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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...while Kim Wilde’s 1980s hit “Kids in America” blared in the background. The show concluded with Street Culture, when models exchanged their stoic strutting for hip-hop dancing. The men sported shiny Ed Hardy hoodies, jeans, and hats. Women wore baggy cargo pants and tanktops. “I wanted to show the different styles of Asian street dancing and clothes,” said Moonlit M. Wang ’10, the creative director of Street Culture. During this segment, the models alternated between Chinese, Japanese, and Korean street dance styles...

Author: By Jack A. Holkeboer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Third Annual Identities Fashion Show Explores Clothing and Culture | 4/13/2009 | See Source »

...cell phones, so we never miss a car chase or a police standoff.To say that Americans have become desensitized in the last 30 years is a cliché, but it’s true. This therefore raises the question: does the footage of caskets being pulled from cargo jets have the same effect that it once did? It will always be a painful, upsetting sight for those who see it, but perhaps it no longer can deeply touch a people who seem unmoved by anything short of a gun pressed to their head.If it can’t truly have...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Desensitized American Psyche | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

...Somalia Pirates Seize U.S. Vessel In the first such attack involving U.S. citizens in as many as 200 years, Somali pirates seized the cargo ship Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean on the early morning of April 8. According to reports, the pirates were overpowered by the Alabama's 20 U.S. crew members but managed to take captain Richard Phillips hostage, inciting a standoff with rescue ships deployed to the scene. In the latest surge of attacks in the region, Somali pirates have hijacked six ships in five days, after seizing 15 in March and more than 130 last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...past week saw at least six attacks, culminating with the seizure of an American-flagged cargo ship with a crew of 20. Though the crew quickly regained control of the ship, the pirates are still holding the captain, Richard Phillips, hostage. (See pictures of the brazen pirates of Somalia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Pirates Are Winning the Battle of the Seas | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...most powerful navies, the lure of the piracy trade remains as strong as ever. It only takes a few pirates to hijack a massive vessel, and shipping companies continue to pay out ransoms - in some cases more than $3 million - to secure the release of those precious cargo carriers. Given Somalia's miserable state, the temptation is irresistible. (See the top 10 audacious acts of piracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Pirates Are Winning the Battle of the Seas | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

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