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...somehow survives, making him a figure of veneration to a small cult believing he can cure all ailments. That's the hope of Father Hyun's feeble school chum Kang-woo (Shin Ha-kyun), who lives with his termagant mom and his strangely silent, sullen young wife Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin). What the family doesn't know is that the experiment has turned the good father into a vampire. The condition's benefits - he can bend lamp posts, scale high walls - don't always outweighs its liabilities. The food supply he needs is hard to find in the local...
...ju happens to be just the woman for this virgin vampire. In one long scene of sexual tension, she kisses Hyun and nearly seduces him; in another, he acknowledges both her attractiveness and his rapacious new nature and they consummate their relationship, one whose carnal excess will define the rest of the film. Their love is both sacred and insane: sacra-mental. And the movie goes mad with them. This is a mad love story that gets down to the essentials: ecstasy, pain and all the bodily fluids, especially blood. It's liberating to see a film that melds with...
...dishes, the ingredients sourced and served with great finesse. The emphasis on freshness can be attributed to Yeung's upbringing on the picturesque Hong Kong island of Cheung Chau, which still supports a traditional fishing community. Also available are several signature dishes from his Hong Kong restaurant Shui Hu Ju, known for Chinese cuisine with a modern twist: crispy lamb ribs, clams in white wine and chili padi (a small fiery chili pepper), and young asparagus dipped in white sesame are among them. Admittedly Yeung can be a tad affected when it comes to styling: some dishes arrive served...
...pictures from Ciudad Ju...
...Merida project was designed to support Mexican President Felipe Calderón's two-year-old offensive against the cartels, which has had to rely on the Mexican military, given the corruption and incompetence of most Mexican police forces. Seven thousand troops now patrol Juárez. The Merida Initiative does steer resources to Mexico's fledgling police- and judicial-reform efforts, including sorely needed police retraining, but critics say it should do more in that area, since professionalized cops are the long-term solution to the crisis. Then again, that responsibility is Mexico City's, not Washington's. Clinton...