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Article: sugar and spice; For ageing Spice Girls, desperate for girl power, even a fading recipe for revival will do, writes Robin Givhan.(Life)
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- The Sunday Independent (South Africa)
- Article date:
- July 15, 2007
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The last time the phrase "girl power" was chanted by a mob of pre-adolescent music fans was circa 2001, the year the Spice Girls announced they were breaking up.
Girl power meant something back then. Not a lot. But something. It was predicated on giggles, best friends, sex appeal and, most important, cool clothes. Now, in this era of Girls Gone Wild and Flavour of Love Girls: Charm School, girl power is trying to make a comeback. Last week, the Spice Girls announced they were reuniting for a world tour scheduled to begin in December.
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