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That's the thing about nudity on the screen. It doesn't make any difference if what's displayed is trim and taut or creased and worn. It's not what we see but what we hope to feel that justifies the exposure. No matter how old the actors (or the audience), that's the best reason for going to the movies. Or, come to think of it, for dropping your own duds. --By Richard Schickel
...director guy who's making you do this! Not that this is any excuse, but if you can make your peace with the carnage, the game play is a bracing change from the usual button-mashing slugfests: Manhunt's thrills aren't in the action; they're in the taut, panting breaks in between, the up slope of the roller coaster, the pause just before the kill. It's a game that rewards thought and patience--which is, of course, a virtue. You might mention that when you tell your kids it will be a while before they...
Tales of O'Donnell's taut temper and bossy style--later reported in rancorous rehearsals for the Broadway version she is producing of the Boy George musical Taboo, scheduled to open this week--went public, further diminishing her likability quotient. Her LQ suffered another jolt last week when Cindy Spengler, G+J's chief marketing officer, testified that O'Donnell had called her a liar and added, "Liars get cancer." (Spengler is a breast-cancer survivor; Rosie later confirmed and apologized for the slur.) By the end, G+J had to be wondering, Why didn't we just start...
...representing the victory of women’s rights and various social, personal and religious struggles.” Indeed, nothing says “women’s rights” more than being judged for your ability to keep your breasts taut while you parade down a catwalk. Women’s rights activists should urge the oppressed Afghan women to not only “burn the burqa!” but to also “show us your boobs...
Perhaps you’ve been perusing fashion magazines recently and have stumbled across a spread of Jennifer Lopez, awash in Louis Vuitton and sexually submissive male models. If you haven’t, here’s a synopsis: her calves and hamstrings are as taut as her leather skirt. Her cheekbones look sharp enough to cut diamonds. She makes my stomach feel like a tilt-a-whirl. In a good...