Archive for May, 2008
metro glare
Manhattanhedge. The name conjures up images of ancient stone structures illuminated by moonlight. But this slang term actually refers to the biannual event when the sun sets in line with the city grid. This results in a stunning display of natural light. And tonight is the big night. There is always [...]
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It is hard to describe the impact that house music had in the eighties. There was the sense that this was a musical revolution in progress. For a sheltered suburban kid like me, it had a liberating effect. There was something hypnotic about the groove that made you [...]
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“What am I worried about, what’s all the angst about? You know you don’t speak to someone, and your mind’s going crazy. So we met up and realized lots of water was under the bridge and we weren’t really the same people at all”
When you choose to connect with [...]
extreme makeover
‘I am Veruschka who comes from the border between Russia, Germany and Poland. I’d like to see what you can do with my face.’ That was the introduction to 60’s supermodel when she presented herself to fashion photographers. Never underestimate the power of self-confidence. Not to mention [...]
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Roberta: Desperate. I love that word.
Leslie: Everybody I know is desperate, except for you.
Roberta: I’m desperate.
Leslie: Ha!
Roberta: Well, sort of.
I like to reminisce about the 90’s as if they were some kind of Utopian Paradise. But the fact is that in the middle part of the decade, I was in [...]
secret ceremony
I am always amazed with a late-in-life psychiatric diagnosis. I would have spared myself a lot of pain had I known about OCD and its powerful effect on human behavior during my salad days. Long before it became a talk show staple, I was engaging in bizarre activity to clear my [...]
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“Wise men talk because they have something to say, stupid men talk because they have to say something.”
I was not always an intellectual snob. I used to downplay my cerebral gifts because I didn’t want to project an egghead image to the world. Growing up in the eighties, I looked up to vapid fashion victims [...]
bogus journey
“Never trust the teller; trust the tale.” Or so says D. H. Lawrence. So when I was given some incredible news today, I knew enough to take it with a saltshaker. But like most half-truths, there may be a valid aspect to the story. Self-doubt did enter my mind for a [...]
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In the eighties, it was possible to create a successful girl group with no musical experience whatsoever. Fuzzbox were able to become media darlings based on their flamboyant fashion sense and irreverent sense of humor. With no musician credits on the liner notes, these women apparently did little playing [...]
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There is a big difference between being alone and lonely. You might be on your own and not feel sad at all. Loneliness is often self-inflicted and devastating. So when Matt Goss curled up on the floor and just laid there for days on end, it was certainly an emotional low-point. [...]
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