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...would-be pole dancer, the store also sells a wide variety of new pleather go-go boots, ranging from $34- $54. To round it out, you can peruse an assortment of movies ($3), books (25 cents) and, naturally, an extensive (emphasis on the “extensive”) Kung Fu DVD collection...
Some add-ons are perhaps a tad over the top. Felicidade has a pleather Groove Bag available on drbott.com that turns a specially designed tote into an iPod-powered boom box. And Griffin developed a prototype infrared gimmick that allows the iPod to double as a TV remote control--but Apple refused to let Griffin access its top-secret operating system for this purpose. Let's hope Steve Jobs adopts the attitude of my girlfriend, whose motto is "Don't agonize; accessorize...
...Sipping a virgin piNa colada while sitting in the off-white pleather booths of a small Hong Kong wine bar with a few friends, Chen converses on topics ranging from designer Paul Frank's latest clothing line to rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. She isn't apologetic about her absence of developed talent or the free pass she has received. "Connections. Timing. Luck. That's all this industry is," she says. At this stage of her career she approaches her job as she would a business venture. She attends weekly strategy sessions at Century Elements and continually suggests ways to increase...
...These two experiences, I think, amount to all I need to judge Metro’s authenticity. The mosaic-tiled floor, big windows and lots of light wood are charming and airy, a contrast to the more moody Cottonwood Café that used to occupy the space. Deep red pleather booths and chairs are cute, but the Art Deco lighting (in addition to Art Deco everything) is too new-looking and the “tin” ceiling and the huge mirrors are obviously and poorly “antiqued.” The overall result is forced...
...earth and the matrimonial bed for Liu Dehai and Hai Hongmei is laid with a quilt embroidered with the characters for "double happiness." The words are also pasted on the wall, a bright-red portent of good fortune for just-married Chinese. Next to the bed sits a new pleather sofa, plastic wrap still hanging from its arms. This should be a place of contentment and hope, but Liu's mother doesn't want anyone observing too closely. "Please," she says, hands frantically kneading the quilt, "do not speak of this room." Indeed, the newlyweds point to the desperation that...