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Dates: during 2000-2009
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These stands are slickly run machines dispensing food, drink and hype in equal doses. The most popular is easily Columbia-TriStar's. Perhaps visitors are attracted by a chance to buy "Pyramid" starring Donny Osmond. More likely it's the gourmet food on tap daily from Wolfgang Puck, who personally serves guests his signature pizzas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot Dogs, Hot Pizzas and Hot Hooters Girls | 1/26/2001 | See Source »

...aptly named bar where foreigners seem to outnumber the locals. It's an ideal place for thirsty travelers, who can easily strike up a conversation with just about anyone sitting around. But don't expect an array of international ales; only local brews Kingfisher and UB are on tap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sample the Suds in Bangalore | 1/21/2001 | See Source »

...just that we don't." When told Cheung and Leung are bewildered at how little he seems to direct them, Zhang chuckles. "There's a Chinese maxim that says if you're playing a perfect drum, you don't need to pound it," he says. "The gentlest tap is all it takes to get what I want from such capable actors." That's the single most striking feature of watching Zhang Yimou's work: his selection of the perfect instruments to maximize the tone he wants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making of a Hero | 1/21/2001 | See Source »

...this month, UCSF researchers have done about 20% of the initial DNA analysis and have found more than a dozen variants, which are now being screened in cells. The scientists on tap to look for variants that haven't been analyzed yet, says Herskowitz, "are chomping at the bit, saying, 'When is my gene going to be done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brave New Pharmacy | 1/15/2001 | See Source »

...will actually provide enduring pleasure can effectively subvert the whole point of the art form, which is the personal, almost physical interaction with the muse. Checking out albums that I might not normally hear is all for the good, but no amount of research is going to make you tap your foot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sampler's Favorite Music of 2000 | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

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