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Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:00 AM

Great couch potatoes of history

Inspired by his deadbeat son, former wanderer Tom Lutz explores 250 years of horizontal heroes -- from loungers and "nerve cases" to Beats, playboys and slackers.
By Gary Kamiya

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  • Tuesday, May 23, 2006 08:14 AM

    Everyone Else is Pink

    I started to read this article about slackers but when I saw it was FOUR PAGES LONG I couldn't get up enough energy.

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