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...obscurity a few years later. And the early-'80s New York art scene was a little livelier than the moribund one his characters inhabit. But Carey isn't so much interested in the art world as in creative enterprise itself. "Shame, doubt, self-loathing," admits Boone, "all this we eat for breakfast." Perhaps we can allow Carey his moments of doubt. After all, with safer certainties, art - and writing as crackling as this - would lose its authentic zing...
...constraints to give us a little push. We found the true key to relaxation is to force one’s self into a situation that actively prevents worrying or outside interaction. Concerned about gluttony or over-indulgence? The all-inclusive setting makes it in your monetary interest to eat and drink more. Can’t get away from your life back at home? Overpriced Internet access and phone rates will force you to keep outside contact (and its stressful connections) to a minimum.So with much of the isolating work done for us, we took to the beach...
...prodigious amount of food. "By the time the pastas appeared (I hadn't realized that the first 35 dishes were starters), my notes grew less reliable," writes Buford. "According to one entry, there were eight pastas ... followed by an instruction to [Buford's wife] from Mario--'You will eat the pasta, or I will rub the shrimp across your breasts'--which is confusing because I don't remember any shrimp." (Batali says, chuckling, that he doesn't recall uttering those words...
...Hark then puts the family through a radical three-week boot camp that makes for high drama. (Because really, what better motivation to eat well than watching a kid throw up rice and bok choy?) The beauty of Honey is that it wraps its voyeuristic fatsploitation in sanctimony. Dr. Hark is a classic media moralist in the tradition of Judge Judy and Dr. Laura--curt and no nonsense. (Could Dickens have come up with a better name for a TV scold than Dr. Hark?) After a few minutes of her lecturing--"They are on a downward spiral toward disaster...
Meanwhile, there are plenty of steps you can take to improve your odds. Exercise is good for both your heart and your colon. You should also try to eat less red meat (which stresses the digestive system) and more vegetables, fruit and--above all--fiber. Obviously, given the news last week, you need to think about cutting back on your drinking-- and, for goodness' sake, stop smoking (or, if you've never started, keep up the good work...