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...Armstrong has nothing but praise for her savior, describing BoJo as her "knight in a shining bicycle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: London Mayor Saves Filmmaker from Mugging | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

...Advance Sales Sure, people were lined up with tickets in hand for Heath Ledger's posthumous turn in The Dark Knight, but Jackson has a more enthusiastic and far more universal fan base, now encouraged by the pressure of a deadline. Sony made a hard push for advance ticket sales over and above what most movies command, with the same thrust and hype that live-concert sales get. The result has been impressive: since the Sept. 27 on-sale date, there have been reports of 1,600 advance sellouts. "This is a movie that's tailormade for advance ticketing," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marketing This Is It: How Sony Created a Global Event | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

...JaQuel Knight, who choreographed the "Single Ladies" video along with Frank Gatson Jr., says the "Single Ladies" team always had children in mind. "We often went back to our childhood days, when our parents would ask us to dance for all the relatives at the family cookout," he says. "They weren't the best steps on the planet, but the feeling, emotion and passion of the steps in that moment were incredible." (See the best and worst of YouTube in four minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All the Single Babies: Why Do Tots Love Beyoncé? | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

...parents find it hard to argue with a three-minute diversion that both they and their children can enjoy dancing along to. Knight says he is thrilled about babies' reaction to the video. "It is absolutely heartwarming and most definitely places a smile on my face," he says, "to see our piece of art touching those at such a young age, even those who can't walk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All the Single Babies: Why Do Tots Love Beyoncé? | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

...beat the bully. Myles Brand, the NCAA president who died Sept. 16 at 67, will always be remembered as the man who finally fired Bobby Knight. For years, the basketball coach's boorish behavior had embarrassed Indiana University, of which Brand was president. After Brand bounced Knight in 2000 for allegedly grabbing a student, rabid supporters of the coach burned Brand in effigy. But history will laud Brand's bravery. In 2003 he took over the NCAA, an outfit in desperate need of stricter academic standards. Though he couldn't purify college sports--can anyone?--Brand's reforms held schools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Myles Brand | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

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