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...just the painted sign that said “Sweeney Tate”—feels slightly sinister. Perhaps that’s why viewers stand at the door, unsure if they ought to sit in the barber’s chairs and wait for a phantom haircut to arrive. This participatory art actually casts the museum as an alternate, more theater-like world, moving away from the question “what is reality?” to focus on questioning the experience at hand. Ultimately, this work allows the viewer to explore the questions...
Swithers stops short of saying that the animals in her study were compelled to overeat to compensate for phantom calories. But she says that the study does suggest artificial sweeteners somehow disrupt the body's ability to regulate incoming calories. "It's still a bit of a mystery why they are overeating, but we definitely have evidence that the animals getting artificially sweetened yogurt end up eating more calories than the ones getting calorically sweetened yogurt." (See the top 10 bad beverage ideas...
...Pats falter in the playoffs--and don't count out Peyton Manning and his 13-3 Indianapolis Colts--the loss would taint New England's regular season more than any phantom asterisk. No wonder the players haven't exactly embraced perfection; it actually adds layers of pressure to the postseason and puts them in a near no-win situation. If the Pats triumph--ho-hum, they were supposed to do that. And if they lose? "It'll all be for nothing," says CBS analyst and former Giants quarterback Phil Simms. "In fact, we'll hold it against them. They...
...bought your Star Wars issue for my 11-year-old son [CINEMA, April 26] and greatly enjoyed listening to him announce over breakfast the latest news and trivia about Episode I--The Phantom Menace. As a parent, I am happy to take him to see this film--not just for the dazzling special effects or the exciting story but because the Star Wars saga celebrates free will and contains lessons about persistence, faith and the necessity of hope. These stories appeal to children; they never condescend but include their young audience in the fantasy and fun. My son proclaimed...
Thank you for the wonderful story and pictures of The Phantom Menace. As a young mother, I eagerly waited along with my small son for the first Star Wars to come to our local theater. And then we had to take family and friends, going back to refight the battles. We saw it seven times. With the latest film, I will return to that special time with another little blue-eyed boy (my grandson this time) and fight new battles. THERESA CONNER Columbia Falls, Mont...