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There have been reports about the upcoming NVIDIA mainstream DirectX 10 parts. One big thing was the 256-bit memory interface of the 8600. It seems that this feature will be reserved for the high-end cards. The 8600 series will feature a 128-bit memory interface - no more. Source: VR-Zone
nvidia's foolish jump into the DX10 market seems to be looking worse by the day all tho the R600 power consumption is making it look just as bad hence the reason im waiting for the 2nd or 3rd gen of dx 10 before i make the jump
i will get the latest ATI DX10 card in june 07 when i break up from skool for 4 month summer holiday to game hard for those 4 months before i go to university
hes on about the 8600 series not the 8800 and that would make sense to me the 8600 having 256bit and lower pipes than the 8800
But isnt ATIs ringbus figure actually different from nvidia's figure? The actual memory bus is half of the ringbus.
I believe the R600 uses a traditional 512-bit bus as the theoretical memory bandwidth is 140GB/sec (but then again that would mean 16 chips). And it runs at somewhere around 2GHz DDR. Oi, I'm so out of the loop
Everything should be at least 256 - bit ringbus. 128-bit needs to just die. The fact that they are still keeping it in the DX10 cards and shit, means they arent exactly harnessing all the glory of DX10.
take this lightly, it's unofficial. Both ATI and Nvidia shot themselves in the food with their x600 cards with their low ringbus. I think they would have learned.
Why are you guys comparing mid-range cards to R600 specs? The R600 specs are for the high end cards, and shouldn't be compared to the 8600 series. I don't really care that it has a 128-bit memory bus, the 7600 series only has 128-bit and they actually perform very well, especially considering their price. I am sure the 8600 series will be the same way. It seems like the people here won't be happy unless NVidia just rebadges a 8800GTX as an 8600 and sells it at 3/4 the cost. These cards are expected to sell for $180, they aren't going to be huge powerhouse cards.
Lol I agree. The same thing was occuring when they announced the 7600 cards. It will be interesting though to see how Nvidia will close the gap between the 8600 and the 8800 cards. I mean having no cards in between $180 and $300 is not going to do it.
Even my card is 256bit - this seems quite rubbish, if it's true Nvidia is really trying to force people to use the top cards.
Is this a typo??? It is suppose to be 8100LE right??? The 128-bit memory bus will work great on 8100LE for sure.
128bit might be crap in DX9 but with DX10 the codes have been simplified to 6 times easier. This card could still fly with DX10 programs we just do not know yet.
With all the bloat we've seen so far I seriously doubt we will see any efficient coding any time soon.
from what ive read everywhere, the 8600 ultra will have 256bit and 64pipes where the gt will have 48 pipes and (possibly, not confirmed)128bit, therefore the ultra is the 'high end' card there talking about
Are u kidding? This year isnt going to be any different for nVidia (ATI fan here). nVidia will win. Last generation nVidia released the 7800s 5 months before ATI released their X1800s(!) This time around, the SAME EXACT time - 5 months from the launch of the 8800s to the launch of the X2800s. And if the X2800s arent as good as the 8800s it will be EXACTLY like before. But then hopefully we will see an X2900 before the 8900
Actually, they may have beat ATI to the punch, but the 8800s are buggy as hell and Ill spar with anyone who says otherwise. ITs a good card, but its not the uber god card. ATI may be delayed, but they have more time to work out their bugs and drivers and shit.
i was thinking of getting a gt, but 128bits??? even if dx10 would not need 256 to run better, what about dx9 games with it?
I believe the 320MB 8800GTS should fall in the sub-$300 range as the 640MB version can already be had for $365 and should fall even closer to the $300 range once ATI releases their cards. Who knows though, we might even see another 8800 series card released, perhaps a 8800GS or just a plain 8800. So what if your card iss 256-bit? You card was from the high end series when it was released, these cards are not, they are mid-range. Being 256-bit doesn't mean the card will be great, the x800GTO is easily outperformed by a 7600GT even though the 7600GT only is 128-bit. There is more than just one spec that goes into a video card.


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A Prayer for the Lazy Mind
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"Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose." ~ David Brainerd
Father -
The mind is a battle field, one in which I am meant to be actively involved in the fight. Despite the fact that I am to take every thought captive to Christ, I choose instead the easier path. Not so much anger, or lust, or bitterness, though there are plenty of these thoughts spinning around in my head; no, more often, I choose the path of lethargy. Of mental laziness.
Instead of doing all the things that might profit me – to think upon your greatness, to hide your word in my heart through my brain, to choose cognizance of Your presence, I opt for TV. Or twitter. Or other such amusements that continue to dull my spiritual senses.
When I look back over the course of the day, Father, I am appalled at how little time I actually spend thinking of you, and how correspondingly much time I spend thinking of something. And the saddest part is that I can't articulate what that something might be. So time drifts in and out of life, and it is squandered by the lazy-minded like me.
Today, Lord, I ask you to not just prick my heart; prick my mind. I want to love you with every part of my being – my heart, my body, and yes, my intellect, too. I don't want another day to go by in which I do not dwell on the unending depths of Your greatness. I want instead to be swallowed up in them rather than spend another day in the alluring "else."
Thank You, Lord, that when you save, you are redeeming the whole of man. You have not only secured for me an eternal future, but a present in which I might probe the depths of Your great love. Help me, Father, not to be the man who sits before a vast banquet of grace and chooses only to fill my belly with crackers. For this inner life, and the battles thereof, are where I might even now enter into the eternal life in which Jesus described, that I might know You, and know the One You have sent.
May it be so. In Jesus' name,
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Susan Bentley Says:
July 24th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Thank you for this post! Thanks to Jana for sharing on Facebook because it is such a struggle to overcome laziness – esy to entertain self with Pinterest, FB and whatever else. Thank you for turning us to Christ!
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July 25th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Thanks for new insight on "redeeming the time"


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Wow. I think I know a lot as ladies who would qualify as unemployable exotic dancers.
In my business, I deal with contractors and subcontractors daily. There is compelling and concise criteria to determine who is truly a subcontractor. Nothing in the scheme used by the club owners fits that criteria. The IRS, as one might expect, uses criteria that digs a lot deeper than that.Nice try, though.
Dollars to donuts the strippers went along with it because it relieved them from pesky deductions like unemployment insurance.
Sort of like a sports star, they only become unemployeed when they are not attracting customers any more. Do Sports atars get unemployment?
Hmmm - - just one question - - - - -Is turning tricks considered to be employment?Any legal scholars out there know the answer?
How about 1099 workers? They have to follow some house rules, too.
Talk about being screwed out of a job . . .
Gee...I haven´t taken my clothes off in front of a big audience for awhile now. Can I get a check??
The subcontractor dodge failed. GOOD
The cost of a table dance is going up.....
Good for them. Employers try that "independent contractor" stuff all the time. Nice to see that they´re not getting away with it.#3 - employees do not pay unemployment insurance. Only employers pay it.
They should probably me forced to provide community service.
Would they get paid in singles?
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The legendary Irish-born thespian
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proves that when an actor is faced with a bitter personal crisis and struggles with addiction, spirit and determination can often lead to a forceful "third act" in that performer's career that rivals anything to have preceded it. Blessed with an immensity of dramatic power, the fair-haired, blue-eyed, flamboyant, and virile
chalked up one of the most formidable acting resumes of the 20th century during the 1950s and '60s, before experiencing an ugly bout of self-destruction in the mid-'70s that led to serious health problems, several disappointing and embarrassing roles, and the destruction of his marriage, and threatened (in the process) to bury his career. By 1980, however,
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began life in Connemara, Ireland, in either 1932 or 1933 (most sources list his birthdate as August 2, 1932, though the year is occasionally disputed). His family moved to Leeds, England in the early '30s, where
's father earned his keep as a racetrack bookie. Around 1946, 14-year-old
dropped out of secondary school and signed on with The Yorkshire Evening Post as copy boy, messenger, and eventually, a cub reporter. Within three years, he dropped the newspaper gig and joined the Leeds Civic Theatre as a novice player; this paved the way for ongoing parts at the much-revered Old Vic (after
's military service in the Royal Navy as a signalman and decoder), beginning around 1955. A half-decade of stage roles quickly yielded to screen parts in the early '60s.
actually debuted (with a bit role) in 1959, in
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, but international fame did not arrive for a few years, with several enviable back-to-back characterizations in the 1960s: that of the gallant, inscrutable
T.E. Lawrence
Sir David Lean
's 1962 feature
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(for which he received his first Best Actor Oscar nomination); Henry II in
Peter Glenville
's 1964
(starring longtime friend
Richard Burton
), for which he received his
Best Actor Oscar nomination; the title character in
Lord Jim
(1965), and philandering fashion editor Michael James in the popular
Clive Donner
Woody Allen
sex farce
What's New Pussycat?
's success continued, unabated, with yet another appearance as Henry II alongside
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Anthony Harvey
The Lion in Winter
(1968), which netted him a third Best Actor Oscar nod. Unfortunately,
lost yet again, this time (in a completely unexpected turn of events) to
Cliff Robertson
, though a fourth nomination was only a year away, for the actor's work in 1969's
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The early 1970s were equally electric for
, with the highlight undoubtedly being his characterization of a delusional mental patient who thinks he's alternately Jesus Christ and Jack the Ripper in
The Ruling Class
Peter Medak
's outrageous farce on the "deific" pretensions of British royalty. That gleaned
a fifth Oscar nomination;
Jay Cocks
, of Time Magazine called his performance one "of such intensity that it will haunt memory. He is funny, disturbing, and finally, devastating." Unfortunately, this represented the last high point of his career for many years, and the remainder of the '70s were marred by a series of disappointing and best-forgotten turns -- such as Don Quixote in
Arthur Hiller
's laughable musical
Man of La Mancha
(1972), covert CIA agent Larry Martin in
Otto Preminger
's spy thriller
(1975), and a Romanian émigré and refugee in
Arturo Ripstein
's soaper
(1976). Meanwhile,
's off-camera life hit the nadir to end all nadirs. Though long known as a carouser (with friends and fellow Brits
Richard Harris
Peter Finch
, and others),
now plunged into no-holds-barred alcoholism, pushing himself to the very edge of sanity and death. The drinking necessitated major stomach surgery, and permanently ended his 20-year-marriage to Welsh actress
Sian Phillips
(best known as Livia in
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). Career-wise,
scraped the bottom of the gutter (and then some) when he made the foolish decision (around 1976 or 1977) to appear alongside
Malcolm McDowell
Helen Mirren
in the
Bob Guccione
Tinto Brass
Penthouse mega-production
(released 1980) -- a period film wall-to-wall with hardcore sex and visceral, graphic violence that led celebrity critic
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to echo another viewer's lament: "This movie is the worst piece of s*** I have ever seen." It did not help matters when
returned to The Old Vic not long after, and was roundly booed off the stage for his uncharacteristically wretched portrayal of Macbeth.
The Macbeth calamity, however, masked a slow return to triumph, for
had since resolved to clean himself up; he moved in with
and Pat O'Toole, his two actress daughters from his marriage to
, both of whom were teenagers in the late 1970s, and both of whom cared for him. And in 1979, he signed on to play one of the most esteemed roles of his career -- that of the sadistic, tyrannical director Eli Cross in
Richard Rush
's wicked black comedy
The Stunt Man
(1980) -- a role for which
received a
Oscar nomination.
again lost the bid, this time to
Robert De Niro
Raging Bull
. Not one to be daunted, however, the actor continued down the path to full professional and personal recovery by beginning an ongoing relationship with California model
Karen Brown
, and fathering a child by her in 1983.
then signed on for many fine roles throughout the 1980s and '90s: that of Alan Swann, a hard-drinking, hard-loving, has-been movie star, in
Richard Benjamin
's delightfully wacky 1982 film
My Favorite Year
(which drew the thesp yet another nomination for Best Actor -- his seventh); and as Professor Harry Wolper, a scientist obsessively trying to re-clone his deceased wife, in
Ivan Passer
's quirky, underrated romantic fantasy
(1985). Despite occasional lapses in taste and quality, such as 1984's
and 1986's
Club Paradise
was clearly back on top of his game, and he proved it with an admirable turn as Reginald Johnston in
Bernardo Bertolucci
's 1987 Best Picture winner,
The Last Emperor
. That same year,
signed on to co-star in
High Spirits
(1988), fellow Irishman
Neil Jordan
's whimsical, spiritual ghost story with
overtones. At the time, this looked like a solid decision, but neither
nor their co-stars,
Steve Guttenberg
Liam Neeson
, and
Daryl Hannah
, could have anticipated the massive studio interference that (in the words of
Pauline Kael
) "whacked away at the film, removing between 15 and 25 percent of the footage" and turned it into one of that year's biggest flops. Ditto with
Alejandro Jodorowsky
's 1990 comedy fantasy
The Rainbow Thief
, where studio interference again all but destroyed the work.
remained active throughout the 1990s, largely with fine supporting roles, such as Willingham in
King Ralph
(1991), Welsh nobleman Lord Sam in
Rebecca's Daughters
(1992), Bishop Cauchon in the made-for-television
Joan of Arc
(1999), and Von Hindenburg in the telemovie
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
(2003). In late 2006,
hit another career peak with a fine turn as a wily old thesp who enjoys a last-act fling with a twentysomething admirer, in the
Roger Michell
Hanif Kureishi
-scripted character-driven comedy
. The effort reeled in an eighth Best Actor Oscar nomination for the actor. In 2007 he voiced the part of the critic in Pixar's Ratatouille, and in 2008 he joined the cast of The Tudors playing Pope Paul III. He played a priest in 2012's For Greater Glory. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Multiple Oscar nominee Peter O'Toole adds yet another offbeat role to his long resume with the mystical comedy-drama Dean Spanley. Adapted from Lord Dunsany's popular novella My Talks with Dean Spanley and helmed by Toa Fraser, the film stars O'Toole as Horatio Fisk, an irascible, cantankerous septuagenarian living out his final days at the turn of the 20th Century. Despite his distant and slightly strained relationship with his son Henslowe (Jeremy Northam), Horatio willfully joins the young man on regular outings; the tedium and monotony of these routines eventually grow so overwhelming, however, that the two decide to attend a lecture on the Transmigration of Souls by a visiting Hindu Swami. At the meeting, their paths intersect with the eccentric Dean Spanley (Sam Neill), and a friendship blossoms between Spanley and Henslowe. When Spanley joins Henslowe for a private dinner, and accepts his invitation to sample a rare Hungarian wine known as the Imperial Tokay, Spanley instinctively brings forth reminiscences of a prior life lived out as a canine - and his recollections hold a rather bizarre connection to Horatio's familial past. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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The ten-episode second season (2008) of Showtime's hit series The Tudors picks up the tale with King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) making his break from the Roman Catholic Church and establishing the Church of England, with himself as its head. Central plot points include Henry's dismissal of Katherine of Aragon (Maria Doyle Kennedy) as his queen; his marriage to Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer), who gives birth to Elizabeth; and his confrontations with Sir Thomas More (Jeremy Northam) and Bishop Fisher (Bosco Hogan), who are charged with treason for questioning Henry's rejection of papal authority.
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A scrawny rat named Remy (voice of Patton Oswalt) finds his dreams of culinary superstardom stirring up sizable controversy in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant in director Brad Bird's madcap computer-animated comedy. It's hard being a rat with culinary aspirations, but Remy is convinced he has what it takes to break the stereotypes and follow in the footsteps of star chef Auguste Gusteau (voice of Brad Garrett). As fate would have it, Remy is currently situated in the sewers directly beneath Gusteau's elegant restaurant. Soon Remy teams up with a young chef with little talent named Linguini (voice of Lou Romano). Together they are able to create some fabulous dishes, but they live in fear that someone will discover their secret and object strenuously to a rat being in a kitchen. When Remy's passion for cooking turns the haughty world of French cuisine upside down, the rat who would be king of the kitchen learns important lessons about life, friends, and family while questioning whether he should pursue his culinary calling or simply go back underground and return to his life as a sewer rat. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A charmingly naïve boy from the English village of Wall travels to a magical, mythical world in search of the falling star that will help him win the heart of his true love in this fantasy adventure starring Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ricky Gervais, and Sienna Miller. For hundreds of years the massive cobblestone barrier that surrounds the sleepy English hamlet of Wall has kept the citizens of the village safe and secure from the malevolent supernatural forces that stir just outside its perimeter. When dashing Tristan Thorne (Cox) promises the fairest girl in the village, Victoria (Miller), that he will prove his love by bestowing her with a genuine falling star, his daring mission sends him on an adventure far outside the comfortable confines of Wall. In order to find the fallen star, Tristan will have to ascend the wall and venture deep into the forbidden heart of the fantastical realm known as Stormhold. Upon discovering that the meteorite he sought was in fact a beautiful girl named Yvaine (Danes), who has stumbled though space and is now being pursued by the King of Stormhold's (Peter O'Toole) sons (who long to use her cosmic powers to lay claim to the throne), Tristan vows to protect the otherworldly visitor at all costs. But the king's sons aren't the only ones in search of the luminous Yvaine; fearsome witch Lamia (Pfeiffer) has become convinced that the young girl's power can help her to achieve eternal youth and beauty. As Tristan makes his way through Stormhold on a mission to bring the star back to Wall, he will encounter a series of spectacular characters and creatures that will lead him to a fate he never imagined. Layer Cake director Matthew Vaughn serves as director and co-screenwriter for this tale of witches and pirates adapted from the novel by fantasy icon Neil Gaiman, who also produces. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist after he learns that his mother is in danger of losing the family home. Michael Campus directs a film written by Ken LaZebnik and co-produced by painter Kinkade. Jared Padalecki takes on the lead role, while Peter O'Toole plays his mentor, Glen Weissler. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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When a beautiful young slave girl learns that her people are about to fall victim to a horrible act of genocide, she will be forced to choose between realizing her wildest dreams or stepping into the pages of history to embrace her destiny in an epic tale of one young girl who rises from peasant to princess to claim the heart of a king. Esther was born an exquisite beauty, but her people have been enslaved by the most powerful kingdom on the planet and her parents executed before she ever had a chance to truly know them. Subsequently taken in by her kindly uncle, a royal scribe, Esther is soon spirited away to the royal palace to take her place in the king's harem. Trouble is stirring in this ancient land, however, and when the queen, Vashti, is banished by the unknowing king, palace princes scramble for a position of power the desperate king determined to live up to, and ultimately avenge the battles waged by his father long ago. Now, as the wheels of destruction are slowly set into motion, a malevolent prime minister who has fallen into favor with the king soon begins to wield a frightening amount of power by calling for the death of Esther's people. With time running out for her entire race, Esther must face her fears and be willing to lay down her life if she is to ever fully realize the plan that God has laid out for her. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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An aging pair of veteran English actors whose success never quite took hold finds their quiet existence suddenly interrupted by the arrival of one of the men's precocious grandnieces in director Roger Michell's affectionate comedy drama. Maurice (Peter O'Toole) and Ian (Leslie Phillips) may still land the occasional paying gig -- Maurice has recently been cast as a corpse in a popular television drama -- but for the most part, their days are spent cataloging their ailments over meals at their favorite café. Though the arrival of Ian's grandniece Jessie doesn't immediately set so well with her curmudgeonly great uncle, Maurice takes an immediate liking to the girl, and makes it a mission to expose the youngster to some of the bustling capitol's best-known sights. As the newly invigorated septuagenarian does his best to teach the wide-eyed youngster a thing or two about life, he soon comes to realize just how little he truly knows about the subject at such a late point in life. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Everyone's favorite collie returns to the screen -- and to her native home back in Britain -- in director Charles Sturridge's faithful adaptation of author Eric Knight's sentimental kid and canine novel Lassie Come Home. When Lassie saves a fox from the hunting hounds of the duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole), the captivated nobleman becomes obsessed with the idea of purchasing the collie for his adoring granddaughter Cilla (Hester Odgers). Unfortunately for Rudling, the pooch already has a loving family in the form of kindly miner Sam Carraclough (John Lynch), his wife, Sarah (Samantha Morton), and their young son, Joe (Jonathan Mason). When Sam is laid off from his job, however, he is forced to sell the loyal dog to the duke in order to put food on the family table. Incensed at the dog's repeated attempts to escape and seek out her original loving family, the villainous duke charges kennel-keeper Eddie Hynes (Steve Pemberton) with the task of teaching Lassie how to stay as World War II looms ever more heavy on the horizon. When the dogs of war finally stop barking and start biting, Rudling beats a hasty retreat to the safety of northern Scotland with both the child and the canine. Realizing that her newfound companion is far from the people she cares about most, Cilla later helps her ever-loyal four-legged friend escape from the family's heavily fortified compound so that she may begin the 500-mile journey back home to Yorkshire. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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As the world's greatest lover lies slowly fading on his death bed, the memories of his passionate past come flooding back in director Sheree Folkson's tale of lust and adventure in 18th Century Europe. Casanova (portrayed in his early years by David Tennant, and his dying days by Peter O'Toole) was a slave to the pleasures of the flesh. In his heyday the tireless lover would lie with some of the world's greatest beauties, yet without the live of the married Henriette (Laura Fraser) happiness always eluded him. After a chance encounter in his final days spurns on memories of his one true love, a dying Casanova makes one desperate attempt to see Henriette before death comes to claim him. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Homer's sprawling tale of love and war in ancient Greece comes to the screen in all its grandeur in this epic-scale adventure. In 1193 B.C., Paris, Prince of Troy (Orlando Bloom), has fallen in love; however, the beautiful woman who has beguiled him is Helen, Queen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), who is wed to King Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson). While Helen is hardly immune to Paris' charms, this doesn't blunt Menelaus' fury when Paris steals her away from him. Menelaus' brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox), the power-hungry king of the Mycenaeans, is eager to expand his empire through Troy to the lands of the Aegean Sea, and he uses Paris' romantic slight against Menelaus as an excuse to wage an all-out war against the great walled city. Priam, King of Troy (Peter O'Toole), summons his armies, led by Prince Hector (Eric Bana), to meet the onslaught of Agamemnon's forces, but while the great city has yet to yield in a battle, Agamemnon has a formidable ally -- Achilles (Brad Pitt), a mighty and seemingly unstoppable warrior whose presence could tip the scales in Agamemnon's favor. Sean Bean, Julie Christie, Saffron Burrows, and Rose Byrne highlight the film's supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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British writer/actor Stephen Fry makes his feature-film debut with the witty, sophisticated comedy Bright Young Things, adapted from Evelyn Waugh's 1930 novel Vile Bodies. Set in London during the '30s, this stylish period film follows an ensemble cast of well-dressed and highly literate partygoers. Aspiring writer Adam Fenwick-Symes (stage actor Stephen Campbell Moore) loses the manuscript of his first novel when traveling through customs. He then sets out to raise enough money to marry his sweetheart, Nina Blount (Emily Mortimer), the daughter of a colonel (Peter O'Toole). All in the name of love, Adam seeks funding through a constant stream of parties, meetings, and conversations with eccentric acquaintances. Cameo appearances are made by the likes of Dan Aykroyd, Simon Callow, and Stockard Channing. Bright Young Things was shown at the 2003 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Patrick Harkins makes his directorial debut with the satirical dark comedy The Final Curtain, written by screenwriter John Hodge (Trainspotting, Shallow Grave). Serious author Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) accepts a job writing a biography of unscrupulous U.K. game show host J.J. Curtis (Peter O'Toole). Told in flashback, the story goes back to the '70s with the game show "The Big Prize." Curtis enters into intense competition with his television rival, the young newcomer Dave Turner (Aidan Gillen from Queer as Folk), who hosts a game show called "Current Account," where contestants give their loved ones electrical shocks. Also starring Julia Sawalha from Absolutely Fabulous as Dave's personal assistant, Karen. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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The life and times of Augustus Caesar are brought to the screen in this made-for-television historical epic. After assisting Julius Caesar in a string of military campaigns, Augustus is adopted by the Roman leader, and when Brutus and Cassius kill Julius, Augustus joins forces with Marc Antony to rid them and their associates of the Roman leadership. As Augustus becomes Rome's new and uncontested leader, he falls for the beautiful Livia and is forced to turn against Marc Antony on the field of battle. While Rome enjoys a period of wealth and progress, Livia becomes politically ambitious and Augustus finds he has become the center of an assassination plot. Augustus stars Peter O'Toole and Charlotte Rampling, who respectively portray the mature Augustus and Livia. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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British actor Robert Carlyle stars as the 20th century's most infamous dictator in this two-part TV biopic. The film covers the life of Adolf Hitler from his childhood to his emergence as absolute ruler of Germany in 1934. Most of the ground covered should be familiar to history buffs: Hitler's failed efforts to become a great artist, his frustration at watching his adopted country fall apart at the seams during World War I, his resolve to put Germany back on its feet by exploiting the nation's horrendous postwar economic woes and its ingrained anti-Semitism, his 1923 arrest, the publication of Hitler's virulent screed Mein Kampf, the growing popularity of National Socialism, and the fatal error made by senile German chancellor Von Hindbenburg (Peter O'Toole) to "neutralize" Hitler by giving him a relatively unimportant political post in 1933. Also covered is Hitler's abortive romance with his half-niece Geli Raubal (Jena Malone) and his longer relationship with the estimable Eva Braun (Zoe Telford). Given the difficulties faced by actor Carlyle and the screenwriters to successfully convey pure, unadulterated evil, much of what we learn about Hitler is conveyed by the observations and reactions of other characters, notably crusading but ineffectual anti-Nazi journalist Fritz Gerlich (Matthew Modine), and especially German publisher Ernst Hanfstaengl (Liev Schreiber) and his wife, Helene (Julianna Margulies). Originally a staunch supporter of Hitler, Hanfstaengl eventually comes to realize the danger the man poses to the world ("He's not human. He simply studies others to become human."); in contrast, Helene, who at the outset is vaguely opposed to National Socialism, is ultimately seduced and swept up by the movement. Not surprisingly, this film stirred up a great deal of controversy even before it aired; some Jewish leaders and prominent Holocaust survivors worried that Hitler might come off as being sympathetic (a concern that may have dictated altering the film's title, which was to have been Hitler: The Early Years); and one of the film's producers was summarily dismissed after issuing a public statement which seemed to compare Germany's blind, unthinking allegiance to Hitler to America's rallying behind George W. Bush during the Iraq crisis. Hitler: The Rise of Evil originally aired May 18 and 20, 2003, on CBS. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Veteran hack director Sidney J. Furie directs the silly straight-to-video comedy Rock My World. The aging stuffy English aristocrats Lord and Lady Foxley (Peter O'Toole and Joan Plowright) have fallen on hard times, so they loan out the use of their mansion to the American rock band Global Heresy. When the band's bass player mysteriously disappears, Nat (Alicia Silverstone) shows up to replace him. Then the servants don't show up, and the Foxleys are forced to pose and a maid and a butler in their own mansion. The culture class between the conservative English and the reckless Americans is played for comedy, leading to an ending where the power of rock & roll transforms both cultural groups. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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In honor of the DVD release of the 1980 cult film The Stunt Man, director Richard Rush recounts the trials and tribulations he confronted while making that much praised film. Speaking from a variety of quirky settings including his private plane and a UCLA sculpture garden, he openly admits that he borrowed elements from Francois Truffaut's Day for Night (1973) and Arthur Penn's Night Moves (1975). He also gleefully delves into the film's intentional blurring of reality and fiction. Stars Peter O'Toole and Barbara Hershey also appear. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
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A literal interpretation of the oft-produced biography of 15th century historical heroine Joan d'Arc, this four-hour television miniseries version of Joan's story is lavishly produced. In a tiny village during the Hundred Years' War, teenager Joan d'Arc (Leelee Sobieski) has been raised by her parents, flinty Peter (Powers Boothe) and Isabelle (Jacqueline Bisset), amidst the wreckage continually wrought by British incursions into the area. A devout girl, Joan experiences visions of St. Catherine, which lead her to believe that she may be the "Maid of Orleans," a mythical figure who will lead France to victory over its enemies. Counseled by local priest Father Monet (Robert Loggia), Joan pursues her destiny in spite of her father's wishes. At first supported only by lowly commoners, Joan comes to the attention of the Dauphin, King Charles (Neil Patrick Harris). Together with his scheming advisor Bishop Cauchon (Emmy-winner Peter O'Toole), Charles uses Joan to unite his quarreling factions. Skeptical but superstitious, Charles' generals, including La Hire (Peter Strauss) are eventually won over by Joan's startling victories. But awaiting Joan is a disastrous Parisian campaign and Charles' betrayal. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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In this spoof of old-fashioned murder mysteries, Detective Tomas Hatcher of Scotland Yard (Martin Dejdar) is dispatched to Ravenscroft Manor to investigate the murder of Patrick (Matt Hantley), who has been working at the palatial estate as a stable boy. Hatcher quickly discovers nearly everyone has a secret, even Mr. Ravenscroft (Peter O'Toole), whose recent death doesn't stop him from making an occasional appearance around the house, often in very tasteful drag. It also seems that Patrick is very much missed by the women of the house, including Mrs. Ravenscroft (Greta Scacchi), her daughter Gillian (Laura Harris) and Gillian's governess (Gabrielle Anwar), all of whom were sleeping with Patrick at one time or another. Jealousy may be the killer's motivation, but given's Patrick's fondness for freely sharing his love, how do you narrow the suspects down to only one jealous party? Leading man Martin Dejdar also co-produced The Manor, which was the first Czech-financed film to be shot entirely in English; while little known in America, Dejdar is a major star in his native land. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Based on the true story of a priest who risked his life in order to help people no one else would touch (a wager he would eventually lose), Father Damien stars David Wenham as the titular Belgian saint. In 1872, Damien, a young Catholic priest serving as a missionary near Hawaii, volunteers to spend three months working in a colony for victims of leprosy on the island of Molokai. When he arrives, he discovers the lepers have been herded to a barely inhabitable part of the island where they're treated like animals. Damien is shocked, and makes it his crusade to improve the lives of the lepers, planting trees to help buffer the island's strong winds and building huts to house the sicker members of the tribe. Damien also concerns himself with their spiritual needs, restoring a sense of dignity and self-respect among the diseased and urging them away from drinking, sex, and other sinful behavior. At first, Damien's pleas to the mainland for medicine, supplies, and medical help fall on deaf ears, but soon the press picks up on Damien's story -- which only angers the Hawaiian government, who would prefer the plight of the lepers be forgotten. Damien is destined to spend the last years of his life on Molokai when he contacts the disease himself, working to ease the pain of his fellow victims to his last breath. Father Damien boasts a star-studded supporting cast, including Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole, Leo McKern, Kris Kristofferson, and Derek Jacobi. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Dean Koontz scripted this adaptation of his fantasy novel. The tale begins when two sisters, Lisa (Rose McGowan) and Jenny (Joanna Going) arrive for a ski vacation in the mountain resort town of Snowfield, Colorado, where they discover their landlady is dead and the town is deserted except for a single dead police officer. Lisa and Jenny are soon joined by Sheriff Bryce Hammond (Ben Affleck) and his deputies Stu Wargle (Liev Schreiber) and Steve Shanning (Nicky Katt). The five conclude that the entire town is missing or dead, but after they head for a local hotel, they hear a Patsy Cline tune emanating from the second floor -- where a scribbled message mentions "Timothy Flyte" and the "Ancient Enemy." After Wargle is attacked by a bizarre creature that sucks out his brain, Hammond radios for help. The Feds find Flyte (Peter O'Toole), a British professor who explains his theory of an Ancient Enemy, periodically emerging from inside the Earth to decimate civilizations. Human extinction looms, but Flyte and an Army commando unit arrive in Colorado with a plan of action. Directed by Joe Chappelle, who made Thieves Quartet (1994). ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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Adapted from a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher, the two-part British miniseries Coming Home re-created the years between 1936 and 1941 as experienced by a brace of young and impressionable girls. Meeting in a boarding school, Judith Dunbar and Loveday Carey-Lewis became close friends, though they were miles apart in terms of social status. But when Judith's wealthy Aunt Louise perished during the 1940 London Blitz, Judith inherited a fortune, and was thus "acceptable" to Loveday's upper-crust family. Complications ensued when Billy Fawcett, the decadent middle-aged sweetheart of Loveday's married mother Diana, began to lust after the hapless Judith. Boasting a stellar cast of reliable British stage and screen actors including Peter O'Toole, former New Avengers co-stars Joanna Lumley and Patrick Macnee, and onetime Man From U.N.C.L.E regular David McCallum, Coming Home was seen through the facilities of ITV in the autumn of 1998. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Two young girls who believe that fairies are real attempt to prove it to the world in this drama based on actual events. In 1917, there is little to be happy about in the Wright household in West Yorkshire, England. Polly (Phoebe Nicholls) and her 12-year-old daughter Elsie (Florence Hoath) are still grieving over the death of Elsie's younger brother, and Polly's niece Frances (Elizabeth Earl) has come to stay with them after her father was declared missing in action during World War I. Polly longs for some sort of proof that there is a life beyond our own, while the two girls ardently believe in fairies and enthusiastically study legend and lore. One day, Elsie and Frances produce photographs of fairies that they claim were playing in their garden; Polly believes that they are real, and soon the snapshots attract international attention. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Peter O'Toole), author of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries and a confirmed spiritualist, declares the photos "as genuine as the King's beard," while illusionist Harry Houdini (Harvey Keitel), who has devoted much time and energy to exposing phony mediums and psychics, takes a more skeptical view. While Fairy Tale: A True Story presents the appearance of the fairies as fact, analysis of the photographs proved them to be fakes (especially after the same fairies were discovered as illustrations in a children's book published before the photos were taken). The real-life Elsie Wright admitted late in life that the fairy photos were a hoax performed as a "little joke" and that she was always surprised that so many people believed them. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Dodger Stadium: Move to Downtown LA?
My first blog on here. I was going to talk about the Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt and how we need a new owner and so on but I want to talk about something that I feel that needs to be talked about. I've been going to Dodger games at Dodger Stadium since I was 7. (First time was 7th Birthday.) I love going to a game at Dodger Stadium and going every year makes it even more special. Today I read an article on the LA Times about how McCourts fall could mean the return of the NFL to LA. In there it mentioned a NFL Stadium being built in Chavez Ravine and making a brand new Dodger Stadium right next to Staples. This isn't the first time Dodger Stadium was mentioned with an NFL Stadium but its basiclly been about extending the stadium or building right next to it.
Now yest Dodger Stadium is outdated and LA Times seems to like Angels Stadium better than Dodger Stadium but I am 100% against a new Dodger Stadium being built just to place a NFL Stadium in its place. Alot of Dodger fans will agree with me on this but None of us want a new Dodger stadium especially in Downtown LA. I want the NFL back as baddly as anyone else but Chavez Ravine is not the place for it. Chavez Ravine is a perfect place for it and thats why walter O'mally picked it. Theres no other place for Dodger Stadium that I can think of but building a new stadium just to place a NFL Stadium in its place is just plain stupid. The Dodgers draw a big crowd and theres really no parking for that many people. Another issue I have is that it Just won't be the same. The Stadium will be alot smaller and condenced than Chavez Ravine and look at the new Yankees Stadium for example. Fans really don't like the design of it and the seating is just killer.
There is a better way to upgrade Dodger Stadium without rebuilding and thats by renovating the Stadium. Theres already plans of upgrading the other areas of Dodger Stadium and enterance views but thats really about it. I think the Stadium needs a complete renovation and theres too many to list but I'm more for that than moving it. If you need a NFL Stadium built then take it to City of Industry or Downtown LA but Im not for a move or a Stadium right by it either because of parking. I know this topic will come up again in the future and that can be prevented with the renovation of Dodger Stadium but before any of that can be done we need a Owner that is willing to tackel these issues and once we have that happen the talk of moving Dodger Stadium will be here. Lets Say NO to a new Stadium in Downtown Los Angeles or Anywhere. Want a State of the Art Stadium…RENOVATE BLUE HEAVEN ON EARTH!!!


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Folk fest icons' reunion among plenty of Saturday highlights
BIRDS HILL PARK — On Saturday night's mainstage, Luke Doucet thanked the Winnipeg Folk Festival for having a broad definition of folk music. It was kind of a throw-away moment — he was politely thanking the festival for including him — but he nicely summed up the festival's evolution over the past 40 years.
If folk music is music by the people for the people, then it can take on many forms — a point underscored by Saturday's incredibly diverse lineup on the mainstage and off. Purist folk to avant-garde electro, legends and newcomers, we saw it all.
Let's start with the legends. Before New Orleans funk collective Galactic took the stage for its headlining slot at press time, another N'awlins band, Dr. John & The Nite Trippers, laid down a slab of full-title boogie woogie. Clad in a red pinstripe suit and trademark fedora, six-time Grammy winner Dr. John — aka Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. — ran down the hits, including his biggest, Right Place, Wrong Time, to an adoring crowd. He sure knows how to tickle the ivories.
Martin Sexton was another big mainstage draw on Saturday night. Armed with just his guitar — the self-taught musician did get his start as a busker on Boston street-corners, after all — Sexton wowed with his heart-on-sleeve brand of blue-eyed soul. In addition to being a killer guitar player, he's got a powerhouse set of pipes. His vocal acrobatics were effortless and his grooves were easygoing.
It was a completely different vibe over at Big Bluestem, where Halifax experimentalist Rich Aucoin was throwing an explosive dance party — complete with confetti cannons —with his sample-heavy, live-band electropop. Impossibly energetic, Aucoin was the consummate party host, leading the audience in singalongs to his fists-in-the-air anthems. He even got the crowd to converge under a giant parachute. Yes, like the one from gym class.
Earlier at the mainstage, Whitehorse, the husband-and-wife duo of Doucet and Melissa McClelland, managed to turn up the heat on an already-blistering evening. Their Americana-flavoured folk rock is slinky and sexy — and it's also incredibly intricate. The duo crafts their soundscapes from layers of percussion, keyboard and even telephone receiver amplification run through a maze of looping pedals, all bolstered by guitar-slinger Doucet's lightning fret work and his intoxicating vocal interplay with McClelland. From the roadhouse romp No Glamour in the Hammer to the propulsive Radiator Blues, these two were on fire.
The mainstage show started with a bang courtesy of Habadekuk, a boisterous Danish folk ensemble whose lively jigs got the dinner crowd on its feet.
Saturday was a scorcher, the sun high in a cloudless blue sky with the temperature kissing 30 C. Patches of shade became precious real estate. So far, paid folk fest attendance has been an average of 10,711 a day, based on unofficial totals from Wednesday through Friday. The packed beer garden provided a much-needed oasis.
Saturday and Sunday are traditionally the festival's busiest days, putting the grounds' new configuration to the real test. The addition of the Festival Village and a permanent home for food vendors has proved positive in terms of traffic flow; festival-goers no longer have to navigate their way through mammoth food lines at supper time to get to the mainstage.
Highlights from the daytime stages included 1974, the much-anticipated, very well-attended workshop featuring a host of folk luminaries who played the first festival, including Sylvia Tyson (of Ian & Sylvia), Leon Redbone, Stringband, Ken Whiteley, Bob King and folk fest fixture Peter Paul Van Camp, who came out of retirement to host.
The Winnipeg poet was as hilarious and generous an MC as usual, leading a late afternoon set filled with reminisces and folk classics.
Cult icon Leon Redbone, a man many came to see, showed up late, which isn't exactly off-brand — "He's an elusive guy, so why would he be on this stage?" Van Camp quipped — but the wait was worth it. "I've spent four hours tuning my guitar," the cult icon said when he finally arrived. "Close enough!" Wearing his signature fedora, he delighted with his vaudevillian ragtime ditties despite the odd sound hiccup.
Tyson, who was one of the biggest names on the inaugural folk fest lineup, was a treat to see. Her performance of her 1975 hit Sleep on My Shoulder transported the audience back in time.
The workshop's biggest crowd-pleaser, however, was Stringband's hilarious (and lyrically explicit) feminist anthem Show Us The Length.
Modern folk greats had their moment in the sun, too. Toronto singer/songwriter and Broken Social Scenester Jason Collett put on an excellent afternoon concert, his languid, Dylanesque drawl perfectly hanging in the humidity. A pair of Winnipeggers helped him out on a few tracks; violinist Julie Penner added resplendent strings to the beautiful We All Lose One Another while her husband, Weakerthans drummer Jason Tait, added ethereal singing saw to the haunting Winnipeg Winds.
It's criminal that more people didn't catch an early afternoon concert by Cold Specks, a breakout band led by Al Spx, a woman with a great big gravelly rumble of a voice. The group's fusion of deep South gospel and fuzzed-out indie rock has made it a critical darling in the U.K., but it's Spx's voice that's worth hearing live. Her a capella rendition of the traditional Stepstone was chilling.
Updated on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at 12:42 AM CDT: adds slideshow.
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Figgy Pudding Butter Cookies
Author Notes: My little invention smells and tastes just like the holidays! I got this idea from the traditional ingredients in figgy pudding. These little butter cookies are studded with chunks of soft fig, orange zest, cinnamon, and nutmeg, AND they get a generous drizzle of brandy-sugar glaze. The aroma from making these delicious cookies fills your house with holiday cheer, and the buttery goodness will fill your belly too! - Helenthenanny
Food52 Review: Like mince pies in cookie form, these delicate biscuits melt in your mouth, leaving a hit of sweet figs and a whisper of brandy on your tongue. Helenthenanny's rich, sophisticated cookies are not only delicious to eat but also lovely to look at, drizzled as they are with a spiced brandy glaze. Make sure to squeeze as much liquid as possible from the softened figs, and do not be alarmed if the dough seems wet before you chill it -- it will firm up in the fridge. - A&M - A&M
Serves 3 dozen small cookies
For the Cookies
- 1 tablespoon orange zest (from one orange)
- 8-10 large dried Turkish or Caliymirna Figs (the light brown ones)
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cups (or 1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cups Confectioners sugar
- 1 large egg
For the Brandy-Sugar Glaze
- 1 1/2 cup Confectioners sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons Brandy
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Sift together flour, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon in a bowl and set it aside.
- Dice figs into small chunks and put them in a saucepan with the milk. Heat on low, stirring occasionally for about 15.
- Put 1 1/2 sicks of softened butter in the bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on med-high until the butter is fluffy, about two minutes.
- Sift 3/4 cup of confectioners sugar into the fluffy butter and mix until smooth.
- Add in one egg and reduce speed to low.
- Add in flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- Strain the figs from the milk. Add them, along with the orange zest, to the dough. Fold in until the ingredients are evenly distributed. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- After the dough has cooled, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. On a well-floured surface, roll out the dough until it is 1/8 inch thick. Using a 2 inch round cookie cutter, cut out the cookies and place them on a parchment lined cookie sheet, spaced one inch apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
- While the cookies are baking, combine all the ingredients for the Brandy-Sugar Glaze in a saucepan on med-low heat, and stir often, until the sauce comes together. After the cookies have cooled, use a fork to drizzle the warm glaze on them.
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Comments (59) Questions (1)
2 days ago JJGood
FYI, my family (that is, my parents and sister) will no longer let me not make these at Christmas.
10 days ago Diana
fresh figs will be fine, shopped them up...
11 days ago kellee
Do you think this recipe would work with mission figs? I have those on hand.
11 days ago celliejoe
i made these & they were a big hit. i didn't have time to roll them out, so used a small cookie scoop, then flattened them a little. they were perfect!
12 days ago Trudy Maves
What suggestion do you have for using the figgy milk? Seems too good to toss.
2 months ago
June is a trusted source on General Cooking.
hmmm I use a similar glaze on my "plain" pound cake.
2 months ago
June is a trusted source on General Cooking.
So I've decided I'm going to bake all my holiday gifts this year, and this cookie is going to be among the chosen. I have some fresh figs in my freezer, and am wondering how they would do in the cookie.
11 months ago Cena
These got scarfed up during my family christmas. Not too sweet, goes great with coffee, tea, a glass of wine... They are a little chewier than I might have expected, but my mother and boyfriend insisted that that made them perfect, since the fig chunks were chewy too!
12 months ago GramercyGal
I made these for my office's cookie bake off and I won second prize! Everyone loved them and so did I. They are very different and delicious!
almost 2 years ago QueenOfGreen
The family is only getting about half of these. Because, um, seems I must have eaten the other half!
almost 2 years ago lunarmoth
I just found this site and made these cookies for a cookie swap, following the recipe exactly, except x4 (for a lot of cookies to swap). I brought extras to work and many who tasted them made that face. You know the one, the "ohmygodthisissogood" face. I ended up with ALOT of extra glaze, but that's great, cause I will use it on something else. One question regarding the curdling of the milk when you warm the figs. Do you strain the milk and throw the figs and curds into the dough? Not knowing that it was okay, I thought something had gone wrong and rinsed them all clean! Still made fantastic little lovely cookies.
about 2 years ago hayley.marcus
I'm on a bit of a fig-craze and I made these cookies last night! the batter was delicious, but I found that the cookies came out a little dry or just not as soft/chewy/pudding-like as I would have expected from the name (though still delicious - and keep in mind I have made the glaze yet, that's tonight's activity).
my hunch is I used too much flour while rolling them out, but the dough - especially with the figs - was so sticky! or maybe i made them too thin?
any thoughts? thanks!
about 2 years ago
Abbie is a trusted source on General Cooking.
I am glad you posted that AJ - I am making them for XMas and I was thinking about chilling in a log and slicing (because I am lazy) - thoughts? Helen? AJ? Bueller? Oh and I think that milk warm with brandy will be nice to sip on too ...
about 2 years ago
AntoniaJames is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
An update: the logs freeze, cut and bake perfectly, but keep in mind that a log sliced and baked does not produce the same cookie as one that is rolled and then cut. I gently press the slices down a bit to eliminate the roughness around the outside edge and to make them a bit thinner, knowing that they rise when baked. I love these cookies, and am including them in the holiday boxes, tins and plates that will be distributed this year. ;o)
about 2 years ago
Abbie is a trusted source on General Cooking.
I am glad you posted that AJ - I am making them for XMas and I was thinking about chilling in a log and slicing (because I am lazy) - thoughts? Helen? AJ? Bueller? Oh and I think that milk warm with brandy will be nice to sip on too ...
about 2 years ago
AntoniaJames is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
"These cookies are seriously killer," said my son, after tasting some this morning. I agree! Although I chilled the dough overnight, it was too sticky to roll out easily. I heavily floured my work surface, but by the time I'd rolled and cut a dozen, the dough had warmed up to the point where the cookies lost their shape when I rolled them. Perhaps my figs are just juicier than most, or perhaps I soaked them too long. (I started the timer for 15 minutes once the milk had gotten warm.) No matter, though. I rolled the dough into balls, then pressed them down with the bottom of a glass and they turned out fine, though not as pretty as the ones in the photo. But who cares?! These are going into the holiday gift boxes this year!! ;o)
about 2 years ago pamelalee
I brought your yummy cookies to a Food52 book signing party today, and everyone loved them! Amanda recognized them right away. I appreciate the tip in the slide show about not worrying when the warm milk curdles. Also, the tip in the testing notes about the wet dough firming up nicely when chilled.
about 2 years ago Helenthenanny
hi celliejoe! the "reply" button wasn't working for me, so i hope this reaches you, but yes, i think that would work just fine! let us know how it goes, it sounds like a lovely alternative to the glaze! i hope you enjoy these little cookies, thanks!
about 2 years ago celliejoe
i'm always on the lookout for fig recipes, and this one sounds wonderful. but instead of rolling out the dough, do you think i could use a very small cookie dough scoop, then flatten the mounds with the bottom of a glass dipped in turbinado sugar?
almost 3 years ago mbierlich
I made these for Christmas and I still can't stop thinking about them! Delicious cookies and the brandy sugar glaze is magical!
almost 3 years ago Helenthenanny
thank you SO much! i'm so glad you enjoyed them and i appreciate the feedback!
almost 3 years ago JJGood
These came out fabulous! Extremely wet dough, but with ample flour, they roll out surprisingly well, and the resulting cookies are tender and flavorful.
almost 3 years ago Helenthenanny
Thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed them! Yes, the dough is definitely very wet at first, but I'm so glad it worked out! Thanks again, and happy holidays!


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