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...naked woman pretending she was turned on strictly for my benefit. That's a moment I like to reserve for my home life. The whole thing was a lot like a strip club, only with a hand-shadow guy. The women wore inappropriately formal gowns, too much makeup and danced with their breasts at the guys' eye level. In a lot of ways it reminded me of my eighth-grade dance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Naked And The Dead | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

...finishing area where makeup and nails are applied, a scene both horrible and erotic confronts my eyes: dangling from chains from the ceiling are seven headless, footless, handless dolls of varying shapes of female perfection. They sway back and forth, hypnotizing me - until I notice that seated behind me are five of their silicone sisters. Startled, I turn to look them in the eyes. Maureen Kelly, a 40-ish California blond with a rock 'n' roll outlook and a cat tattoo on her ankle, laughs at my discomfort. She does makeup and dresses the dolls. "See that one?" she says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Well, Hello, Dolly | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...Every shoot day, a reported three-hour makeup procedure would be required to make Gwynne into the Frankenstein character he played...

Author: By Alexander B. Ginsberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pursued By A Monstrous Image Of His Own Creation | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...Hahn used to live there, and his father, who was a well-known city supervisor, was very popular among blacks. Later the racial makeup of the area changed, but the family stayed. Today Hahn, like his father, enjoys wide support of black voters. But he also has a lot of support in the Latino community, particularly with older voters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: L.A. Mayoral Election: 'Voter Turnout Will Be Key' | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...young women waiting to be selected by customers perch on couches. Nearly all of them are blond, their average age perhaps 22. They sit upright, jumbled together like a doll collection. Careful not to disturb makeup and hair, they move with exaggerated stiffness but their eyes flit eagerly when a new prospect enters the club. Soon, each of the young women is sitting next to a total stranger. They hand out their business cards. They know about Lucie, but that's history. Last week, two girls at Greengrass were sacked because they didn't meet their dohan quotas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lucie Blackman: Death of a Hostess | 5/14/2001 | See Source »

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