Word: illicitness
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Much of this violence takes place in the sumptuous, domestic setting of the flat. the roommates spend their illicit cash on indulgences like champagne, a video camera and other toys for use inside the flat. The contrast between the luxurious setting and the gruesome events which unfold within is riveting...
...opposed to cross-dressing per se, or social uncertainty as expressed in sexual ambiguity. And androgyny, of course has its illicit appeal. The liberating possibilities of cross-dressing do not entirely escape me. I don't submit to the totalitarian stranglehold of gendered dressing. When subtly scaled and done with a degree of ingenuity and creativity, who among us--male or female, can resist the allure of gossamer--it can be interesting, even thought-provoking. But I am opposed to the institutionalization and ritualization of the practice, which serves to eradicate real possibilities for creativity and imposes instead, a massmarket...
...University recognizes neither the final clubs nor any nationally-based organizations, but the fraternities' and sororities' influence has been spreading nonetheless. As recently as a year ago, only a few illicit posters put up at Harvard by students of other institutions bore Greek letters. Now, Harvard's own unofficial fraternities and sororities illegitimately publicize their functions on the University's kiosks...
Chanting "Newt, Newt," Republicans, as expected, formally ratified Newt Gingrich as their choice for Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Administration's welcome, however, was less than warm, thanks to Gingrich's assertion that one-quarter of the White House staff had used illicit drugs in recent years. Chief of staff Leon Panetta denounced the accusation as "absolutely false" and chastised the accuser: "He's not just an out-of- control radio talk-show host. He's Speaker of the House of Representatives, and he's got to learn to behave as the Speaker of the House of Representatives...
...rapid pace," according to a government report released today. The 52,000-student survey, performed for the Department of Health and Human Services by the University of Michigan, found the drug-using trend was accelerating fastest among pre-teens: 25 percent of eighth graders queried, for example, acknowledged using illicit drugs at some point in their lives (35 percent counting inhalants). The most striking finding: Admissions of marijuana use within the past year doubled since 1991 for eighth graders (to 13 percent); 10th graders' jumped from 16 to 25 percent and high school seniors' rose from 24 to 31 percent...