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...these food police who would tell us so forcefully what to eat and drink? Perhaps the best known--and best behaved--is the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, based in Washington. The CSPI earned its biggest headlines for its 1994 expose of movie-theater popcorn, a study that revealed the supposedly healthy snack to be swollen with calories and swimming in fat. Dieters were stunned, and many movie houses quickly switched to lighter oils in their popping machines--earning the CSPI kudos...
Because of the Republican frontrunners' positions, it seems the American people won't have any foreign policy choices in the general election. Regardless which party wins, America will administer multiple Balkan protectorates, give out war guarantees as easily as they would popcorn and starve millions of innocent foreigners because they won't install the stooges of Uncle Sam. Although the next American president will have to pass judgement on whether or not it is in our interests to make Latvia a member of NATO, the electorate will not be able to express an opinion on this matter. It seems parties...
...representatives from 138 nations trying to come to an agreement on how to deal with the explosive issue of genetically modified foods, the words "breakthrough" and "important first step" have been as rare as 100 percent organic popcorn around the Monsanto break room. But there was Juan Mayr of Colombia, president of the United Nations conference on biosafety, breaking into tears as he announced early Saturday that after several years of contentious negotiations, an agreement had been reached. The protocol would allow countries to reject genetically modified foods without scientific evidence of harm, and it would require exporters to label...
...Hollywood style--brash, chatty, muscular--is the only one most moviegoers know. But there is another, sparer sort, where penetrating gazes take the place of explosive technical virtuosity. It is caviar to the Hollywood popcorn, and for 40 years ROBERT BRESSON was its finest and most influential purveyor. In 13 features from Les Anges du Peche (1943) to L'Argent (1983), the Frenchman who called himself a "jolly pessimist" went his own thorny way and, through his severe, seductive example, established the dominant style of a minority art form. His films, with little dialogue and music, are in effect silent...
...lyrics of "Requiem For A Mouse" were superb and moving live, and near the end of the set the energy picked up somewhat, through such things as the trumpet flourishes on "Hello Little One," a definite lively plus. The side comments from the band on the pleasant-smelling popcorn (and the subsequent audience member who bestowed the band with a tub) and the intra-band bantering were also amusing. However, Luna's set was underwhelming, either because of the too-hip-to-be-wild atmosphere or sheer boredom...