Too old to understand why little girls the world over love Justin Bieber? The 16-year-old is the latest teen idol to create mass hysteria. I hit the Champlain Valley Fair last Friday to try to make sense of the sensation. To read my impressions, click here. To see Bieber Fever in action, watch this video!

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This article appears in Sep 8-14, 2010.

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AAN award-winning food writer Alice Levitt is a fan of the exotic, the excellent and automats. She wrote for Seven Days 2007-2015.