Kaya Oakes
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English
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A lively examination of the spirit and practices that have made the indie movement into a powerful cultural phenomenon.
You know the look: skinny jeans, Chuck Taylors, perfectly mussed bed-head hair; You know the music, Modest Mouse, the Shins, Pavement. You know the ethos: DIY with a big helping of irony. But, what does it really mean to be "indie"?
As popular television shows adopt indie soundtracks and the signature style bleeds into mainstream...
Author
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English
Description
For every woman, from the young to those in midlife and beyond, who has ever been, told, "You can't" and thought, "Oh, I definitely will!"-this book is for you.
Women are, expected to be many things. They should be young enough, but not too young; old enough, but not too old; creative, but not crazy; passionate, but not angry. They should be fertile and feminine and self-reliant, not barren or butch or solitary. Women, in other words, are, caught...