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Directors Notes is like an informal, but stimulating class by the hippest teacher you never had. The syllabus: • First, you watch a clip (usually 5-10 minutes) of a feature, music video, or ... read more
Happier happy hours for travelers. The bright and stylish Vino Volo wine bars are now at three airports around the country: Dulles, Sacramento, and Seattle Tacoma. And they're coming soon to Baltimore/Washington and ... read more
Cozying up with your significant other to watch a romantic flick tonight? Here's a short selection of DVDs to consider renting. We've tried to steer clear of the more obvious choices -- your ... read more
So many great ideas are born while people are taking a shower. Melissa Kronenthal writes The Traveler's Lunchbox website. During a shower, she decided to create a joint project among food bloggers detailing ... read more
Sure, your remote control can change your TV's channels. Big whoop. Here's a way to remote control a building half-way around the world. There's an art installation called "Colour By Numbers" set up ... read more
Breakout German movies are a relative rarity -- we can't think of one since Run Lola Run and that was in 1998. The Lives of Others may be the next to do big ... read more
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence, Amy Sedaris' book on entertaining, has been out since last fall and, like All Things Sedaris, it's hilarious and cheerfully demented. Good hostess that she is, ... read more
We wouldn't have chosen Kylie Minogue as the World's Best-Dressed Woman. No disrespect to Ms. Minogue -- she just wouldn’t have jumped to mind, uh, ever. Glamour magazine, however, did recently choose Minogue, ... read more
Homer Simpson: "Oh, Marge, cartoons don't have any deep meaning. They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh." Oh, really?! Well, we'll just see about that. We'll just ask the big ... read more
