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...porcelain collectibles, in charge of the redesign. But chef Paco Roncero, who worked at the famed El Bulli, was a fan and wanted Hayon to match the restaurant's décor with the creativity of his dishes, like razor clams with coconut foam. The result is an Alice in Wonderland fantasy in which Hayon has made everything from the chandeliers and reception desk to the columns and doorknobs. Best of all, you don't need to be a Spanish aristocrat to eat there...
...Succeed in Business Without Really Trying--when he started writing Passing Strange three years ago. The loosely autobiographical show recounts the artistic journey (in scenes acted, sung and danced by a full cast) of a young man from a middle-class L.A. neighborhood to the drugs-and-free-love wonderland of Amsterdam and a radical artistic commune in Berlin...
...sound bites. Yesterday's gaffe vanishes in the cloud of today's dustup. Who can keep track? It's a morning rally in St. Louis, noontime in St. Paul, nighttime in San Diego, and--saints preserve us--the campaign suddenly has all the coherence of Alice in Wonderland shouted from a speeding bus or airplane...
Only the biodiversity of tropical rainforests rivals that of the deep sea - our planet's largest wilderness - an aquatic wonderland that is now being systematically razed by what is likely the world's most environmentally destructive business. The fishing occurs mostly around the ocean's most unique topographical formations - submarine canyons, mid-oceanic ridges and tens of thousands of seamounts (most are extinct volcanoes) - which support a stunning profusion of endemic species, many of which are yet to be discovered. Trawlers reduce these habitats to rubble in minutes, undermining the viability of the very fish that brought the vessels there...
...it’s far from novel, a fact highlighted by a story structure and cinematic style not unlike many other Santa flicks. Director David Dobkin introduces us to the North Pole in a way that we’ve seen before. A crane shot of an elfin winter wonderland is followed by clips of elves working in Santa’s factory, followed by scenes of elves shopping in the town square—all set to the tune of sleigh bell-heavy music. This time around, though, our first view of the ideal Santa-land is bathetic?...