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...lesser taboo in a manner reminiscent of another of this year's inspired works, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amelie from Montmartre. Both Bong and Jeunet have an eye for eccentric detail, produce a bagful of tricks and visual kink and find the most unlikely "feel good factor." Dogs' bark is more hysterical and a notch or two rougher than Amelie. Part Hitchcock's Rear Window, part Monty Python's Parrot Sketch, Bong's Dogs may be this year's most inventive Asian film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Endangered Species | 12/19/2001 | See Source »

...experiment in cross-dressing until his secret is uncovered by a former lover who has a secret of her own. The Gourmet Club, the short story of the book's title, is the hidden haven of a gourmand who concocts exotic dishes out of ingredients such as tree bark, bird droppings and human saliva for a menu that might feature "Phlegm-and-Spittle Liquid Jade" or "Velvet Carpeting Soup." Mr. Bluemound represents the epitome of extreme movie goddess worship: a smitten fan constructs a series of actual physical replicates of the star in various positions for his own erotic purposes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seeking Credit Offshore | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

...Sitting in Annenberg—35 percent: The knowledge that Domna’s bark was worse than her bite and that there would always be a lukewarm chickwich waiting lulled my blockmates and I into spending hours at Annenberg getting worked up about the work we didn’t do, going back for more pink lemonade and flashing our newly minted Harvard status with ridiculous conversation. “Obviously, beer is a food and not a drug, you idiot. It’s made out of barley...

Author: By Antoinette C. Nwandu, | Title: Life's Best If Served With a Thin, Flaky Crust | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

Americans have always loved their dogs, but their fixation on treating them like humans is getting a little out of hand. People are cooking for their dogs, sending them to summer camp and treating their illnesses with pacemakers and wheelchairs. Coming next month at Bloomingdale's: Bark Avenue, a dogcentric boutique that will sell designer beds, perfumes and clothes. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dog Days | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

...Cybie is a robotic puppy that can walk, bark, lie down, scratch his ear and do dozens of other things real dogs do. And unlike real dogs, i-Cybie, made by Tiger Electronics, doesn't relieve himself on the carpet. His 16 motors make him almost creepily lifelike. Human reactions range from "That's the cutest thing I've ever seen" to "Get it off me! Get it off me!" Judge for yourself. i-Cybie can be yours for $200--cheap compared with Sony's $1,500 Aibo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Aug. 13, 2001 | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

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