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Word: maddened (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
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...postderegulation telephonic age and the heyday of high-powered telemarketing. Do you have any idea what this means once the Picturephone becomes a common household appliance? It means: "Hi, I'm Kathie Lee Gifford singing the Trans-Vox Long Distance Weekend Offer Song!" "It's me, John Madden, inviting you to sign up now for a low-interest KashKard!" "Got a minute? I'd like to show you how Lightfinger Securities can double your income--in hours!" It means, in short, the power of both spoken word and moving image harnessed to harass you with a hundredfold more annoying, unsolicited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Four Inventions I Hope I Never See | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...that measure PS2 is getting mixed reviews. The gaming community has been grousing about the lack of top-grade games available at launch. There are only 26 PS2 software titles, and Sony is promising about 50 by the end of the year. The list contains some reputed standouts, including Madden NFL 2001 (which some are calling PlayStation2's killer app) and the snowboarding game SSX. But many of the most eagerly anticipated titles, like Metal Gear Solid 2 and the Bouncer, won't be available until spring at the earliest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Game | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...Sony's launch party--is not particularly enthusiastic. "There is nothing on the PS2 that I've seen that gave me that jaw-dropping feeling I got with the Sega Dreamcast last year," says Dan Clark, 29, CEO of a New Hampshire credit union and an active gamer. Madden NFL 2001 is good, he says, but no better than games currently available on Dreamcast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Game | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...lacks is American renown, and that's sure to change, considering the movie company she's keeping. The co-stars of her next four films are Matt Damon (in Billy Bob Thornton's All the Pretty Horses), Johnny Depp (in Ted Demme's Blow), Nicolas Cage (in John Madden's Captain Corelli's Mandolin) and Tom Cruise (in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Woman Nearly on Top | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...example, he could poke fun at the Dallas Cowboys' love affair with mind-altering substances. Doug Flutie's awful ads for 10-10-220. John Madden's barbeque-mobile. The list keeps going on and on--once Miller find his targets, you'll be watching MNF again. And it'll be something to rant about...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, | Title: Monday Night Funnyman | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

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