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...pretending to be a buyer for the wealthy J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, a role that allows him, as his work often does, to accessorize lavishly: seersucker suit, big bow tie, bigger Mercedes. It also requires him to steep himself in Scream scholarship. To ensure that con men would not try to fool him with a counterfeit version, he even memorized the pattern of wax droplets left on the work when Munch blew out a candle one night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Makes You Wanna Holler | 6/19/2005 | See Source »

After closing its doors last December, Cafe Pamplona reopened for business this past Saturday, once again serving up cafe con leche and tapas to customers at the Bow Street shop...

Author: By Raymond L. Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cafe Pamplona Returns to Square | 5/20/2005 | See Source »

...child theme to H.G. Wells' alien-invasion novel, memorably filmed in 1953. Tim Burton has imposed his lovable eccentricity on the Roald Dahl children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, with Johnny Depp replacing Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. In 1974, Burt Reynolds starred as the football-playing con in The Longest Yard; now he supports Adam Sandler and Chris Rock in their replay. And if your memory of Herbie, the Disney Love Bug, is as rusty as the fender of a '68 Volkswagen, strap yourself in (next to Lindsay Lohan) for Herbie: Fully Loaded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Once More, With Feeling | 5/9/2005 | See Source »

...restaurant’s pastas are made on the premises, and that care shows in dishes like the Tagliatelle alla Bolognese ($19), soft ribbons of pasta thickly coated with a rich meat sauce. The Spaghetti Aglio e Olio con pomodoro ($16) shows that good olive oil and tomatoes go a long...

Author: By Mollie H. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Almost Famous | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

...Bucatini alla Carbonara ($15) or the Scaloppine con Avocado e Tartufo ($22). Save room for dessert and enjoy the sumptuous Panna Cotta di Vaniglia ($7). Don’t forget to tip the attractive wait staff...

Author: By Adam P. Schneider, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: See and Be Seen | 4/21/2005 | See Source »

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