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...Chinese singer's florid costumes. Perhaps it's her music videos, which feature psychedelic graphics and monks striding to fashionable breakbeats. Or maybe it's her songs, which incorporate Buddhist mantras, traditional Chinese instruments and electronica. At any rate, the U.K.'s Sunday Times has anointed her "the Asian Björk." The Guardian gave her debut album, Alive, four stars upon its U.K. release last October, adding, "Sa Dingding deserves to be the first Chinese singer-songwriter to become a celebrity in the West." In April, she flew to London to receive a BBC Radio 3 Award for World...
...science fiction films of the 20th century, such as Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey; the unique aesthetics of the film left its mark on numerous fields of popular culture, from comic books such as Superman to music videos by Madonna and Bj...
...doing well in this tough economy because their very existence is synonymous with penny pinching. Costco, the nation's largest warehouse club, is considered the best deal in town and, as the biggest wine retailer in the U.S., it attracts a more affluent customer than Sam's Club or BJ's. Robust sales and cost cutting increased the company's quarterly profit 31%, with February sales up 7% over last year. "They have a treasure hunt atmosphere in their stores," says Davidowitz. "They offer constant newness and incredible value...
...mention... he used to be a professional skateboarder? FM sat down with this mastermind to talk about his new collection, thrashing, and making films with Farrah Fawcett. 1. Fifteen Minutes (FM): How did the idea for “Naming the World” come about?Bret A. Johnston (BJ): An editor approached me about doing it, and I thought it was a wonderful idea. When that editor couldn’t make it happen, I went to Random House and they immediately jumped on it. After that, it was really a dream project. I got to contact all these...
...Tricky's Dark and Brooding Maxinquaye album was launched into outer space on a rocket ship commanded by Björk, it might sound something like the Analog Girl. A 34-year-old Singaporean, Mei Wong has come far since she recorded her first melody on a cassette tape at age 7. Nowadays, she uses a MacBook Pro, a digital sound box, a set of toy xylophones and her voice to produce her own brand of futuristic electro-pop, and takes her low-key show - it often just involves her, a laptop and a microphone - to venues such...