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...little of the great cultural diversity in the thousands of miles in between. To a Manhattanite, a trip to rural Mississippi is probably a greater culture shock than a trip to Barcelona. Visiting a destitute, third-world country is admirable and even comes off as “slumming chic?? to wealthy Americans, but a visit to the poorest conditions in the U.S. might hit too many of our nation’s “well-traveled” intellectual elite too close to home. In this way, poorly-traveled liberals have little grounds for mocking...

Author: By Emma M. Lind, | Title: The New Provincialism | 4/27/2006 | See Source »

...Vie’s first event, a cocktail party held in Cabot House’s Senior Common Room, featured pink champagne and “princess chic?? attire, including tiaras—and it also touched off a firestorm of criticism across the law school...

Author: By Barbara R. Barreno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: At HLS, Girls Get Toasted, then Roasted | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

...let’s get one thing straight. The return to more conservative trends should be about the fashion cycle, and nothing else. After five years of Britney Spears’ bare midriff, “slutty-chic?? has worn out its fashion capital, and designers need a new look to bring consumers back to the stores...

Author: By Sanby Lee, | Title: Covering Up Britney | 12/2/2004 | See Source »

...très chic??any special items? Not clothes—definitely stuff for the house...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pascal M. Chahine ’06 | 12/2/2004 | See Source »

...contrast, “white trash chic?? appears to be the last semi-acceptable cultural parody, and is sometimes used as a white male claim on authenticity, a way to “be down” without imitating the racist clichés used to characterize African-Americans. Eminem and Kid Rock have been swaggering up the charts for the past few years, marketing their supposedly humble origins. Their macho antics embody the almost nostalgic perception of the tough trailer trash man as misogynist; aptly, the uniform of the trend is known...

Author: By Irin Carmon, | Title: Talking Trash | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

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