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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Again and again, they grumbled as Clinton appeared to reach a classic throw-in-the-towel moment. She called on her fans to "take a moment tonight to recognize [Obama] and his supporters for all they have accomplished"-uh-oh. But then she pivoted to avoid saying exactly what they had pulled off. Later she said: "In the end, while this primary was long, I am so proud that we stayed the course together," and it sounded like setting up a farewell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Surrender (Yet) for Clinton | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

...Unable to work the issue out through electronically-enhanced crooning alone, Harrington sits down for a TV break (ironically, of course). “South Park” comes on, and Harrington is struck by the savage integrity of the image of an animated blue towel smoking pot. A ray of hope appears. If anyone can answer this daunting question, it’s “South Park” head animator Ryan Quincy. From this spark of genius comes the collaboration that is Les Savy Fav’s “What Would Wolves Do?...

Author: By Kirsten E.M. Slungaard, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Les Savy Fav | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...created three shoe styles in Marimekko prints. H&M has launched a capsule collection this month featuring the most popular patterns from the 1950s to the 1970s. "Marimekko feels so modern," says Blahnik, who was reminded of the Unikko poppy's potency when he spotted it on a tea towel in a tourist shop. "There's a need right now for the bright and the bold. I think everyone should have a little bit of Marimekko...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Luxury Source | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

...afternoon, uninspiring before an unimpressive crowd. In San Antonio that night, her stump speech collapsed into unstructured chaos. She yelled hoary Democratic clichés at the crowd - "Health care should be a right, not a privilege!" - and it was easy to assume that she had thrown in the towel, that this was coming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Race Goes On | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...never had them fight, although one year, coming back, I had one wrapped in a towel and stuffed in the overhead compartment. And so we get up and everyone was kind of groggy and I open the overhead compartment and the thing just fell down, hit the person sitting in the chair, and got all mangled. The little globe thing got all squished in. I almost killed someone...

Author: By Sachi A. Ezura, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Q With Ben Karlin | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

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