Word: deja
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Were Halston alive today, he would probably sense a chilling deja vu in all this business uncertainty. His label's demise was precipitated by the launching of the Halston III line he created for J.C. Penney in 1983. Not only were sales disappointing, but upscale establishments like Bergdorf Goodman, spurning a line that was also available in middle-class department stores, pulled the whole label off their racks. After that debacle Halston's empire collapsed, and he eventually lost control of his name. The label remained dormant until three years ago, when Tropic Tex decided to start it up again...
Outside the context of contemporary art, the present debate surrounding Walker's work elicits even eerier deja-vu in light of the black literary tradition to which Walker owes so much. Over fifty years ago, Richard Wright argued against Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, claiming the book perpetuated stereotypes of blacks as "happy darkies" and minstrels. When asked about this parallel Walker answered, "The black arts community is still really young. We keep bringing up the same themes to trash each other...
Harvard's quest for the coveted Beanpot Trophy begins tonight, and if the home ice provides the advantage it did for Bowdoin and crew three years ago, the Crimson will get its shot at the Huskies, and Bowdoin will have a chance to experience some deja...
Seven minutes later, the deja vu became even more intense when Providence's Jessica Tabb stormed down the right wing. Bearing down on Harvard netminder Jen Bowdoin (29 saves), Tabb cut to her lift, switched to the backhand and scooted her team's third goal of the game into the open...
Sometimes deja vu is deja boo; the citations for worst include a few old acquaintances. But that hardly disqualifies them for a chance at lingering impact. We doubt that Little Richard or Mad magazine or Invasion of the Body Snatchers made many 10-Best lists in 1956. Who knows what orphans of 1997 will be embraced in the inevitable retrofuture...