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...questions about myself. If all that weren't femme enough, she refers to herself by her nickname, Flicka; points out her favorite knitting store across the street; and admits that the night before, she ran out of gas on Mulholland Drive and cried until her husband came to pick her up. I am worried she is going to try to braid my hair and choreograph a dance routine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: A Disparate Housewife | 12/5/2005 | See Source »

Possibly the most remarkable piece of Kongcraft, however, is the giant arms employed mainly to pick up and caress Jessica Lange, 27, the model-turned-actress who plays his inamorata, Dwan. The hands are 6 ft. across and the arms weigh 1,650 Ibs. each. They were designed and built separate from the complete Kong body and suspended from a crane in order to lift Lange 30 or 40 ft. into the air ... Like all the other Kong paraphernalia, they were not ready until the production was well along ... Finally the huge paws were ready, and [producer Dino] De Laurentiis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 29 Years Ago In TIME | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

...observations that we shouted out included black olive, summer cherry, cedar and forest honey, but to me a wonderful Brunello will always summon up rosewater and plums baking in the sun. The wines paired brilliantly with my white beans and sage. Speaking of sage, I encouraged my friends to pick a few fresh sage leaves to clean the red-wine residue from their teeth. If they couldn't travel to Montalcino to soak in the wine culture, the least I could do was to bring a little Montalcino to them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bold Brunello | 12/3/2005 | See Source »

...with cleanliness. The bugs are great "hitchhikers," says Fred Rozo, an associate certified entomologist at Western Exterminator Pest Control in Southern California. A bug can crawl into your suitcase or your jacket pocket, and once you bring it to your house, you can have an infestation. "You can pick up bed bugs at the best or worst hotels," Rozo says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming to a Bed Near You | 12/2/2005 | See Source »

...bill is a piece of legislation that is an important step to increasing student voice in the curricular process,” Gadgil wrote in an e-mail. “I think that SAA has the knowledge and background to conduct the open application process and pick the right representatives for the committee.” SASI conducted a survey of 126 students last spring to gauge student interest in South Asia, asking questions ranging from what areas undergraduates wanted to study to how they picked their courses and found thesis topics. Based on these results, the SASI committed...

Author: By Rachel L. Pollack, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: UC Votes To Expand South Asian Studies Program | 12/2/2005 | See Source »

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