Once seen, 1992's 'The Crying Game' is never forgotten. It's a drama movie that doesn't flinch from tackling gay issues head on, but also manages to confront issues affecting race, gender and nationality at the same time, without ever feeling bloated or coming across as a sermon. As if all those topics weren't enough, the film is set at the peak of the Irish 'Troubles', when relations between Britain and Ireland were at an all-time low.
Neil Jordan's script sees IRA 'soldier' Fergus have an unexpected romantic encounter with Jody, a prisoner of the group. As part of his promise to Jody that he would protect his girlfriend Dil, he also goes on to have a regrettable relationship with her. Conflicted between who he is and what he believes he should be, Fergus has to make a choice that will define him. In 1999, this was voted the 26th best British movie of all time, as well as receiving an Oscar for 'Best Original Screenplay.'
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.