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“ As an introvert myself, I’ve always valued
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LimeLight
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
LimeLight
W
hat is Limelight? Is it fame? Is it
fortune? Is it having it all? It’s a magazine that
juxtaposes the idea that fame and
fortune will bring happiness, when the truth
is that being an individualist is the only key to
life.
Growing up I was fascinated by
magazines, but they all felt too surreal, and
contrived. While this did open up my
imagination, I felt magazines never reflected
people like me who were introverted,
outcasts or just different. Therefore, Limelight
is ready to expose you to the current culture
and zeitgeist, while respecting and
encouraging authenticity over grandeur.
We are here to provide culturally and
fashionably rich, relevant and down-to-earth
information to inspire readers to enrich their
lifestyle.
Limelight is serving the needs of the
overlooked population by inciting readers to
meld fashion with identity. We are rebelling
against the portion of the fashion industry that
caters to the 1%. We are here to tell it like it is
and to be outspoken.
Meaning:
The name Limelight comes from the
song of the same name from Canadian
rock band, Rush. The singer, songwriter,
and drummer of the band, Neil Peart, a
known introvert, discusses his discomfort
with fame in this 1981 hit from the band’s
album Moving Pictures. As an introvert
myself I’ve always valued authenticity and
being true to oneself.
Aside from this being a personal
favorite song, it’s the message that
contributed to the name. The song starts
off with the line, “Living in a fish eye lens,
caught in the camera eye”, meaning that
the media distorts your perception.
A line from the song loosely quotes
Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’, “All the
world’s indeed a stage and we are merely
players, performers and portrayers.”
Peart is suggesting that famous people
and people in mainstream media are not
being themselves. Limelight, as part of the
media world, is on a mission to go against
this notion and highlight people’s real
personality and self.
LimeLight
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