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...presiding like the nicest homeroom teacher was Dick Clark, just 26 when he took over the show. Calming, genial, sweet-faced and way cleverer than he appeared, Clark was the Ike of teens - a canny conduit to spread the social and sonic threat of rock 'n roll from kids' bedrooms into the nation's living rooms. Jerry Lee Lewis might come on, pound away at "Great Balls of Fire" and flip his head forward, letting his hair spill over his face like a thick blond veil. (I can still recall a delicious roiling in my stomach when I saw this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Philly Fifties: Rock 'n Radio | 7/14/2001 | See Source »

...rented white sedan. The drive was less than two miles; the destination, a neighborhood of older brick ranches and split-levels built before two-car garages came into style. The Browns' house, with Mediterranean arches along its front walk and gun-metal blue trim, is among the nicest on the block. It has a narrow front yard and a paved driveway. Derwin and Phyllis Brown's son, Robert, 18, looked out a front window to see his father, who had parked in the street, walking up the driveway with a bounce in his step, carrying Christmas gifts he had bought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Georgia: Who Shot The Sheriff? | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

Perhaps this represents confusion between democratic passions and the rule of law. More likely, though, People Power has become its own institution, and one that seems monopolized by a certain clique. I spent many days in crowds like the ones on EDSA last week. They were the nicest mobs I have ever been in - they gave mobs a good name. People Power has become an acceptable term for a troubling phenomenon: one that used to be known as mob rule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oops, We Did It Again | 1/29/2001 | See Source »

...beautiful story. I was just blown away by the story and how well-written it was. I also met Lasse Hallstrom, who is one of the greatest directors and nicest people in the world. I was darn lucky to get picked for it [Chocolat...

Author: By Marcelline Block, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Woman on the Verge: An Interview with Carrie Anne Moss | 12/8/2000 | See Source »

...great time, and it seems like the best players are the nicest guys," Moore said. "They split the team up into four groups, and I was lucky enough to get to play with the big gunners--[Theoren] Fleury, [Mark] Messier, and [Adam] Graves...

Author: By Jennie L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Harvard to the NHL: A Primer | 11/3/2000 | See Source »

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