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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Those who take the leap usually say they're glad they did, according to Jack Lazor, an organic farmer in Vermont since 1976, who has helped dozens of others get their start. "They try it for the money, and then six months later, they say they'd never do it any other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Agribusiness: A New Cash Cow | 7/14/2003 | See Source »

...goofy cuteness of Ellingson’s death scenes, Odell’s delightfully overdone antics and McAuliffe’s perfectly endearing naiveté. Though Luisa could have used more pep in her songs, on the whole, the production’s very slight bobbles (like some awkward leap-frogging by Averell and Moss) add only to its carefree charm...

Author: By Michelle Chun, CRIMSON ARTS THEATER CRITIC | Title: Review: A Good Dose of Whimsy Delights | 7/3/2003 | See Source »

...than defend the books as just good clean fun. They praise them as powerful moral tools. The Catholic News Service, run by the American bishops, puts the books on its recommended list for children. Ministers preach sermons likening Harry's running through the wall of Platform 934 to a leap of faith. "We're missing something if we can't tell stories from the Bible as compelling as Harry Potter," says John Fleming, minister of First United Methodist in Henrietta, Texas. Many have found embedded in the books all kinds of biblical imagery. "If you read these books carefully, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Real Magic Of Harry Potter | 6/23/2003 | See Source »

...album, Hail to the Thief, Yorke finally reached the inevitable conclusion that the only original and obstreperous thing left was to stop trying so hard to be original and obstreperous. "Before we started this album, I was thinking, 'We're gonna have to make some huge sonic leap again, keep changing, keep ahead of the rest,'" Yorke says between bites of a vegan meal at Radiohead's west London rehearsal space. "And it did seem a bit silly to do it just for the sake of it, because that was never the point. It just took a while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top Of The Rock 'N' Roll Heap | 6/9/2003 | See Source »

...It’s almost hard to think back to where we were when he arrived,” says Abrams Curator of Drawings William W. Robinson. “In every area, there’s been a tremendous leap in the level of activity and quality of programming, acquisitions and lectures...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: With Renovations Needed, Art Museums Seek Leader | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

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