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...Lose Friends and Alienate People" (Da Capo; July 4). Kirkus enjoys the dish. "Kiss-and-tell memoir of Young's ill-fated stint as contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine... This skewering of celebrity worship at the nation's leading 'upscale supermarket tabloid' bears a distinct resemblance to shooting fish in a barrel; nonetheless, Young's language is energetic and engaging, making one wish (along with his father, apparently) that he'd find a worthier subject. Enjoyably bitchy specifics of Cond? Nast culture, buried beneath tedious social analysis and self-deprecation...
...Like heroes in a buddy movie, opposites attract. Striding through Accra's sprawling Makalo market past mounds of fresh pineapple, peppers and salted fish, O'Neill wears black tassel loafers and gray slacks; Bono sports a rumpled safari shirt and his trademark blue wraparound sun glasses. O'Neill, the former head of Alcoa, interrogates vendors on the economics of their business, trying to figure out the impact more U.S. aid might have. Bono walks up to a merchant selling psychedelic tie-died textiles and asks, "Have you ever heard of Jerry Garcia? " When O'Neill's microphone goes awry...
Label me a fish: I've swallowed nostalgic TV programs hook, line and sinker [Television, May 6]. Shows such as Laverne & Shirley, The Cosby Show and M*A*S*H were a part of my life growing up. Reunion shows let us escape the pressures of work and home. Our favorite TV characters evoke fond memories and may even stay with us a while. JESSICA SEDA-RUIZ Phoenix, Ariz...
While you're at it, add some fish to your menu too. The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenic acid, or DHA, which comes from fish oil, has been shown to improve memory in Alzheimer's patients and is, like other antioxidants, believed to protect against the ravages of oxidation...
...Omani invites you home, don't be surprised, and don't refuse. Hospitality is fundamental to Omani culture. Thesiger's Bedouin guides shared their few dates and salty desert well water with everyone they encountered. Luckily, the fare in the cities is more abundant. Omani delicacies include shrimp, dried fish, lentils and raisin-spiked basmati rice and tender spiced mutton, smoked for three days in an underground pit. But even that tradition is evolving. "We used to wrap the meat in banana leaves," says my host, a young Omani woman. "But now in Muscat we wrap it in foil...