Word: reasonably
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This school election suddenly turns into some-thing far nastier--a subversive parody of the American electoral process. Tracy wants to win for no other reason than to have another stepping stone to another contest (just like senators want to become vice-presidents, vice-presidents presidents, and presidents popular presidents). Paul is the people's choice--an unfit leader, a complete nincompoop--but the embodiment of American wholesomeness (insert various examples from the past decade here). And Tamil, Paul's sister, is the legitimate candidate. As she screams in her election speech, "No one cares about this stupid election...
...foolish. Through Vina and her famous friends, Rushdie shows us how fame is often unfulfilling, lonely and trifling. Andy Warhol's cultured set is brilliantly satirized, as is the delirious glam-rock movement that yielded Iggy Pop and David Bowie. Madonna Sangria is also skillfully caricatured and probably the reason why the real-life Madonna shredded her advance copy of the book...
...reason why Rushdie's book feels incomplete is that although music is the focus of his novel, he does not infuse enough of this music into his language and text. Ormus' songs lie flat on the page, and Rushdie's descriptions of VTO's music often leave more questions than answers. Rushdie also fails to deliver completely on his promise to present a rock version of Orpheus and Eurydice. Though he invokes the myth to great effect at the beginning of the novel, the theme is ultimately neglected. Perhaps Rushdie stretched himself too much by venturing into the world...
...without dancing, is there an establishment to battle against, do women have a greater place in the future of the music making? Many of these issues challenged the traditional fourpart definition of hip hop--and seem to demand some sort of line drawing. It is for this reason that discussions attempting to further define hip-hop for the current burgeoning and outwardly-branching musical movement appear to answer the wrong questions. One can be true to hip hop (exclude those who don't), or the definition of hip hop itself can expand. But to essentialize what to everyone...
Surfing through the channels, do I stop on "Suddenly Susan"? Or "Cosby"? I'm a white male in the 18-34 demographic group. How much am I worth to you, Brooke? Bill? Tell me how much you love me. Give me one good reason why I should invest 5,000 households in either of you. I didn't think so. Click...