Lev Grossman

Staff writer for Time magazine

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Staff writer for Time magazine

Lev Grossman on KCRW

Time magazine says forget the Great Man theory of history. Because of the Internet, says Time, "the many" are taking power from "the few."

Time and the Internet

Time magazine says forget the Great Man theory of history. Because of the Internet, says Time, "the many" are taking power from "the few."

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Find out what happens when you put a box of Mentos in a bottle of Diet Coke. Watch a US senator make the mistake that lost him the race.

YouTube Video-Sharing Site Is Changing Popular Culture

Find out what happens when you put a box of Mentos in a bottle of Diet Coke. Watch a US senator make the mistake that lost him the race.

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