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With the popularity of throwback jerseys still in full swing--old-school NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB jerseys are showing up on celebrities and regular folks alike--yet another sport has been added to the mix: women's roller-derby uniforms. Until now, "nobody has done a true vintage-sports line for women actually based on garments that were historically worn," says Jerry Cohen, co-owner of Stall and Dean, which launched the roller-derby line. "We have sold out of our first production run." The body-hugging tops and shorts represent four teams from the 1950s...
...REMEMBRANCE Just a short walk from drab, downtown Gangtok is the nostalgic Nor-Khill Hotel, tel: (91-3592) 225637. Built by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim in 1932 as a guesthouse for visiting dignitaries, it's a stunning example of old-school Sikkimese architecture. And its red pillars, peaked roof and intricate carvings are a huge contrast to the concrete blocks of modern Gangtok. Whiling away an afternoon on the terrace is a pleasant diversion from shopping for handicrafts. It also offers a chance to bump into celeb guests like Bollywood star Danny Dengzopa or the Dalai Lama. The Dragon...
...clear that today's young bargoers--the industry's cherished 21- to 28-year-old core customers--aren't much interested in old-school labels like Dewar's or Wild Turkey. Catching their eye means selling at bars; bars in turn influence retailers. That's why the bar show is a must for firms like White Rock Distilleries of Lewiston, Maine, which flogs such novelties as schnapps in flavors called Poison (Wild Berry) and Sting (Sour Raspberry). Because the slogan for the new line is Have You Had Your Shots Today?, samples are served by statuesque blonds in white-vinyl...
Musical audiences might be surprised by what they find swimming in a sea of poised musicians, polished brass instruments and quivering strings in the Harvard Pops Orchestra (HPO). The 60-member classical orchestra meets all-American baseball and old-school poetry in a scintillating new and creative musical adaptation this weekend called “Casey...
Power strikes a balance between Jurassic’s signature old-school party sound and so-called “conscious rap.” The result is juxtapositions like 2na’s couplet, “Some of you like the way my words caress tracks / While some of these politicians secretly suppress facts...