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Brits in hollywood: teatime on sunset strip

…And the jolly old empire remained in firm hands. The pre-WWII British colony in Hollywood was a way of life that disappeared. The Age of the Perfect Gentleman was gone to be replaced by Brits to play light comics, silly … Continue reading

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A toast to dorian gray

Is our post-modern condition characterized by an instilling of youthfulness into an ancient world. A rejuvenation of creaky old bones. Baudelaire wrote of youth as a sort of priesthood, at least according to the young. Youth is a fetish, a … Continue reading

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judith holofernes …if you’re happy with your gender raise your hand heil heil

feminism and gender politics are as explosive as it gets, and getting rid of sexism is as difficult as getting to the problems of racism. The classic argument is that gender feminism is a new ideology that developed as socialists … Continue reading

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NOBODY'S PERFECT … HEAVEN KNOWS THEY TRIED

”…Problem is, the only open slots are with Sweet Sue and Her All-Girl Society Syncopaters. As if high heels, girdles, and falsies weren’t tsouris enough, “Josephine” and “Daphne” must keep those testosterone levels down while in the sensuous proximity of … Continue reading

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300 POUNDS OF JOY: THE SKINNY ON THE FLABBY

Fat flabby annie was incredibly big She weighed just about sixteen stone And then a fake dietician went and put her on a diet Now she looks like skin and bone. Do the meditation and yoga And she’s thrown away … Continue reading

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