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...first met in 1997, he says, "she told me she thought I was an old man." "I was scared of him!" says Spears, who was then 15. "I thought he was someone from, like, [rock band] Mötley Crüe or something." Martin's long hair and leather outfits were remnants of his days as a wannabe rock star. Spears got used to them and to Martin - and they both got down to the business of making hits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top of the Pops | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...suit and a passable faux Rolex. Girls say they like his strong jaw and jutting cheekbones. Married women prefer his listening skills and languorous back rubs. For an all-night chat session with these lonely wives, Zhang expects only a good dinner and a little farewell gift, like a leather cell-phone holder or monogrammed gold lighter. But if they want something more, he expects at least $120 in cash. "We never talk about price beforehand," he says. "That's tacky. But these women know how these things work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He Works Hard for the Money | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

Most married women don't go for the flashy gigolos who haunt karaoke parlors in their black-leather togs. They're for the younger girls who hanker to pair up with a bad boy for a night. Instead, rich urban wives want the kind of guy they envision for their daughters: well-mannered, well-groomed, well-heeled. By day Zhang sells real estate, and his Beijing apartment is filled with pale blond Ikea furniture. He doesn't need the money, really, but he's longing for a new Zegna suit, and his latest patron - the 48-year-old wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He Works Hard for the Money | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...wall near the door like one of Hannibal Lecter's victims is a life-size paper model of the internal organs of a human being. Hmm. Maybe this isn't the best vibe for a rock interview. "Let's get out of here," says Matthews, grabbing a leather jacket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: And The Band Plays On... | 3/5/2001 | See Source »

...popular than Arafat in the West Bank. They call him Napoleon. Despite Sharon's electoral win, he actually comes across as gleeful, an ambitious prizefighter finally getting a shot at the champ. As he wolfs down a plate of lamb and rice, too rushed to take off his black leather jacket, he rattles off the reasons to be happy. The intifadeh not only brought Barak crawling back to the table, he believes, but also pressured him to give new concessions until the violence drove him from office. Now Sharon's election will give Palestinians a chance to show Israelis that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waiting For History To Happen | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

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