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...class’s peppy blonde instructor, Cristina Hoff, sported a fanny pack and fuschia headset, and began by teaching the group how to execute one of the dance’s signature moves: the iconic hand flip. Balanced on the balls of their feet, with heads tilted down, students punched the air in unison and, after only a few minutes, had let loose. The “Sasha ferocity” was palpable, with one participant even donning the black long-sleeved leotard and black tights seen in the music video...

Author: By Sofia V. McDonald, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: I Am...Fierce | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...effect is to turn the entire 31-story exterior into a watery pixel field of color, blooms of orange, fuschia and reds near the base giving way to clouds of blue closer to the sky, with the occasional panel of yellow or red appearing wherever it may. At night a lighting system adds blue, yellow and white in varying combinations. Nouvel has called his building, which houses a local water company, "a fluid mass that bursts through the ground like a geyser under permanent, calculated pressure." That would be one way to look at it. As just about everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jean Nouvel Wins Architecture Honor | 3/30/2008 | See Source »

...West Side High School in Gary, Ind., school officials let a transgendered teen named Kevin Logan come to school in drag every day. He's a popular boy who performs with the girls on drill team. But last weekend, when Kevin showed up at the prom in a slinky fuschia dress, he was barred from entry by the principal. They already had a rule that boys can't wear dresses to the prom. Kevin's classmates were angry. But much of the country is siding with the principal. I disagree here. If a boy has already spent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Americans Suffering Diversity Fatigue? | 5/31/2006 | See Source »

Sellars got an early start on directing at age 10, joining a Pittsburgh puppet theater he describes as a “fuschia garage with moss covering the walls...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Hilles Elevator to the ART | 1/10/2003 | See Source »

...roommate's extensive supply. Years of practice in literary analysis twisted what should have been an innocent if bizarre cosmetic exercise into a whole new method of communication. Each tint, already named something fluffy and marketable by the manufacturer, also had a deeper significance. My left index finger was "Fuschia Pastel," which would be better described as "Daddy's Girl Pink." My right thumb was a bright "Crushed Cranberry," which really means "Fornicate-With-Me Red." My right index finger was "Cabernet," a dark crimson that screamed "Pseudo-Gothic." My left middle finger was a violent dark blue called "Camaro...

Author: By Malka A. Older, | Title: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | 4/26/1997 | See Source »

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