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...hysterical. Pelle cranks up his Swedish accent to explain to the audience why the Hives' sets are so short: "We have been told by the government of the U.S.A. that we cannot play for more than 45 minutes. It would be dangerous to the youth." After a particularly slick guitar performance, Nicholaus grabs the mike and, in full-on Swedish tourist mode, says, "Don't be shy, Shee-cago! You know I'm the forgking best!" They're just a couple of wild and crazy guys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Meet The Hives | 6/17/2002 | See Source »

Springfest’s massive proportions and slick advertising were largely due to the council’s co-sponsorship with Summers, whose office footed three-quarters of the $80,000 bill in exchange for the assurances that all members of the Harvard community—not just undergraduates—would be invited and the day’s attractions would be tailored to families as well as students...

Author: By Claire A. Pasternack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gusmorino's Long Shadow | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

...were dancing at our ‘White Guys Hip-Hop Party’ a few minutes ago.” Then there is this uncharacteristically cocky e-mail from Feb. 9, just after I asked someone to the Freshman Formal: “Mission successful! I was very slick. Or she was very nice. Either way, she said...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, | Title: Life at the FAS Prompt | 6/5/2002 | See Source »

From the carnivalesque (post-final celebratory shots)to the cultural (music festivals, soul food in the South End, Italian food in the North) from the crunchy (Bikram yoga and hiking) to the slick (clubbing and craps at Mohegan sun) from the stupid (Edward 40-hands) to the profound (reflection, letter-writing, and long talks on love and time) the list is a plan for last Harvard days, to come together before they depart...

Author: By Eugenia B. Schraa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Last Week in Pforzheimer: Six Seniors Take a Look Back | 6/5/2002 | See Source »

...Uniba-G TV commercial, in which the action star chugs the tea and kickboxes punks. Though the ad aired only a handful of times, the endorsement of Ogami's "close personal friend" received prominent play in the promotional material sent to investors. Another centerpiece of the campaign was a slick mini movie that G.O. Group distributed to tens of thousands of members, depicting Ogami on an urgent mission to find banaba leaves in the Philippine jungle. Ogami regularly halts the hunt to strike kung fu poses in his boxer shorts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: King Con | 5/27/2002 | See Source »

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