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[ALTER EGO] Clark Kent [COOL CAR] No need [TRAGIC PAST] Home planet destroyed [URBAN PERCH] Metropolis [ARCHENEMIES] Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Metallo [SUPERPOWERS] Faster than a speeding bullet; ability to leap tall buildings [WEARS A CAPE?] Yes

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Truth, Justice and the Catholic Way | 12/18/2000 | See Source »

From designs for Renaissance forts to a replica of the sexy robot from Fritz Lang's Metropolis, 1926. From baroque engravings of New World cannibals in grass huts to pictures of yuppies enjoying a stroll through Celebration, Disney's "ideal town" in Florida. From Nazi racial propaganda to unalluring photos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ideas: The Phantom of Utopia | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

Examples of this phenomenon abound in our popular culture. A seemingly weaker David vanquished the intimidating Goliath. Town pansy George McFly summoned his inner strength to knock out reviled bully Biff. And most clearly, Clark Kent, the mild-mannered farmboy-turned-reporter, was Superman, hero to millions in Metropolis.

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sports Spotlight: Spencer George `04 | 10/4/2000 | See Source »

So while the athletic benefits can be considerable--fencers must cross-train rigorously to balance muscle development in their arms and legs--many kids sign on for the unique intellectual challenge. It's not unusual for a skinny kid to beat a beefy hulk. Alyson McCormick, whose son Sam, 11...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dueling Darlings | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

NEW DELHI, India--Every night I go to sleep wearing Delhi. Try as I may to disrobe, to wash the city from my skin, I remain clothed in the urban masala of textures and smells that seasons the ancient metropolis on the banks of the Yamuna River. A drop of...

Author: By Lauren E. Baer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Real Urban Outfitter | 7/14/2000 | See Source »

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