Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by evenodds
Robert C. Atkins, 72, Creator of Controversial Diet, Dies
By DOUGLAS MARTIN

Dr. Robert C. Atkins, a cardiologist who devised a controversial diet favoring pork chops over pasta and butter over bran, which more than 30 million Americans have tried, died today at New York Weill-Cornell Medical Center. He was 72.

Dr. Atkins fell and suffered head injuries on April 8 in front of his Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine in Manhattan, where he also lived. The center offered an eclectic mix of traditional and alternative treatments for many illnesses and conditions, including obesity.

Full text: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/17/ob...partner=GOOGLE

In honor of the great doctor, I think that instead of refusing bread to keep Kosher for Pesach, all of my fellow jews should refuse bread on account of all the carbs.

str(carb free in '03)8

2 down (sigh), 14 to go (sigh).

Has anyone been to the "Matisse Picasso" juxtaposition exhibit at MOMA Queens? Is it as amazing as it sounds? I am a devout Picasso fan, and a semi-devout Matisse fan, and have been to countless exhibits of each. I am concerned I am building myself up for a letdown.

neigh(closet art buff)sayer

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by evenodds
I am not familiar with the Golden Compass books.

I would love to see a film version of my favorite children's lit books: Madeleine L'Engle's Time series or her South Carolina beach books or her Swiss boarding school books.

I have never re-read them, but I recall many happy hours in the garden reading all of her books.

Even(mom made me go outside, but she didn't say what i had to do)Odds

They were doing a version of A Wrinkle In Time recently as a mini series. I think that it's slated to air sometime in the fall. http://us.imdb.com/Title?0290382 They were also doing a version of A Ring of Endless Night, which may possibly be my favorite book of all time. I don't think I could bear to see anyone else's vision of that book.

ETA: And it appears that this information has already been imparted by several people before me. I do have to say that L'Engle was my favorite author as a kid, and I continue to reread her stuff every couple of years. With the exception of a few of her poetry books, I"ve read everything she's written several times.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by evenodds
The mysterious reason is that they are ABC and their programmers suck.

Even(but I am just guessing)Odds

Amen. Cupid. Sports Night. Miracles. I'm surprised they've held on to Alias as long as they have.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by neighsayer
Has anyone been to the "Matisse Picasso" juxtaposition exhibit at MOMA Queens? Is it as amazing as it sounds? I am a devout Picasso fan, and a semi-devout Matisse fan, and have been to countless exhibits of each. I am concerned I am building myself up for a letdown.

neigh(closet art buff)sayer

I have been to it. If there were about 50,000 fewer people in the exhibit with me it would have been more enjoyable. WAaay too crowded.

Like you I am a devout Picasso fan and a semi-devout Matisse fan. I would say it was a very good (but not great) exhibit. I really liked seeing the juxtaposition and it was weird - I always thought of Picasso as the more subversive one, but when you see them together, Matisse looks more subversive because Picasso goes for the shock and Matisse is subtle (except for one portrait of his wife, which is downright scary). There was some stuff I had never seen or heard of before. Overall I really enjoyed it but the people there were really pissing me off - rude and way too many of them. Grrr. The audio commentary was also ok - it was a conversation between experts rather than a straight narrative. One of the experts was annoying. I would definitely recommend, but don't expect the earth.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Amen. Cupid. Sports Night. Miracles. I'm surprised they've held on to Alias as long as they have.

Don't get me started on Sports Night. I hold such a grudge.

But, given what's happened to WW over the years, I am almost happy it went bye-bye before Sorkin had a chance to destroy his creation completely.

I have started watching Alias from time to time since the Superbowl. It's surprisingly entertaining.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
This reminds of an amusing dinner party game that could be a Thurgreed-esque poll: what kind of animal would you be?

After a completely non-satisfying day trying to deal with utter dolts, I have decided that I am that first small furred creature that ventured out into the world of dumb-as-rocks dinosaurs.

Now excuse me, I'm going to go eat their eggs. One small step, but that much closer to extinction . . .

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I heard it was bad too. I hated those books anyway. My mother tried to get me interested in them and I would quickly abandon them in favor of my Asterix comic.

Asterix and Obelisk. Read 'em all. Great books. Who knew the French could be so brave and strong?

Those and Tintin were in heavy rotation back in the day.

Thurgreed(could use some potion right now)Marshall

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
what kind of animal would you be?

Call me Aslan. I'd be King of the jungle. Alpha male of a lion pride. Sleep all day. Sex with all the lion bitches whenever I want. First dibs on all the food. And a stylin' fur coat.

Thurgreed(instead of "king," it should be "pimp" of the jungle)Marshall

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Asterix and Obelisk. Read 'em all. Great books. Who knew the French could be so brave and strong?

Those and Tintin were in heavy rotation back in the day.

Thurgreed(could use some potion right now)Marshall

Same here. I think my brother has custody of all those books now, and they're probably missing pages because we all read them so much. I heard a rumor that Spielberg wants to make a Tintin movie.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Same here. I think my brother has custody of all those books now, and they're probably missing pages because we all read them so much. I heard a rumor that Spielburg wants to make a Tintin movie.

I still have custody of my collection (which is in pretty bad shape) and still read them. I lobbied to call our dog Dogmatix but was outvoted by my retarded sisters. Did you ever watch the Tintin animated series? I used to watch it Saturdays during law school when I was hungover and attempting to clean my apartment.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by neighsayer
I am a devout Picasso fan, and a semi-devout Matisse fan, and have been to countless exhibits of each.
neigh(closet art buff)sayer

What's the matter? You don't like art with a sense of visual depth?

Is the show travelling or are you coming up here?

TM

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I still have custody of my collection (which is in pretty bad shape) and still read them. I lobbied to call our dog Dogmatix but was outvoted by my retarded sisters. Did you ever watch the Tintin animated series? I used to watch it Saturdays during law school when I was hungover and attempting to clean my apartment.

You know, I think I may have seen one or two episodes of the animated series, but it would have been years and years ago. I did see most of the animated movies that they did for Asterix, but I didn't think they were as funny as the books were.

I used to watch the X-Men animated series and Pinky and the Brain when I was in law school. That's also the time period where I started reading comic books, because they were short and I could justify the time it took to read them instead of other books.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Same here. I think my brother has custody of all those books now, and they're probably missing pages because we all read them so much. I heard a rumor that Spielberg wants to make a Tintin movie.

Who could play Tintin? Jude Law? Ryan Phillippe? Somone who could do the hair tuft thing.

Captain Haddock? The key to any Tintin movie.

Professor Calculus?

Thomson & Thompson?

And which story would it be?

TM

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by bilmore
After a completely non-satisfying day trying to deal with utter dolts, I have decided that I am that first small furred creature that ventured out into the world of dumb-as-rocks dinosaurs.

Now excuse me, I'm going to go eat their eggs. One small step, but that much closer to extinction . . .

Perfect. I know that feeling exactly.