... 's permission; this musical came out on Broadway in 1996 and came out in movie theatres in 2005. Rent, based on Puccini's La Bohème, is about a group of young bohemian artists who battle to make a life and make due in New York's lower east side. It has opened Broadway up to a new social issue, confronting the AIDS crisis directly for ... ...

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... and question society's most sternly guarded definitions of masculinity and femininity" (Faludi 452). However, as time passed, the signs of a masculine metamorphosis in progress were hardly limited to the bohemian literary, artistic or gay fraternity. Take the example of the uber metrosexual icon David Beckham showcasing his million dollar stud or perhaps giving the female fans drooling over him, a glance ... ...

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