Word: madonna
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only member of the English and American Literature and Language Department to adorn her office walls with pictures of Sandra Bernhard and Madonna...
Lamelle (the piece suggests that, like Madonna and Pele, Lamelle transcends surnames) admits that she is "addicted" to her Quo Vadis planner, finds it "therapeutic" to write things down, and is "for now perfectly happy." No doubt, the Crimson's readers are relieved that our student body president manages to maintain a stable psyche despite the chaos that engulfs...
...enthusiasts come to think they own the celebrity in some way. They behave with a bizarre, intrusive, proprietary aggression, as if the icon had entered their own head (as indeed the icon has) and thereby relinquished all rights of privacy and courtesy and become a plaything of fans' fantasy. Madonna has said that one of the worst things about being famous is that you cannot put your trash out on the sidewalk in front of your house: someone will plunder it. Autograph hunters are the most benign of stalkers. The press, to a divorced princess, an actress...
...grief, of nations). Lady Diana Spencer attracted the love of the introverted heir to the English throne. And that was all. Brightness of eye, whiteness of tooth, a colluding smile, a certain transparency, a vividness, an exposed vulnerability: it was enough for him, and it was enough for us. Madonna sings. Grace Kelly acted. Diana simply breathed. She was a social-page figure who became a cover girl. One can soberly assert that the Diana saga, in itself, was a nonstory, remorselessly and fanatically annotated by our own projections and desires. Rather, we are the story. Equipped with no talent...
...their emotional depth, added a sober note to their saucy little outfits by donning black armbands when they performed. And, sure, BUSTA RHYMES wore a dress, but how wild can an event be when his co-presenter was MARTHA STEWART? Most of the recipients thanked their parents, and MADONNA even found time to give a little sermon about how people ought to treat celebrities. Perhaps participants were inspired by the fact that celeb guru Deepak Chopra was in the house--he has two records in the works, one to which Madonna and Demi Moore have reportedly agreed to contribute...