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...there is still one safe mainstay on television, guaranteed not to make you wish for a better anything: “The Sopranos.” I ended a five-week television drought to watch my first episode at a study break. The average Soprano is 30 percent overweight, heavily therapized and under FBI surveillance, with friends who die unexpectedly on a regular basis. I came out feeling great about myself—who needs more drama in Cambridge? Ah, if only my heater worked...

Author: By Arianne R. Cohen, | Title: Must-Flee TV | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...courts finally. Apparently, I’m 50 pounds overweight for a nationally competitive program. My 40-yard dash time of 8.6 seconds is described as “slower than a snail floating on a stream of molasses...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Rahooligan: Thanks, Larry (Or, My Seven Weeks Off) | 11/6/2002 | See Source »

LARGE TRAVELERS Many carriers are forcing overweight flyers who need more room to pay for an extra seat, often at a discount or child's fare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fee-quent Flyer | 10/28/2002 | See Source »

...River Delta are notoriously rigid?they want idols they can simultaneously worship and relate to. This limits individuality and restricts creative latitude. Besides, Chen is already dragging baggage. Some fans accuse her of riding her brother's coattails. Others snipe that, at 167 centimeters and 48 kilograms, she is overweight for a Canto artist. She combats the negative buzz by watching what she eats?"Apples are good," she says?and by trying to stop her brother from hyping her songs when he is making public appearances. More than anything, she remembers the deal she made when she decided to become...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Star is Formed | 10/28/2002 | See Source »

...left, there were two women, one dyed blonde with large gold hoops and tight sand-blasted jeans, the other in an olive shirt and dark pants, overweight with shaggy cropped hair. The blonde gossiped, nodding and swaying as she talked. I heard about the slashed tires, what woman was back in jail and why her rehab had worked. The other, larger woman didn’t talk half as much. It’s been a long month, she said at one point. I paid one of my bills twice…it’s been a long month...

Author: By Katie Disalvo, | Title: Nicer Not Necessary | 10/11/2002 | See Source »

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