Word: hipping
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...that the standards of physical beauty are cultural constructs. I wish they were, but I doubt it. Research indicates surprising regularities in what various cultures consider an attractive face or a well-formed figure. Many of these standards seem to have a biological basis (for instance, the waist-to-hip ratio that men consider most attractive in women is the one that is most likely to ensure the successful delivery of a baby). And why did the women of ancient Greece become so enchanted by the blonde hair of the barbarian captives? Why are "Baywatch" and Titanic so vastly popular...
...Mecklenburg Inn: Previously a post office and a morgue. Now a hip tavern with garden...
...there's anything else on the album as good. Caught Out There captures the righteous rage of a woman wronged, and the chorus even includes a scream of anguish: "I hate you so much right now! AHHHHHH!" Alas, as suspected, the rest of the album is mostly standard-issue hip-hop-tinged R. and B. Only a few tracks, such as the bouncy No Turning Back, live up to the spunk of Caught Out There. AHHHHHH...
These are tough times for gangsta rappers. In early December, Jay-Z (a.k.a. Shawn Carter) was charged with assault. Now Puff Daddy (a.k.a. Sean Combs), the Hamptons-partying, Versace-wearing, MTV-approved icon of ghetto-fabulous hip-hop style, is facing a weapons charge after leaving the scene of a shoot-out. And his girlfriend, singer-actor Jennifer Lopez, has been dragged into the mess...