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...Trendiest Way to Lose Weight and Increase Lung Power By watching the infomercials of fitness guru Susan Powter. Slim those thighs! Shout at heavy-metal volume! A former fatty and emotional doormat, Powter re- formed herself and in 1993 moved $50 million worth of tapes and books. She's Richard Simmons with a crew cut and extra testosterone...
...Wise Guy Swami, who offers the audience proverbs and jokes in an Indian accent ("Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach him to fish, give him a lifetime of body odor"). Bayer, who wrote sketch comedy years ago and studied meditation with an Indian guru, found in his late 40s that he could crack up people at parties with his swami witticisms. He took a chance on open-mike nights near his two homes, in Woodstock, N.Y., and Hillsboro Beach, Fla., and now he performs once a month at clubs and private parties...
...dream is impeded, however, by a medical condition critically debilitating his arms. After a visit from a mystical guru, the boy realizes his true calling—as a master of the art of the air guitar. Under his sage’s tutelage, he participates in a sweetly sincere journey of self-discovery that is a mixture of the comic and earnest overtones found in “Rocky” and “The Karate...
...Summer of Love in 1967 was supposed to change the world, and all we had to do, according to Harvard professor and LSD guru Timothy Leary, was turn on, tune in and drop out. Drug-induced visions inspired posters, clothes and album covers in dazzling, swirling colors; later generations were disappointed that they'd missed out on all the fun. Now it's time to don the kaftans and give the visuals another chance. "Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era" runs at the Kunsthalle Schirn in Frankfurt from Nov. 2 to Feb. 12, and then at Vienna...
...Summer of Love in 1967 was supposed to change the world, and all we had to do, according to Harvard professor and lsd guru Timothy Leary, was turn on, tune in and drop out. Drug-induced visions inspired posters, clothes and album covers in dazzling, swirling colors; later generations were disappointed that they'd missed out on all the fun. Now it's time to don the kaftans and give the visuals another chance. "Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era" runs at the Kunsthalle Schirn in Frankfurt from Nov. 2 to Feb. 12, and then at Vienna...