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webRIOT (weekdays, 5 p.m. E.T./P.T.) is, frankly, a fairly unremarkable quiz show: four contestants watch videos and answer rapid-fire questions from the relentlessly mugging Ahmet Zappa, on a set that's a cross between Sprockets and a Sega video game. What is interesting about it is its viewers. In each of its daily airings (one for each coast), as many as 25,000 of them will compete simultaneously, online, to post the fastest correct answers in order to win prizes like MP3 players and plaster their names on TV on the high scorers' list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: What's My Online? | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...show is a chaotic mix of fun and frenzy. Expertly choreographed, the dancers-cum-percussionists put on an astounding display of physical dexterity and mental ingenuity. The rapid manipulation of the most basic objects into instruments is as much fun to watch as it is to hear. Perhaps "rapid" is an understatement. It is nearly impossible to follow the movements of the cast members as they smash their way along. One minute they are harnessed to a vertical wall of musical hubcaps, the next smashing broomsticks in a ritualistic dance. It was dance, drama, action and comedy rolled into...

Author: By Brian R. Walsh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stompin' at the Wilbur | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...This rapid turnover creates instability that can lead to a rise in crime and the deterioration of close-knit neighborhoods, Lim says...

Author: By Robert K. Silverman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Motley Crew: Grassroots Group Fights for Tenants | 12/1/1999 | See Source »

Most people think choice is a good thing. Take French roast vs. Kona, or Skippy vs. Jif. But when it comes to notebook computers, the options can be downright dizzying. This year, with the introduction of superfast Intel Pentium III processors in laptops and the rapid proliferation of ultralight PCs, your choices got even broader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1999 Technology Buyer's Guide: The Right Notebook for You | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...Thanksgiving feast experience, the rapid succession from gnawing hunger to gastronomic fulfillment To those who prepared the piles of food that never end and those who roasted and basted that turkey with succulent perfection...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, | Title: Thoughts Before Turkey Dinner | 11/24/1999 | See Source »

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