Slimming

Published on November 14, 2007

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Inside this month's Slimming she talks about her career and how she balances it with her personal life and, of course, how she keeps in shape.

Elsewhere in this issue is a survey of the latest health products on the market, from a 90-calorie green tea from Amway and a 2.5-grams-of-fat "DNA soymilk" with high calcium to non-fat pasteurised milk and a three-gram cereal snack, plus drinks that help your digestive system.

There are tempting recipes for gazpacho soup, grilled red snapper with balsamic sauce, a California roll with avocado, and vegetable spring rolls, and a new, time-saving diet formula that involves sandwiches made with pita bread and bagels.

Check out the "Don't" list, which this month offers worst-case scenarios if you "do". The list includes eating expired food, swallowing chewing gum and not drinking enough water in each day.

Madame Figaro

Cover model Araya A Hargett poses sexily on the cover then shows off winter togs inside, mostly in black from Joan & David, and chats about herself, mentioning the post-grad course she'll soon be completing.

The latest catwalk trends are catalogued in "100 Hot Things This Season". Check out the monogram mirage from Louis Vuitton, a prism-design mobile phone from Nokia and the tweed boots from Chanel.

There are interesting interviews with Vanessa Race, who believes that genius can be created, and half-Japanese, half-Thai Andrew Hiransombat, the editor of BK magazine, who swears by working hard (but smartly) and playing hard.

Then meet the new star of pop music, Leah Dizon, whose name has generated more than two million online searches. She has a mix of Chinese, Filipino and French blood, topped off with a perfect voice.

This issue also has a horoscope for next year, so you can start adjusting your plans accordingly.

Esquire

The number 13 is widely considered unlucky in the West, but just the same, Esquire has pulled out the stops to celebrate its 13th anniversary, using the digit to compile informative lists.

Among many other items, it offers 13 Canadian singers who rock the world, filmmaker Komkrit Triwimol's list of the 13 most impressive movie scenes of all time and 13 tips for short men.

On the cover is actor-director Sean Penn, unshaven but still looking great in his own way. In the accompanying article he talks about his latest film, "Into the Wild", which he says was 10 years in the making. Why so long? Read the book first, he says, and you'll know why.

Environmental matters bubble up in a chat with Navadol Laosiripot, who won a Rolls Royce scholarship to pursue his PhD at the age of 24. Five years later, he assesses global warming.

Professor Bunyarit Panyapinyophol recently appeared on television's "One-Night Genius" but didn't win because, he says, he's not a genius. Regardless, the engineer has some compelling ideas for improving the world.

Footballer Kiattisak "Sico" Senamuang was a natural for this issue: The number 13 is on his jersey, and it was his choice too. It's brought him nothing but good luck, he says. Esquire is doubtless counting on a share of that. 

compiled by worm boy

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