Word: fame
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...what some may see as the ultimate act of punk heresy, England's legendary Sex Pistols have been tapped for induction into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. Others, of course, might argue that it completes what the Pistols' estranged ex-manager-creator Malcolm McLaren dubbed the "Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle"-he maintains that the iconoclastic band he devised from his King's Road boutique was really just an elaborate prank on the music industry. Indeed, there is more than a measure of irony in the Pistols' being anointed to the iconic pantheon of a genre they...
...rock'n'roll out of its shaggy doldrums, re-inserting a palpable whiff of danger and defiance into an art-form grown shallow and pompous. Never mind the narrow mores of tongue-clicking punk rock purists-the Sex Pistols have more than earned their place in the Hall of Fame. Respect...
...CLAIM TO FAME ?We were the first to speak about pollution, and we are the only ones who have an antipollution complex in every cream...
FOOD FOR LESS Forget vip phone lines, advance reservations and jaw-dropping dinner bills. Some upscale restaurateurs have set up shop in more humble locations such as, uh, the sidewalk. Danny Meyer (of Blue Smoke, the Modern and Tabla fame) last year unveiled a ?roadside? food stand in New York City's Madison Square Park. The Shake Shack serves up affordable fare like cheeseburgers, crinkle-cut fries, hot dogs, frozen custard, beer and even breakfast?you can eat your warm heirloom apple fritter and Shack-a-ccino (total: $5.31) on a folding plastic chair under the shade...
MARIANO RUBINACCI is as synonymous with his hometown of Naples as are Marinella ties and Margherita pizza. The only difference is that Rubinacci makes bespoke suits, not pies. His claim to fame, as clients like Jacob Rothschild, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo and Barry Diller will tell you, is the loose-fitting, high-armhole Neapolitan jacket. He also makes bespoke shoes, shirts and vicuña coats...