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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Four years ago, economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner produced a sensation. Their book, Freakonomics, described how Levitt and a few other scholars used the techniques of economics to examine quirky topics and controversial ones. There was a chapter on cheating among sumo wrestlers, another on the profitability of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the World Ready for Freakonomics Again? | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

Admittedly, most songs on the album last less than three minutes, making for quick, on-the-go, post-millennium punk. The creative song names also make up for the lack of uttered lyrics, with titles such as “Salt Swimmers” and “Thrills?...

Author: By Qichen Zhang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Little Girls | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

Dancer, actress, and choreographer—Helen Pickett is a sensation in the world of ballet. For over a decade, she held the position of principal dancer in famed choreographer William Forsythe’s Ballet Frankfurt. Her newest piece, “Tsukiyo (Moonlit Night),” which...

Author: By Renee G. Stern, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: Helen Pickett | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

If attending the recent DJ Tiësto concert has emboldened you to fulfill your destiny of becoming a global electronic sensation, but you are stumped on how to share your musical genius with the rest of the world, look no further than the Quad.

Author: By MARIETTA M COBURN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Shuttling to the Sound Studio | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

Then there are movies that people simply have to see. Paranormal Activity, made three years ago for a no-budget $11,000 - yes, thousand - is the new overnight sensation. Opening two weeks ago at midnight shows in 16 college towns, Oren Peli's haunted-house thriller expanded on Friday to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box-Office Weekend: Couples Fills a Vacuum | 10/11/2009 | See Source »

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