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...partly drawn from life. Elliot's handyman father, like the title character of Uncle, ran a series of hardware stores around Melbourne; his mother bears an uncanny resemblance to Harvie's wife - also a knitter - called Val. (For the record, brother Luke didn't succumb to asthma like his screen counterpart in Brother; he acts in the prize-winning short Roy Hollsdotter Live, which is released with Harvie Krumpet in Australian theaters this week; the latter screens on sbs-tv March 8.) And as for Harvie's existential angst, it's all about Adam. "I've struggled with the meaning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pathos in Plasticine | 2/23/2004 | See Source »

Knock-knock from COOLKID6492," read the headline on an AOL instant message (IM) window that popped up on my computer screen at 3:42 p.m. the other day. "Hey, I'm a 19/f/Ca. Wanna come check me out?" I had a pretty good idea of what Coolkid had in mind. But just to be sure, I clicked on the Web link embedded in the IM and was promptly directed to an X-rated website, where I was invited to pay "just $1 a month" to watch women get naked in front of a webcam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You've Got Spim! | 2/23/2004 | See Source »

...there any easy way to stop spim? All IM programs give you the blunt option of blocking individual users (known as "bozo filters") or receiving IMs only from people on your contact lists. And all the services can identify and block some spim before it reaches your screen. But only ICQ, a popular IM program available at icq.com, lets you filter messages more selectively by blocking all Web links (most porn spim have links in them) or certain offensive words. You can even block any bulk IMs that were sent to several users simultaneously. None of these moves will totally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You've Got Spim! | 2/23/2004 | See Source »

...That was a pretty big moment in the game,” Grumet-Morris said. “It’s very difficult because not only is the shot a good shot but the other players are in a position to tip, rebound, screen. So it’s just eight pairs of legs in front of your eyes and its very, very difficult to get the puck and also to watch it pinball off eight legs...

Author: By Timothy M. Mcdonald, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey's Momentum Grows With Win, Tie | 2/23/2004 | See Source »

Knock-knock from COOLKID6492," read the headline on an AOL instant message (IM) window that popped up on my computer screen at 3:42 p.m. the other day. "Hey, I'm a 19/f/Ca. Wanna come check me out?" I had a pretty good idea of what Coolkid had in mind. But just to make sure, I clicked on the Web link embedded in the IM and was promptly directed to an X-rated website, where I was invited to pay "just $1 a month" to watch women get naked in front of a webcam. If you've been receiving more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You've Got Spim! | 2/22/2004 | See Source »

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