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Oona's owner Kathleen M. White says changes indemand have made her store unsuited to the peoplewho frequent the Square. She says costumes such asgenuine flapper dresses and 70s disco outfits,rather than everyday clothing, now provide thebulk of her income...
...resist the threat of being branded "New Age." India in particular has gone from being a societal punchline (insert Slurpee joke here) to the spiritually uplifting culture du jour: department stores are peddling the ritualistic body paint known as henna, Madonna's got everyone chanting shantih to a disco beat. In a culture based largely on rather mundane Christian morality and imagery, people made of thoughts, eagles born from copulating trees and spontaneously appearing mountains all have the opportunity to be exploited for their "exoticism" and "Orientalism." The sexually explicit exploits of the Hindu pantheon are particularly vulnerable to such...
Fifteen years later, the sign still shines in a steady constant glow so that "sometimes when [BU students] get bored [they can] turn out the lights, look out of [their] window and pretend that the Citgo sign is a giant disco ball shining light into [their] own private Studio 54." Well, no one ever said Boston was that exciting anyway...
...afternoon in October at Trilogy Software, Inc. in Austin, Texas, and Ellis M. Verosub '98 is getting down at an impromptu disco party in the company's conference room...
Forget Wellesley. Disco night at The Phoenix Landing promises dancing on the tables and sing-alongs with favorites of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s as the Boom Boom Room takes over the bar with DJ Vinney. And the Boston Tab voted it one of the top 10 places for romance in the city--if the music's loud, she won't be able to hear his stupid jokes. 512 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, 576-6260, FREE...