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...Minimalism and other genres with a punk sense of fun. Majerus was more a painter than a video or installation artist, so most of the 250 works in the show are canvases - big ones, some the size of billboards, all throbbing with color, text and images purloined from comic books and advertising, which he often subtly subverts...
...Host Sarah Silverman began by reminding the audience of the event's significance in the film world: "If a bomb went off here," the comic said, "There would be no one left to make a documentary about it." A lot of Santa Monica, Calif., sun shone down on the dysfunctional family comedy Little Miss Sunshine, which won Best Feature, Best Supporting Actor for Alan Arkin - who's also nominated for an Oscar - Best Director for the husband-and-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and best first screenplay for Michael Arndt...
...sexual orientation may help her as a host. To straight women--who are socialized to be more intimate with one another anyway--she's a kindred spirit and funny pal, without the complicating factor of sexual competition. To straight men--if they think about her--she's a sharp comic with a hot girlfriend (actress Portia de Rossi). What guy has a problem with that scenario...
...help that DeGeneres is not exactly a confessional comic--despite having come out on the cover of this magazine--and mentions her love life only occasionally on her show. O'Donnell, on the other hand, has become the hot-medium lesbian to DeGeneres' cool. Does everyone like her? No. It's fitting that she should feud with Trump, who, with his thing for younger ladies and erecting tall, ostentatious, er, buildings, is a caricature of male heterosexuality...
...retro home-furnishing stores, vintage-clothes boutiques and characterful cafés and bars. Set aside at least half a day and prepare for a retail smorgasbord. At kitsch emporium Coctail de Luxe, Bondegatan 34, tel: (46-8) 642 07 41, you can ogle the pink flamingos and comic books before moving on to Grandpa, Södermannagatan 21, tel: (46-8) 643 60 80; www.grandpa.se. The rustic boutique flogs a curious mix of wares - from his-and-hers outfits and handmade soap to board games and manicure sets - as well as '60s and '70s furniture. If you're feeling...