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...seem niggling, but Oates has asked for them, and for many more like them. Her novel works best during the early years, when her subject is unknown, a pretty but troubled young woman in search of a love that will always elude her. When Marilyn appears in all her platinum glory, the point of Oates' project fades. As a character in the novel says, "The fact was, you never looked at anybody else if you could look at Monroe." Still true...
...down on a wooden chair in the living room while Rah and her daughter go into the other room to change. You look around. On the wall there's a platinum record Rah was awarded for her work on The Score. In the kitchen--it's a kitchenette, really--there's a Speed Queen washing machine sitting atop four bricks. In one of the two bedrooms--actually a bedroomette--there's a small wooden bunk bed. The living room--which is only a little larger than a changing room at Banana Republic--is dominated by a large black couch...
...Ages: 16 to 20 Sounds Like: 'N Sync meets Dru Hill Fun Fact: All five members are more than 6 ft. tall and wear size 12 shoes. Yowza! Sample Lyric: "Don't make me wait 'cause I'm ready now/Let's get biz-zay, one time!" Sales Outlook: Platinum...
...from Ireland Ages: 19 to 21 Sounds Like: Backstreet Boys meets Richard Marx Fun Fact: Kian, Shane and Mark played T-Birds in high school production of Grease Sample Lyric: "I can't breathe when my heart is broke in two/ There's no beat, without you." Sales Outlook: Platinum...
...pricey hotel restaurant. That's because the members of 'N Sync--whose first CD sold 7.8 million copies--are anonymous to the adult diners. The adults no doubt assume that the five bald black bodyguards dressed in identical outfits of blue jeans and denim jackets are the platinum-selling pop band and that the 'N Sync kids are from the Make-a-Wish Foundation...