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j5 NOMINEES ANNOUNCCD IC5 la The Vancouver Sun SECTION gift from the how-biz godsl" -time magazine tuesdays it i 1 1 ft Wl th rffiorne Sm liv It th Cnnvill IiIhkI Stage artselub.cfcr- i NOW PLAYING TO JULY 13 it the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage rtUFE -i in LIFE EDITOR JUANITA NG "A i OS 604.687.1644l vAtTscim ansciuo.com 604.687.i644 iif WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008 .15 1 KAREN BARNABY VANCOUVER SUN PASSIONATE COOK or not, we We pretend not to have them, but they're a part of life Wi rhile you spent the long weekend with your garden tools and SPF 50. while you mused about replacing that rotting back deck and washing November's dirt off the mini-van, and while you debated Children's Festival vs. Tulalip Outlet on FRESH SHEET WEDDING BELLS FOR Actress Jessica Alba has wed longtime boyfriend and Fantastic Four co-star Cash Warren in a private ceremony, People magazine reported on Tuesday. The 27-year-old screen siren, who is pregnant I with Warren I child, ted the knot on Monday, her representa-; tive Brad Cafarelli i confirmed to Peo-'-: pie. Cafarelli could not be immedi Jessica Alba ately contacted for comment.

Alba, who met Warren on the set of the Fantastic Four in 2004, confirmed her pregnancy in December last year. Alba shot to fame in the hit television series Dark Angel. In addition to 4 the two Fantastic Fourmovies, her recent films include Sin City, The Eye and Good Luck Chuck. FOR HIM "Star Trek" star George Takei is to tie the knot with longtime partner Brad Altman after California over- turned a state ban on same-sex is marriages, the actor wrote on his A website Tuesday. Takei, 71, known to mil-, lions of fans asMr.Sulu, saidonablog posting that i hewas'over- joyed" that uie way was now clear for him to marry Altman after a 21-year relationship.

George Takei "Our California dream is reality," Takei wrote. "At long last, the barrier to full marriage rights for same-sex couples has been torn down. We are equal with all citizens of our state!" Takei, who more recently has appeared on the U.S. television show Heroes, said he and business manager Altman were now busy making wedding plans. "For now, Brad and I are enjoying the delicious dilemma of deciding where, when, and how we will be married," he wrote.

"Marriage equality took a long time, but, like fine wine, its bouquet is simply exquisite." WESTCOAST LIFE THURSDAY The Doxa Documentary Film Festival brings to Vancouver films from many corners of the world, ranging from bizarre to poignant from intriguing to inspirational, from sport to street life, from the criminal to the comical. TVTTF i i. 604-605-2868 jngpng.canwest.com Hollywood moguls still keeping up with the Jones Spielberg, Lucas nurture inner children with an over-the-top fantasy INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL Starring: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent, John Hurt and Karen Allen Directed by: Steven Spielberg PG (violence, coarse language, may frighten young children) Running time: 123 minutes BY KATHERINE MONK It's been close to 20 years, but the core of the Indiana Jones franchise remains well-preserved in a sticky cocoon of candy floss and coloured sugar thanks to the talents of proven cinematic confectioners Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Both boy-men may be graying, but there's no doubt the two Hollywood moguls have been nurturing their inner children with over-the-top fantasies about an action-loving archeologist who stumbles across the lingering mysteries of civilization. It's all there on the screen in gorgeously exaggerated colour and eye-popping production design in the fourth Indiana Jones saga, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

From the moment the movie kicks into gear with Elvis Presley's Hound Dog playing over a friendly race between a car full of Bobby soxers and a U.S. military vehicle, we know both creative forces have already planted their tongue-in-cheek with a joint tip of the hat to their respective earlier work, American Graffiti and Duel. By the time we realize we're back at the government warehouse where the ark of the covenant was deposited at the end of the first film, we're reunited with our leading man: Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford). See NAZIS ARE C4 regrets lated against the haunting memory of questionable deeds and decisions, past and future. But regrets we have.

Personal regrets. Public regrets. Financial regrets. Regrets about not being a better friend, employee, parent, sibling, spouse. Regrets about being lazy, or not being lazy enough, regrets about planning too much for the future, regrets about not living for today.

See REGRETS, AGING C2 OR any otnr couxmv axon phi oaOnar 4V1. lint a ar M' I can't figure out if whole grains have become cool yet. I see products made from manipulated whole grains but has the actual, honest, off-the-stalk grain become mainstream? I think many people pay lip service to the whole grain, then run home to eat white pasta, white bread and crispy, puffy cereals. Convenience and familiarity trump elegance once again. Let's pretend for a minute.

Let's pretend we're Incan and living in the Andes of Peru. The days are spent cultivating food terraced gardens, taking care of the llamas, planning and building cities and bridges, spinning and weaving, or coaxing metals and clay into functional items or jewelry. Taxes are taken in the form of food, which is stored and distributed for times of famine. We eat quinoa. In fact we love quinoa so much that we named it the "mother of all grains" because of its excellent nutritional properties.

It is sacred to us. It's easy to grow and the birds don't like it because there is a bitter coating on the grain, which leaves more for us to eat See STEAMED QUINOA C3 WHOLE FOOD Take a look through the Incan cookbook and steam up some quinoa, 'the mother of all grains' Like it SHELLEY FRAUC VANCOUVER SUN COLUMNIST 3 have to live with our MalL I was at home, hiding away from that brief stretch of wretched sun, examining my naveL Not alone, mind you. Not since I happened upon my new favourite quote ever, courtesy of Fran Lebowitz, renowned essayist and social misfit, who in a recent interview said the very thing I've been thinking of late, only she said it first and much more cleverly. Lebowitz, when asked if she lives alone, said: "No. I live with my regrets." How lovely.

No, I live with my regrets. So true. Oh, we all pretend not to have regrets it's the universal mantra of the risk-takers and the careless, of the about to die and the hopelessly deluded, who think that by uttering "I don't want to regret anything" before doing something they'll surely regret they are somehow inocu- I RICE A Healthier Snack Option r.dan-d-pak.com Fat FREE Nut FREE Cholesterol FREE 75cOFF BUY any I (500g Bag) of Rice Crackers any 2 smaller packs of Rice Crackers AND SAVE $0.75 4i IP tm cmmr Lint ore aunt par fuOtm Not tm mftpvOam0feaCBdt tm Malar: totvO Foodl i witeK te vans twang pmM fat axapt urn yot ofl mummmvim iwwnomi iwjow wo ran oa9 a. nkaM tan. mi no He xatmL mUtaimwfmtam wmv Davsoe a rauonc lie conn aa valua nr vncnMn.

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