Word: edgier
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Besides the traditional, Arts First has had its share of edgier, experimental works. In 1997, conflict arose over the exclusion of an act called “Dancing Deviant” from the program. The show, a multi-media solo performance containing nudity and sexually explicit material in an exploration of sexuality, included a scene of self-penetration with a vibrator and was informally referred to as “a back-flip on top of a dildo,” according to The Crimson...
...schools of comedy grew out of Lenny Bruce, he says. One is the Establishment comedian represented by Alan King; the other is the younger, edgier, anti-Establishment comic represented by George Carlin. What they have in common is simple: "They're funny." For Seinfeld, that's the gold standard. A young Alan King appears onscreen in a tuxedo, holding an unlit cigar. Seinfeld looks on reverently. "The cigar confers authority, wisdom, arrogance," says Seinfeld, "all key elements of being a comedian...
...Cubber. Ford calls it a "very academic nude," and says it is meant to pay homage to the landmark 1971 Yves Saint Laurent ads featuring a naked Saint Laurent sitting with his legs demurely crossed. Mainstream American magazines like GQ have opted to run a modest, genital-free version. Edgier titles including French Vogue and Visionaire will go for the Full Monty. Lacoste is also launching a fragrance campaign starring a naked man, but the Herb Ritts photo uses that old crossed-leg trick again. The real reason behind the debut of these bare boys isn't artistic, of course...
...Christopher Reeve gave an impassioned lunchtime speech at BookExpo in honor of the publication of "Nothing Is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life" (Random House; September). His new book looks back at the seven years since his paralyzing accident. He describes the book as edgier than his earlier book, "Still Me," with more complicated topics. One of them is his desire to commit suicide after his accident, which abated only after his wife proved her continuing love...
...vibrant London club scene. The album wavers between the campy ’70s disco groove of “More, More, More,” the grittier, early ’80s club sound of “Love at First Sight,” and the edgier, more modern sound found on the title track “Fever.” One of the more interesting turns on this album comes when Kylie attempts to prove her validity as an artist on the track “Burning Up.” The song begins with...