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Martin attributed the recent lack of variety in frozen yogurt flavor to an effort to minimize waste during the potential transition to Dannon...
...Sierra”—are interesting for the props they include, and others—such as “Dakota”—are captivating because of the expressions captured. However, compared to the films, the photographs, due to their lack of context, disappoint. Though Lockhart has arranged some creative combinations of photographs into diptychs and triptychs, they fail to transcend the stagnancy of their studio setting.Perhaps even more disappointing than the photography is the full “stitched-together” film. While the museum plays two of the short films, each...
...Less can be said for his supporting cast. Jude Law wilts as Jack Burden, who is the central character of the novel but becomes secondary in the film. Penn Warren’s narrator invokes moral ambiguity and empathy; Law annoys the audience with his poor Southern accent, lack of emotions, and unnaturally waxy skin. James Gandolfini truly disappoints as politician Tiny Duffy, simply adding a weak Southern accent to his alter ego of Tony Soprano. Kate Winslet’s awkward bangs and dye-job are more memorable than her portrayal of pseudo-femme fatale Anne Stanton...
...from severe culture shock when they re-enter the United States. They find it materialistic and complain about the sheer surplus of caramel macchiatos. This is not what happened to me when I returned from Bella Italia. If I did experience any culture shock, it was in the jarring lack of fur in the already borderline-gauche clothing worn by denizens of Cambridge. Fur is everywhere in this year’s designer collections. It decorates the outside of pockets and the tops of handbags. It shows up on the lining and the cuffs of pretty much every coat that...
...options and technologies—On Demand got me through three grueling summer months in the Colorado suburbs—and higher-than-average ticket prices, Americans have fewer reasons than ever before to jump in the old sedan and gawk at the silver screen. The complete and utter lack of quality films adds, just a wee bit, to this slump. “Sitting in the darkness/What a world to see!/Let’s go to the movies/Annie, wait and see.” Let’s go to the movies? Hm?...