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WHAT’S IN A DAME: Un-rich fat nerd no niche for Fitch
posted: 05/21/2013 3:11 a.m. Discuss
Clubbish clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch has found itself in a bit of a sitch.
You mean I have to read it?
posted: 05/21/2013 3:08 a.m. Discuss
NEW YORK — In the weeks leading up to the recent release of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, I suffered from many of the same symptoms that the institutionalized Nick Carraway exhibits in the film: nervousness, irritability, insomnia — perhaps even a heightened propensity for drink. My anxiety level rose incrementally with each departmental meeting and office discussion that focused on the film. As my colleagues giggled with glee at their Gatsby video game, I cowered self-consciously in my cubicle. What was this stupid green light they were going on about, and why was that poor rower forever being borne back into the past?! You see, I had a terrible secret: I have never read The Great Gatsby.
LISTEN UP: Lovely Mae Carinhosa transcends language
posted: 05/21/2013 3:07 a.m. Discuss
Cesaria Evora Mae Carinhosa Lusafrica A It’s all about the voice. This Cape Verde diva, who died in December, 2011, was one of the world’s great singers. Cesaria Evora’s husky contralto, rich and imbued with deep emotion, seemed to embrace and embody all the pain in one’s life and set it free. In the songs, which are not sung in English, she embodies loss and longing and, in her performance, she can break your heart as she liberates it.
Becoming a comedian takes a lot of serious work
posted: 05/21/2013 3:07 a.m. Discuss
In the quiet radio sound booth during a commercial break, “Angry” Patrick Beam is pleased with the Michael Jackson joke he’d just told on air — “He did a ‘Reverse Pinocchio.’ He started out as a real boy but wanted to be a puppet” — but he wants validation from his Clear Channel co-host Corey Deitz.
THE TV COLUMN: Fox revives Jack Bauer for 24: Live Another Day
posted: 05/21/2013 3:06 a.m. Discuss
Now that the networks have unveiled their fall lineups, it’s time to see what Fox is up to.
ON CHRISTIANITY
posted: 05/21/2013 3:05 a.m. Discuss
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I know this isn’t a spiritual question, but how should we deal with someone who talks all the time? We have a family reunion coming up, and our aunt always dominates the conversation (talking mostly about herself). — J.McD. DEAR J.MCD.: In reality, you’ve asked a spiritual question, because God is concerned about everything that concerns us, including our relationships with other people (including difficult ones). The Bible says, “God is with you in everything you do” (Genesis 21:22).
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
posted: 05/21/2013 3:05 a.m. Discuss
Happy birthday. It’s not about being the most talented or outstanding; heaven’s will is carried out through your simple, unassuming ways.You will be praised, paid and rewarded, but that won’t matter to you nearly as much as the good that comes from your loving actions ARIES (March 21-April 19): The person pressuring you believes thathis personal agenda is more important than your comfort. When none of the options please you, you can always decide not to decide.
TELL ME ABOUT IT: Think feelings, not felines
posted: 05/21/2013 3:04 a.m. Discuss
DEAR CAROLYN: My mother is a crazy cat lady. She has been doing better in recent years, down to 15 cats instead of 40 or 50, motivated by the arrival of her first grandchild, my son.
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES
posted: 05/21/2013 3:04 a.m. Discuss
Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts: Ham, jam, Spamalot The Weekend Theater, West Seventh and Chester streets, Little Rock, is seeking knights, peasants, dancing girls, demigoddesses, vorpal bunnies, black knights, enchanters and, of course, a grail as director John Haman holds auditions for Monty Python’s Spamalot (music and lyrics by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, book by Idle, “lovingly ripped off” from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail), 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday and 6-9 p.m. Sunday.
HELPFUL HINTS
posted: 05/21/2013 3:04 a.m. Discuss
DEAR HELOISE: I’ve read many hints that help when a purse or wallet is lost or stolen. Most are about keeping a list of credit-card names and numbers. This might not be useful if the event happens while traveling.
Super Quiz: Religious sites and buildings
posted: 05/21/2013 3:03 a.m. Discuss
1. Jesus and his disciples prayed at this site before the crucifixion. 2. These “standing stones” had religious significance in Neo-Druidry. 3. This “cube” in Saudi Arabia is one of Islam’s most sacred sites. 4. This Cambodian site is the world’s largest religious site. 5. The largest temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 6. Shrine at the site from which Muhammad is said to have ascended into heaven 7. The Sikh temple Harmandir Sahib is informally referred to as the —————. 8. The site of this church is venerated as Golgotha. 9. Lumbini in Nepal is a pilgrimage site of what faith? Answers 1. Garden of Gethsemane 2. Stonehenge 3. Kaaba 4. Angkor Wat 5. Salt Lake Temple 6. The Dome of the Rock 7. Golden Temple 8. Church of the Holy Sepulcher 9. Buddhism
Here’s your sign: Be fearless
posted: 05/21/2013 3:03 a.m. Discuss
We’ve all played the role of class clown or cracked up co-workers with a story by the office copier, but what are some of the signs that you should take that show on the road and go into standup comedy? The experts attempt to answer that question.
Desire to help her dogs compete drives one woman's quest for fitness
posted: 05/20/2013 2:46 a.m. Discuss
In 15 years as a personal trainer, I have worked with many people who, for one reason or another, were motivated to get in shape.
It’s War or a Dash of fun, but waiver is just plain scary
posted: 05/20/2013 2:43 a.m. Discuss
Once again, Conquer the Gauntlet, the obstacle course event begun by Steve Mainprize (no joke), a recent graduate of Harding University in Searcy, is coming to North Little Rock in September.
Happy trails: Two Rivers Bridge loop
posted: 05/20/2013 2:41 a.m. Discuss
TWO RIVERS BRIDGE LOOP Location: Trailhead is on Little Rock’s River Mountain Road. Turn north off Cantrell Road, 0.4 mile west of Interstate 430.
Dognition website fetches canine data
posted: 05/20/2013 2:38 a.m. Discuss
In 1995, Brian Hare began to wonder what his dog Oreo was thinking.
PRACTICALLY ACTIVE: Down, not out after X-ray shows foot not healed
posted: 05/20/2013 2:36 a.m. Discuss
Have you ever had one of those days when you would have liked just to curl up in a fetal position on the floor and cry loudly, with exaggerated shuddering and heaving?
MASTER CLASS: Edge up workout with hybrid BOSU inchworm
posted: 05/20/2013 2:32 a.m. Discuss
Core training is among my favorite topics to discuss because there are so many varieties of exercise to do. You even can perform a complete strength training workout while engaging the core the entire time.
Pitting owner and dog in race with the clock
posted: 05/20/2013 2:28 a.m. Discuss
We wound our way around small country roads and when we pulled into the driveway at Mountaintop Agility Dogs, we knew we were at the right place.
REALLY?
posted: 05/20/2013 2:27 a.m. Discuss
Seventeen-year cicadas are emerging from North Carolina to Connecticut. Didn’t that already happen in Arkansas?
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
posted: 05/20/2013 2:26 a.m. Discuss
Happy birthday. Because you see money as a form of communication and an acknowledgment of services rendered, it becomes easier for you to offer more value and accept more money in return.
HELPFUL HINTS
posted: 05/20/2013 2:26 a.m. Discuss
DEAR READERS: Here is this week’s sound off, about motorists not using their headlights: “Along with people not using their auto directional signals, a great number of drivers do not have low lights or headlights on when windshield wipers are necessary.
ON CHRISTIANITY
posted: 05/20/2013 2:25 a.m. Discuss
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: We’d like to be friendly toward a family that moved into our apartment building a few months ago, but they’re from a foreign country and have a different religion, and we’re not sure what to do, if anything. Any suggestions ? — V.B.
Super Quiz: Panama
posted: 05/20/2013 2:22 a.m. Discuss
1. Which two countries border Panama? 2. Which two major bodies of water are on Panama’s coasts? 3. What is Panama’s key conduit for international maritime trade? 4. Which country first attempted to build the canal?
