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...goal when you're a diva-in-training is to be known eventually to the public at large by your first name alone. Surnames are for the little people--you know, people like McCartney and Dylan and whatnot. Divas--Aretha, Mariah, Whitney, Sisqo--have no need of surnames. So up-and-coming R.-and-B. singer Mya (much like one of her contemporaries, Aaliyah) is already a bit ahead of the game. She doesn't use her last name, Harrison, professionally. Yes, she's on her way to divadom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Portrait of the Young Diva | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

...Prima Donna: Hard to pronounce and harder to ignore, Fusaichi Pegasus comes with regal breeding, a hefty price tag, and the attitude of an impatient diva. Bought by the Japanese entrepreneur Fusao Sekiguchi for $4 million as a yearling, the prohibitive favorite enters the Derby on a four-race winning streak, including an overpowering four-length victory in the Wood Memorial April 15 at Aqueduct. Fusaichi Pegasus has been likened to Secretariat so often that the comparison has acquired the resonance of clich...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dan-nie Baseball!: Derby Picks from Danny Boy | 5/5/2000 | See Source »

...Hello Diva Delish. I'm talking about Bollywood this week. And the readers can't live without...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In the (K)now | 5/5/2000 | See Source »

...Some of the more well-known members include cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76, opera diva Phyllis Curtin, Noel Stookey, the “Paul” of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, acclaimed author Ward Just and poet Peter Davison. Every year, the club puts on its own rendition of “Twelfth Night.” The club is home to the Litero-Culturati of Boston. Many are art collectors. In fact, years ago, the Club used to host a number of exhibitions. Boston’s first Monet exhibition...

Author: By Samuel Hornblower, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Old Boys' Clubs | 4/27/2000 | See Source »

...Help me Diva. I have no opening zinger. My readers will think I'm lame. Suppose they start reading the Indy? Or god forbid, the Lampoon? Make me laugh. Plus, you owe me for taking you to Roka for that wafu steak...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's in the (K)now | 4/21/2000 | See Source »

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