That’s the premise of The Young Pope. That’s the premise that’s spawned a million memes, and now, too, a drinking game. You’ve likely heard of The Young Pope by now, ahead of its stateside debut Sunday night on HBO. The whole package—the title, the premise, the advertising—has become some sort of pop- culture Holy Trinity from which a whole congregation of devout tweeters were born, playfully mocking the show, sight- unseen. Confusingly, this manifested itself in the impulse to replace song lyrics with phrases relating to young popes. For some reason, the holiest of such rewritten hymns has become “All Star” by Smash Mouth. Many (many) others. But song lyrics were not the only memes. The whole practice suggests a whimsy and cheekiness you might think reflects the aesthetic of a new show that dares call itself, so plaintively, The Young Pope. But you would be wrong. No, our young pope is very serious. He’s craven for power. He’s, in his own words, irritable and vindictive. 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And The Young Pope, the show itself, is a rebuke to anyone randy for some Popes Gone Wild shenanigans befitting the meme- ification of Jude Law flitting around all sexy- like in his papal robes in trailers. It’s a show that is unapologetic about its blunt premise. This really is a series about a young pope. The simplicity of it would be kind of provocative, especially given the mannered lavishness with which creator, co- writer, and director Paolo Sorrentino (La Grande Bellezza, Il Divo, Youth) crafts this narrative, the narrative of. We will not share your email with anyone for any reason. It’s the kind of blank canvas needed to host Sorrentino’s compelling strangeness, making The Young Pope alternatingly addicting and infuriating, like the most interesting ambitious dramas competing to make noise in the age of #Peak. TV. But the simplicity of it is also kind of ridiculous, especially in this age of high- concept, ornate storytelling and production—which is likely what spawned so much ridicule. So what, pray tell (heh), is The Young Pope actually about? Think of it like House of Cards, but instead of Kevin Spacey it’s a pope. It’s also remarkably resonant. Here we have Lenny, who, after becoming elected the new pope at age 4. Pious XIII. Yes, the pope is not young young. This isn’t Justin Bieber storming the Vatican—though Lenny’s got enough Bieber- like petulance and arrogance for you to question whether his head is going to fit in that giant pope hat. He’s in his forties—presidential age—and still has a cute butt. This is Jude Law, after all. Thus we all have to live with the fact that we popped a boner looking at the pope. Maybe the Bieber comparisons are more on point than we originally planned.)The young pope is sexy, but he’s not sexual. He’s still celibate, stopping the series short of blasphemy. The clergy is actually afraid of just how conservative he is, which is an interesting twist. Given the prevailing dialogue about a Catholic Church looking toward the future, we might have assumed The Young Pope to be a liberal fantasy in which youthful frustration over Vatican tradition could propel the church. Instead, Lenny, or Pious XIII, wants to take the church back, not forward. This alarms the clergy chiefly because they had assumed that this young, inexperienced mythos of a religious figure, a man whose celebrity stemmed from rock star- like branding more so than his actual humanity, would arrive at the Vatican as a figurehead to be molded and manipulated by their more seasoned and political agenda. But not so. Lenny is tyrannical in his desire to be totalitarian, control the image of his position, humiliate his adversaries, and double down on his antiquated, stability- threatening positions. Unfit to lead by traditional measures, his election to one of most powerful positions in the world stunned the church and its congregants—even more so when, once he arrived in power, he refused to bend to standards, propriety, or even popular opinion. Does any of this sound familiar? Stopping The Young Pope short of becoming a horrifying allegory about the current state of affairs in America is the sense of humor Sorrentino gives the series. It’s not overt humor, the kind of outlandishness reflected in all those memes. It’s a sly wit that doubles as commentary on our expectations for the hallowed existence we expect of the pope and the reality of it. Lenny’s addicted to Cherry Coke Zero, for example. He’s offered a Diet Coke at one point, and calls it heresy. We’re not sure if he was kidding. Chief among his initiatives upon taking his position is improving the poor cellphone reception inside the Vatican. There’s a shot of nuns playing soccer in the courtyard, and one sister in particular could be the cousin of Pel. The music cues are delightfully absurd. All of this—the power struggles, the commentary, the tonal whiplash—play against each other for a show that’s ultimately hard to wrap your head around. It’s a hot young pope.”They all kind of fight against each other for a gorgeously shot, kind of ridiculous series that struggles to define itself, the same way Lenny does, at one point bellowing, “I am a contradiction.”A contradiction, maybe, but one that’s achieved, regardless of how the show does, ultimate validation in the Year of Our Lord 2. I reversed my diabetes in just 1. By. Richard Doughty. Published. 0. 1: 1. BST, 6 August 2. 01. I thought everything came in threes — but I was wrong. There was more bad news around the corner. I was a fit 5. 9- year- old and had just had an annual health check at my GP surgery. This revealed I had high blood sugar — 9millimoles per litre, whereas a normal level is 4- 6mmol/l — and my doctor suggested I could have diabetes. Further tests confirmed that, yes, I was type 2 diabetic. I have always been a healthy weight (I am 5ft 7in and just 1. I definitely did not have a sweet tooth. Determined to find a solution, I began researching the condition and how to beat it. In. type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to keep. I didn’t take action, I would be 3. I’d also eventually be on medication. My GP said that my diabetes was mild enough to be controlled through diet alone, and gave me a wad of leaflets on nutrition for diabetics. I took up salads, cut down on carbohydrates and ate my five- a- day — but progress was slow. Over seven months I shed a stone but my blood sugar was still too high — around 7mmol/l. Not satisfied with this, further internet research threw up a more drastic approach. Scientists at Newcastle University had devised a radical low- calorie diet that studies suggested could reverse diabetes in under eight weeks. This involved eating just 8. You also drink three litres of water a day. The theory behind the diet, which is the brainchild of Roy Taylor, professor of medicine and metabolism at Newcastle University, is based on the fact that type 2 diabetes is often caused by fat clogging up the liver and pancreas, which are crucial in producing insulin and controlling blood sugar. This is why weight gain is such a risk factor for the condition, particularly if that weight is carried around the belly and abdomen. However, there are some unfortunate people like myself who seem to be disposed to accumulating fat in the liver and pancreas, despite being a healthy weight. Professor Taylor’s studies have shown that drastic dieting causes the body to go into starvation mode and burn fat stores for energy — and the fat around the organs seems to be targeted first. This leads to the liver and pancreas becoming unclogged, and insulin and blood sugar levels returning to normal. One study by Taylor’s team, published in 2. Diabetologia, found that out of 1. Further studies revealed that type 2 diabetics needed to lose one- sixth of their pre- diagnosis body weight to remove enough fat from the pancreas to allow normal insulin production to resume. After contacting Professor Taylor, and getting the nod from my GP, I decided to follow the diet (experts warn never to start such a drastic regimen without first checking with your doctor). My target weight was 8st 1. But surviving on a soup, two shakes and green veg (necessary to provide some fibre and keep the bowels healthy) wasn’t easy. The diet involved eating just 8. The first full day, a Sunday, I woke with no decent breakfast to look forward to — just some watery shake. Hunger was never far away. But Professor Taylor said that the hunger pangs were something to celebrate, as it meant that the diet was working. Toast yourself with water, he said, and the hunger will disappear. And it worked: I downed a pint of water and the hunger went. The weight came off fast. By day three I had already lost 2lb. Day four saw my glucose level plummet from 5. Sunday to 4. 6mmol/l. I even started to get used to the idea of a shake for breakfast: thoughts of fresh crusty bread went out of the window. I was training my mind to reduce my choices and yet value the options remaining. Lunch was my own delicious, thick mushroom soup (I blended mushrooms, onions, veg stock and herbs together), washed down with a cherry- flavoured shake. I gulped down a chicken soup supplement before leaving the office to see a play in the evening. I felt tired and lethargic. The pattern continued each day. I experimented with more soups such as carrot, tomato and pea, baked veg, stir- fried veg, boiled veg and casseroles, liberally seasoned with herbs I’d never used before, such as cumin and paprika. My family were concerned about me getting thinner and somewhat short- tempered. Day six was a bad day. Despite it being mid July, I wore four layers of clothing to keep warm — and even then my fingers grew numb. I felt tired in the evening, and then constipation set in. Perhaps it was because I was not drinking enough water. Laxatives saved the day and the following morning I recorded my lowest overnight fasting glucose reading — 4. On day eight I played cricket and it was hard watching teammates stuffing themselves with doughnuts. I had to toast a century- scoring colleague with water. Three days on, I was down to 8st 1. But I could not ignore concerned comments at work about my . Some of my clothes no longer fit me, and even I was slightly alarmed about how thin I had got in the face. It was time to stop the diet. It has remained that way for the past year — my latest reading was 4. I have kept to just under 9st, joined a gym and gone running three times a week. On Professor Taylor’s advice, I have also started building up my upper body muscle: bigger muscles soak up more glucose as energy, and thus prevent the body from storing more than it needs. I thought we could test this by taking people with type 2 diabetes and mimicking the very sharp reduction in food intake after surgery. Alan Tutty, 5. 4, from Seaburn Dene, Sunderland, is one of 3. Newcastle University’s second trial looking at longer term effects of the diet. In eight weeks between last November and January, he, too, successfully reversed his type 2 diabetes, shedding 2. James Walker, consultant diabetologist at Livingston hospital, West Lothian, believes the research challenged conventional thinking. But this diet challenges that. We’ve even produced a little diet booklet in West Lothian for patients mainly nicking Roy’s ideas.’Professor Taylor’s team is now looking at whether it works for those who have had type 2 for many years, and also whether the pancreas stays free of fat following the diet. The findings are due to be published next year. In the meantime, I’ll stick to my healthy diet to keep myself diabetes- free. I don’t fancy tackling those shakes again. For more information, visit ncl.
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