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...turns out, both Rusoff and Goldenhave gotten far more than their 15 minutes offame, and with the huge popular appeal of thenovel--ranging from Madonna to local book clubs toGaultier--one can hardly help wondering what it isabout this 428 page novel that has generated sucha fervor. The answer is simple, and Golden himselfarticulated it best when he said "I read because Iwant to live other lives."Photo Courtesy of Vintage BooksThe man behind the madness: Arthur Golden...

Author: By Christina B. Rosenberger, | Title: THE BOOK: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

Nothing really matters to Madonna--except being trendy and revamping the world in her own image...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, | Title: THE VIDEO: NOTHING REALLY MATTERS | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

...like the true cultural icon/diva/ice queen/anathema that she is and always has been, Madonna has found--and promptly appropriated--the newest fad. It was Erotica Madonna, then Evita Madonna, then Mama Madonna, then Om Shanti Madonna, and now--gasp!--it's Geisha Madonna. Obsessed with Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, Madonna has turned into a pop culture juggernaut. She has declared herself "Hatsumomo," the malevolent nemesis of the book's protagonist. (In a recent interview she clued us in to the disturbing fact that baby Lourdes seems to like calling her mom "Hatsumomo...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, | Title: THE VIDEO: NOTHING REALLY MATTERS | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

...MADONNA...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, | Title: THE VIDEO: NOTHING REALLY MATTERS | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

...True, Madonna is a shameless, shamefulappropriator. But she still is relevant (though noone can explain why), perhaps more so now thanever before. There is no better proof of this thanher newest piece of pop culture, her contributionto Geisha-rama--her newest video from Ray ofLight, "Nothing Really Matters" (which sheperformed lamely in Geisha garb at the GrammysWednesday night...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, | Title: THE VIDEO: NOTHING REALLY MATTERS | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

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