Word: thinning
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...THINK THIN CHOCOLATE FUDGE LITE Flavorful, with a smooth, soft texture and the least chemical taste. Its 240 calories aren't excessive, but it has just 1 g of fiber...
...laughs in A Mighty Wind. When Mickey’s model train-enthusiast husband asks Mitch whether or not he likes trains, Mitch replies, perplexed as always, “I took the bus.” But more often than not, the jokes are tired or run thin very quickly. Ed Begley, Jr. plays a Swede with deep Jewish roots, an idea that is only half-baked but is awkwardly employed several times. Even more unsettling is the uneven tone set by the relationship between Mitch and Mickey. While their genuine romantic tension is carefully developed...
...singer/guitarist Greig Nori produced SUM 41’s latest work. The band’s mix of conventional pouty-lipped lyrics, overblown guitars and radio-friendly riffs might make for a hit single, but simply can’t sustain an 11-track album. The Detox formula wears thin far too quickly. Remnants of the original Treble Charger can be heard in the layered and harmonized vocals (they boast two singers), but the predictable three-minute progression of songs such as “Over My Head” negates this creativity. For all the noise, Detox lacks...
...sauce with onions and green peppers. A gracious serving of red beans, rice and two thick, crisp, fried plantains accompanied the meal. The fish was cooked to a tender perfection, while the sauce, mild yet zesty, complemented the meat wonderfully. The fried plantains, infinitely more textured than the thin, supermarket, potato-chip variety, boasted alternating layers of crispiness, saltiness and tender plantain. I vowed to return to sample the goat meat...
Could the entire show have been about half an hour shorter? Certainly. After intermission, so many of the same jokes about men threatened in their masculinity and Broadway actors overdoing weak scripts were wearing thin. But the ensemble of confident actors hammed their way through the whole production, and the intermission was earned, if only by hearing the players sing, “Let’s go out to the lobby and have ourselves a snack...