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January 21, 2011

If you're free this afternoon

In her column about today's event my editor calls me a shorts-chaser.



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Published on January 21, 2011 11:33

Zombies arrive in Cuba

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Published on January 21, 2011 08:49

January 20, 2011

Balenciaga for Cats

At age 6 Cristobal Balenciaga cut his first coat for his cat. My cats prefer nudity.



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Published on January 20, 2011 11:44

The Girl with the Dragon Mother

Scary mother: Piper Laurie in Brian De Palma's Carrie. Amy Chua, Yale Law professor, daughter of Filipino-Chinese immigrants, is generating a bit of controversy with her new book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Her book tackles the question, How do Chinese parents produce math wizards and music prodigies? The answer begins with a list [...]



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Published on January 20, 2011 08:00

January 19, 2011

The Weekly LitWit Challenge 4.5: Bed of Nails

Noel sent me this NYT article on Adultery and how it's so much worse if it happens in your bed. (What more if it were your refrigerator.) Read Don't Try This at Home—Adultery in the Marital Bed. "Conventions change. A woman no longer earns a scarlet letter for having a child out of wedlock; divorce [...]



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Published on January 19, 2011 10:22

The Well-Dressed Rugby Team

Hmm, this guy's always in front. Riccardo Bocchino, fly-half. Photo from New York Magazine. Moschino has created the official uniform for the Aironi team, launching the first partnership between an international fashion brand and a rugby team. The Aironi are Italy's top team: they play both in the Magners League as well as the Heineken [...]



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Published on January 19, 2011 09:11

Best Dresses in New York

Dalaga. 150 Franklin St., nr. Greenpoint Ave., Greenpoint; 718-389-4049 Dalaga NYC in New York Magazine's Best of New York Shopping 2010 issue.



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Published on January 19, 2011 08:12

LitWit Challenge 4.4: You flagged the winner.

While you view this educational video that solves that niggling problem "What should we do with all our parents' Reader's Digest Condensed Books taking up so much shelf space in the house?" we shall announce the winner of the Weekly LitWit Challenge 4.4: Classes, Books, Teacher's Dirty Looks. The winner, as chosen by the readers [...]



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Published on January 19, 2011 04:43

January 18, 2011

Beauty is hard currency

The reviews of The Tourist are so scornful, its nomination for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy, neither of which it is) so preposterous even by the aesthetic. . .standards of the Hollywood Foreign Press that Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais (Did you know he was in that New Wave outfit Seona Dancing whose single More [...]



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Published on January 18, 2011 10:22

Jock with a book, live

Every Saturday this month the Philippine Star presents a panel discussion on books at National Bookstore. On Saturday January 22 at 3-5 pm I'm leading the discussion on Favorite Books at National Bookstore in Glorietta 5, Ayala Center, Makati. The panel is composed of PhilStar editors and columnists. "Who else can we invite?" my editor [...]



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Published on January 18, 2011 08:01

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