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...sales were painfully slow. Then came Molly, a line of low-rise, slightly flared women's jeans with a wholesome name that became a success in the U.S. Word on the street fanned sales, and soon youthful celebrities like Chelsea Clinton, Geri Halliwell and über trendy MTV presenters were seen sporting Mavis. Molly was followed by Mark, Minnie and Meg, and Mavi grew by double digits each year to become one of America's top brands for under-25s. North American sales were $45 million last year, while worldwide sales totaled $250 million. In March, Mavi will make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making the Perfect Fit | 2/23/2003 | See Source »

This low cost allowed Northwestern to digitize twenty cable stations, which were voted on by students and included the Cartoon Network, CNN, ESPN and MTV. The result has been positive; students report being happy with the picture quality and with being able to watch their favorite shows in the comfort of their dorms. According to the Daily Northwestern, its students living in the dorms are getting all twenty stations for only $121.20 a year—or about $12.50 per month of school. With a price tag lower than a dinner at Spice each month, most Harvard students would...

Author: By Judd B. Kessler, | Title: Cable in the Ivory Tower | 2/18/2003 | See Source »

...overkill mode, as the networks have signed up dozens of dating shows, talent searches and other voyeurfests. And like an overheated NASDAQ, the reality market is bound to correct. But unlike earlier TV reality booms, this one is supported by a large, young audience that grew up on MTV's The Real World and considers reality as legitimate as dramas and sitcoms--and that, for now, prefers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Why Reality TV Is Good For Us | 2/17/2003 | See Source »

...America, it's the best comedy to debut here this season, because its characters are the kind of hard-to-pigeonhole folks you find in life--or on reality TV. On Survivor and The Amazing Race, the gay men don't drop Judy Garland references in every scene. MTV's Making the Band 2--a kind of hip-hop American Idol--gave center stage to inner-city kids who would be portrayed as perps or victims on a cop drama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Why Reality TV Is Good For Us | 2/17/2003 | See Source »

...Dominique C. Deleon ’04, may not be supermen, but they have all the makings of superstars. Only weeks after the group first came into being, Justice League made its first public appearance together last Thursday at the Orpheum Theatre, warming up the stage for the MTV favorite and chart topper Fabolous...

Author: By Ryan J. Kuo and Tina Rivers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Scales of Justice | 2/13/2003 | See Source »

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