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economist sunsuntribune saturday feb 26 2005 21 economist sun suntribune anne brodie on movies sensual innocent movie still works bride and prejudice starring aishwarya rai martin henderson naveen andrews and ashanti directed by gunner chadha in theatres now i cant get this joyous exciting sexy and colourful film out of my head i dont want to the same with colleagues who saw the film at an advance screening how can films so innocent yet sen sual still work today the film is the contemporary pun jabi version of jane austens pride and prejudice and she gets a writing cred it arranged marriages were the norm in the uk 200 years ago but not today so where to find a modern society where they exist india and what a stunning background the country provides for north ameri can eyes hungry for something new different and exciting a golddigging and sweetly inept woman is keen to marry off her four daughters with various unsubtle ways shell settle for nothing less than a vis iting american heir to an internation al hotel chain who comes off as arro gant misanthropic and slightly racist he is with his indian friend a work colleague who wants to settle down but which daughters will they choose and how fast can she get them to the altar a mad mishmash of affections loyalties and romantic mishaps pile up on top of one another so quickly viewers heads will be spinning as fast as the spirited wedding dancers a multifaceted indian star rai who won the miss world 1994 title is a singer and one of the bestknown models in the east she plays the cen tral daughter lalita she was named one of time magazines 100 most influential people in the world and has i y i u u4 misspa xa 7 practically nothing out of fashion in male world by hannelore volpe staff writer -w- oles the size of fi craters at the first i moon landing site j sturdy tape thread bare material fit only for a charles dickens novel all of the above are in many mens socks shirts and work pants those clothes that have become almost closer to them than their best friends an informal survey of york region couples to find out what makes the men cling to that out worn apparel too long has uncov ered an interesting phenomenon mens time sense is different from womens 1 cant see him throwing anything out he has a closet full of clothes he never wears some of them have big collars there is no way hell wear them pat wheeler markham resident if something has been worn regularly for a year or three and is starting to get worn and out-of- fashion many women have the urge to pack it up and take it to the nearest thrift store or clothes col lection box thats too soon for the guys for many a decade seems to mark the time when clothes are just starting to getting worn in in fact comfortable may still be two years away why are those old duds so appealing comfort and the theyre still good syndrome are big reasons take bill wheelers moosehide moccasins the markham resi dent has needed a few metres of bright blue book binding tape to keep them in action but the effort is not too great for him because theyre easy to walk in he said if i didnt bind the soles with book binding tape my feet would be out of them he said he has had them for about eight years not too long he said theyre soft and comfortable and fit me like a glove theyre just right for when he sits down to write for the canadi an aviation history societys jour nal he has written one book on aviation and edited several others staff photosjoerd witteveen joyce turman workroom manager at the care and share thrift shop on main street in stouffville shows a torn tshirt found in one of the bags of donated clothes i cant see him throwing any thing out said his wife pat who draws the weekly editorial car toon for the stouffville suntri bune he has a closet full of clothes he never wears some of them have big collars there is no way hell wear them mrs wheeler however admits she too reaches for any old clothes as long as theyre com- fortablewhen she does her clean ing that may include wornout turquoise pants and a pink top that she described as terrible in the petrilli household in oak ridges the battle of those clothes is ongoing he is a pack rat cathy petril li said of her husband aldo as a contractor mr petrilli could accumulate a lot of old work clothes and some formerly fashionable attire if it were up to him one sweater in particular is in ms petrillis radar an old sweater she bought for him years ago its charcoal and black with the humongous baggy sleeves in vogue at the time but the years have passed at the time the sweater was wonderful she said but now i just cant stand it any more her philosophy is to cut the clutter give them away make room she stated firmly women want to throw every thing out mr petrilli countered and guys want to keep everything he has noticed strategies wives employ he told of a friend who sec husbands page 22 barefacts where to fake used mens and ladies clothes and other items care and share thrift shop 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