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Daydream Nation

By Bob on May 26, 2011 5:28 AM

Daydream Nation is a movie that will haunt you. It's a coming of age tale that avoids the sunny clichés usually associated with the genre by substituting a slightly dark, ironic story worthy of David Lynch.

Meet Caroline Wexler (Kat Dennings) a 17-year-old whose widowed father has uprooted her from a big city high school and planted her in a backwater hamlet. Her classmates are stoners and the town's a dead-ringer for Twin Peaks (there's even a sub-plot involving a serial killer with a penchant for teenage girls). Bored and feeling like an outcast, Caroline begins looking for something to keep her busy until graduation.

 

That "something" is dreamy high school English teacher Mr. Anderson (Josh Lucas). The only problem is that Caroline isn't satisfied with just being teacher's pet. Soon, she's in a full-fledged love triangle with a troubled, stoner classmate (Reece Thompson).

 

If you're thinking the story plays out like a 98-minute morality tale - think again. This is Lolita with an attitude - Juno with a broken beer bottle. Caroline is nobody's fool. She's good when she's bad and she's bad a lot of the time.

 

The plot has some nice edge-of-the-seat twists that keep you guessing until the final scene. Credit director Michael Goldbach for keeping the fast-paced film moving with a dramatic intensity. He knows the genre well (he's currently working on Castaway on the Moon, a mystery drama remake) and it shows.

 

Will Caroline get the older English teacher busted and ruin his career? Will she fall for the sensitive stoner and blow this pop stand of a town? How about the serial killer? Will he/she tie everything up in a nice bloody package? In Daydream Nation you can never be too sure.

 

It'll keep you guessing and my guess is that you'll enjoy the ride. Daydream Nation casts a spell that's thin as a spider's web and it'll hold you captive with its deadly charm.

 

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Diabetes-Friendly Chicken Burrito Bowl

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By Laura Cipullo and Lisa Mikus, authors of Everyday Diabetes Meals
Image credit: Colin Erricson

Prepare your own Mexican quick fix with this Chipotle-inspired bowl. Carbs are moderated by filling the bowl with beans, extra veggies and chicken. No need for rice, since the beans count as carbs.

Tips:

If you love tomatoes, increase the quantity to 1/2 cup, but note that the carbohydrates will also increase.

If preparing this recipe for one person, cut all of the ingredients in half. Or simply prepare the full recipe up to the end of step 2 and store leftover chicken and vegetable-bean mixture in separate airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Reheat in the microwave on High for 1 to 2 minutes, or until heated through, and continue with step 3.

Health Bite: The iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper and zinc in black beans help to keep bones strong and healthy.

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