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...addition to concealed packages, they can also reveal the curves of a person's body on screens viewed by security officers. One British politician, Philip Bradbourn, has likened it to a "virtual strip search." "[The] technology has the potential to turn a legitimate security concern into an unacceptable peepshow for security industries," the Conservative said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Airport Body Scanners Stop Terrorist Attacks? | 1/5/2010 | See Source »

When I was in Egypt over the summer I was largely denied the peepshow that is American culture. Many women choose to wear conservative dress and the hijab, denying us men the pleasure of the “check out.” This is another form of empowerment: in stripping men of the ammo we require to objectify them, women grant for themselves the same public freedom that men enjoy—the freedom from harassment and disrespect. It is the difference between dressing for men and dressing in spite...

Author: By Erol N. Gulay, | Title: Two Freedoms: Bikini vs. Burqa | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

...this point, but surely he thought about it? It's an awfully chaste book. We've had some incredibly personal comix about relationships that go wrong, including Julie Doucet's "Dirty Plotte," David Chelsea's "David Chelsea in Love," and most excruciatingly, Joe Matt's "Peepshow." An artist who shows something that goes right needs to work harder to find the (inner) conflict. For people like me, "True Story" has a "what if?" appeal akin to science fiction - but those who have a more productive sex life may find it superficial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comix Love | 2/26/2002 | See Source »

...victim to their appetite for the sensational and the uninteresting. If you're looking for cheap thrills and sexism, this film is the place to go. But to escape the bad, somewhat salty taste it will leave in your mouth, try the hole in the wall of the nearest peepshow. Chances are, if Angel Heart is any indication, Alan Parker might be in line ahead...

Author: By Joseph D. Penachio, | Title: Peeping With Parker | 3/12/1987 | See Source »

...Peepshow" is, in fact, the name of this painting, also entitled" Code 2," to indicate that is a part of Ahr's latest series, "Code" Ahr says he calls these works "painted structures [because] they're not just plain surfaces...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: An Ahrtist at Harvard | 4/6/1985 | See Source »

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