecake photos, service journalism and celebrity doings. His next project was so retro...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dave Eggers' Mystery Box | 2/7/2000 | See Source »

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