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...themselves, or go grocery shopping. The only catch is that their parents sleep in the next room. One might expect this wholly contrived premise of manipulation and sugary-sweet trickery to exhaust itself, as romantic comedies often do, but surprisingly it holds up. Screenwriters Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, whose previous credits include a plethora of sitcoms and the upcoming film adaptation of “Get Smart,” take obvious elements from their television experience. The film functions like a sitcom—unsurprisingly, given the writer’s background and that director...
...part of a binary, or two-star, system. It has a small companion star far too dim to be seen by the naked eye. Sirius B, as the diminutive star was named (the familiar Sirius was renamed Sirius A), is now known to be a white dwarf, the dying ember of a star...
...Since becoming his party's leader last Dec-ember, Latham has not only been a man in a hurry, but one seemingly in control of his destiny. He has set the agenda and nudged conservative P.M. John Howard out of his comfort zone; surprisingly, Latham, 43, has regularly managed to trump the crafty incumbent in basic politics. With scant policy detail, Latham's positive slogan of a "new politics" is reaching voters. Al-though lampooned by his opponents, Latham is best known for his views about reading to children to improve literacy and banning television junk-food advertising to counter...
...down-home fare. The succulent duck confit is one of the bistro's most popular dishes, as is a steaming pot of juicy mussels. The atmosphere is laid-back; expats and tai tais alike can order wholesale-priced wines straight from the rack. Just as popular is Restaurant Ember at 500 Keong Saik Road, an eager-to-please newcomer in Chinatown that is both affordable and satisfying. Its cream of mushroom soup is topped with a white froth of truffle oil, and the shelled escargots are slathered with butter and served on thick toast. Reservations are a necessity for weekends...
...After the release last year of Vhunze Moto (Burning Ember), which shows Zimbabwe in flames on its cover, Mtukudzi was questioned by the feared Central Intelligence Organisation, the secret police. Even they couldn't get him to explain his lyrics. He said, "You speak Shona, don't you?" Mtukudzi feels his songs don't need interpretation. "Everybody knows right and wrong," he says. "Deep down, they know." The Highfields-born Mtukudzi's own morality and musicality were shaped by his Christian upbringing. Over 25 years and more than 40 albums, he has developed his own style, a fusion...