March 2007

For Art’s Sake

Flipping through the April 2007 issue of Vogue (which is very good, by the way) and an advertisement with CARAVAGGIO in big bold letters caught my eye, since I happen to be a fan of the type of epic paintings Caravaggio and Zurbarán created in the early 1600s. The Caravaggio Ad (PDF) reads, “No wonder [...]

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Long Live the Greek…Physique

I do recognize I’m exhibiting a teeny bit of obsession with the male physique lately. It’s not intentional. The movie 300 has sparked a gazillion articles about the terrific state of Gerard Butler’s abs, the costumes, the training, the diets, the mentality behind the movie, and, of course, the Greeks. I can’t help but be [...]

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I’m Mentioning 300…Again

A couple girlfriends coincidentally, and completely independently of one another, emailed me info about the training methods used to whip all those men into fighting Spartan shape for the movie 300. Since I’ve started lifting weights, I’m much more interested in what it takes to rip up a body to that degree. Trainer Mark Twight, [...]

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My New Favorite (Cheap) Prosecco

A while ago I promised a blog on my newfound cheap-but-good-Prosecco. Rather than reinvent the wheel, see the Riondo Prosecco post on the Winecentric blog. I will say this…at around nine bucks a bottle, it’s not only good on the palate, it’s good on the purse. Summer’s coming, so remember this little lovely when the [...]

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Aging Sucks

The right perspective on aging is that it is a blessing, right? Aging means you’re still alive, still here—but man, it’s a tough pill to swallow. In your 30s, things start changing. You’re more confident, which is great. It’s liberating to not really care what someone else thinks. You have a better idea of who [...]

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Did I Mention 300?

I saw it again the other day. What’s really amazing is the entire movie was shot in front of a blue screen in a warehouse. That Gerard Butler could feel so impassioned in a warehouse without the beautiful landscape of Greece to inspire him is unbelievable. I was reading Readers’ Reviews of 300 in The [...]

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The 300

Finally got to see 300 (the movie) tonight…I’ve been dying to see it since I heard about it months ago. Despite the fact that it had some questionable characters and really wasn’t fully believable even though the basic story is true, I still enjoyed the movie. Makes you damn proud to be a Greek (especially [...]

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That Didn’t Take Long

On January 20, 2007, I blogged about Victoria Beckham’s great style and whether she can weather the L.A. influence now that she’s in the U.S. Last sentences of that blog: “Anyway, it’ll be interesting to see if she sells-out L.A. style or not. If you start seeing her hair getting blonder, she’s done.” Geez. That [...]

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