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...always desperation that drives the shift; sometimes it's simply the quest for job satisfaction. Nick Peters, 48, of Des Moines had spent years in hospital administration when he hit a wall. He had grown up believing "the man gets up, puts on his suit and tie, goes to work from 9 to 5 at the same place for 35 years," he says. "But I realized that's a bunch of hooey." In the fall, he will begin course work to become a "real-time" reporter, the modern moniker for a court reporter. The skill is in brisk demand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Want Your Job, Lady! | 5/12/2003 | See Source »

...their appeal is that the characters look so damn stylish once they plug into the network. Keanu Reeves' fight scenes are the more compelling for his dramatically swirling coat, and with Carrie-Anne Moss's character Trinity looking as if she's been shrink-wrapped into her black cat suit, her punches have more pop. (If The Matrix is any guide, women in the future will need a weapons-grade workout regimen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In The Future, Black's Back | 5/12/2003 | See Source »

...runways. For fall 2003, the Milan design house Costume National is offering up a number of shiny, black leather ensembles that echo Trinity's outfit. For his menswear collection, Michael Kors sent down the catwalks a leather duster not unlike the one sported by Morpheus. The rubber suit worn in Reloaded by Monica Bellucci, as well as the leather pantsuit apparently molded onto Jada Pinkett Smith, also seems familiar in the 21st century, albeit primarily from the pages of fetish catalogs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In The Future, Black's Back | 5/12/2003 | See Source »

However, as his daughter explained, “he found that retirement did not suit him,” and after a couple of years he returned to the University as a security guard at Adams House. He retired for good...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former HUPD Officer Dies at 93 | 5/7/2003 | See Source »

...Bach—who wore a purple suit reminiscent of the bright colors D’Alessandro often sported—seemed acutely aware of district’s organization...

Author: By Claire A. Pasternack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Hunts for New Superintendent | 5/5/2003 | See Source »

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