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...think of Arbus as so quintessentially modern that it's a shock to remember that she was a child of the flapper age and the Depression. She was born Diane (she pronounced it Dee-ann) Nemerov in New York City in 1923. Her father was the director of Russek's, a Manhattan fur and fashion emporium that had been founded by her mother's family and made them rich. Arbus, her younger sister Renee and her older brother Howard--later a U.S. poet laureate--grew up on Park Avenue. She spoke once of realizing the existence of another world...
...multifaceted artist, Ndegeocello’s style has been difficult to essentialize. While it has familiar elements from previous albums, Comfort lacks the dynamism and shock value of her debut Plantation Lullabies and the chilling introspection of Bitter. The various love songs, which do depart most of today’s popular music, still fall flat in light of her past work. Comfort Woman is a fitting name—Ndegeocello refrains from taking any risks, staying firmly in her comfort zone...
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...Worlds” broadcast. Many who did not hear the “only fiction” disclaimers fled their homes to avoid imminent gas attack by marauding Martians who had landed in Grovers Mill, N.J., creating traffic jams and sending dozens to the hospital for shock and hysteria...
...that they will be able to breathe our air or infect us, let alone eat us—at least not without some expensive and messy food processing. As entertaining as “War of the Worlds” was for those who did not need treatment for shock or hysteria afterwards, Welles’ scenario is not a likely...