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...about the ‘Poon was that its writers call themselves the “literature board” while producing mostly pieces of no more than 300 words which are usually in list format and rarely feature plot or characters. Hankins has breathed new life into the rag with submissions like “What if Historical Figures Spoke in Modern Slang English?” Commented Lampoon President Steven C. Hely ‘02 while reading Hankins’ piece: “The kid’s right—it would be funny...

Author: By Gossip Guy, | Title: Gossip Guy! | 11/8/2001 | See Source »

...four months after Chandra disappeared. When he is not landing these “major” interviews, King makes do with his regular Chandra Levy panel which, as far as I can tell, is made up of former lawyers and an anchorwoman from Court TV—a rag tag group of two-bit noted non-experts who have become mini-celebrities of their own through their nightly guesses as to Chandra’s whereabouts...

Author: By Joshua I. Weiner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Where's the Beef? | 9/11/2001 | See Source »

...basically run the pump dry." The medics could well have declared Jessie dead. But Smith and paramedic Chris Warnock had kept the chopper's engines running for a "scoop and run" and with Jessie's uncle, they carried the boy to the chopper. "He was kind of like a rag doll," Smith says. Inside, the medics continued CPR and inserted a breathing tube. They had been on the ground less than 6 min. As they closed the door, they asked about the arm. Smith says, "No one knew where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Jessie Arbogast | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

...Eugeners are headed to Genoa this week, despite their anticapitalist bent; they're too busy at home. Local anarchists broadcast a weekly radio program and two cable-television shows. They publish half a dozen 'zines, from Black-Clad Messenger to F___ the System, the new jailhouse rag from Free and Critter, and Rob the Rich!, published by prisoner Robert Thaxton, who was sentenced to seven years for injuring a Eugene policeman with a rock in a June 1999 riot. And the town is home to one of the movement's celebrities, anarcho-primitivist philosopher John Zerzan, who visited Unabomber...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFTER SEATTLE: In Oregon, Anarchists Act Locally | 7/23/2001 | See Source »

...Under pressure from propaganda officials, Guangzhou-based Southern Weekend this month sacked three editors and effectively downgraded itself from the sassiest read in China to a rag as bland as the People's Daily. It's the latest casualty in the Communist Party's battle against the nation's increasingly independent-minded media, a clash that's linked to an internal power struggle over who will assume top party positions in a reshuffle expected next year. More immediately, the party will be celebrating its 80th anniversary on July 1 and wants to ensure that it gets good press...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Killing the Messenger | 7/18/2001 | See Source »

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