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...genes or series of genes to malfunction and that result in diseases like sickle-cell anemia and cystic fibrosis. Instead the changes nutritional geneticists are looking for are more like normal variations in the correct spelling of a word--say, theatre or theater, depending on whether you speak the Queen's English or American. "We all have these variants in our genes," says Ray Rodriguez, a geneticist at the University of California at Davis. "And they affect how we absorb, utilize and store various nutrients...
Decapitated in 1793, France's last Queen, Marie-Antoinette, seems a surprising muse for the modern nation. But Sofia Coppola's new biopic of the doomed monarch, now drawing crowds in French cinemas, is only one sign of burgeoning Marie mania. Michèle Lorin, founding president of the Queen's fan club, is thrilled by the new themed products on sale. "I'll admit I'm a publicity whore when it comes to the Queen," she says. Sweet Nostalgia Marie-Antoinette never suggested that the poor should "eat cake," but that hasn't stopped confectioner Ladurée from...
...dark side” of mother-daughter relationships in Jane Austen’s novels. But Randall discourages comparisons between her writing and her life.“The character Windsor Armstrong [from Randall’s second novel, “Pushkin and the Queen of Spades”] does attend Harvard University, and she does bear some similarities to aspects of my life,” she says. But, “I am a writer of fiction.”‘LARGER THAN LIFE’Starting freshman week, Randall?...
...Blanchett as a couple tested by near tragedy. The film's ambition is imposing, the acting often illuminating, the pileup of coincidences finally exasperating. Marie Antoinette Sofia Coppola reimagines the court of Louis XVI as a gossip party for rich, vapid teenagers. The film, starring Kirsten Dunst as the Queen, above, got a few raucous boos, sending many critics to the defense of this lame satire, which may mean to make fun of emptiness but actually embodies...
...have vast support in the black community. There's no black person I can't get to, can't talk to or who won't support me. Over the past three months, Queen Latifah and Malik Yoba have done commercials for us for free. We're talking right now with Kanye West...