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The hype, don't believe it
At least so says Eric Gwinn of the Chicago Tribune. In a piece first published in late March, Gwinn went to town explicating why some of the things you may have first heard about some cool gadgets (some of them even from him) may not be what they were first cracked up to be. I…
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FLEETING INFAMY Many are called, but few are frozen in spotlight By MICHAEL O. ALLEN and RICHARD T. PIENCIAK, Daily News Staff Writers
Sunday, May 4, 1997 Most people who grab fleeting notoriety — Sukhreet Gabel, the kid who stole the A train, Lady Bing and Yankee switcher Fritz Peterson — disappear quickly and quietly. Then there are those like Burton Pugach, resurrected at regular intervals, and Donald Trump, who never seems to leave the stage. Pugach has…