Domini Clark
From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Saturday, May. 20, 2006 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2009 11:07AM EDT
Diane Keaton
You hear a lot of "older" actresses in Hollywood (meaning those age 35 and up) complain about the lack of good roles for women of a certain age. Boo hoo. Maybe they should stop blaming other people for a second and hire Diane Keaton's agent, because she's 60 and still making money. Starting this summer, she'll be a face of L'Oréal, appearing in print and TV ads for two Age Perfect products (that's the line for "mature" skin). And after starring in The Family Stone last year, she has five more movies in the works. Of course, her career boost can be traced back to her famous naked scene in Something's Gotta Give. Hey, if T 'n' A works when you're 20, why not when you're 60?
ICFF
The International Contemporary Furniture Fair, starting today in New York, is the place to be for design junkies. For four days, 21,000 interior designers, architects, students and other people who drool over impractical coffee tables will scour 145,000 square feet at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, checking out the latest from more than 550 exhibitors. We're talking couches that use solar panels to power lamps, new building elements crafted from indigenous Philippine materials and temporary blow-up offices. Of course, there will also be the usual assortment of kooky chairs and lamps. The cold cathode chandelier from New York-based Lite Brite Neon, above, has already caught our eye. For more info, visit http://www.icff.com.
Da Vinci Code merchandise
Would anyone be surprised if a Da Vinci Code ride appeared at Canada's Wonderland next summer? Some sort of crazy roller coaster that takes riders through cheesy reproductions of the Louvre and Westminster Abbey while animatronic albinos jump out from behind? It's just a matter of time, since the Da Vinci Code has turned into a phenomenon of Disney marketing proportions. Up next is the merchandise, hitting stores to coincide with the movie. Fans can buy T-shirts, ball caps and key chains with pictures of Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man and "DVC" initials. Most fitting is the "morphing mug" that reveals a secret message when filled with a hot beverage. We won't spoil the surprise. Da Vinci code merchandise is available at sears.ca and other retailers, $5 to $30. --
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