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...while all the hype surrounding the United States’ 5-0 victory over Finland centered on the hat trick of 18-year-old Natalie Darwitz, it was primary assists from the Harvard defensemen—Ruggiero and A.J. Mleczko ’97-’99—that put Darwitz in position to score the Americans’ first two goals...
...same logic applies to the rest of the current set of singers, lip-synchers and ambiguous go-betweens. Despite the reported $30 million Michael Jackson spent to hype his recent Invincible incarnation, the album failed to attract young listeners because it was one song deep. Though naysayers wishfully forecast doom and destruction for Britney Spears and the rest of the teen pop movement, she and ’NSYNC continue to outlive the predictions. Why? Because as savvily packaged and heavily promoted as they may be, their songs remain danceable and fun. Jessica Simpson and the Backstreet Boys are drifting...
...indistinguishable from every male patron of Boston’s Axis nightclub at their Feb. 1 performance. But their ease at turning out the best beats in the industry belied the tremendous skill and impressive talent they possess. For hours their eclectic blend of beats and samples showed the hype surrounding them has not come undeserved...
This unassuming young star was recently spotlighted in People and other publications and is sure to get a push on NBC’s personality-driven TV coverage. Despite all the individualized hype, Chu says her favorite part of the Olympic experience so far has been playing against Canada in a game that cemented her team’s spot as gold medal favorites. “We’ve played them eight times this year and there’s an intensity that’s kind of an extra drive because of the rivalry...
Entering the game against the Bears, much of the hype was focused on junior All-Ivy guard Earl Hunt and rightly so. The 6’4 scoring machine posted a 33-point effort in his last outing, versus Yale, and had a career-high 39-point effort two years ago in Lavietes Pavilion...