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Japan is as renowned for its xenophobia as its tea ceremony and flower arrangement, yet just as traditionally its writers desperately strive for a place on the wider literary playing fields abroad. They do so not only because that's where more money and greater fame lie but also because those who achieve translation are inordinately celebrated and esteemed at home. In their eagerness to secure that export seal of cultural approval they often try to style their characters according to Western fashions and modes. Or ensconce beneath their native kimonos Freudian explanations, Marxist interpretations and existential quests. But since...
...being influential is usually at the cost of anonymity. Not so for New Order, who combatted fame by rarely releasing images of band members and deliberately keeping a healthy distance from the limelight. Scanning their discography, one is struck by the minimalism and blankness of the titles: Ceremony, Substance 1987, Movement, Brotherhood, Republic. Their Best Of album simply has a blue question mark on the cover. For these reasons people still ask, “Who sings that?” when Bizarre Love Triangle’s bassline bounces out of a stereo or when Sumner croons...
...Thomas Howell, of Soul Man fame, went on trial Monday for attacking a skateboarder in Reseda in December. If convicted, the washed-up B-list actor will be in the slammer for four years...
...University with several claims to fame, one in particular is often lost...
When faced with concepts like “stardom” and ‘fame,” Dispatch try to keep a collective level head. While they enjoy playing the bigger venues and reaching more people with their music, the guys don’t like to think of themselves as rockstars. Chad explained, “As far as a level of stardom goes, that doesn’t really register.” Pete agreed, “It’s still for us all about the people and our show. All of a sudden...