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...walks into one of New York's fancier restaurants just before closing, with no reservation, dressed in jeans, a flannel shirt and an aggressively unstylish vest. There are no tables immediately available, and so Murray launches into his version of singing for his supper. He makes fun of the hostess's Carolina accent ("Golly, you from around here?"), jokes about the restaurant's d??cor ("I feel a little overdressed") and shakes hands with everyone who comes up to him. In a few seconds, the restaurant is electric, and the employees have disappeared to find a place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Many Faces of Bill | 1/3/2005 | See Source »

Inugirl is the hip hostess in her party room, one of thousands of virtual rooms that players can visit in the new Habbo Hotel, an animated virtual chat world for teens. Dressed in a pink knit cap and matching tank top, Inugirl makes small talk with newcomers while guests flirt, dance and admire the bearskin rug and snazzy decor in her brightly colored crib. Launched in Finland in 2000 by two university students, Habbo Hotel now has 2.2 million monthly visitors worldwide, according to the site. The U.K. version, at habbohotel.co.uk, opened in February 2001 and has 11.5 million users...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Virtual Hotel for Teens | 11/1/2004 | See Source »

Inugirl is the hip hostess in her party room, one of thousands of virtual rooms that players can visit in the new Habbo Hotel, an animated virtual chat world for teens. Dressed in a pink knit cap and matching tank top, Inugirl makes small talk with newcomers while guests flirt, dance and admire the bearskin rug and snazzy decor in her brightly colored crib. Launched in Finland in 2000 by two university students, Habbo Hotel now has 2.2 million monthly visitors worldwide, according to the site. The U.K. version, at habbohotel.co.uk, opened in February 2001 and has 11.5 million users...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Virtual Hotel for Teens | 10/31/2004 | See Source »

CHARGED. PHIL SPECTOR, 64, eccentric record producer who created the "wall of sound" pop style in the 1960s; in the murder of Lana Clarkson, 40, last year; in Los Angeles. The actress was working as a hostess at the House of Blues on the night she went home with Spector, who has said she shot herself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 11, 2004 | 10/11/2004 | See Source »

INUGIRL IS THE HIP HOSTESS in her party room, one of thousands of virtual rooms that players can visit in the new Habbo Hotel, an animated virtual chat world for teens. Dressed in a pink knit cap and matching tank top, Inugirl makes small talk with newcomers while guests flirt, dance and admire the bearskin rug and snazzy décor in her brightly colored crib. Launched in Finland in 2000 by two university students, Habbo Hotel now has 2.2 million monthly visitors worldwide, according to the site. The U.S. version, at habbohotel.com just opened in September and already has about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech: A Virtual Hotel for Teens | 10/11/2004 | See Source »

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