Word: pomo
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...that his search for value was an utter failure. The conspiracy had extended to retail; the were only Eight in the Box. This novel is based on a true story. Imagining America in 2033By Herbert J. GansIn this gripping work of post-modern historical fiction (or, “pomo hifi,” or “pofi”), a young writer struggles to discover whether his waking life has been reality or a dream. As he wanders through the labyrinthine catacombs of his university library, strange apparitions—phantasms, childhood memories and the Jew of Malta...
...with “No, Not Now,” showcasing Bays’ throbbing synth beats as he bellowed, “Oh no, she’s not a secret now / The wolves have smelled her scent.” The crowd—mostly glasses-bound pomo punks and largely female—moshed appropriately to highlights “Touch You Touch You” and “Oh, Goddamnit.” The band concluded the short set with massive audience sing-alongs to their hit “Bandages” and encore...
...Moss hardly fits the mold of the pomo hipsters who currently dominate the independent film-making scene; with a modest collared shirt and a neatly trimmed beard creeping with gray, he comes off more Spielberg than Solondz...
...TRUST WE TRUST. To appreciate how frenetic investor activity has become, take a look at the action swirling around an otherwise unremarkable tract of land across the Sacramento River from the California state capital. The Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians, a 150-member tribe, says in court papers that its ancestral homeland, two hours' drive from Sacramento, has "little economic value." So it wants to develop a casino on the river site, even though it neither owns the land nor has the money...
...TRIBE, NO PROBLEM. The casino envisioned by the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians is poised to become one of the most profitable in the country. Not bad for a clan of Indians that not long ago had neither a tribe nor a reservation...