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Sequel Cracks ‘Baby Talk’ Code
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Elect a
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President:
To vote in the Nov. 2 presidential election you must be 18 years old
on Election Day. If not registered, a voter registration card must be
postmarked at least 21 days before the election, which is Oct. 12. For
more information, call 1-866-ORE-VOTE.
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The code o f ‘baby
ta lk'is cracked in
‘Baby G eniuses 2:
Superbabies,'
com ing to theaters
on Aug. 27.
“ B aby
G e n iu s e s
2: secretly worked to crack the code who find themselves at the center
Superbabies” is the sequel to the o f “baby talk,” a highly sophisti- of a nefarious scheme led by a pow-
hit 1999 TriStar Pictures film star- cated language.
erful media mogul.
ring Kathleen Turner and Chris-
The adventure continues in this
The film is released nationwide
topher Lloyd, whose character new generation of talking toddlers on Friday, Aug. 27.
Andre 3000 is Sexiest Dresser
Andre 3 0 0 0
(AP) — Andre 3000 is the w orld’s best-dressed
man, according to Esquire magazine.
“ H e’s a com plete individual,” Nick Sullivan,
E squire's fashion director, said. “ But th a t's really
A ndre 3000 is the usually over-the-top dressed
h a lf o f hip-hip duo O utK ast. Som e o f the 30-
y e a r-o ld ’s fashion ou tin g s include: a lim e green
ja c k e t at the 2004 G ram m y A w ards, candy apple
red fur fo r the V H 1 Big in 2003 cerem ony and a
pink-on-pink ensem ble for the 2003 MTV Video
M usic A w ards.
“ H e’s probably worn his most outrageous when
he’s in a video or on stage,” said Sullivan, who said
E squire’s list is more about personal style than a
celebrity’s stylist’s style. “W hat we photographed
him in is very much what he w anted to w ear.”
Sources of his fashion inspiration include clothes
from period flicks such as “Legends of the Fall"
and “The G reat G atsby” and the “old men” in his
neighborhood.
“T hey’re kind o f like a uniform , which I’ve
alw ays been into,” he says in the Septem ber issue
of Esquire. “To me, th at’s real style, anything that
feels com fortable and expresses your personality
and m akes you stand a little taller."
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