Karen Carpenter was an icon. It’s hard to dispute that the silky-smooth-voiced adult contemporary singer…
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There was a roar of disgust against me. So I shouted, “Happy New Years, losers!”…
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The formal climax of Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There consists of a long monologue by…
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Todd Haynes is a director who proves that style can be substance. He is also…
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Carol White sits alone in her sterile temperate igloo. The most decorative object in her…
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The body turned inside-out evokes fear of our exposure, our vulnerability. The usual approach, in…
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