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Mae West: It Ain't No
¦ Sin (Thomas Dunne
Books , $26.95)
She loved to push
the envelope ... and
push it she did. There
was her highly publi-
cized arrest in NYC on
moral charges and a
10-day jail stay, but few
people know that Mae
West pushed that #10
a bit too far on radio
-a 1937 sketch about
Adam and Eve (she
was Eve , Don Ameche,
Adam) was so far out o;
bounds that she was barred from NBC and did not
appear on radio again for 31 years. Proof , indeed ,
that when she was good , she was very, very good,
but when she was bad , she was better. Simon Louv-
ish's biography of the sexpot is a detailed , unapolo-
getic work on the woman who reinvented herself
artistically while constantly maintaining an aura of
sexuality uncommon in public display at that time.
Enlightening and exhaustively researched (this is
the first West bio to make use of her recently uncov
ered personal papers) , but the publisher still has
done her wrong: The reproduction of the photos is
dismal and distracting.
The Desperate
Housewives Cook-
book (Hyperion ,
$29.95)
This is one idea
we wish we had
cooked up. This
"companion"
cookbook to the
hit ABC series
will satisfy every
Desperate devotee
and every fan's ap-
petite. The book
is functional and
fun - -the recipes
come from the
characters , from Bree 's lavish dinner parties to
those lively poker nights, and those watching their
calories might as well give in now. Thanksgiving
may be a wishbone behind us, but there 's still time
for a Yuletide feast of Edie 's Oysters Poached in
Champagne and Cream , followed by Susan's Pool-
proof Macaroni and Cheese. Seconds , anyone?
THE WRITE STUFF
The Great-
est Songs of
the Sixties
(Arista)
We didn't
like Barry Ma-
nilow 's recent
homage to
the '50s, but
this return to
the music and
lyrics of yes-
teryear hits a
different note.
The baker 's
dozen of clas-
sic '60s easy-listening favorites puts the "pop" back
into "popular " - Manilow 's takes bring verve and
vigor to the tunes that add to their appeal rather
than remind us of what once was. The Association
joins him for a medley of their hits "Cherish" and
"Windy; " the orchestrations here and throughout
come straight from chart-topping hearts and a nifty
jukebox.
FOR THE RECORD
Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (Fox Home Video)
A young police officer is so thankfu l that his
girlfriend said yes to his marriage proposal that
he agrees to spend Thanksgiving dinner with her
family. Big mistake. Her dad's a Black Panther ...
her brother 's a thug .. . her grandparents are, well.
let s just say
Viagra Is not '
a word in
their vocab-
ulary. Mov-
ies about
meeting the
in-laws are
not new, but
few are this
funny. This
urban com-
edy dishes
out the
laughs and a
scene-steal-
ing perfor-
mance by
Eddie Grif-
fin. Dysfunc-
tional has
rarely been
so much fun.
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By Melora B. North
arts@barnstablepatnot.com
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Camels are adorned with head pieces similar
to this one to dress them up for sale at the
camel fair held each year in Pushkar, India.
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now Library in Orleans is
known for its art exhibitions.
As a diversion from the norm
my mother. Melora H. North, an art-
ist with a passion for color, agreed
to show some of the textiles she has
collected over the years in her trav-
els. On display through the month
of December, there are samples of
work from China, India,
Thailand , Tibet , Sri
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countries is a collection
that is both practical and fun , and
each piece has a story.
"I saw this bedspread in a shop
in Delhi on our last trip and I was
head over heels, I had to have it. It
is from Cashmere," she said of the
large cotton drape that highlights
the show. With a background of cot-
ton it is decorated with a whimsical
assortment of crewel work animals
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the grass , decorated elephants and
camels , fish flopping about in the
water and other animals native to
the area. Because of its bulk she was
hard pressed to transport it home so
took advantage of a grandson who
was traveling in the country at the
same time.
"I gave it to Paul to take back to
his father 's house in Brooklyn and
when I got back home I traveled
down to meet Greg (the father) in
New York for lunch and pick it up,"
she explained.
Another treasure she is display-
ing is a roll of silk samples that
show off the colors and textures a
particular factory in Konchipuran ,
India , advertises for sale. Known
for their silks, this is an example of
a hand woven sample a salesman
would take to his vendors to seal a
deal. Pastel squares precisely dyed
into proportionate sections, the
colors blend and transition into one
another creating a block effect of
colors reminiscent of Lily Pulitzer's
palate.
A special scarf discovered in Cal-
cutta when my mother and father
were there years ago is not only a
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Retired teacher's
philanthropy kept
Cape arts alive
'Mary Alleluia
,
was a West
Barnstable
favorite
By Brad Lynch
arts@barnstablepatnot com
PATRIOT FILE PHOTO
VALUED - Mary E. Burns was West Barnstable 's citizen of the year
in 2005.
The
fine arts on
Cape Cod are doing
nicely. Museums in
Dennis , Barnstable and
Provincetown are ex-
panding exhibitions and
classes. If you need a tube
of cerulean blue the art
supply store at the corner
may be gone but you may
choose from a dozen or
so brands at the busy art
and framing supermarket
across from the Cape Cod
Mall.
A large part of the suc-
cess of the Cape 's arts is
philanthropy. Helping the
larger public who benefit
from experiencing original
works of art is a devoted
group of Cape people who
give of their time and fis-
cal resources to support
the arts.
Mary E. Burns , a retired
schoolteacher who, like
her cherished housemate ,
artist Marge Keary, could
smile with her eyes, died
last Monday at her home
near the marshes of her
beloved West Barnstable.
She was one of the town's
leading arts "philanthro-
pists." She gave of herself
and gave her example
to the arts and whoever
enjoys them.
The first of two most en-
grossing causes in her 81
years was the education of
children. The fifth graders
whom she taught during
her 30 years in the Need-
ham schools , after prepar-
ing for this profession at
Emmanuel College and
Harvard , bore a special
place in her heart .
Her second ruling
passion was art in West
Barnstable , which she
filled at the Old Select-
man's Building Gallery
on Meetinghouse Way,
the one-story, one-room
19:h century building
restored and operated by
the Barnstable Historical
Society for the Town of
Barnstable.
Burns was offered a seat
on the historical society 's
board of directors and said
no thanks, but could she
provide hands-on help?
For 15 years she served
as the unpaid coordinator
(viz , the CEO) providing
local amateur and profes-
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By Debi Boucher Stetson
arts@barnstablepatnot.com
Lucy Stone is at it again.
Wife, mother and newspaper
reporter, the irrepressible
Lucy suspects something
funny is going on with the
high school football team
when anonymous letters
reporting hazing start show-
ing up in her in box. Though
her teenage daughter in-
sists nothing is going on.
Lucy doesn't believe it for
a minute.
She is.however,distract ed
by her participation in a
charity bake sale that has
been pretty much taken
over by some new.somewhat
aggressive neighbors. When
one of them turns up dead,
a knife in her back and her
Yummy Pumpkin Kisses
hopelessly burned , Lucy's
investigative instincts kick
in.
Bake Sale Murder , the lat -
est from prolific Cape author
Leslie Meier, gives us every -
thing we've come to expect
from her cozy myst ery series:
wonderful characters, great
plot , plenty of suspense and.
of course , an updat e on
Lucy's family - always part
of the fun of reading a Lucy
Stone mystery.
By now, she only has two
children at home: 14-year-
old Sara, now a cheerleader,
and Zoe - an infant back in
Trick or Treat Murder -now
8. Toby, engaged to be mar-
ried, makes a cameo appear-
ance here, while Elizabeth is
away at college.
Lucy 's husband , Bill, a
builder, tries to discourage
his wife's urge to solve the
crime and look into the al-
legations about the football
team. As usual , his protests
do little good -Lucy vows to
be careful, but can't resist
just making this one call, or
seeking out that one person
who might cast some light
on the mystery. She does
this in between getting her
children off to school, cook-
ing dinner, keeping house
and managing her duties
at the weekly Pennysaver ,
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