Sarah Outhwaite

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Top Chef, Top Model, and the Secret Ingredient

Last night, I watched Top Chef and America’s Next Top Model back to back. The first won me over like shrimp entrées charming a judge, while the second followed its most woebegone model to teeter off the runway on sharp, spiked heels, and crash into a pool of water. Really, the shows are so similar that my difference in preference becomes hard to pin down. Both share that... More

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All Eyes on New York, and Who Knows Who's Watching

New York City is about to be scruitinized beneath the watchful eyes of thousands of security cameras. The thought of public surveillance is unnerving enough on its own. It conjures images of Orson Well’s "Big Brother" society, strangled beneath a constant, nameless gaze. However nowadays surveillance cameras take on an added creepiness, as we realize not just anybody but also... More

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Sex and the City: The Made-for-TV Movie

The odd phenomenon of the television show that turned into a film. Yes, I am talking about Sex and the City . No, I am not talking about the fact that a long-anticipated feature film of the HBO series has just got the green light from New Line Cinema to start production this fall – although this too is true, as reported yesterday by Michael Ausiello of TV Guide. Instead, I am... More