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...ORIENTALIST TOM REISS Madonna didn't invent self-reinvention. Born in 1905, Lev Nussimbaum fled the political violence of his native Azerbaijan for the swanky salons of proto-fascist Europe. There he became a swinging socialite and best-selling author using a totally made-up identity, that of a romantic Muslim prince named Essad Bey, a creature of curvy daggers and Moorish sighs. Commingling East and West, art and politics, and featuring countless cameos by the great and powerful, Nussimbaum's unlikely life (lives?) reads like a secret history of the 20th century...
...It’s no wonder. Those were the years when they hooked up with two New York University students named Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons, who brought them into the Def Jam fold, and Madonna picked these unknowns to open for her at the height of her popularity. They would get so many boos with their giant inflatable penis and their pussy-centric stage banter that Madonna would get twice the applause when she finally appeared...
...They may also represent the beginning of the Dems' long climb back to credibility on national-security issues. Chris Carney has one of the toughest races. "The district is so Republican that no one really thinks he can win, even with Sherwood's problems," says G. Terry Madonna, who runs Franklin and Marshall College's Keystone Poll. But Iraq-war veterans running as Democrats is something new under the political sun-and Karl Rove's nightmare is that candidates like Carney will win some unexpected races this year...
...gutra clutch bags. Under the label Pink Sushi, she also designs slogan Ts, and she gives me a peek at the one she has on under her abaya. "It translates as, 'Shake your hips, little ducky,'" Raghda says, laughing. "So now you know I'm a rock chick Madonna with my customized T and my micromini and my black tights and bright green jeweled shoes...
...prints that started it all. She was not the only one paying her respects. As the '80s look comes roaring back, designers have turned to Versace for inspiration, showing Miami-inspired prints on evening wear. Alexander McQueen took his cue from the short, sexy Versace dresses celebrities like Madonna favored, and Stella McCartney studded jackets in a Versace-like fashion. At Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs reinvented Versace's fall 1993 cowboy collection with fringed and studded minidresses complete with a witty version of the house's Medusa logo...