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TL;DR Minorities in Hollywood are underrepresented on every front
"We don't want them to see diversity as a burden or a moral obligation. We want them to see it as a business imperative."UCLA's Bunche Center for African American Studies has released its 2015 Hollywood Diversity Report: Flipping The Script [PDF]. The Hollywood Reporter has the exclusive story (with lots of sidebars.)
My Gravity lawsuit & how it affects every writer who sells to Hollywood
Tess Gerritsen, author of the 1999 book "Gravity", on the dismissal of her lawsuit against Warner Bros., in which she claimed that "Gravity" is based on her novel of the same name, and that she should receive screen credit and a percentage of the profits. She will have 20 days to file an Amended Complaint. [more inside]
no such thing as a cinema audience... It is a television audience
Ten o'clock on a grey, wintry morning and Mr David Niven marched up a deserted Champs-Elysées, some of the insolence of his erect Sandhurst carriage slightly curbed by a blinding hangover. 23 January 1965: David Niven on the golden days of Hollywood
It's a White Industry
It's a white industry, writes Chris Rock on show biz, from the lowliest focus-group testing gig to being a film executive. [more inside]
A dark reimagining of a Hollywood list
The 2014 Black List Has been announced - the top unproduced scripts of the year, according to Hollywood insiders. Excited film buffs will be scouring the list for overlooked gems and masterpieces that might have been, but why not go a different route? The Ten Worst Sounding Black List Scripts.
Gritty, not glossy: 70s films
"Why were American movies so much better in the 1970s than in the decades since — and most of the decades before? Simple. Our movies then were not as inhibited by censorship (self-imposed) as they were prior to the '60s.
"And they were not as obsessed with huge box office grosses and commercial values as they became afterward — following the stunning financial success of those two '70s superhits, 'Jaws' (1975) and 'Star Wars' (1977). Instead, during most of the '60s and '70s — liberated both by the collapse of the old studio system strictures and by the greater acceptance of film as art from critics and audiences — American filmmakers of all generations, from Martin Scorsese ('Mean Streets') and Hal Ashby ('Harold and Maude') to Sidney Lumet ('Dog Day Afternoon') and Mike Nichols ('Carnal Knowledge') to Alfred Hitchcock ('Frenzy') and Billy Wilder ('Avanti'), tried things they wouldn't have dared in the decades past. More often than not, they succeeded." (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune) [more inside]
"And they were not as obsessed with huge box office grosses and commercial values as they became afterward — following the stunning financial success of those two '70s superhits, 'Jaws' (1975) and 'Star Wars' (1977). Instead, during most of the '60s and '70s — liberated both by the collapse of the old studio system strictures and by the greater acceptance of film as art from critics and audiences — American filmmakers of all generations, from Martin Scorsese ('Mean Streets') and Hal Ashby ('Harold and Maude') to Sidney Lumet ('Dog Day Afternoon') and Mike Nichols ('Carnal Knowledge') to Alfred Hitchcock ('Frenzy') and Billy Wilder ('Avanti'), tried things they wouldn't have dared in the decades past. More often than not, they succeeded." (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune) [more inside]
You wanna understand America, don't come here — go to the movies
Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost (What started with Red River mostly ended with Blazing Saddles; from 20th C. cultural behemoth to object of satire; the Western genre and the archetype of the cowboy.)
There's a tradition of Brits coming to the US to explain this young country and expose the folks back home to America. From Charles William Janson and Thomas Ashe on through Stephen Fry and Jeremy Clarkson, foreigners with funny accents and strange vocabulary have set foot on American soil in an effort to explore the place and its people. But for the Brits to truly understand America, two things might be necessary: an American expat and (more importantly) MOVIES! Because an insider's take on Hollywood's misportrayal, mythmaking, stereotypes, historical ignorance, misunderstanding, bullshit, and skewed lens through which we see (and are shown) ourselves as Americans can get pretty interesting as well as informative.
Stuff like: [more inside]
There's a tradition of Brits coming to the US to explain this young country and expose the folks back home to America. From Charles William Janson and Thomas Ashe on through Stephen Fry and Jeremy Clarkson, foreigners with funny accents and strange vocabulary have set foot on American soil in an effort to explore the place and its people. But for the Brits to truly understand America, two things might be necessary: an American expat and (more importantly) MOVIES! Because an insider's take on Hollywood's misportrayal, mythmaking, stereotypes, historical ignorance, misunderstanding, bullshit, and skewed lens through which we see (and are shown) ourselves as Americans can get pretty interesting as well as informative.
Stuff like: [more inside]
"The Odd Couple" at UCLA, 1971
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau speaking at UCLA 12/1/1971 (audio with rotating pictures, 45 min 25 sec) [SLYT]
"We haven't found the right planet."
"Alien 3 was flawed from its inception and it was certainly flawed—actually, pretty fucked up—well before we started shooting. So there you go. Take all of the responsibility, because you're going to get all of the blame." — David Fincher [previously]
Madonna as serious Classical Hollywood cinephile
The exhaustively researched Hollywood history podcast You Must Remember This (Previously) presents a two part episode focusing on Madonna's use of classic Hollywood imagery and references as a form of conceptual art and her early attempts to trade pop idol success for movie stardom within the context of two high-profile relationships with Sean Penn and Warren Beatty. Episode One. Episode Two.
Meanwhile, Todd In The Shadows creates video reviews for every movie Madonna was ever in. So far he's done Desperately Seeking Susan, Shanghai Surprise, A Certain Sacrifice, and Who's That Girl.
Backed By The CDC
The Atlantic pulls back the partition on Hollywood, Health, and Society, a CDC-funded clearinghouse for popular media to better understand modern medicine - and modern medical legislation like the Affordable Care Act.
"I collect spores, molds, and fungus."
"Hollywood's pathological fear of being political has made them blind to the changes that women's friendships have undergone over the last forty years. We're so far past women's relationships revolving around men that no one is even offended by the suggestion that women have relationships that don't revolve around men. Bridesmaids was a smash among women AND men, and so was [Paul] Feig's follow-up, The Heat, another female driven, non-romantic comedy." (Hat-tip: Mick LaSalle) [more inside]
In the horror community, the guy who gets all the other guys together
Director, writer, and producer Mick Garris releases videos of his interviews with people in the horror and sci-fi entertainment industry at his new website, Mick Garris Interviews. There is also a YouTube channel. An introduction can be found at the about page. According to The Nerdist, interviews will be released at the rate of one per week. Interviews already uploaded: a four-parter with Director John Carpenter (here's Part 1 YT), and one segment with John Badham, director of Dracula (1979) and, incidentally, Saturday Night Fever (1977).
50 Female-Directed Movies You Should Watch
"DISCLAIMER TIME! 50 is a very small number. I make no claims to any of these lists being either comprehensive or some sort of objective analysis of the 'best' films directed by women. I make selections based on on what I've seen, what I like, and the position of the stars. One film per director. Ready? Let's go." [more inside]
Don't think 'What's Hot?'
Jason Blum—producer of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister, The Purge, The Bay, and Oculus—participated in an interesting interview at SXSW Film 2014 about his model of producing high-quality low-budget horror films for wide release. The video is almost an hour long, but worth watching if you're interested in contemporary mainstream horror.
Brief film noir reviews: 290 and counting
"You've never seen anything like it!"
Bill and Coo Plot: The feathered residents of Chirpendale are terrorized by an evil black crow by the name of "The Black Menace". But to the citizen's rescue comes a brave young taxi puller named Bill! [more inside]
Why were the nineties so preoccupied with fatherhood?
This shot, and one more.
The legendary TV production manager and inspiration for the film set term "Abby Singer Shot" has passed away at 96. [more inside]
Digital obsolescence is more deadly than degrading film stock ever was.
Film preservation 2.0 Unless the unique challenges of digital preservation are met, we run the risk of a future in which a film from 1894 printed on card stock has a better chance of surviving than a digital film from 2014.
But who is the Best Boy?
Assembling a Film's Billing Block. The blurb at the bottom of a movie poster is called the "billing block." And while it might look like a bar code of haphazardly packed type, it is in fact the product of detailed legal agreements and intense contract negotiation. Below is the the billing block for a fictional film and an explanation of how it was constructed. (via kottke.org.)
Death of a Playmate
Here is a 1981 Pulitzer Prize winning article about the death of Playboy Playmate and rising star Dorothy Stratten.
Still trying to make fetch happen
The 2013 Black List
The 2013 Black List has been released. For those unfamiliar, the "Black List" is a list of the most liked unproduced screenplays circulating around Hollywood, as voted on by over 250 film executives, and past Black List scripts include The Social Network, Saving Mr. Banks, The King's Speech, and Slumdog Millionaire.
Specifically, cunnilingus
Why is Hollywood so afraid of oral sex? Why is oral sex hard for Hollywood? Evan Rachel Wood slams MPAA for censoring sex scene in her new film.
One plus two plus two plus one.
"Something Terrible Has Happened Here": The Crazy Story Of How "Clue" Went From Forgotten Flop To Cult Triumph. (previously)
The Implosion of Hollywood
Hedwig? Hedy? Hedly?
Scandals of Classic Hollywood: The Ecstasy of Hedy Lamarr - Science! Fascists! Orgasms! Libel! Escapes From Literal Castles! (SoCH previously and Anne Helen Petersen previously)
Orson, you're behaving like an asshole.
In the early eighties, Orson Welles was a fixture at L.A.'s Ma Maison, where Wolfgang Puck was the chef before he moved on to Spago. Nearing 70, and 40-plus years removed from Citizen Kane, which he made when he was just 25, Welles was fat and famously difficult, no longer a viable star but still a sort of Hollywood royalty—a very certain sort. The younger director Henry Jaglom was one of many aspiring auteurs who admired him but possibly the only one who taped their conversations. These took place in 1983 over lunch at the restaurant.
A cursed superhero never sells as well as a guardian superhero
The same kind of numbers analysis that has reshaped areas like politics and online marketing is increasingly being used by the entertainment industry. "A chain-smoking former statistics professor named Vinny Bruzzese – "the reigning mad scientist of Hollywood", in the words of one studio customer – has started to aggressively pitch a service he calls "script new evaluation". For as much as $US20,000 per script, Bruzzese and a team of analysts compare the story structure and genre of a draft script with those of released movies, looking for clues to box-office success."
His research has lead to conclusions like
"If it's a targeting demon, you are likely to have much higher opening-weekend sales than if it's summoned. So get rid of that ouija board scene."
and "Bowling scenes tend to pop up in films that fizzle"
Soderbergh on Cinema
The problem is that cinema, as I define it and as something that inspired me, is under assault by the studios and, from what I can tell, with the full support of the audience. The reasons for this, in my opinion, are more economic than philosophical, but when you add an ample amount of fear and lack of vision and a lack of leadership you've got a trajectory that is pretty difficult to reverse. - "Retired" director Steven Soderbergh speaks to the San Francisco International Film Festival about the state of cinema - (summary, full audio at bottom of page 2)
Prequels! Hunh! Yeah! What are they good for? Absolutely...something
Having mixed feelings about the new movie prequel to The Wizard of Oz? [previously]
Well how about new prequels to other film classics such as Gone with the Wind and Dr. Strangelove? Or, try to imagine Casablanca: The College Years. [more inside]
It Wasn't Just Spielberg
"The members of TVTV (Top Value Television), the 1970s guerrilla video group I cofounded, were among the first to exploit the then brand-new portable video camera. We took them to big events and turned the cameras away from the spectacle and on to the people; almost no one had seen one before, and there were no rules about how to use them, or act in front of them..."
Behind the Scenes With Jack Nicholson, Lily Tomlin and Michael Douglas at the 1976 Academy Awards.
Red Carpet, Green Screen
Without visual effects the average blockbuster movie would look like this. However as Hollywood comes under financial pressure they are putting the squeeze on the VFX industry that they rely on, who are in turn passing the pressure onto workers. Now VFX workers are organizing a protest in time for the Oscars, which will be celebrating visual effects as the companies responsible for them close down. [more inside]
Schmucks with Underwoods
Screenwriters on screenwriting
The Q&A With Jeff Goldsmith is an irregularly released podcast where Mr. Goldsmith interviews, at length (each episode runs an hour or more), working Hollywood and foreign screenwriters. The most recent episode is a panel conversation with the year's Oscar-nominated screenwriters. You can listen to the podcasts on his site or subscribe in iTunes or on Android.
Goldsmith is also the publisher of the terrific screenwriting magazine Backstory--currently only available for the iPad but coming (eventually) to the web and Android. You can download the first issue (which is wonderful, and contains full length scripts along with the interviews and stories) for free.
Goldsmith is also the publisher of the terrific screenwriting magazine Backstory--currently only available for the iPad but coming (eventually) to the web and Android. You can download the first issue (which is wonderful, and contains full length scripts along with the interviews and stories) for free.
The Rules Of The Game
Anne Helen Petersen, the voice behind "Scandals Of Classic Hollywood" (previously) and "doctor of celebrity gossip" gives us an academic rundown of the hows and whys of the last hundred years of Hollywood Star Making, celebrity, PR, marketing, fandom, and scandal management.
Lost in The Canyons
Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie. The movie in question is The Canyons, the Kickstarter-funded erotic thriller written by Bret Easton Ellis and directed by Paul Schrader. There's no release date yet, but the film does have several retro-themed trailers.
"If we could build a fourteen-foot-tall alien queen, we'd be able to build a twenty-foot-tall T-rex"
"...the first decade of the 21st century can be viewed as a singularly male-dominated era in American cinema."
New York Times Magazine "Hollywood Issue": Hollywood's Year of Heroine Worship. Accompanied by an online web series of 13 original, short films: Wide Awake, each starring an actress whose performance helped 'define the year in film.' [more inside]
Bitchslaps of Hollywood
THR & The Blacklist
After 65 Years The Hollywood Reporter addresses its role in the hollywood blacklist, including an apology from W.R. Wilkerson III, son of THR founder Billy Wilkerson whose "A Vote For Joe Stalin" editorial named writers such as Dalton Trumbo, Lester Cole, Howard Koch and John Howard Lawson as communist sympathisers.
Menace(s) to Society
During the Golden Age of Hollywood and until 1967, mainstream movie studios were banned by the Production Code from depicting taboo topics like drug addiction, explicit murder and venereal disease, or even showing explicit nudity. But in the 1930's and 1940's, films marketed as "educational" could and did fly under the radar, and three of the best known 'educational' propaganda exploitation films are: Sex Madness (1935), Reefer Madness (1936) and The Cocaine Fiends (1938). [more inside]
The Grasshopper Lies Heavy
How Philip K Dick transformed Hollywood, who could be Hollywood's next PKD and how PKD could change your life.
Greta Garbo: "arguably the quintessential embodiment of Hollywood's Golden Age"
The Flick Chick - 11 Days of Garbo: "I recently bought the Greta Garbo Signature Collection...I've been enjoying the collection so much that I've decided to dedicate the next 11 days to looking at the 11 films included in the collection: three silents, the pre-code films which helped establish her as a star who could continue into the sound age, the films made towards the end of her film career for which she is perhaps best known, and a documentary feature produced by Turner Classic Movies." [more inside]
Hollywood - Celebration of the American Silent Film
The wonderful, and fairly rare, 13-part documentary series from 1980 - Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film - is narrated by James Mason for Thames Television. Episode One - The Pioneers - [52 mins] [the rest are linked inside] shows:-
"the evolution of film from penny arcade curiosity to art form, from what was considered the first plot driven film, The Great Train Robbery, through to The Birth of a Nation, films showing the power of the medium. Early Technicolor footage, along with other color technologies, are also featured. Interviews include Lillian Gish, Jackie Coogan and King Vidor.*"[more inside]
"A nightmare from top to bottom"
Brad Pitt's Zombie Nightmare: Inside the Troubled 'World War Z' Production The Hollywood Reporter sorts through the problems causing the release of the film version of Max Brooks' post-apocalyptic UN report to be delayed until next June. Via the A.V. Club, which adds links to previous stories about the filming.
The idea of hiding behind a secret identity was something I found terribly attractive.
A very long interview with screenwriter Lem Dobbs. Single link to text on a page but it's a wonderful interview and those who love film, culture, the arts... will dig it I think.
Restoring Stanley Kramer's "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"
What you see here is a prime example of what happens to film that is neglected and improperly stored.
This is an original reel from It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World that is now untouchable. The film has turned acidic, sporting the strongest and most foul vinegar-like odor I have ever smelled. In fact,
Robert Harris told me a story of how his contact lenses were singed by the fumes the film produced, causing temporary retinal damage to his eye. [more inside]


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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Miyaki in Men's Fitness and Muscle & Fitness
A wise friend once told me, "If you study your craft and create good content, eventually it will get out there." Myself being kind of a hippie, it sounded like overly optimistic hippie talk to me. But I'm starting to see how it may just be da truth. The fitness industry is catching on my friends, and it seems as if they are digging the Intermittent Feast approach. I'm excited to say I have two articles in both Men's Fitness and Muscle & Fitness this month. Here's da preview
In terms of mainstream exposure, I know Men's Fitness is probably the bigger deal, but M&F is a huge personal accomplishment for me. Me and my brother Shawn used to collect Muscle & Fitness magazines as kids. We had drawers and milk crates full of them. I remember saying to myself that I was going to be in that mag one day. So to get to write for them now is a huge honor, and a dream come true.
#1 – How to Eat For Abs…And Say Hasta La Vista to Your Fat Stores (pg 38)
This is a quick break down of calorie and macronutrient calculations for cutting up. Its a 3-phase approach that includes establishing a baseline, the targeted fat loss phase, and a final cyclical diet plan to burn off the last layer of flab, carve in the 6-er, and take it home.
#2 – The Ultimate Clean Bulk: Forget the Cutting Phase and Get Ripped While you Bulk with Intermittent Feasting. (pg 120)
This is a full-on feature story that I'm proud of. I'm not a fan of the get huge and fat approach or sh*tloading, junk-loading, or whatever else you crazy kids are calling it these days. So I break down a bulking plan with optimized food choices, macro calculations, and the Intermittent Feast structure.
Arnold on the cover. Miyaki articles inside. How could you go wrong?
It was a huge opportunity to get to write for Men's Fitness. That's some pretty big exposure for such a Little Shiitake. I'm stoked they gave Intermittent Feast some space, because it is a non-traditional approach that goes completely against what you normally hear about in fitness magazines regarding what you must do to lose weight — eat 5 small meals and snacks, cut calories/carbs and starve at night, find your favorite piece of cardio equipment, etc.
A. The Real Resolution Workout: Get Ripped and Strong This Year, Starting With this Six-Week Plan. Bonus: No Cardio Required! (pg. 94)
B. Your Guaranteed Muscle Meal Plan: It Seems Crazy, But Trust Us — You Won't Believe the Results. (pg. 102)
This was a double feature with a 3-4 days-a-week strength training program and an accompanying diet plan based on Intermittent Feast. I couldn't be happier. They really let me share my philosophy. Use diet as your primary weapon for fat loss and strength train to gain/maintain lean muscle mass and shape the body. Cardio is unnecessary at best.
A bonus for Kalai is that Jason Statham is on the cover. He's in her Top 5. To be honest, I think she could care less about my article inside, hahaha.
3 Intermittent Feast Interviews
In most social situations, I'm kind of a shy wallflower. Just ask my wife how "smooth" I was when trying to ask her out on our first date. It seriously was kindergarten sh*t.
But as it turns out, if you get me talking about nutrition, you can't shut me the hell up. I did 3 interviews last week. I didn't have time to post them individually, so they are all going up now in this massive, amazing, content-rich, educational, comprehensive, post. Actually, its just a couple of dudes sitting around, hanging out, and talking about nutrition. But what could be better (now that I think of it = a couple of hot babes and me sitting around, hanging out, and NOT talking about nutrition)?
My segment was in the first hour (5 am California time dammit), from 37-54 minutes.
It was cool to get to do a radio interview, but the coolest thing was that my dad seemed really excited about it. He grew up in Chicago, and was telling me it was a big deal to get a spot on WGN. So pops, I know I'm this slightly weird dude with a slightly unconventional career, but I hope I'm making you proud.
Johnny B is a cool dude. We talked fitness myths, evolution nutrition theory, and why if you eat a pterodactyl for dinner, you won't lose muscle if you skip breakfast the next day.
Professionally, Sean is the Group Training Director for Muscle & Fitness and Men's Fitness magazines. Personally, he's become a friend that shares my seemingly endless enthusiasm for Seinfeld quotes.
In this interview we talk about simple strategies for tracking calories/macros and why that's important for higher-level physique goals (don't worry, you won't be carrying around a portable scale, protractor, or calculator), adjustments for bulking diets and performance athletes, and how poor food choices and ignoring the health impacts of your diet can lead to a non-functioning wiener.
My buddy Ryan is a cool dude, interesting character, and passionate as hell about fitness, and fitness education. So we get along real well, except for the fact that I'm jealous he lives in Japan. In this interview we talk about why I didn't start getting results with clients UNTIL I focused on their nutrition plans, the basic principles of the Intermittent Feast protocol, his experience with the plan, and why my superior genetics are the only reason I am in shape year-round (that's a joke, and he even posted this embarrassing picture of me as Da Baby Sumo for proof).
Enter the Dojo
The Dojo is Now Open! What do you think? Ah, we all can dream right?
Most of us KNOW exactly what we need to do to reach our goals, but few of us actually DO IT.
Real-world results are not about plans. They are about EXECUTION. I can talk about nutrition principles forever, but until you have a true purpose for taking action, all educational efforts are meaningless.
Here's the deal my friends. We all need some extra help and motivational guidance from time to time in order to maximize our potential. But most modern self-help "gurus" dress that up with way too much mysticism and cult-like co-dependency. They've become too wrapped up in their own bullsh*t, falsely believing the messenger is more important than the actual message.
They'll tell you it's all about drinking magic tea and floating through space in a lotus pose (I can do both by the way, but I'm not one to brag). Or you need a 47-Level Coaching Program where at the end, if you're one of the lucky few disciples, you might get to touch the tip of the leader's penis (or vagina), which of course, is the true key to curing all that ails you.
Although it sounds like a fun show man, none of that is really necessary, because believe it or not, the answer is a lot more simple.
The most valuable lesson I've learned in 2012, and really over the last 15 years as a coach — I'm older than I look and normally act — has nothing to do with the nuts and bolts of training or diet, or mystical practices. The true key, the secret to your success in physique transformation, strength sports, or any other sport, and maybe even in life, is this:
You just gotta know what you are fighting for.
If you want to start getting things done, you don't need tricks and rituals. You need straightforward principles and simple strategies, and then you need to take some personal accountability for your own life, and get out there and fight.
For this reason, I've opened up The Dojo. I've compiled some lessons learned primarily from the works of Bruce Lee and Miyamoto Musashi (but have sprinkled in other philosophers and even fictional characters). Their "Ronin-style" advice of self-education, authenticity, personal accountability, daily action vs. paralysis by analysis, being your true self vs. projecting an image, passion and sincerity in all things, making choices that are right for you instead of trying to fit into social conventions, and simply putting one foot in front of the other in the face of adversity, has helped me out tremendously — in fitness, in business, in relationships, and in life in general.
Now, before I get a bunch of hate mail, I'm not saying that I'm right. I'm just saying what I believe, and sharing what has helped me in both my personal life, and in my career as a coach. You can't ask for anything more than that. If you are able to find success and peace of mind via a completely different route, I'm cool with that. And actually, I'll be really happy for you. That sh*t is too important to try and make you fit into some meaningless system or creed.
But for those interested in learning a little bit more about this random, Ronin Philosophy, The Dojo doors are now open. I invite you to, as the pirates say, "Take what you can. Give nothing back (or give everything back, or share it with your friends, or do whatever feels right by you). I will update the lessons regularly.
The foundational lesson?
It is spiritless to think that you cannot attain to that which you have seen and heard the masters attain. The masters are men. You are also a man. If you think that you will be inferior in doing something, you will be on that road very soon…No matter what it is, there is nothing that cannot be done. If one manifests the determination, he can move heaven and earth as he pleases. — Hagakure.
In Defense of White Rice
"Tell me Michael, how could a billion Chinese people (and that half-Japanese, half-Irish Miyaki-dude) be wrong?" – David, The Lost Boys.
Some nutritional camps really do think white rice is no better than eating a box of maggots. "Maggots, Michael. You're eating maggots. How do they taste?" (see da movie).
Yet in some cultures (both modern and historical) that exhibit immaculate biomarkers of health, with low obesity and diabetes rates, it has been a dietary staple for centuries. What gives? Seems as if I've been discussing both sides of this argument in a variety of different virtual locations. Figured I'd put that all together into one comprehensive post for ya.
Post Summary: This is a very controversial topic with no Universal answer. Rice can be a good food choice for some and not for others — a stance I've been trying to explain for years — but many athletes don't understand nutritional biochemistry and disease states (including "sedentary-itis"), and many scientists don't understand exercise physiology and Sports Nutrition (jogging is not a sport). As a result, I had to go multimedia on you to blast home my message. This article will includes 3 parts. (1) a clip from an upcoming nutritional video project. (2) An article that was published last week on my friend Adam Bornstein's blog. (3) An article I wrote for T-Nation a while back discussing my unconventional carb selection strategies. By the end, you should understand:
- Why you should first assess whether or not you even need starch in your diet. Sedentary or insulin resistant, not so much, and the majority of your "carbs" should come from non-starchy vegetables and whole fruit (roughly 100-125g a day). No rice, white or other, necessary.
- Why the depletion of muscle glycogen reserves through intense training places extra carbohydrate demands on the athlete — ANAEROBIC metabolism and muscular contractions run on glucose/glycogen stores. This is a different physiological condition than from those who are inactive, or even from those who only perform low-intensity, aerobic activity.
- Why athletes should get the majority of their essential amino acids and essential fatty acids from animal proteins, and fiber and micros from plant foods. The primary reason to eat starch, then, is simply for the glucose chains that fuel anaerobic activity/exercise.
- Why it is important to obtain those glucose chains with as little toxic compounds or "anti-nutrients" as possible.
- Why that all sounds complicated, but its really not. In terms of practical application, its simple and straightforward — if Paleo/Caveman nutrition is the best baseline template for sedentary populations, WHITE RICE and ROOT VEGETABLES are the best starchy carb choices for anaerobic exercisers to add back in to support their training.
Some of this material overlaps, but its good to hear it more than once to break free from the dogmatic approaches to nutrition that dominate the industry (if you are going to sell to the masses there can only be One Way), and move closer towards the "you gotta fit the plan to the person" Truth. It took me over a decade to learn that. Maybe I can help shorten your learning curve.
PART II — DO CARBS MAKE YOU FAT (Published on Born Fitness)
Who would have thought my tiny little morsel of goodness could cause so much controversy.
I'm talking about my favorite food–rice, rice, baby.
Whether or not rice should be included in a health enhancing, fat slashing, muscle building diet is a highly debated topic in our industry. To some (such as certain followers of the Paleo movement), rice is a demon food that should be avoided like the plague.
Yet in some cultures that exhibit immaculate biomarkers of health and low obesity rates, it has been a dietary staple for centuries. What gives?
I ate 5 cups of rice last night for dinner. I'm also close to 5% body fat, so I can tell you what side of the fence I'm on. I think sugar, high fructose corn syrup, trans fats, and high omega-6 vegetable oils do more to cause insulin resistance, diabetes, and obesity than my pal white rice…
Read the rest of the article on Born Fitness
PART III – THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE A$$-FATTENING: THE NEW STARCHY CARB FOOD PYRAMID (Published on T-Nation)
If you've been in the game long enough, you've probably read or heard something like, "carbs are not essential nutrients" or "there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate." Those are both 100% accurate statements.
The anthropological study often cited involves Eskimo tribes. Historically they've survived on protein and fat diets (whale, walrus, seal, etc.) with carbohydrates virtually nonexistent. There's water, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, and that's basically it. The body can find a way to function and fuel itself on those compounds alone.
Which leads to the question – why eat starchy carbs at all? Many low-carb proponents would suggest you shouldn't, and while that may be fine for sedentary folks, it's not the most effective or efficient approach for athletes.
I don't see many Eskimos trying to hoist inhuman amounts of weight, get their arms so big they can't wipe their you know what, go five rounds in the octagon, or get so shredded that they can watch their pancreas release insulin. That's where sports nutrition comes in. Functioning and surviving is different from excelling and thriving.
In a sports nutrition context, carbohydrates are thus considered conditionally essential, with activity level, body type, training/performance demands, and physique goals dictating intake…
Read the rest of the article on T-Nation
Now don't just skim over this post and start indiscriminately shoveling bowls of rice down your, well, rice hole (like I do). That may not be the right approach for you. In fact, if you've appropriately grasped the concept of this article, you'll understand that a large percentage of our population should skip the rice in favor of an extra serving of vegetables.
But if you engage in consistent, high-intensity, anaerobic activity, don't avoid starch like its a box of maggots. Its only rice man, that beautiful low toxic, low anti-nutrient, gluten-free, anaerobic fuel.
Dietary Flexibility: Adjusting the Numbers Based on the Physique Goals
Summary: I'm going to show you how simple it is to adjust the details of the Intermittent Feast diet to match your current physique goals. For better or worse, New Year's is a time of transition, and regardless of what new (or old) goals you've decided to pursue, this diet can be modified to help you accomplish them. The overall structure of the diet stays the same (hunt & feast), but the numbers change.
First off, I want to start off by saying I know you don't really give a sh*t about me or my pursuits, you just want to know how my experience as an athlete and coach can help you reach your goals. I get it.
But I'm going to use myself as an example in this one, because I think recent changes I had to make in my own plans are a good example of how flexible this dietary approach can be. I truly believe it is a year-round lifestyle plan that can be used regardless of the goal — gaining muscle, slashing fat, or maintenance/recompositioning.
And of course, it can help you seamlessly transition amongst those goals at a moment's notice.
I also think it will help answer a lot of common questions I've been getting through various channels. And on a side note, I'm NOT ignoring any of you, its just been hard to keep up with Da Inbox while having an offline life.
How do you specifically adjust Da Feast for this or that? Well I was in maintenance mode, mapped out and was about to go into bulking mode, and for an upcoming opportunity, had to completely switch gears and go into full on shredding mode.
So for the past few months I've been in maintenance mode. Basically, I wasn't training or dieting for anything specific, just maintaining good condition. I don't yo-yo up or down drastically because I want to look decent all year round for my personal (mirror) reflection time, not just for photo shoots.
At 165lbs, the diet basically looked like this. Since I engage in consistent, anaerobic activity, it is a carb-based diet (if you are sedentary, you should follow a lower-carb version of a Paleo Diet):
15 calories/lb: 2500 calories
1.5-2.0g pro/kg or slightly less than 1g/lb: 150g
15-25% calories from dietary fats, mostly by-product of a mix of lean and not-so-lean animal proteins: I was around 45g
Remaining calories from carbs: roughly 375g
How was I achieving this? Although sources varied, basically the summary is:
20 oz of animal protein
unlimited non-starchy vegetables
1-2 pieces of fruit around da workouts
all starch at dinner from rice or potatoes (which means on most nights I was eating around 300g of carbs or roughly 6 cups of rice).
Low-carbers, I do have a defibrillator near by.
My initial plan was to shift into a muscle gaining/bulking mode for the first part of the year. I hoped to compete in some natural bodybuilding contests at the end of the year, and planned to gain some size and move up a weight class. The adjustments were to be simple:
Calories go up through carbs
Protein is already at optimal levels = stays the same. Fat comes primarily as by-product of protein = stays the same. Carbs are increased to get into that surplus necessary for gaining muscle. New totals:
18 calories/lb = 3000 cals
Protein: 150g
Fat: 45g
Remaining calories from carbs = 500g
Food choices stay the same, just the starch portions go up, so that's like 9 cups of rice at dinner. One question I get is, "what if I just can't eat the recommended food amounts in one meal at dinner?" Well first, doesn't that just sound like a funner challenge than, "how do I stop myself from gnawing off my significant others' arm as a result of dietary-induced starvation?"
But yeah, when food amounts start to get this high, I basically suggest breaking up that feast into 2 dinners: one early (4-5pm), one later (7-8pm). So more along the lines of a traditional fitness spread, but not so extreme that you are back to an impractical plan of 18 meals a day every hour.
Basically, a protein and veggies lunch, and then two starch-loaded meals toward the end of the day. 1-2 pieces of whole fruit around the workout.
*Note: I personally increase carbs in bulking phases until I reach about 5-7g/kg of bodyweight, which is right about what Sports Nutrition research recommends for strength training athletes. After this, liver and muscle glycogen stores are probably nearing saturation. At this point, that's when I would start including "added" fats as a means to increase calories.
And if you have some degree of insulin resistance and shouldn't be eating high amounts of carbs, then personally I don't think you should be bulking either. You should be losing weight, improving insulin sensitivity, and taking care of your overall health first. Then you can worry about bulking. That may not be considered "hardcore" bodybuilding, but I save my "hardcoreness" for the bedroom, not with regards to my overall health.
Over the Holidays, a potential big new opportunity was pitched to me. Legally, I've been told I can't talk about the details, but basically it is a video-based fitness project with a major international distribution partner (vague enough legal team?). Not only has my training had to change a little bit (from pure bodybuilding back to a hybrid plan that incorporates more of my martial arts background), but my diet as well.
Basically, they want the ripped Miyaki. I'm shooting for John Rambo 3-style shredded.
So the next day, I shifted the diet towards fat-slashing mode. And again the transition was simple — calories go down through carbs
Again, protein is already at optimal levels = stays the same, fat is primarily by-product of protein so it stays the same, carbs are decreased to get into the deficit necessary for fat loss (although note, they are not cut out completely. If you are in a calorie deficit, you can keep some carbs in the diet to support anaerobic training, lean muscle mass, and natural hormone production). New totals:
12 calories/lb = 2000 cals
Protein: 150g
Fat: 45g
Remaining calories from carbs = 250g
Food choices stay the same, just the portions are adjusted. And I'll tell you a few days after eating 9 cups of rice at dinner, 4 cups of rice seems like a disturbingly unsatisfying snack. But its much better than the old diet days of trying to pretend a piece of protein and a few lettuce leaves was a real dinner.
1. Diet structure stays the same regardless of goal (but maybe splitting up the feast into two dinners during high calorie bulking phases).
2. Protein and dietary fat (as by-product of protein) stays the same = optimum levels to support lean muscle and natural hormone production.
3. Calories go up or down based on physique goals, primarily via carbohydrate changes.
In studying philosophy, I've come to the realization that the messenger is irrelevant, its the message that matters. The same thing is true in fitness. So don't just copy my plan because this might not be exactly what you need to do with the exact numbers, given your unique situation and goals. But I think it does give you a good idea of how to transition between different dietary phases.
You can start by plugging in your numbers based on your bodyweight and goals to get a good ballpark starting point. But from there, you'll need to take some personal accountability and then test, assess, and refine in the real world to find what works best for you.

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What did M-1 think about the lyrics? "I loved it!" he affirms. "This is common people telling you that we got problems. This is people who got gold chains and ice and Escalades sayin', 'Man, they're tryin' to oppress me. '" This is the audience Dead Prez wants to reach; it feels that black people can be educated and reasoned with, while the white power structure cannot.
"I think white people have to offer up power roles. I don't mean give, but offer them up," he says, adding, "I'm not being racist. I can't be.
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Surface Slip Stitch TutorialI love how this stitch is an easy way to add detail or to make professional, clean-looking color changes. I've used the Surface Slip Stitch in these projects: - The black line for the froggy smile - I used it for the white "reflection" on the cherries and apples (back side facing out) - I stitched it here with black around the penguin's face so that zig-zag line doesn't show where the colors meet. - I used it here on the sleeves and shirt top and also the shoes - It's the dark pink stitching here around the frontLet me know what you think of this tutorial and if you have any questions about the surface slip stitch or crochet!
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The scene is just one of many addressing life on and off of campus in a very close to the bone, unflinching way, particularly for this part of the world and (aired) at this time of the year. Still the series, according to the producer, does balance audience sensibilities and tastes, not forsaking the traditional status quo and mores generally prevalent in Arabic society.
"University Girls" is considered to go even further than last year's controversial series High School Girls, incidentally show-cased by daring Dubai TV last Ramadan. This show gained fans from the Gulf as well as across the Arab globe.
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BMW Sauber are expected to drop their unusual nose fins ahead of this weekends German Grand Prix after Formula One racings governing body, the FIA, expressed concerns over the safety of such devices.
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After serving 20 years on the Waukesha County Circuit Court's Branch 9 bench, Judge Donald J. Hassin retired on Sept. 30.
Hassin was first appointed to the bench in 1994. He had previously served as a court commissioner and assistant district attorney for the county, and worked in private practice. He has served on the Criminal Jury Instruction Committee and Judicial Education Committee. He is a former presiding judge for the criminal/traffic and civil divisions.
Hassin received his bachelor's degree from the U.S. Military Academy and his law degree from Marquette University Law School. He served on active duty with the U.S. Army from 1971-78. He served in the Wisconsin National Guard from 1978-98, when he retired with the rank of colonel.
Hassin followed in his father's military career footsteps and the Hassins have now seen a third generation continue the tradition with Judge Hassin's two children pursuing military careers. His daughter Kelsey graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 2010, and serves as a captain. She served with the 1st Armored Division in Afghanistan. His son Jared graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 2013, and made headlines in 2010 as a standout fullback for Army's Black Knights football team.
Donald Hassin Sr. served as a platoon leader in the 29th Infantry Division, which landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944. The elder Hassin continued to serve until 1971, when he retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of colonel.
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Langlade County Circuit Court Judge Fred W. Kawalski said he always worked to ensure decisions he made were fair to all parties, and that may have been the most challenging part of his job. Kawalski retired on Nov. 28, with a sense of pride that, for the most part, he made the right decisions.
Kawalski said he is also proud of the county's truancy court he helped establish. In a creative approach to trying to help curb repeat truancy, offenders had their electronic devices taken away for up to 60 days.
Kawalski was first elected to the county's only bench in 2005, after the death of Judge James P. Jansen. Then-Gov. Jim Doyle appointed Kawalski to the bench early to begin his term that June. Kawalski was reelected in 2011. He had previously served as corporation counsel for Forest County for 25 years and spent 15 years serving as the family court commissioner in Langlade County. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Loyola Law School.
For his successor, Kawalski offers this advice: "Call it as you see it, without distractions or motivations. Then move on."
Kawalski said he has noticed a proliferation of self-represented clients in the courthouse over the years, and the court system is working to find ways to respond.
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La Crosse County Circuit Court Judge Dale T. Pasell said his decision to retire is like a double-edged sword. While he will miss the challenges the job provides, he is also looking to let go of some of those challenges by retiring.
Among those challenges, he includes trying to be thoroughly prepared for all the cases when entering the courthouse, being patient, and listening so that everyone who appears before him felt like they had their day in court. Since he was first elected in 1999, Pasell said he has tried to do the kind of job expected of an elected official.
"The most memorable moment was the first time I walked in to the courtroom as a judge, and everyone stands up," he said. "You're really in a different role then."
Pasell served in the state public defenders office for 20 years prior to taking the bench. After receiving his bachelor's and law degree from UW-Madison, he worked for a year as an assistant district attorney in Green County. He has served on the Wisconsin Judicial College, National Judicial College, and Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Oversight Committee. In May he was named the American Board of Trial Advocates' (ABOTA) "Judge of the Year."
In 2007, Pasell was selected to attend a training program, The Advanced Science & Technology Resource Program, offered by the U.S. Department of Justice. The program certified judges who attended to design judicial education programs in their own states for understanding complex scientific evidence.
Pasell believes the advances in the use of and reliance on technology has been the biggest change he has experienced in his judicial career.
"When I started, computers were just accessories on our desks, for most judges," he said. "It's impossible to function without them now."
Pasell has also participated in trainings on family court issues. In 2010, he was among the faculty of the Avoiding Tragedy: Keeping Kids and Victims Safe in Family Interactions training offered the Director of State Courts office and funded by the Children's Court Improvement Program and the Violence Against Women Act STOP Grant. In La Crosse County, he has been involved in the unified family court program that uses mediated child protection conferences in abuse and neglect cases. He has also been active in the La Crosse County drug court, and says he remembers all of the graduations because of how important they are.
Pasell said he plans to be a more active grandparent in his retirement. He also would like to travel and learn a foreign language.
And to new judges coming in, he offers this advice: "Everyone has to find their own way. It's hard work, there's work behind the scenes. Be ready to work hard."


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As the second phase of jury selection began Thursday, the judge and attorneys heard from a man who said he believes Tsarnaev is guilty, another who said he could never impose the death penalty and a third whose wife treated bombing victims.
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The judge, Tsarnaev's attorneys and prosecutors will begin questioning prospective jurors in the case Thursday.
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Judge George O'Toole Jr. said Monday the trial will begin on Jan. 26 and will last three to four months.
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