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BettSECTIONerF BRIDGE 9 l SHOPPING 2 l THEATER 3 l WINE 4 Living Wed. 04.14.10 ‘Ugly Betty’ made facing controversy a fashion statement By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS During its four-year run, ABC’s “Ugly Betty” skew- ered the New York fashion world, nabbing celebrity cameos from the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Shakira and Isaac Mizrahi. It turned America Ferrera, who played the plucky- but-style-challenged Betty Suarez, into a household name. And it landed a prestigious Peabody Award. As the credits roll on the wacky dramedy’s last episode tonight, Latinos, gay rights groups and fans are UGLY lamenting more than the loss of Betty’s cringe-inducing outfits and the melodra- BETTY ma of the Meade family — owners of the 10 tonight, show’s fictional fashion magazine Mode. ABC The hourlong show was also among the rare network programs to tackle such controver- sial issues as gay teens, body image and illegal immigration. The show contrasted Betty’s See UGLY BETTY Page F-5 America Ferrera’s STAFF PHOTOS BY ELIZABETH LARA final turn as plucky “Ugly Betty.” Ramsey designer transforms grounds into fire-and-water fantasylands By SACHI FUJIMORI STAFF WRITER Man is naturally drawn to fire and wa- THE ter. These are not the words of an evolu- tionary biologist but of Chris Cipriano, a Ramsey-based high-end landscape design- er, who turns his clients’ back yards into suburban utopias. We’re not just talking patio grills and lap pools here. WHOLE No, these homeowners want to swing open their back doors to flaming volcanoes, “Sur- vivor”-style fire pits and whooshing waterfalls. COURTESY LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER Cipriano’s projects Exercise equipment is just part of the interac- range from $25,000 tive fun at “Diabetes: A Deeper Look.” NINE outdoor kitchens to multimillion-dollar reno- vations that transform properties into something like Diabetes exhibit a Mediterranean resort. “Every client requests some type of fire and water feature,” Cipriano gives inside look, YA RDS says. “There’s something relaxing and captivating about it.” And while these outdoor projects are de- has hands-on feel signed for the entire family to enjoy, Cipri- ano notices a certain trend: “In 80 percent By JENNA MOONJIAN of my projects the husband is the driving STAFF WRITER force,” he says. “They want areas that are just for themselves.” There are red, flashing lights – a loud, pulsing heart- Strides made in the gender equality beat. And no, you’re not getting pulled over. This is the in- movement aside, certain immutable truths side of “Diabetes: A Deeper Look,” on display at Liberty still hold: The back yard, generally speak- Science Center in Jersey City. ing, remains the man’s domain. Give him Walking into the 2,500-square-foot replicated blood a fired-up grill, a pair of tongs and some vessel is like taking a step right juicy steaks, and you have one happy hus- WHAT: “Diabetes: onto the Magic School Bus. The band, father, bachelor — or all of the above. A Deeper Look.” walls are lined with diabetes facts One Mahwah homeowner, a Wall Street WHEN: Through – how to prevent and manage the executive, had a vision for a natural-look- May 16. disease, information about sugar ing backyard pool, waterfall and spa like WHERE: Liberty and insulin — as well as a match-up the ones he saw while traveling. “The pool Science Center, 222 wheel for kids and adults to find we had was very ordinary,” he says. “In the Jersey City Blvd., their BMI. back of our property, we have a wildlife Jersey City; 201- Also part of the interactive expe- preserve; I wanted it to look like an exten- 200-1000 or lsc.org. rience are exercise equipment; sion of that.” HOW MUCH: puzzles demonstrating how med- While planning the project with Cipri- $15.75, seniors and ications get approved by the FDA; ano, this father of two teenagers had to ne- children $11.50. an arcade-style game in which you gotiate with his wife to get his grown-up use insulin to knock out glucose; playground. “She did think I was going an injection simulator; a walkway with rotating step pads over the top,” he says. “But I didn’t care. It’s representing the importance of staying balanced; and … Top, Chris Cipriano built a clock tower with a fireplace at its base for an Allendale better for us to enjoy it.” See DIABETES Page F-6 client; above, a refreshment bar done for a Saddle River homeowner. See LANDSCAPER Page F-3 FREE Screeningfor Oral,Head&NeckCancer Earlydetection is your best protection. Wednesday, April14, 4pm-7pm AN AFFILIATE OF MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Englewood Hospital Clinic,350 EngleStreet, Englewood, NJ englewoodhospital.com Free Parking. Registrationrequired. Call 866.980.EHMC WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010 BETTER LIVING THE RECORD F-3 FAMILY A man with deep pockets is both wealthy and wise In addition to taking nifty pictures, biker chick with “Pray For Us Sinners” You name it, it’s in there. I separate the wallet and cash in case Needless to say, “European carryalls” that dandy little camera I bought myself tattooed on her forehead. Handbags have always scared me, some crook ever corners me in a dark never caught on. They were eventually in December really does (as advertised) So now what? though, ever since I was 8 years old and alley and says, “Give me your wallet!” replaced by gym bags (manly, but a little fit comfortably in my pocket. When women get an- saw Mary Poppins open hers and pull Do crooks even do that anymore? too bulky) and back packs, which we The bad news: I’m all out of pockets. gry, they often say they out a coat rack. If I were a crook, I’d just say “Give had to strap over our shoulders. (With a I suppose this is what I deserve after wish they were men. And any time I tried to peek inside me your pants!” back pack, I never felt as though I was whining last month about ice and snow “It’s a man’s world!” one of my mother’s handbags, I got Much as it pains me to say it, I still carrying a handbag. I just felt like I was and endless winter. one angry woman in par- screamed at like some character in a vividly recall the “All in the Family “ wearing a brassiere.) The temperature finally goes up and ticular is always telling horror movie. episode (almost 40 years ago) in which The Nineties gave us fanny packs, but my pockets disappear like dying movie me. “Guys can’t even “Don’t go in there!” she’d yelp, as if I Archie berated son-in-law Mike for car- they made you look nerdy. Or, dangerous, stars, two and three at a time. imagine all the problems, might inadvertently release the polter- rying a “man purse” over his arm. Mike since criminals often hid guns in them. No more winter coat! (Three pockets, BILL responsibilities and dis- geists she had imprisoned inside it. called it a “European carryall.” I have no guns, but for weeks, I’ve gone with the wind.) ERVOLINO mal, depressing junk that Last week, just for fun, I emptied the Handsome! Trendy! Practical! And had plenty of other junk to deal with No more hoodie! (Another two pock- we women carry around contents of my pants pockets onto my yet ... and no reasonable solutions. ets, out the window.) with us all day!” dining room table: camera; cellphone; Seeing him hold it (even in the “uni- Then, on Saturday, I ran into a friend No more long-sleeve “lumberjack” Perhaps. But at least women have identification badge for work; reading sex” era) was jarring, since most men who was wearing — shazam! — a pair of shirts. (And another two bite the dust.) something to carry all their dismal, de- glasses (in their case); $43 in change; al- have a natural aversion to carrying ANY khaki cargo pants. I’ve been praying for warm weather pressing junk in. lergy pills (for pollen); lactose intoler- bags. “Six pockets!” he told me, “and the since the first week of November. But, What do men have? ance pills (for milk products); diarrhea Have you ever been to some social two on your legs are really deep!” in the last three weeks, seven much- At this time of year, four pants pock- pills (in case I forget to take the lactose event where a woman has asked her He then proceeded to empty them, to needed pockets have up and left me. ets. intolerance pills); gum; lip balm; keys; date to take her handbag — even for a show me how much they could hold. This is how life is nowadays. The end. handkerchief; and my slender, falling- minute? The man immediately tenses up And I was really impressed. I call it Sandra Bullock Syndrome: Sit-coms always get an easy laugh any apart-at-the-seams phone book. and holds it away from his body, be- “Wow!” You get something you really, really time a woman has to empty the contents I also had my wallet crammed into the tween his thumb and his index finger, as Especially when he pulled out the want and then you lose something else of her handbag, which always seems to back right pocket, my cash stuffed into if he just changed a diaper and is waiting coat rack. — to the back of your closet, that musty be filled to the brim with brushes, tis- the left front pocket, and my Magic Eight for a garbage truck to pull up and take it old bureau in your basement or some sues, eyelash curlers ..