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...random facts. In the 1800s, social historians tell us, the average girl began to menstruate at 15; now the average age is 12. According to a recent national survey, 63% of teens reported using a computer in the 30 days previous to being polled. (For adults 50 and older, by the way, the figure was a mere 20%.) Not long ago, I, a 37-year-old, suffered a lapse of Internet access that was repaired by a 16-year-old who charges $50 an hour for his expert labor and trades stocks over the Web in his spare time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Teenagers Disappear? | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...Best Actor egregiously leaves out Jim Carrey's performance in Man on the Moon in favor of Sean Penn in Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown, an omission that stings slightly less than if they had nominated Tom Hanks for The Green Mile. (Totally random diversion, here. Tom Hanks is a poor actor. Why does everyone insist he's God? Did anyone see The Burbs? How about Joe vs. the Volcano? Just because he cried in Philadelphia, slurred his speech in Forrest Gump and lowered his volume in Saving Private Ryan doesn't mean he's Brando. Come...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, | Title: Soman's in the [K]NOW | 2/18/2000 | See Source »

Remember, this attack on Bow Street isn't a random blow dealt by an anonymous member of corporate America. This comes from our little piece of corporate America; let's claim our ownership, once...

Author: By Robin M. Wasserman, | Title: A Bow St. Revolution For All | 2/17/2000 | See Source »

...sweatshirt with the hood pulled up tight and a plaid shirt underneath to guard against the cold, says he is not a drug user. "Some people are," he says and many women and men assume that Shorey is also a drug user. "After I sold a paper yesterday, a random woman leaving the bank said 'I don't support drug habits,' as she walked by." Shorey was none too pleased, and when the woman made a point of telling a recent purchaser of Spare Change that Shorey was on drugs, he got in her face. The police came, but Shorey...

Author: By Adam M. Taub, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Brother. Can You Spare a Dime? | 2/17/2000 | See Source »

EASY MONEY So your kids aren't football stars or rocket scientists? Well, maybe they're lucky. FreeScholarships, a new website, is giving away $10,000 a day to U.S. citizens over age 13. Winners are chosen at random. Checks are sent directly to schools or loan programs. All you have to do is provide a little marketing info. This is one of a number of new sites, like iWon.com that are trying to attract eyeballs and data using giveaways. The sponsors say the site won't give out individual info but will sell demographic profiles of its users...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Feb. 14, 2000 | 2/14/2000 | See Source »

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