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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Both the Harvard Square Information Booth near the T, and the Harvard University Events & Information booth in the Holyoke Center claim to be rich depositories of "information." But how much do they really know...

Author: By B.c. Wasserstein, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Get A Clue: An Info Booth Investigation | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...from her claws and saw that two big parking tickets had been slapped on his car. Grant drove over to the parking office and requested a spot in Peabody Terrace, his next choice. Without referring to lottery results, he was granted his demand. His car now resides happily near his Dunster home. His sister Devon maintains "I think if you're a good sweet-talker, you can get what you want. It's all about knowing what...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Harvard Parking Uncovered | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...Next to us, a girl examining a bottle of "Original Abercrombie & Fitch fragrance for women" ($32.50) nervously replaces it on the shelf and scampers for cover near the large brown leather chairs in front of the dressing rooms...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo, Sarah L. Gore, and Samuel Hornblower, S | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Shopping with Prof. Schor | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...right, tracing the path we took earlier, and end up back near the checkout counter and the same ultra-attractive salespeople looking decidedly unenthused about our return. "Research shows that the further into a store you go, the more likely you are to buy something. And as you can see this setup very cleverly forces you to go further into the store, and therefore increases your chances of buying something...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo, Sarah L. Gore, and Samuel Hornblower, S | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Shopping with Prof. Schor | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...reacted strongly to most of the requests, and the audience kept egging him on so he would shout something like "Screw my nuts" or "Chicken Cow my ass," which occurred fairly regularly. This obscene element seemed to be the most attractive to most of the crowd, myself included. Near the end of the show, a small group of people walked by me on their way out. One woman wasn't ready to leave. "Don't you want to hear him scream more shit?" she said...

Author: By Benjamin D. Mathis-lilley, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Sucking a Caribou's Ass?: An Evening With the World's Weirdest Rock Star | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

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