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...Helper: Festive Pick-Me-Ups, Calm-Me-Downs, and Handy Hints to Keep You in Good Spirits,” by Valerie Peterson This is the perfect gift for your WASPy friends (at least if the stereotype rings true to you). It’s got tradition, with a classic holiday red, green, and white vintage-looking cover with some holly and berries. And it’s got your alcohol—it fits three glasses into just one cover. (It’s classy, too—hardcover.) Tradition can be stressful, but alcohol always helps alleviate...
...uncover yet another star. This time, Chess’s salvation comes in the form of talented jazz/blues singer Etta James, played by Beyoncé Knowles. While Beyoncé’s voice doesn’t quite match the prowess of James’s in the classic “At Last,” she comes very close, and is reasonably convincing as a frustrated heroin addict. With James, Chess finally finds his key to crossing over, but with his growing fondness for her and her battle with addiction, he finds himself on shaky ground. Casting...
...regarded as one of the best albums of the 90s and worshipped by many of the fans who detested it so much after a first listen. People don’t like it when their favorite bands develop and move in different directions, particularly when they evolve from classic pop songs to deeper and more troubling terrain. It takes time to appreciate why a band would want to do something different and surprise those that fell in love with them in the first place.Los Campesinos! have taken on this challenge, trying to develop their original sound without losing their core...
...excellent film are present, but they never produce a cohesive whole. While director Randall Miller aspires to Tarantino-esque flights of humor and violence, his film fails to strike the proper absurdist tone. In more capable hands “Nobel Son” may have become a quirky classic. Instead, hindered by a troubling vision of morality and an underdeveloped plot, it emerges as little more than a jumbled mess...
...Swiss company Sigg has been making lightweight, recycled-aluminum bottles for a hundred years; inside, they're lined with a secret coating to prevent the aluminum from flavoring the contents. The Sigg Traveler certainly is light and trendy-looking, and comes in two sizes and a variety colors, including classic, simple steel. One problem for those of us living in hotter climes: The bottle's mouth is too narrow for ice cubes. Also, metal water bottles can be used for warm beverages, but not boiling hot, and they sweat when filled with cold liquids - but Sigg, ever the savvy marketer...