Word: synced
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...stars, but Bennington, 25, and his mates in the Los Angeles-based band Linkin Park are exceptional in more than mere fiscal prudence. Linkin Park shocked the record industry by selling 4.8 million copies of its debut rap-metal fusion album, Hybrid Theory (Warner Bros. Records), to eclipse 'N Sync, Shaggy and Britney Spears as the top-selling act of 2001. "We're stunned," says DJ Joe Hahn. "We expected to tour in an RV for three album cycles before anything even close to this happened...
...Balancing Zippy's non-sequiturs falls to Griffy, the high-collared ultra-rationalist. He commonly expounds on topics ranging from the pleasures of snowfall, to the ancient continent of Pangea and the fleeting celebrity of N'Sync. His barbed commentary on actual trends, such as jet skis or the infantilization of men's fashion, will come as a shock to readers more used to the toothless "humor" of placating, status quo strips like "Beetle Bailey." What a relief to find no punch line. Griffith has actually made room for essays and meditations on the "funnies" page...
...resplendent smile widens as she launches into cuddly stories about her boyfriend and recounts goofy memories of dance parties, late nights, and memorizing ‘N Sync choreography with her group of “ridiculous, loud” girls. “I’m sad to be graduating” she says with a puppy-pout expression, “I feel like there are so many things I haven’t done...
...Elliott got in a rhythm early, which is important for him,” Sullivan said. “When [Stony Brook] went to the half-court trap, that threw our whole team out of sync, and that rhythm kind of slowed down...
...actors turn in fine performances. Matthew E. Johnson ’02 and Jody E. Flader ’02 are widely acknowledged as two of the finest performers of the Harvard stage, and for good reason. Though the note on which the professor is played seems out of sync with the script, Johnson is always believable and suggests more character development in the way he manipulates a telephone than most actors do in an extended monologue. Flader’s student is appropriately frustrated, and she squeezes every drop from a chilling moment in which she attempts to convince...