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...like white men; 34% of minority men and 29% of white women feel that way. The study calls that pressure "style compliance"; to Hewlett, it's "bleached-out professionalism." African-American women struggle most with perceptions of their behavior; 30% feel they are seen as "troublemakers." Jennifer Braxton, 31, held a communications job at a prestigious Philadelphia think tank. But her exuberant manner at meetings took her white male bosses aback. Other minorities who worked there suggested that she "lie low, not make any waves," says Braxton. "I'm outspoken. I'm passionate. I didn't want to have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Race, Gender & Work: Pathways to Power | 11/6/2005 | See Source »

...film adaptation of the Braxton classic, everyone’s favorite contralto was all weepy because her boyfriend got blown up in a motorcycle accident. In Finnish director Antti Jokinen’s Missy clip, we see Miss Demeanor’s beau make a similarly shuffling exit from the mortal coil. Now, if the video were as lame as the self-pitying album version of the song, it would be ’96 all over again. Luckily, Missy added an amazing new verse, and Jokinen realized that it’s way cooler to watch a murder than...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pop Screen: Missy Elliott | 10/13/2005 | See Source »

It’s there that the music gets all Aphex Twin on us, while Missy throws in a titillating rap about how her homeboy was sexually inadequate (even pre-mortem) that makes Toni look like Celine Dion. Oh, wait, Toni Braxton actually is kind of like the Celine Dion of R&B. Wait, didn’t Celine Dion also have a video about her boyfriend dying in a car accident? For that matter, has anyone ever seen them in the same room together...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pop Screen: Missy Elliott | 10/13/2005 | See Source »

...Care to guess the source of the hottest handbags of the moment?the ones that celebrities like Toni Braxton, Sarah Michelle-Gellar and Cate Blanchett have been toting? The answer is Hanoi?or, to be precise, the Vietnamese capital's Ipa-Nima boutique (ipa-nima.com). Founded in 1997 by a onetime lawyer, Hong Kong-born Christina Yu, Ipa-Nima had grand ambitions from the outset, exporting colorful, individually patterned handbags under its own label to stores like Henri Bendel and Barney's in Manhattan, and Harvey Nichols in London. Although diehard fashionistas were quick to discover Ipa-Nima, it's only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Good Morning, Vietnam | 3/21/2005 | See Source »

...Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Care to guess the source of the hottest handbags of the moment - the ones that celebrities like Toni Braxton, Sarah Michelle-Gellar and Cate Blanchett have been toting? The answer is Hanoi - or, to be precise, the Vietnamese capital's Ipa-Nima boutique (ipa-nima.com). Founded in 1997 by a onetime lawyer, Hong Kong-born Christina Yu, Ipa-Nima had grand ambitions from the outset, exporting colorful, individually patterned handbags...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Good Morning, Vietnam | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

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