Word: minding
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...everywhere, portion control is derided in favor of eating big, which is seen as a birthright. I was recently in Hong Kong and I passed by an American-style restaurant, and outside the window there was an ominous sign posted: "Caution, American-size portions served here." In my mind, that says it all. I live in Europe where food is enjoyed but rarely abused and it pains me to see how my compatriots who come to visit stand out in any crowd not just for their sneakers and denim shorts but for their bulk. America needs not just to exercise...
...movie botch of the nonfiction book How to Lose Friends & Alienate People) and directed by Grant Heslov (screenwriter on the Clooney-directed Good Night, and Good Luck), Goats strains as hard to find a coherent comic craziness as Cassady does to make clouds part with the force of his mind. Over and over, the movie smashes into the wall of plausibility it's trying to run through...
...public statements about responsibility, nor commitment, and we darn sure don’t want to hear them from those who hold a different political perspective. We have a listening problem. As a result, we’re not surprised when national outcries show the neurons of the public mind are set to send, but not receive...
...Saturday night. It's landed in a cup. The cup was half-full of beer. I no longer have a Blackberry," shared one conspicuous consumer. Another wouldn't have been impressed, and wrote in impeccable script (who needs to text?): "I love organic chemistry, and I don't mind that it has taken over my (social) life...
Indonesian authorities are less than impressed with the announcement. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told reporters that the move was a "backward-looking mind-set" that he hopes will not disturb Indonesia's relationship with Australia. But Cunningham and the other relatives are unlikely to give up their campaign for justice. "My brother was murdered, and his murderers are still alive," he says. "And while they're still alive, our fight for justice will keep going until it's passed on to the next generation...