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...would have thought that the spectacle of Borat cavorting in fishnet underwear or speaking in tongues at a Pentecostal prayer meeting, a rodeo cowboy equating Arabs and Muslims with suicide bombers, or Borat's attempt to buy a handgun suitable for Jew-killing, would have tripped the censors' sensors. But Borat has gone almost the length of its commercial run without public outcry - and, as far as I could tell, without a single cut from the original. In a random sampling, Lebanese audiences laughed at the same moments as did those in New York, though film critics at a special...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watching Borat in Beirut | 1/9/2007 | See Source »

Gaultier showed an equally commercial collection of slouchy athletic-inspired dresses over neon-bright fishnet stockings. Like Galliano, Gaultier has never been at a loss for ideas. And he celebrated his 30th anniversary in fashion by marching every one of those bad-boy notions down his runway--from the prescient 1976 leather motorcycle-jacket look to Madonna's cone-bra dress. Every look came off as current, which is why Gaultier is so good. He knows how to break the rules and keep his clothes classic. Fashion could do worse when looking for a new engine: create that which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion Gropes for A Future | 10/8/2006 | See Source »

...like glam that effectively brings the rowdy vaudeville scenes of the roaring twenties to life—black wife beaters are paired up with ties and bowler hats, bright showgirl dresses are slashed to display more flesh than fabric, and kimonos flap open to reveal push-up bras and fishnet garters. The lighting design by Hanley perfectly accompanied the mood of the show...

Author: By April B. Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Chicago' Falls Short of Potential | 3/13/2006 | See Source »

...Conservative Christians can be free-thinking, but also faithful.And faithful they are. The members of the predominantly Catholic group, some of whom go to Mass together, do not leave their personal faith out of the equation.Salient Editor Emerita Kathryn A. Tiskus ’06, a fishnet stocking-wearing libertarian in contrast to the largely Christian conservative Salient staff, says she was uncomfortable with this religiosity. Disinterested in the issues being discussed by the Salient’s “very Catholic” and “very Orthodox” members, she says, she recently quit...

Author: By Grace H. Lee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: How Would Jesus Vote? | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

...wonders whether this is more inappropriate than fishnet stockings—but then, Chick-fil-a, the event’s main sponsor, is a Southern Baptist company that closes on Sundays...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blood, Sweat, & Fishnets | 4/14/2005 | See Source »

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