Word: manhattanization
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...terrible at discussing our racial problems in America today because we just end up defending our identities and the political power we hope those identities will align us with. On that day in Manhattan, I caught the first cab that came along. And I should have been happy just for the convenience of good service. That I also saw this minor event as evidence of something, that I was practicing a kind of political sociology as well as catching a cab--that is the problem...
Seduction and bloodletting are not topics that shy girls tend to bring up. But during an interview in a Manhattan hotel, self-described shy girl Aaliyah manages to touch on both...
...Aaliyah's charm, however, is mystery. The young star loves to hint at private quirkiness. She says her apartment in Manhattan is littered with Egyptian objects: cat statues, Egyptian pictures, a dresser shaped like a pyramid. At the start of her career, she hid her eyes behind large dark glasses. Later on, she took to wearing her long dark hair swept in front of one eye, like '40s film star Veronica Lake. (These days she is letting both her eyes show...
...makeshift nature of Cissokho's showroom may contribute to the bargains he is able to offer, but similar deals can be found elsewhere. An online auction by the Howard S. Rose Gallery in Manhattan featured a number of Noks, including a "fine large-size sculptural terra-cotta, low-fire ceramic human head" with a minimum required bid of just $2,300. A woman who answered the phone at the gallery insisted that the items were "certifiably genuine." When asked about Nigeria's prohibition on the export and sale of Noks, she replied, "Maybe they were here before this...
Nearby in Manhattan sits the new ING Direct cafe. The casually clad employees can't conduct transactions but can serve lattes and answer questions. "Is it pronounced I-N-G or Ing?" a first timer asks. (The former.) With a hip sound track and stacks of ING Direct clothes for sale, the cafe feels more like Banana Republic than a bank. "It's not supposed to be avant-garde," says CEO Arkadi Kuhlmann. "We're basically saying banking should be as uncomplicated as a cup of coffee...