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...present, Bagneris is settled, making her home in Jamaica Plain with Andrea, Andrea's dog Mutleigh and their two cats, Lillith and Yehudah, (the latter an "orange ball of fur" named after the symbol for the tribe of Judah--the lion). Once again Bagneris's patented confident grin emerges as she discusses her mentor, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and her insistence that she attend graduate school, (she's a Women's Studies and Afro Am concentrator) and her own varied interests in the "3 A's"-- activism, art and academia...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: An Activist Leads RUS | 1/23/1998 | See Source »

...throat and disemboweled the beast. Amid the gory scene, the excited volunteers screamed, "Our God, our nation, our leader!" After they finished off the dog, they pulled live rabbits apart, limb from limb. The recruits ripped the raw rabbit flesh with their teeth, smearing their faces with blood and fur. It was a bizarre indoctrination ceremony, apparently designed to underline Iraq's message to the world: Saddam Hussein was preparing his people for a fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHIPPED TO A FRENZY | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...musical performance lacked any sort of talent. For half an hour she performed on stage wearing a small bikini bottom and top along with a tiny fur coat. This revealing clothing begged the question why the adjective "Lil'" is actually used in her name. Alternating between a long and short blond hair wig, she attempted to thrill the audiences. Once again, the problems with the sound system made it impossible to understand any of her lyrics and gave concertgoers more a headache than anything else...

Author: By Joshua H. Simon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Family Values: Puffy and Friends a Mixed Bag | 11/21/1997 | See Source »

...uncomfortable self-conscious Yucky, the time has come to embrace winter and re-invent yourself. When all else fails and nothing can brighten the dark winter months, consider cashmere. Luxury can often bring happiness. But don't go crazy; Dr. K recommends leaving your fur at home...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEAR DR. KNOW | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

...with its slowly changing colors and tones of light, evokes the horizon of a flat African savannah--suddenly makes its aesthetic value felt. The dancing warriors are the only thing on the stage: the tawniness and black-and-white spots of the animal skins they wear, the flowing white fur of wristlets and anklets flying with their movements, the sharp vertical movement of spears and staves and of the black-and-white geometrical design of the tall shields all convey an energy which is certainly new to Macbeth...

Author: By Susannah R. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spectacle Trumps Speech in `Umabatha' | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

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