Picks for the week of November 28th, 2005

Movies of the week

Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens The Maysles bothers document Big Edie and Little Edie, high society drop outs and relatives of Jackie O, as they go to seed in a delapitated mansion overrun by cats and raccoons.
Here's an excerpt:
Big Edie: Oh look that cat's going to the bathroom right behind my portrait.

Little Edie: Oh how awful!

Big Edie: No, I'm glad. I'm glad somebody's going something they want to do!

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Songs of the week

Bennie and the Jets

Bennie and the Jets by Elton John While I am not a huge Elton John fan, I can't stop listening to this glamrock song. Elton John does David Bowie.

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Hunks of the week

David Gilmour

David Gilmour You never think of how Pink Floyd looked.
They never relied on their image.
Even with one of the most handsome young men who ever lived on guitar.

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Style Icons: Female of the week

Yulia Timoshenko

Yulia Timoshenko So, she's the former Prime Minister of Ukraine,
A key leader of revolutions,
And considered the third most powerful woman in the world,
And do you think she complains about how hard it is to dress nice when you are SO busy?
I don't think so.

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Desserts of the week

Cassatine Sicilane at De Robertis Caffe

ssatine Sicilane at De Robertis Caffe When you ask for two the lady says,
“So, you wanna full rack? Are they perky enough for you?”
Yes, these look like breasts.
Insane breasts made of cake, ricotta filling, chocolate chips, a marzipan shell, covered in icing with a cherry.
I almost went into a sugar fit my first bite.
I don't remember anything after that.

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Spend a Couple Hours of the week

Decorate for the Holidays

Decorate for the Holidays Not a couple minutes, a couple hours.

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Places to Visit of the week

Les Bons Matins

Les Bons Matins in Montreal This is a nice, cozy place to stay in Montreal.
Near everything.
Try The Bistro Gourmet at 2100, rue Saint-Mathieu while you are there.
I have heard Montreal is beautiful in the spring, but it is very romantic in the winter.

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TV Shows of the week

The Brass Eye

The Brass Eye with Chris Morris Chris Morris makes one of the most controversial shows in BBC history.
The pedophilia “special” was taken off the air mid-show.

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Recipes of the week

Chocolate Peanutbutter Munchies

Chocolate Peanutbutter Munchies Peanut butter, chocolate, powdered sugar and Chex.
That pretty much says it all.

Get the recipe here

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Books of the week

Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron

Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by Daniel Clowes A surreal labrynthine graphic novel–dark, paranoid, grotesque and mesmerizing. There is simply nothing else like it…

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Albums of the week

Roses in the Snow

Roses in the Snow by Emmylou Harris This is achingly beautiful.

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Style Icons: Male of the week

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson I have really been into the photo journalist look in general.
So why not recognize the father of photojournalism himself?

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Restaurants of the week

Yakitori Oh! Taisho

Yakitori Oh! Taisho Everything on a stick.
This place is so authentic, I half expected to be called back from retirement to hunt down four Replicants.


What, no Blade Runner fans here?

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Drinks of the week

Prosecco

Prosecco And cheap too, around 9.50 for a decent bottle.

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Spend a Couple Minutes of the week

The Color Photo Booth at the Manhattan Mall

The Color Photo Booth at the Manhattan Mall One of the only color booths I know of in the city.
And I have never seen it broken.

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Web Sites of the week

AV Geeks

A/V Geeks A nice guy named Skip has over 18,000 educational movies for your viewing pleasure.
Look out for his tours coming to town. Or buy some for gifts.
Ro-Revus Talks About Worms and ABC of Sex Education for Trainables are some highlights.

www.avgeeks.com

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Laughs of the week

The Star Wars Kid

Star Wars Kid I had tears from laughing falling on my dress the first time I saw this.
I thought it couldn't be as good a second time around, but I was wrong.
I adore this kid.

See it here

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