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...virtual-reality game, the game-pod looks like an animal kidney, and the plug (ugh) goes into a hole in your back. No big deal, says the game's creator (Jennifer Jason Leigh): "They do it in malls; it's like having your ears pierced." She might be a stand-in for the writer-director, who in Scanners, Videodrome, Crash and The Fly has dealt creepily and eloquently with the disintegration of mind and body. eXistenZ, where Leigh and Jude Law get into a virtual reality game and can't get out, is more modest than its current twin...
...actors," Lucas is proudest of the digital Jar Jar: "We have the first photo-realistic character that acts." Jar Jar, for whom actor-dancer Ahmed Best was both the voice and a rubberized stand-in, took years to develop. "He was Tex Avery cartoonish in style," says Chiang, "with large eyes and a big mouth." He was given short ears, but Lucas insisted on long ones. The comically androgynous shape came later...
Debate team is so high school. Someone always gets a bloody lip in intramural ultimate frisbee. The president of the Bach Society refuses to experiment with Jamiroquai. But an eternity of classes, WB teen dramas and pickup ball at the MAC is hardly a satisfying stand-in for a non-existent love life. Steer clear of the Zolaf scene, and head for the extracurriculars. But this semester, venture beyond the mainstream and mundane...
...folks really do know how to make a campaign work," said the eighth district's current Congressman, Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Brighton), who made a surprise appearance at yesterday's stand...
...gourmet end of the spectrum, the eating gets better. Clif Bars, the taste standard of the category, are sweet and chewy, just a bit denser than a granola bar. And Balance Bars make a decent stand-in for a candy bar. The trouble is that the taste comes at a price. A honey-peanut Balance Bar has 200 calories and six grams of fat--that's twice the calories of a banana and six times the fat. Balance Bar says 30% fat is ideal, but many nutritionists say it's too high. Clif's cookies 'n cream packs...