The Lycos 50
These were the 50 most popular Lycos user searches for the week ending September 2, 2000. For more on how we create this list, see our FAQ.

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1   Britney Spears
Teen singer2|55
2   Dragonball
Anime hit 3|55
3   Big Brother
'Reality' show 6|9
4   Football
Season underway 7|7
5   Pokemon
Old card game 4|55
6   The Olympics
Due Sept. 15 8|7
7   Firestone Tires
Recall frenzy 5|5
8   The NFL
Pigskin pros 23|6
9   'N Sync
Top boy band 11|55
10   Anna Kournikova
Tennis pinup 19|14
11   Napster
Music player 10|27
12   The WWF
Pro wrasslers 17|55
13   Tattoos
Body art fad 14|55
14   Pamela Anderson
Famous pinup 15|55
15   Jennifer Lopez
'The Cell' star 9|55
16   Las Vegas
Money town 18|55
17   Eminem
Pasty rapper 22|19
18   Final Fantasy
Enduring game 25|53
19   Harry Potter
Wizard of lit 16|10
20   The US Open
Tennis heaven x|1
21   Textbooks
Back to school x|1
22   Scooters
Urban fad 20|6
23   Diablo II
Hot vid game 21|14
24   Halloween
October blast 39|4
25   Christina Aguilera
Britney wannabe 30|36
26   The Bible
Ancient text 32|52
27   Survivor
Fading fast 1|13
28   Cindy Margolis
Old Web fave 28|3
29   Digimon
Japanimation 26|3
30   Gundam Wing
Sci-fi cartoon 33|26
31   Sailor Moon
Cartoon princess 27|38
32   Madonna
New baby Rocco 31|4
33   The Simpsons
Bart's clan 41|35
34   Amanda Peet
'Whipped' star x|1
35   Baseball
Still going 37|30
36   Carmen Electra
'Scary Movie' gal 38|14
37   Golf
Summer sport 24|24
38   Nascar
Auto racers 29|32
39   Skateboarding
Gnarly hottie 42|25
40   South Park
Crude 'toon 46|2
41   Backstreet Boys
Fading boy band 48|55
42   The IRS
Up and down 43|3
43   Marijuana
Famous weed 45|35
44   The X-Men
Movie + comic 35|19
45   Metallica
Suing Napster x|1
46   Nelly
Rapper du jour 49|4
47   Barbie
Famous doll 44|5
48   Star Trek
Sci-fi franchise x|1
49   Princess Diana
Death anniversary x|1
50   Chrono Cross
Role playing game 47|2

 
 
 with Fritz Holznagel
The Lycos 50 Daily Report
 The things you're searching for.September 11, 2000 

One to Watch:
Eliza Dushku

The cheerleader movie Bring It On has led to a predictable increase in searches for midriff-baring star Kirsten Dunst. What's surprising is the search surge for secondary star Eliza Dushku.

Dushku has been around a while -- she plays second fiddle to Sarah Michelle Gellar on teevee's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Before that you may remember her as Arnold Schwarzenegger's rebellious daughter in the spy flick True Lies. But we haven't searches like this for her before.

It may be time for the studios to move Dushku up from supporting roles to star status. Last week she got as many searches as The Gap, or as dependable Web faves Heather Locklear and Bruce Lee. Keep an eye on her for the future.

Bonus fact: Dushku grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts, home of our very own website Gamesville. That's not really a vital fact, but we couldn't resist mentioning it as a point of local pride.



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