Word: suburbanity
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...Falls, Wis., is in the middle of its own makeover. The store, opened just in time for the prime shopping season, is the antithesis of the formula that has worked for Kohl's since it was founded in 1962. Unlike its hallmark one-floor, off-mall format, loved by suburban working moms, this two-story unit lies smack-dab in the center of--drumroll, please--a mall, directly across from none other than Macy's. Even Kohl's off-mall stores are changing, taking on a more department-store-like look. At a new Kohl's in Brandon...
...With Jefferson out in a year or so, they figured, it would be easier to replace him with someone more palatable than Carter, whose stance on some hot-button social issues, such as gay rights and late-term abortion, were to the left of Jefferson's and those of suburban voters...
...PHOTOGRAPHY NOW SUSAN BRIGHT Forget twilit still lifes and peachy nudes. The photography in Bright's lively survey of 80 artists who work with cameras has more to do with staged scenes of suburban anxiety, mock heroic tableaux of heavily armed children and the determined contemplation of whatever is enigmatic or unnerving. (There are a fair number of nudes, though none you would think to call peachy.) Thanks to Bright, you also get to enjoy the sight of Kate Moss, above, in a picture by the photo-collaborators Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, holding a lit cigarette between her toes...
...suburban Farmington High in Michigan, the engineering-technology department functions like an engineering firm, with teachers as project managers, a Ford Motor Co. engineer as a consultant and students working in teams. The principles of calculus, physics, chemistry and engineering are taught through activities that fill the hallways with a cacophony of nailing, sawing and chattering. The result: the kids learn to apply academic principles to the real world, think strategically and solve problems...
...Dance Dance Revolution.” “DDR,” as termed by acolytes, features gameplay which is about as representative of actual dancing as the doggie paddle is of Olympic swimming. The game has become a staple of bowling alleys, arcades, malls, and suburban basements, but its popularity has its own attendant hazards...