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Maybe Gladiator got Hollywood jazzed on the ancient world or maybe the inspiration is the surprise success of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Either way, half the directors in town are set on making movies about the storied hero of the big fat Macedonian empire, ALEXANDER THE GREAT. The man most likely to roll out an Alexander movie first appears to be Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann, who has producer Dino De Laurentiis on his side and a green light from Fox and Universal. But Martin Scorsese wants to direct Leonardo DiCaprio, hero of his upcoming Gangs of New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 5, 2002 | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

...topic right now. Citing an epidemic of obesity in America, three senators on Tuesday proposed a bill that would provide millions of dollars to weight-loss programs nationwide. Although the legislation will lie dormant during the Senate's summer recess, its message is clear: We're too fat, and now even the government is worried about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Lawsuit to Choke On | 7/31/2002 | See Source »

...right, the bit is a joke, a trompe l'oeil of forced perspective. But it's one of dozens, a veritable sluice, of gags about penis size, urine, excrement and farts. In silhouette, Austin appears to gratify himself in nearly impossible ways. Fat Bastard, the studiously repellent Myers character whose very image is an affront to this hallowed page, expels something into his shorts, then muses on whether it's solid, liquid or gas. The film's title says its wit is in its groin. Laugh or groan at Goldmember--and Myers wants you to do both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Essay Is Rated PG-13 | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...fewer than 20 freestanding fitness centers catering to the middle class. "We were also very encouraged to see how many large Western companies had made entries in China," says Toback, "chief among them McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Pizza Hut." To get rich is glorious, but getting fat is just gross. Let one hundred blisters bloom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Sweatshops | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...Omen A group of overweight Americans is suing four leading fast-food chains, including McDonald's, over weight-related health problems blamed on the high fat and salt content of cheap, habit-forming fare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Person of the Week | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

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