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Noises Off is the kind of production I would normally give an A-, but I can imagine some members of the cast and others who enjoyed the spectacle last weekend approaching me to say, "I'm kind of disappointed you didn't give it an A." Oh well, I'm still giving it an A-, but that's quite good, you know. .
A Disney princess and the city
Chris Rock once said, "Everybody knows a woman with some daddy issues." He was referring to women whose relationships with their fathers in childhood color their romantic expectations of men in adulthood. "Enchanted" is about/for women with Disney issues. Women with D.I. secretly dream of landing a man of the Prince Charming mold, whose devotion to his beloved begins at first sight and never wanes. A steady diet of Disney in girlhood encourages this belief in "happily ever after." "Enchanted" is a "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" for adult females who once swooned at Disney's "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast" and other lovesick fantasias. A textbook Disney love story spills out of the animated realm into modern-day New York City. Evil Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon) pushes sweet princess Giselle (Amy Adams) into a portal leading to the real world in order to prevent the girl's impending marriage to her son, Prince Edward (James Marsden).
Skincare in Winter: Dry, Cracked Skin Care Solutions
Skincare-News.com offers protection from the elements this winter with fashionable gloves, hats, scarves and -- skincare. Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) November 15, 2007 -- With winter weather on its way in, cooling temperatures and dry air are sure to become a skincare concern for most all skin types, causing all sorts of reactions from dry scalp to chapped lips. Don't wait for the inevitable cracked skin and dry lips. Skincare-News.com's latest article, "Dry Skin is Never In," gives tips on how to shield the skin from the drying effects of bitter cold air with fashion and -- skincare. http://www.skincare-news.com/articles.php?ArtID=464 The delicate skin of the hands almost instantly suffers at the onset of winter weather. Gloves are a fun, fast and affordable method of protecting the hands from all sorts of dry skin mayhem this year, and are available in almost every color, shape, size, texture, pattern and fabric these days, with specific types designed for specific activities.
StandardNET Live! Daily Download
This is a selection of today's top multimedia chosen by the StandardNET staff. Slideshow: Barbie Gets Her Own Store The world's first Barbie Store opened its doors last month in Argentina with 6,996 square feet dedicated to the most world-wide known doll. The shop has everything from clothes to gadgets, and a teahouse, a featured disco and a beauty salon to make girls look like Barbie. Audio Slideshow: Russia Sakhalin Oil Braving a new frontier of oil exploration around Russia's remote Sakhalin Island means conquering ice-locked seas, frequent earthquakes and muddy swamps fed by melting snow in the rapid springtime thaw. Executives at the world's largest oil and gas project, known as Sakhalin-2, say they are nearing the finish line as they aim to open up a vast new energy source for the nearby Asian economic powerhouses of Japan and South Korea along with the U.S.
Paris Hilton Shares Beauty Tips, Secret Behind Her Latest Fragrance
Paris Hilton shares beauty tips with fans and discusses how she creates her signature fragrances in an exclusive interview with Karen Monterichard of Makeup and Beauty Blog. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 20, 2007 -- How did Paris Hilton create her latest fragrance, CAN CAN Paris Hilton? Here's a hint: it was a labor of love. Hundreds of screaming fans, most of them teenage girls, jostled for position with their camera phones held high at the Macy's Valley Fair store on Saturday to catch a glimpse of the one and only Paris Hilton, in the Bay Area on a promotional tour. In an interview with Karen Monterichard of Makeup and Beauty Blog , Hilton discussed how the women in her family love perfume and shared some of her favorite makeup and beauty tips.
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