Word: cult
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While the idiosyncratic disc jockey was a cult figure in the U.S., he enjoys superstar status in his native country, where for the last 37 years his voice graced the airwaves for BBC’s Radio 1. Peel would often invite artists to perform on his show, with the recorded material invariably being released (not always officially) to the public under the moniker “Peel Sessions...
...critics that panned Diary didn’t seem to understand the film’s important social function or its cult appeal. Their efforts to critique the film according to the usual measures of genre, tone, and theme failed to capture essence of what made the movie so appealing and vital...
With such popular and trendy brands as Citizens of Humanity, Seven for All Mankind, Blue Cult, and Sacred Blue, eager patrons lined the rainy sidewalk—as curious cars slowed down in wonder—for a chance to try their luck at obtaining the perfect jeans for the perfect price. And they weren’t just students...
Claire M. Morenz, who handles close-out sales for Blue Cult and has been in business “for years,” called this a “super sale.” The stressed but highly energetic Morenz rapidly folded jeans and placed them on top of the frat house’s furnishings—a kegerator—in a nearly impossible effort to keep up with the clientele. She said the jeans are popular because “they are hand-made, authentic....the latest fashion in California, the highest product...
According to Steven F. Price, President of Charity Denim, Blue Cult jeans, along with Citizens, were the most popular. Price, who co-founded the company last spring, said he could not have been happier with the sale. He had been in the denim business for about three-and-a-half years before starting Charity Denim, and he believes that the company is a logical conception because “sororities tend to be conscious about their clothes and are also very involved in philanthropy...