Word: elliott
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...essay "Boo, Humbug!" Michael Elliott used the example of adults having fun at Halloween as proof of the "infantilization of American culture" [Oct. 27]. Shame on him! Why can't I dress up for one evening a year and have fun pretending to be something I'm not? For the other 364 days (and on Halloween day too), I'm a responsible, child-nurturing, house-cleaning, healthy-meal-cooking mother--and no infant, thank you! KAREN LEE Los Gatos, Calif...
...someone who had to face an organized day of Halloween events at the office, including breakfast, costumes, prizes and afternoon snack break--all intended to boost morale--I salute Elliott for his Essay. THAD W. RAUHAUSER Drexel Hill...
...sight of Elliott decked out in Aaliyah-imprinted clothing of late is not in and of itself unusual, but its continued presence two years after the singer’s untimely demise demands justification. The initial deluge of mourning should surely have passed by now, no matter how close a bond the two shared. The unflattering context of the recognition is also fairly confused; the image is used in a video whose chorus includes the lines “Pop that, pop that, jiggle that fat / Don’t stop, get it till ya clothes...
...husband R. Kelly, could tell you. But no one would argue that she was a particularly significant or innovative artist of her time. Her songs were no more extraordinary than those of any number of inspirational, vocally gifted artists working in the genre at the time. Though Elliott likely realizes this on some level, she may have a stronger impression of Aaliyah’s potential than the average listener. But if this is the case, her decision to commemorate nothing more than Aaliyah’s fine facial structure in her music videos is an unusual one; a much...
...process of elimination, Missy Elliott’s motivation for the persistent use of Aaliyah’s image and persona in her songs and music videos can only be to cash in on the lasting public awareness of the singer, thereby gaining further recognition for her own work. Elliott may not expressly be aware of the driving force behind this blatant misuse of her late friend’s likeness, but in “memorializing” the loss of Aaliyah, Elliott has reduced a promising young artist’s memory to nothing more than a promotional...