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...first stretch was pretty snow-free—we were actually wondering if we’d get any snow or ice at all. Well, boy, did we get snow and ice!” she wrote. “It felt pretty surreal to be hiking in shorts and t’s—it was in the 70s even at above-3,000-ft elevation—while making our way over snow and falling in well above our knees at times when the snow was too soft and broke through under our weight...
...always been dramatic, but never quite like this. The nation's annual Molière theater awards went unplugged last week, after performing-arts workers protesting a cut in their unemployment scheme stormed the Paris event and convinced stage hands to walk out. The scene verged on the surreal as actors collected their awards without music, backdrops, professional lighting or even microphones. All over France, unemployment has taken center stage. The spat over unemployment compensation in performing arts threatens to disrupt the Cannes film festival in mid-May. And two weeks ago, a Marseilles court overturned a 2002 reform that...
Part Romeo and Juliet, part Sopranos on crack, part Law and Order—Mystery Marinara mixes up an experience unlike any other. If you’re willing to spend fifty bucks for a surreal and hilarious experience, go for it—if you’re in the mood for Italian cuisine, however, good ol’ Sbarro’s wins...
...brief history: Brown's first series, "Yummy Fur" appeared during a surge in the popularity of black and white, independent comix. Collected as the howlingly funny and surreal graphic novel "Ed the Happy Clown," those early issues were canonized as a highlight of 80s graphic literature. Then Brown did something unexpected: He radically changed the format of "Yummy Fur," using it for an autobiographical exploration whose nakedness caused many fans to cringe and slink away. Still, Brown soon found himself leading an "autobio" trend in the medium. Never one to stick to trends, after an aborted fictional project that featured...
...surreal," says Daniel Kowalski, a two-time Australian champion in the event and dual Olympian. "Everyone (at the pool) was stunned and it was very quiet." Although Team Thorpe lodged appeals, they were dismissed. When Grant Hackett and Craig Stevens finished one-two in the evening final to qualify for a start in Athens, Thorpe was a spectator. "You're talking about one of the greatest athletes in history - and this is his pet event," said a subdued Hackett. "(Thorpe) must be just hurting." Thorpe is perhaps the nation's most revered sports personality and fans were quick to demand...