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Friday, August 21, 2009
Naked New York exhibit opens, watch for subway pole dancing
I don’t like to touching subway poles with my hands.
The people featured in in one of the latest stories by CNN’s Jeanne Moos touch it with there, ah, er …
The story features all sorts of folks stripping on NYC poles (see video below of the Pole-itegirls who won $10,000 for their subway pole dancing ), but it is mainly about 22-year-old photographer Zach Hyman’s new exhibition “Decent Exposure,” which opens today, Thursday, Aug. 20.
Hyman has snapped photos of naked people posing everywhere from Chinatown to the subway.
He allows himself no more than 30 minutes to take 10 photos, according to NBC New York.
What do you think?
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Costco pulls ‘Lil Monkey’ doll parents called racist, story makes rounds
Not every dolly is cuddly.
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Costco Wholesale may have pulled the controversial ‘Lil Monkey” doll from its shelves, but the story about it continues to travel through cyberspace thanks to a chain letter.
The company is still catching flak from those who say it should have known better in the first place.
A customer from Greensboro, N.C. first complained about the “Cuddle with Me” Lil Monkey doll, the subject of the email chain letter that asks recipients to call Costco to complain.
There are no Costco stores in the Dayton area, but the popular discounter has locations nearby in the Cincinnati and Columbus areas.
The offending doll is black, holding a banana and is surrounded by several brown monkeys.
There are apparently white and Hispanic versions of the “Lil Monkey” dolls well and the “Cuddle with Me” dolls come with other animals. One features pandas.
Costco and the doll’s makers have apologized, according to news reports, saying it was not their intent to offend. The dolls were only on the shelves for about a day.
“Immediately Costco and our company made the decision to pull the product off the shelves,” Mary Gustaff, CEO of the company’s designer The Brass Key, told the Seattle Times .
But seriously come on, a black baby doll and monkeys?
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Donate dress Saturday and receive free ‘Disney on Ice’ ticket
— From Meredith Moss, Staff Writer
Disney wants to sprinkle fairy dust on your old party dress.
Chances are there’s a party dress that’s been sitting in your closet and chances are you’ll never wear it again.
You won’t find a better use for it than this: donate that gently-used prom or bridesmaid gown to Clothes That Work and it will allow a local high school girl to feel and look pretty when she attends her prom or homecoming.
And for doing that good deed, you’ll win a free ticket to Disney On Ice.
The exchange takes place from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Clothes That Work, 1133 Edwin Moses Blvd.,Dayton.
The special promotion is available to the first 250 people who bring in their gowns.
One ticket will be given per person, regardless of the number of gowns they donate.
Disney On Ice will be held at Hara Arena from Sept. 17 to Sept. 20. This year’s theme is “100 Years of Magic.”
Clothes That Work is a non-profit organization that provides interview appropriate clothing to referred clients.
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New “couture” shop comes to Dayton
Who says you have to go to New York for high fashion?
Discount designer looks are now available in downtown Dayton.
Couture Closeout opened here last month said Brian Sharp, a store employee.
“We decided to bring a piece of New York to (Dayton),” he said.
The store at 114 N. St. Clair St. is now selling wears from French designer Louis Feraud for $60 to $200.
Next month they plan to sell Armani.
These good were in Neiman Marcus, Sax Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom,” he said. “They are all first quality.”
Couture Closeout has a location in New York and plans to open soon in Florida.
The shop is open Thursdays and Fridays 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturdays 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
For appointments call (800) 697-0456.
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