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...three men spent over an hour discussing different aspects of innovation, and what part science plays in helping chefs in their everyday work. "Molecular gastronomy is the movement that studies the chemical-physical processes of cuisine," said Adrià, hazarding a definition. (See the Top 10 food trends...
...half-breed in the Underworld thrillers, whose first two installments, from 2003 and 2006, grossed about $200 million worldwide. It's entirely possible that no single moviegoer has seen both the smooth Sheen and the hairy Sheen - the one in the Savile Row suits and the one who's spent enough time at the gym to acquire the torso worthy of a B-movie action figure...
...When a film is directed by a Frenchman (Patrick Tatopoulos) who's spent most of his career designing ugly creatures for movies like this and written by a stuntman (Danny McBride), you can expect it to be heavier on the action scenes than on character elucidation. The Brit cast attempts to camouflage the silliness by swanning it up, as if the Royal Shakespeare Company had gotten communally drunk and staged an impromptu production of Dracula Meets the Wolfman. Sheen tries bravely to keep a straight face, especially during his love scenes with Mitra, a TV grad (Party of Five, Gideon...
...boom in retail liquidations. During better days, a company could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the banks would finance its operations until the shops could restructure. These so-called debtor-in-possession, or DIP, loans kept the company operating. In the early 1990s, for example, Macy's spent nearly two years in Chapter 11. Today, banks aren't keen to lend to anyone, least of all a retailer in miserable shape. (See the worst business deals...
...actually, he did misinterpret the Games' cultural significance - namely, that they came at a moment when a good chunk of young people were getting a little bored with football and baseball, while even more were on skateboards practicing their Ollies in mall parking lots across the country. ESPN spent a reported $10 million on the 1995 X Games, drawing some 200,000 spectators to the competition held in Rhode Island. Hailed (by ESPN) as a huge success, the Games, originally planned to be biennial, were quickly rescheduled to be held every year. In 1996, marketers promoted the remonickered X Games...