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Shanghai babies are always on the lookout for something better. They research their stock portfolio. They sweep on their mascara and pluck their eyebrows to craft the perfect face. They play the part of sex kitten with lots of meow, because that's what men want. But the strobe exposes the girls for what they really are. The flashes of harsh, white light strip Fifi's face of her makeup - and her contrivance. In that freeze-frame instant, Fifi isn't a sexy sophisticate, just an innocent girl searching for love. In a place called Babylon, where Shanghai babies pretend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...Midwestern goofs. Surprisingly, this sweet comedy comes from the crusty David Letterman (through his company Worldwide Pants). Dave's involvement is limited, but Ed deftly captures the genial, absurd side--the sunny underbelly--of his humor, as when a friend bets Ed, apropos of nothing, that he can't meow loud enough to make an old man turn around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Quirky Quixote | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...What's Simple Is True." But she rallied her voice for four more songs, closing with a strange rendition of "Who Will Save Your Soul." She broke the song midway to introduce her band as well as some irritating skat-style lyrics which involved her imitating a kitten's meow...

Author: By Melissa K. Crocker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Music For The Masses: KISS 108 FM's Jingle Ball: Rounding up the Year of Pop | 1/14/2000 | See Source »

...DAYS Pig's ears, beef jerky and smoked hooves may not be all that appetizing to everyone, but to dogs they're the cat's meow. Beware, though: the FDA is warning that pet chews, as they're known, may be contaminated with Salmonella infantis, a bacterium that won't harm man's best friend but can cause vomiting, nausea and abdominal pain in healthy humans--and be life threatening to those with compromised immune systems. What to do? After tossing a chew to Rover, wash your hands thoroughly--and have your kids do the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Oct. 18, 1999 | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

...some touting this new Los Angeles singer as the second coming of Billie Holiday. Gray has a raw, bluesy voice, full of dark intonation, and a lovely way of sliding around the beat. But in the upper register, where she likes to work, her voice pinches into a thin meow that undercuts the drama she wants to convey. The single Do Something only skims the anguish she's after. Gray deserves time to ripen before she's saddled with such heavy hopes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: On How Life Is | 8/2/1999 | See Source »

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