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  • "Slumming" had never been a fad with Raymond society, and this was perhaps the first time that the two had come together in this way.

    In His Steps Charles Monroe Sheldon 1901

  • His 2005 documentary "Workingman's Death" was one of this decade's smartest examinations of contemporary labor issues, and his last feature, "Slumming", managed to be both provocative and dramatically satisfying.

    indieWIRE News 2009

  • And, back in high society, she would be That Daring Girl Who Spent a Year Slumming It in the Tenements.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

  • Barbara Carroll began her opening set on Tuesday with an ironic choice: Irving Berlin's "Slumming on Park Avenue."

    Summer Swing Dawns Will Friedwald 2011

  • The judges decided against Britpop favourites Blur (Parklife) and Pulp (His 'n' Hers), Paul Weller's acclaimed Wild Wood and the Prodigy's edgy Music for the Jilted Generation in favour of M People, the pop-dance act formed by ex-Haçienda DJ Mike Pickering, and their second album Elegant Slumming, packed with chart-friendly hits such as One Night in Heaven and Moving on Up.

    M People win the Mercury 2011

  • And, back in high society, she would be That Daring Girl Who Spent a Year Slumming It in the Tenements.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

  • And, back in high society, she would be That Daring Girl Who Spent a Year Slumming It in the Tenements.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

  • Pianist and occasional vocalist Peter Mintun launched his series of monthly shows with the zesty "Waltz from Swingtime," then noted the address with "Slumming on Park Avenue" and dryly commented on Hamptons-style weekends with "Mrs. Loughsborough-Goodby."

    The Jazz Scene: Big Bands and Bombshells Will Friedwald 2011

  • The judges decided against Britpop favourites Blur (Parklife) and Pulp (His 'n' Hers), Paul Weller's acclaimed Wild Wood and the Prodigy's edgy Music for the Jilted Generation in favour of M People, the pop-dance act formed by ex-Haçienda DJ Mike Pickering, and their second album Elegant Slumming, packed with chart-friendly hits such as One Night in Heaven and Moving on Up.

    M People win the Mercury 2011

  • Slumming it with the little people really changes your business plan doesn't it, J.

    Melissa Terzis: Missoni at Target: Sets off Worldwide Melee Melissa Terzis 2011

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