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...world culture. It was only natural. GI's returning home from their first time abroad had some residual interest in the cultures of Europe and Asia; and the souvenirs they wanted were not so much of the war they'd served in as of the women - war brides and whore-brides - they had encountered. So to add a touch of exotica or erotica to their movies, American producers imported actresses from France (Corinne Calvet, Francoise Rosay), Austria (Maria Schell), Japan (Miyoshi Umeki) and especially Italy (Alida Valli, Sophia Loren, Anna Magnani, Gina Lollobrigida, Silvana Mangano ... and the twins: Pier Angeli...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Heyday of Foreign Films | 11/10/2006 | See Source »

...union with politics transforms the latter into something akin to a pampered whore: passionate at will, too certain of its own ends, unwilling to compromise and ultimately, too unreasonable...

Author: By Sahil K. Mahtani | Title: Taming the Dragon | 7/28/2006 | See Source »

...biopic of the doomed monarch, now drawing crowds in French cinemas, is only one sign of burgeoning Marie mania. Michèle Lorin, founding president of the Queen's fan club, is thrilled by the new themed products on sale. "I'll admit I'm a publicity whore when it comes to the Queen," she says. Sweet Nostalgia Marie-Antoinette never suggested that the poor should "eat cake," but that hasn't stopped confectioner Ladurée from creating a Marie-Antoinette collection of its pastel-colored macaroons. Theme Queen In July, the Château de Versailles reveals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Head Spinning | 6/11/2006 | See Source »

...Rhinoceros,” gave him more chances to show his serious side. “Thinking about the play is so much fun,” he says. “You get to create a world.” Still, “the laugh whore in me likes acting,” Burkle quips. Burkle, who also works as a proctor for the Freshman Arts Program and is a member of the Signet, has an insatiable appetite when it comes to creating. “The starving artist picture is a bit of misnomer. It refers...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Jess R. Burkle '06 | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

...still undetermined in the legal sense. That said, from a radical feminist perspective, the accuser in this case was essentially raped the minute the lacrosse team captain made the call to “order” her services. She is raped each time she is called a whore, each time a defense attorney reveals something about her personal life, and each time she is used as political pawn by a “well intentioned” person of authority. The Rev. Jackson announced that his Rainbow Coalition will be paying the tuition of the accuser for the remainder...

Author: By Perry A. Threlfall-goheen, | Title: Accuser In Duke Rape Case Victim Of Cultural Norms | 4/21/2006 | See Source »

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