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Please reword your Q&A for Americans. Clearly, to them, "fancy dress" means "dressing for a fancy party". Why I need to know if Joyce Carol Oates would dress as a bee or a pirate I'm not sure, but I do.She's referring to a feature in each week's magazine, in which a standard set of questions is put to some famous person. Here's the relevant question, and Joyce Carol Oates' response:
Jane Jones Manchester
What would be your fancy dress costume of choice?I would have thought that some Americans would understand this question, just because the word costume is in it, and we go to (BrE) fancy dress parties in costume. In fact, we rarely use the word costume for anything except fanciful disguises, unlike in BrE, where (swimming/bathing) costume is is often used to mean (AmE) swimsuit or bathing suit. Our disguise-themed parties are thus called (AmE) costume parties. But perhaps Ms Jones is right...have other American Guardian Q&A victims misunderstood the question? Here's a survey:
A beautiful Fortuny gown.
Jared Leto: Authentic period Genghis Khan body armour or the original Ziggy Stardust outfit.
Hugh Hefner: My pyjamas. [note BrE spelling; AmE is pajamas]
John Waters: I'd never go to a costume party - I have to dress as John Waters every day.
Cybill Shepherd: Belinda The Good Witch.
Camille Paglia: David Hemmings' Hussars uniform in The Charge Of The Light Brigade.
Eli Roth: A turn-of-the-19-century millionaire, in a top hat and tails.
David Schwimmer: Tuxedo, but with a cream jacket.
Mickey Rooney: Tuxedo with tails, but I really prefer to wear shorts all year long. I'm a California-casual kind of guy.
Juliette Lewis: A peacock.
Jorja Fox: My birthday suit.
Nathalie Merchant: Traditional Dutch girl.
Damon Dash: James Bond, a real cool English dude.
Now, of course, this was just a lame excuse for me to read the celebrity pages instead of doing something useful with my Friday night. We can see that a couple of them have misunderstood and a few others are ambiguous. We can suspect that some have spend a lot of time in the UK, or have had the question explained to them. But, excuse me, Interviewer Person; it seems a bit cruel (or thick) to allow 'tuxedo' as an answer. More questions are asked than published, so, for instance, we'll never know what Viggo Mortensen would be for Halloween. So, the only possible reasons to publish that David Schwimmer would wear a tuxedo to a fancy (dress) party are (a) he was unspeakably boring in all his answers--at least this one had some detail, or (b) to make him look boring. Possibly both.
Besides being an excuse to read about celebrities, this post is an excuse to provide a link to an article that Strawman sent me, on why it is that the British have so many fancy dress parties. (And when in Rome...) It starts with this story:
There is a popular urban legend about a British couple in New York who attended a black tie gala dressed as a pair of pumpkins. Turns out they had misinterpreted the host's instruction to 'dress fancy,' as an invitation for fancy dress — something Americans only do once a year on Halloween. Did they burst into tears and run home? Not a chance. Being Brits, they put on brave faces, pulled their orange foam bellies up to the bar, and proceeded to get shamelessly drunk as the Manhattan glitterati swirled around them.The Canadian author goes on to recount her inverse experience--showing up in a cocktail dress for a costume party--and has some nice observations on the phenomenon.
It's been a while since I've been invited to a fancy dress party...perhaps my friends are getting too old. (And perhaps that'll spark some party-organi{s/z}ing!) So tell us: What is your fancy dress costume of choice?

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Leftovers for Lunch
Last night's dinner was delicious, but what should you pack for lunch? These five recipes show you how to turn leftovers into lunch or to make a dinner that will pack well for lunch tomorrow. Four of the recipes can be eaten cold. The fifth — a soup — you'll want to serve warm by packing in a thermos.
Roast Beef Wrap
Leftover roast beef gets sliced, wrapped, and drizzled with a spicy sauce to make a Roast Beef Wrap. Tuck in another food group — veggies — by adding a little sliced tomato and Romaine lettuce.
Pepper & Onion Frittata
A frittata (say: frih-ta-ta) is a lot like an omelet or a quiche. This Pepper & Onion Frittata mixes eggs, veggies, and cheese. The mixture is first cooked in a pan, then broiled until it's brown and bubbly. Make this for dinner and pack a wedge for lunch.
Grilled Veggie Pita
Whip up your own herb-flavored cream cheese for this Grilled Veggie Pita. You can use any leftover veggies you have on hand. Carrots, zucchini, and eggplant are especially good.
Chicken Salad & Greens
Transform last night's roasted chicken into Chicken Salad & Greens. Do you like celery, red onion, and raisins? All three go into the chicken salad that's served on top of Romaine lettuce.
Italian Tomato Soup
Italian Tomato Soup can be made for dinner and then packed for lunch. How? Have a grownup help warm up the soup in the morning and pack it in a thermos, which will keep it warm. Eat it with half a sandwich or a salad — yum!
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Over the last few months Sofie and I had the chance to bake with Baketivity which is a kids baking kit subscription program. We had three separate boxes delivered to us and Sofie (who is 4) made all of the kits. I wanted to share my honest review with you in case you have any young bakers at home, too.
Sofie has been helping me bake in the kitchen since she was about 2. I let her stand on the tall step, pour ingredients, mix, help me create recipes, and so on! When I had the chance to review this subscription box I knew she would love it.
Baketivity is a subscription box program aimed at young kids to help them bake or create fun recipes . They send the dry ingredients with easy to understand instructions to make a dessert.
To fully learn about their programs and subscriptions check out their website:
The boxes had a theme. We received one in April which was an Earth Day Theme. Our June one was a Dirt Cake. And our July one was a Lemonade Parfait Cup perfect for Summer.
The pamphlets listed things in color coding and with pictures so Sofie was able to tell me what steps she had to do next. Or what ingredients she needed.
I loved watching Sofie get excited to get mail and open a package just for her.
We bake a lot but this kit helped us make new recipes that I normally wouldn't think of or make.
The subscription plans vary slightly depending on how long you sign up for but most are about $30/ month for one box. Which to me seems a bit much to make 1 dessert. We are a budget friendly family where I probably wouldn't spend the $30 a month for 1 box.
The cookie we made was good. The dirt cake was just okay. But if you do not bake as much as we do, that opinion may be different for you.
I do like the idea of the subscription box for the kids. They think its fun, and it is a great activity to do together with your children. For me personally, we bake all the time together so it wasn't anything new just more aimed at the children.
Sofie loved her apron and baking hat she received in the first box and loved the desserts. She was definitely excited that it was something special just for her.
If you can afford the program, then I think it is a great idea and a fun activity for you to do with the kids. They learn about baking and can enjoy the end result of what they made.
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As they're being told, we're pointing to some of the stories about the 12 people who died and the 58 who were wounded when a gunman opened fire on July 20 at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Click here to see more. As you see others, please share the links in the comment threads.
"It's hard to mourn Alex because every time you think about him — all the memories — you can't help but laugh, you smile or you feel good."
That's Kenny Yamamoto, a former roommate of 24-year-old Alex Teves. He was among more than 100 friends, The Denver Post reports, who gathered Thursday at a Denver brew pub to share stories about Teves, one of the 12 people killed during the shooting rampage.
The Post writes that:
"One of the things Teves' friends could not help smile about, was the love he had for his girlfriend, Amanda Lindgren. The two fit together so well that their attempts to hide their budding relationship from friends failed miserably.
" 'He talked about her the most,' [Brice] Hogan said. 'They loved each other so much.'
"Teves died shielding Lindgren from the gunfire that broke out in the theater."
Teves was an Arizona native. Lindgren told ABC15-TV in Phoenix that in the theater that awful night he held her down, covered her head and said " 'shh, stay down, it's OK.' ... He'd do anything for me. He always told me that."
As The Associated Press previously reported, Teves "earned a master's degree in counseling psychology in June."
"Alex will be remembered as an intelligent young man with a passion for living life to the fullest," Mary Gomez, a counseling psychology professor at the University of Denver and one of Teves' graduate advisors, told the AP. "His top priority was his relationships. His loyalty is admirable and he always put his friends first."
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