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...When the Danish film Babette's Feast opened in the U.S. early this year, the irresistible meal prepared by the French-chef- masquerading-as-housemaid was offered in a posh restaurant in most of the cities where the film was shown. The meal, with its turtle soup (real or mock), its blini pancakes with caviar, the cailles en sarcophage -- quails with truffles and foie gras in a "sarcophagus" of puff pastry -- and the yeasty rum-drenched baba dessert, has become a classic staple at Petrossian in New York City, at $125 with the wines or $90 without...
Good evening, agony fans. Time for another thrilling episode with Barry Champlain (Eric Bogosian). For two hours a night, this talk-show host spits out opinions, croons insults, talks people off the suicide ledge of despondency, seduces and then abandons his listeners. Got a personal problem? Barry will mock it. Afraid of blacks, Jews, gays? Barry will make sure you're more afraid of him. Or maybe you just love him. Don't try: "Nothing more boring than people who love you." And when Barry is bored, he cuts off your lifeline -- hangs up on you. Remember, folks: "Sticks...
...take the guesswork out of making such an investment, some parents hire independent education consultants. For fees that can top $2,000, these self- styled experts assess a student's strengths, draw up a list of recommended schools, conduct mock interviews and make sure all materials are filed on time. "It takes a lot of pressure off parents," says one Rye, N.Y., mother. "And it's a tremendous relief for my daughter as well...
...group, which held its second meeting last night, plans dis-Christmas carols, posters of Jesus carrying a shopping bag and mock-battles staged at toy stores busy with holiday shoppers to mark the Christmas season...
...departure sparked a high level of emotion. Some 200 Kovach supporters staged a mock funeral in downtown Atlanta, protesting the "death of a free press." Last week assistant managing editor Dudley Clendinen announced his resignation, complaining of the "continuing collision" between corporate and editorial factions. Management, he said, "sees readers as a market, as opposed to people who need information...