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...Cohen family of Newport Beach, Calif., after he gets in trouble with the law. Naturally, he finds beautiful girls, brutal rich boys and conniving adults. But The O.C. (on hiatus for baseball season; moves to Thursdays, 9 p.m. E.T., beginning Oct. 30) is more complex than its root-of-all-evil premise in a way that suits an economy in which there's plenty of anxiety for everyone. The dirty secret in most rich-people soaps is corruption. In The O.C., it's insecurity--from the next-door neighbor, who has defrauded his investment clients to maintain his family...
...clash is meant to be a throwback to the populist comedy of the Clampetts and Mr. Drysdale--as well as The Simpsons, on which he and co-creator Bill Oakley were producers and writers. "Like the Beverly Hillbillies or Homer," he says, "these guys are the underdog that you root...
...selection of salads big enough to feed a small army. The wine list is short but serviceable, with each vintage matching a specialty pizza. Import beers are limited ($3.50), so if you aren’t adverse to a meal sans alcohol, Di Mio’s own root beer and cream sodas are a good...
...Farms in Pennsylvania makes a fruity Strawberry Banana and Orange Cream milk (which tastes just like a melted Creamsicle, in a good way). One of Ronnybrook Farm Dairy's best-selling products is its coffee-flavored milk. Made with decaffeinated Brazilian roast coffee, sucannat (an unrefined sugar) and chicory-root extract, it tastes like coffee ice cream. Even doughnut purveyor Krispy Kreme has got into the act at its ubiquitous stores, dispensing hot and cold milks in such flavors as caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, raspberry and their signature "original Kreme...
...root problem is, in the words of Joni Mitchell, "the star-maker machinery behind the popular song". The popular music industry produces music with a built-in sell-by date - is it any wonder that people balk at spending money on CDs that will last a lifetime? The answer is more artists, less commercial, and more inspired. Make music we want to keep, and we'll be buying the CDs. Mark Honman Durban, South Africa...