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...pause to think of just how Americanized, in the U.S., Chinese food - or more accurately Chinese-style food - has become. Lee points out that there are 40,000 Chinese restaurants in America - more than the number of McDonalds, Burger Kings and KFCs combined. "Our benchmark for Americanness is apple pie," she points out. "But ask yourself: How often do you eat apple pie? How often do you eat Chinese food...
...only the beginning of the show’s crazed perverseness. When Sweeney returns to London after spending 15 years in exile on a trumped-up charge, the former barber re-opens his “tonsorial parlour” on Fleet Street, one floor up from the meat pie shop run by Mrs. Lovett (Rachel E. Flynn ’09). Business is bad, naturally, and the price of meat is outrageous. Sweeney needs a way to dispose of his impeccably shaved victims. The two enter into a kind of, ahem, professional partnership. Dee-licious!At the core...
...media and its impact on college students. After grabbing a piece of cake and a drink in a DAPA-approved Solo cup, FM sat down to watch clips from classics like “10 Things I Hate About You,” “American Pie,” and the underrated “Real Cancun” (the last of which was broken into sections such as “Courage in a Can,” “Body Shots,” and “Message in a Bottle...
...Apple Pie and the Pope Thanks for the lovely article on Pope Benedict XVI [April 14]. I appreciated your bringing out his appreciation for America, its unique and diverse faith history and his current efforts to balance science with morality as well as his efforts to balance faith with reason. I disagree, however, with the suggestion that Catholics have the prerogative to "legitimately balance church teaching against the demands of their conscience." There is a Vatican II that existed only in the imaginations of a generation into sex, love and rock 'n' roll. When one attends to the actual written...
...keys?” However, the richness of the world Wong creates prevents Jones’ blandness from detracting too forcefully from the film. Wong draws out the beauty of the commonplace objects we take for granted. In the opening credits, the close-ups on a blueberry pie not only emphasize the film’s title but also show a thoughtful appreciation for the appealing colors and contrasts created by the mixture of berries, crust, and cream. Wong even creates visual appeal in the remains of a car crash, revealing the dead man’s face through...