Thinking that he had an appointment with the legendary Katharine Hepburn, designer Hubert de Givenchy was surprised to see a young and unknown Audrey Hepburn show up at his design studio in a T-shirt and sandals. Nonetheless, the rising star and the Parisian couturier would become close friends, with Givenchy dressing Hepburn on screen and off for most of her life. In 1954, Hepburn accepted her Best Actress Oscar at the 26th annual Academy Awards for the role of Princess Ann in Roman Holiday wearing a white floral Givenchy gown. The strapless and belted couture dress marked the first time audiences saw Hepburn in one of the designer's creations.? I'm not convinced.? Barry Lyndon put me to sleep, and I'm a fan of Bergman.? The fact that you mention opera and Plato gives me a sense of where you're coming from.? Plato's absurd fantasies are only significant to historians and operas are the trashy novels of classical music.? It doesn't surprise me that you'd find Barry Lyndon--an archaic homage to feudalism--a great work of art.? The aristocracy died a long time ago, and fantasies about usurping aristocratic positions are for slaves of the old order.? Sure, popularity isn't always the best gauge (Titanic was trash) but everybody knows Shakespeare, and for such a celebrated film-maker as Kubric, the fact that no one has ever heard of it does tell us something, perhaps that it's "drivel."This month, the viral videos that caused us to click most were the ones that made us look twice. It was all about that pesky bait-and-switch principle - terrible at your bank or with your cell phone company, but as it turns out, not so bad on the Internet.