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...turn for the political in “My Angel Rocks Back and Forth,”an ensemble piece choreographed by Dominique M. Elie ’06 and Todorova, that played like a populist parable. A cadre of dancers in turn-of-the-century workers’ garb cooperated to execute a series of increasingly demanding contortions—which, at times, strained their ability to maintain form and move fluidly—before the “workers” ultimately collapsed onto the ground as if dead. The fallen workers were then “kicked?...
DIED. Helen Cohn, 92, who helped her husband and business partner Nudie create garish, rhinestone-studded garb favored by glittery entertainers from the 1940s to the '80s; in Valencia, Calif. Among their most famous creations was a $10,000 gold lam suit for Elvis Presley (the profit for Nudie's Rodeo Tailors: $9,950). The ensembles were most popular among country stars like Roy Rogers and Buck Owens, who wore Nudies to their graves. The Cohns' motto: "It's better to be looked over than overlooked...
Showcasing traditional Native American garb, Native Americans at Harvard College (NAHC) celebrated the diversity of tribal cultures at its first “Represent Your Tribe Night” yesterday evening. A group of seven gathered in Kirkland House yesterday to present cultural items, such as a hand-made regalia and a dream catcher, to share their individual tribe’s tradition and history. “There’s a general misconception of a pan-native American identity,” said April D. Youpee-Roll ’08, a native of the Fort Peck Sioux...
...cartoons were not in any way remarkable. In fact, they were rather tame. One showed Muhammad with his turban depicted as a bomb--not exactly a fresh image to describe Islamic terrorism. Another used a simple graphic device: it showed Muhammad surrounded by two women in full Muslim garb, their eyes peering out from an oblong space in their black chadors. And on Muhammad's face there was an oblong too, blacking out his eyes. The point was that Islam has a blind spot when it comes to women's freedom. Crude but powerful: exactly what a political cartoon...
...night?s hottest accessory? The baby bump. Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachel Weisz, Debi Mazar and Mira Sorvino all sported one. After months of keeping their growing forms under wraps, the actresses could no longer conceal their bellies in red carpet garb. Fortunately they also got to show off their maternal glows...