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...STEWART Journalism stars are made in times of war: Edward R. Murrow in World War II, Morley Safer in Vietnam and now, with his deskbound coverage of the fighting in Iraq, The Daily Show's Stewart. As he incessantly points out, he plays host on a fake newscast on a basic cable channel (Comedy Central), but this allows him to be critical, arch, incredulous and relevant, to the delight of viewers and the envy of many real journalists...
Jude Law keeps all the shirts he has been killed in. And he has been killed rather a lot, often quite horribly. There was a bashing with an oar, a climactic shootout and immolation in a garbage-disposal unit, to name a few. The fake-bloodied shirts seem like an apt, if slightly macabre set of trophies for his career to date, since Law has built a career around playing mesmerizing bullies. But the garments may be ironic talismans because, really, what most of Law's fans want to see is the man with his shirt...
There is also a more nefarious possibility: label fraud, something the industry's umbrella group, Cashmere & Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute, takes very seriously. Karl Spilhaus, the group's president, approaches the task of uncovering ersatz cashmere as soberly as an old-master specialist does in debunking fake Rembrandts. He has brought suit against stores for selling products labeled "100% cashmere" that he claims are in fact mere blends...
...just because a sweater is more affordable does not mean it's undesirable or fake. The only way to really know is by touch. If it doesn't feel like a million bucks, it's probably not worth buying...
...filming for Crazy Girls Infernal Affairs, a parody of the hit trilogy, Tsang stands in front of a Buddhist temple, shouting out an elaborate initiation ritual to a line of young extras. After the first take, he orders the extras to remove their shirts, telling them to flex their fake tattoos for the camera. The movie's director, Jing Wong (God of Gamblers, Royal Tramp), doesn't seem to mind Tsang taking control?in fact, it's part of the reason Wong cast him. "Eric's very creative and can contribute a lot to dialogue, costumes, the acting...