Word: kitschyness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Identity crisis only worsened two years ago when the op-Arts were removed from FM to form the separate "Arts" section. "What now?" thought the magazine editors. And thus Fifteen Minutes, sans arts section, tumbled into confusion. Who are we, where are we going? Various theories surfaced. Some editors thought...
The pub, instead of the usual television above the bar, has a kitschy fish tank; instead of Top 40 teeny-bopper music, it showcases an Irish seisun (session), in which Irish musicians form an impromptu ensemble, playing everything from traditional flutes to a bouzouki, a guitar-like instrument.
Unfortunately, the drug is in short supply, and most of it is used up in combatting Principal Drake (a delightfully bitchy Bebe Neuwirth) who quips, "you kids are going to be in very big trouble." At this point, with tension building and constant doubts about who's really human, we...
One caveat for the Square decorations, she says, is to keep it simple. "Anything that's kitschy, we don't sell a lot of," she says.
Basically, Depeche Mode is as annoying as they are good. You're getting the cream of the crop in The Singles 86>98, and it can be very pleasing. The music is complex and invigorating. The lyrics and kitschy sounds effects are not invigorating. But hey, we can look past...