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SUDOKU
Burlesque show highlights unique beauty of models
MARISSA KAUFMANN
@mariss193
The SuicideGirls' "Blackheart Burlesque" originated in 2002 and continued to 2007, until they decided to take a five-year hiatus and started back up last year, Missy said. Every year, around 200 of the suicide girls audition and 25 make the cut to become part of the show.
In the summer of 2001, Missy Suicide began taking pictures of her friends who had piercings, tattoos and colored hair. She posted the pictures on a website, creating an online community and social platform where girls could express themselves. The community generated a positive response. Missy said the website was a creative outlet for members and SuicideGirls to post videos, photos, text or anything they want.
"What I am looking forward to the most is getting on stage. Once there is an audience in front of you, it changes everything," said Maxxy Suicide, suicide girl and dancer in "Blackheart Burlesque." "They are there to watch us, and that feeling is amazing."
"My first tattoo I got when I was 18. I got the word simplify on my right hip and it is in my own handwriting," said Charmaine Suicide, model assistant and suicide girl. "It was just to remind me of simplifying life. It is the little things that make you happy. I try to be a minimalist so that
SuicideGirls, an adult lifestyle brand, redefines beauty, according to its mission statement.
SuicideGirls is presenting its "Blackheart Burlesque" show tomorrow, Oct. 17, at the Granada. The show will include performances and music, "complete with tonguein-cheek humor and raw erotic sexuality," said Austin Griswold, public relations representative for SuicideGirls. The show is for ages 18 and over with doors opening at 8 p.m.
"What some people think makes us strange, or weird, or f****d up, we think is what makes us beautiful," the mission statement says.
"The burlesque show is sexy strip teases to a modern soundtrack with pop culture themes, everything from 'Adventure Time' to 'Clockwork Orange' to 'Game of Thrones," said Missy Suicide, the founder of SuicideGirls.
The show is choreographed by Manwe Sauls-Addison, who has worked with celebrities such as Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Lady Gaga. The group is currently on its U.S. tour and will tour London next, Missy said.
is what that is about."
The name "SuicideGirls" was formed by Missy Suicide and intends to represent the theme of her company. She said it addresses girls committing social suicide by not fitting into societal norms. Inspiration for the name came from Chuck Palahniuk, who wrote "Fight Club" and "Survivor."
"If you told my 15-year-old, weird self that I would be sitting here today, I would not believe you," Charmaine said. "But, I have always been a big fan of what they are trying to promote and just highlighting beauty of all sorts, shapes, sizes, colors and it's just something I enjoy."
SuicideGirls started out as a social network for girls to express themselves before Facebook, Instagram, Friendster and Twitter, Missy said. Now, 2,700 girls are taking part in this movement as well as their fans — 6.1 million Facebook fans, 2 million fans on Instagram and almost 40 million comments. The company has grown over its 13 years of existence.
“It is kind of like joining the most badass sorority in the world,” Missy said. “If you ask any of (the SuicideGirls), her favorite part, it will be the friends that she’s made. You meet like-minded women who become instant best friends.”
tickets are $25. VIP tickets are available for $100 that include general admission, a meet-and-greet with the girls, early access to tour merch, a signed item, a photo op and a tour collectible.
— Edited by Blair Sheade
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News from the U
KU Dining Services Cares... About Food, People, and the Environment
It's Sustainability Week at KU! That makes it a great time to remind the KU community that the folks at KU Dining Services, who handle all residential and retail dining operations across campus, care about the environment and participate year round in sustainability programs and initiatives campus-wide.
In fact, KU Dining integrates its sustainability projects into its daily operating procedures. Through the following efforts and in coordination and cooperation with the Campus Sustainability Plan, KU Dining continues to be a proud partner with the following campus departments and organizations:
advanced biofuels research projects.
- KU Center for Sustainability:
Supports KU Sustainability
Day and Earth Month events.
* KU Recycling: Collects literally
tons of recyclables from all
twenty-two campus dining
locations annually.
* KU Biofuel Research: Collects
used fry oil for use in its
- KU Fights Hunger: Brings awareness to hunger issues and provides food to those in need within our campus community.
· Rock Chalk Recycle: Partners in recycling and composting efforts at KU sporting events.
· Daily Broad: Partners with student volunteers who pick up KU Dining's food donations and deliver them to local food banks.
· KU Environ: A long-time partner in campus sustainability projects, such as the Rain Barrels on Parade, and the KU student garden.
But there's more! You can read about all KU Dining's green efforts at unionku.edu/dining/sustainability/.
This week, become a sustainability partner yourself. And the next time you dine on campus, remember that KU Dining cares about the environment --and you!
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