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Sadly, the tempest in a tabernacle simply increased, loaves-and-fishes-style, the publicity for a lame, tame series--in which telling Satan "Go to hell!" passes for a punch line--that a merciful deity would have let expire silently by April. Which raises a now familiar situation for a critic. You'd like to stand up for GD&B. Because that's your job, right? To defend viewers' free choice? To save misunderstood works of genius from the philistines? Except GD&B isn't a work of genius. It's just an inept sitcom that lucked into some free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: God's Gift | 3/20/2000 | See Source »

...been asked a few times whether I think Matt Damon, Class of 1992, was an appropriate host for last week's Cultural Rhythms and I barely think it deserves any more thought. Matt Damon's a nice boy and all, but what a lame-o choice. In an effort to find someone mega-famous, the producers of the show forgot to find a truly "Cultural Artist" to be a representative of all the performers' hard work. Matt Damon isn't cultural. He's a super celebrity. But he isn't cultural. And I'm sure he knew that too, from...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's in the [K]NOW: a pop culture compendium | 3/3/2000 | See Source »

...community park in Gaffney, S.C., last Wednesday, I found my reasonably fit 34-year-old body straining to keep up with the health-conscious 53-year-old Governor as he sped around a track for four miles at the impressive pace of 7 1/2 minutes per mile. Pulling up lame, I watched while Bush cruised the final mile by himself. "It's unfair," Bush said graciously as I wheezed. "You didn't have a chance to warm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: My Jog with George | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...Election or Toy Story 2 and I'd still be happy). To look edgy, they reluctantly toss in Spike Jonze for Best Director and omit Frank Darabont for The Green Mile even though the movie is nominated for Best Picture--but that just makes them look self-conscious and lame...

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

KURT WARNER Rams QB's bags-to-riches tale is the Super Bowl story. Too bad the dotcom ads were so lame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Feb. 14, 2000 | 2/14/2000 | See Source »

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