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...shade to aspire to that wan princess. Her lightness put her atop the hierarchy of virtue or, at least, of perceived romantic appeal. Like Griffith, Micheaux's feminine ideal seemed to be prim, virginal Lillian Gish; he insisted that his actresses wear chalk makeup to make them seem whiter, lighter - Gishier. "The first offense of the new film is its persistent vaunting of intra-racial color fetishism, "wrote the black critic Theophilus Lewis, reviewing a 1931 Micheaux talkie, "Daughter of the Congo," in the New York Amsterdam News. "Even if the picture possessed no other defects, this artificial association...
...haven’t got the willpower to make most cosmetic trends a reality even if they did include my hue in their palate, I’ve come to expect that ads and how-to’s will feature great products and tips for everyone who is lighter than, say, a paper bag. After just about a year of mindless investigation into the highs and lows of Glamour magazine, I felt justified in calling this particular omission to the attention of my readers and received positive feedback both from those who are similarly slighted by the cosmetics industry...
...parts-South-of-France-glow for a metallic, odd-looking color aptly named bronze. As I read the June issue of Glamour, it seemed that a race of she-bots stared back at me, their bronze metallic skin glowing in the studio-filtered sun, their blonde hair only slightly lighter than their newly tanned skin. All of the winter pale models with their milky white skin had been dipped in vats of gold paint and transformed into Brazilian versions of themselves. I flipped hurriedly to the magazine’s end, looking for some sign that at least...
...cold appetizer” (the menu divides its lighter dishes by temperature rather than character) was spring vegetable antipasto with crispy flattered ($9). The waitress promised that this would be a spunky, impromptu plate of the chef’s whims. Perhaps exhausted from culinary globetrotting, the chef did not seem to put too much effort into ours. While the eggplant spread was great on the house-made flatbread and the marinated fennel showed signs of life, the various pieces of unadorned cauliflower, asparagus and potato fell very much into the “I could make this?...
...offices on the fifth floor of Griswold Hall are still empty when Nesson arrives at his office. Pictures of his wife and daughters decorate the walls and computer monitors. Hard-drives and video cameras litter the room and a hand-rolled cigarette sits besides a lighter on his desk...