Who Says Women Aren’t Funny?
March 6, 2008
The idea that women aren’t funny—and which male said that?—seems pretty laughable these days. TV has unleashed a new generation of comediennes, who act, perform stand-up, write, and direct—dishing out the jokes with a side of sexy. Annie Leibovitz photographs a dozen of the wittiest dames in showbiz, from 30 Rock’s Tina Fey to Sarah Silverman, to S.N.L.’s current stars, while the author learns why the setup has changed.
by Alessandra Stanley April 2008
In the land of the Iron Chef
February 13, 2008
MARK SCHATZKER
From Saturday’s Globe and Mail
February 9, 2008 at 12:00 AM EST
The Globe and Mail
TOKYO —
Not a single grain of wheat flour goes into the noodles at the Tokyo soba shrine — I mean restaurant — called Kikouchitei. The noodles are hand-cut from freshly rolled dough containing buckwheat and only buckwheat.
If that doesn’t strike you as unusual, then there’s something you should know about buckwheat dough: It is the world’s most temperamental substance. Without the glutinous binding properties of wheat, the dough becomes so prone to shredding that learning how to make it takes a staggering three years of training — after which one attains the status of “soba master.”
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Spain to standardize women’s clothing sizes
January 26, 2007
Window displays will have to reflect true female form
January 25, 2007
MADRID, Spain–Spain’s government has reached an agreement with major fashion designers, including the owner of the Zara chain, to standardize women’s clothing sizes with the aim of promoting a healthier image.
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G** bless you, airline movie censors
January 26, 2007
January 26, 2007
All mentions of God are bleeped out of a version of Oscar-nominated movie The Queen distributed to Delta and some other airlines.
Jeff Klein, president of Jaguar Distribution, the company that supplied the movie to the airlines earlier this month, said it was a mistake, committed by an overzealous and inexperienced employee who had been told to edit out all profanities and blasphemies. “A reference to God is not taboo in any culture that I know of,” Klein said.
“We excise foul language, excessive violence and nudity.”
Passengers hear “(Bleep) bless you, ma’am,” as one character speaks to the Queen. In all, the word “God” is bleeped seven times. Jaguar has been sending out new, unedited copies.
The employee is still working in the editing lab, Klein said.
Associated Press via The Toronto Star
`Water intoxication’ kills radio contestant
January 15, 2007
Tried to consume as much as possible without urinating in bid for video game
January 15, 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–A woman who competed in a radio station’s contest to see how much water she could drink without going to the bathroom died of water intoxication, the coroner’s office said Saturday.
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Nickity News!
December 20, 2006
It’s finally cool to be friends with Nick Marinkovich.
An inconvenient holiday
December 19, 2006
from Toronto Star, Tuesday Dec. 19
The holidays are expensive. Least of all for those who celebrate them.
The real loser of the season is the Earth.
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“a very good tool”
December 18, 2006
Martha Stewart: New $1,200 ‘Vibrator’ Is ‘Very Good Tool’
Monday, December 18, 2006
By Cathy Burke
AP
She’s no prison rat. And her new $1,200 “vibrator” is “a very good tool,” ex-con domestic diva Martha Stewart confided in a raunchy riposte with Sirius Satellite Radio colleague Howard Stern.
The usually stiff-shirt Stewart showed her down-and-dirty side last week.
