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DaTruth is Herrera lost – he was holding too much, using his head and elbow as weapons and wasted most of the fight with pitty pat Jabs to the Champions tummy.. hardly impressing the Judges.. that's why the Mexican Judge gave the fight to Danny Swift Garcia.. now that's DaTruth, now move on and stop being such sore losers..Posted March 19, 2014 3:37 pm
The Mexican Judge had it for Puerto Rican Danny Garcia 116-112.. obviously he wasn't impressed with Herreras holding and ineffective Jabs..Posted March 19, 2014 3:35 pm
"gleefully accepting handouts is the way of life over there."
Well, I don't know about that te tumbo, but I agree with you otherwise.Posted March 18, 2014 11:08 am
te tumbo
they need to import some real fight-fans to PR for these promotional set-ups. that way we could've at least watched JuanMono and Garcia pelted with garbage for accepting their bogus "Ws". you can't expect rican fans to have the appropriate response to these fixes, bogus stoppages, and scorecard muggings. gleefully accepting handouts is the way of life over there.Posted March 17, 2014 9:57 am
Two judges had Garcia up after 4 rounds… Herrera clearly won the 2nd… 3rd… and 4th.
I had Garcia winning 115-113 at the end—but two judges were obviously giving the wrong rounds to the wrong people…
They didn't want Herrera to run away with the fight.Posted March 16, 2014 10:41 pm
"Hererra threw a jab, the only punch he threw all night and if you got nothing to throw with it, then you'll never be world champ."
If all you saw was a jab, then you really didn't know what you were seeing or you weren't paying attention.Posted March 16, 2014 8:54 pm
Hererra threw a jab, the only punch he threw all night and if you got nothing to throw with it, then you'll never be world champ.Posted March 16, 2014 7:18 pm
LOL, Ernie. Well, Joseph's analysis WAS pretty much right on. The only difference being he said Garcia would probably win by UD but Danny got a majority decision.Posted March 16, 2014 1:18 pm
It's Me, Ernie
"Sorry boxing fan…crap response…"—> LMAO!Posted March 16, 2014 12:46 pm
Tomato Can
The fight went pretty much as I figured. There was no way Herrera was getting out of there with a win. Still I thought one judge would give it to him. That was a bad style match up for Garcia.Posted March 16, 2014 12:00 pm
"Sorry Herron… crap analysis…"
Sorry boxing fan…crap response…"Posted March 16, 2014 10:42 am
Squared-Circle Real Talk (a.k.a. LionKing)
Garcia got outboxed, his face busted-up and bloodied, and he lost. Period. That was a gift-wrapped B.S. decision and everyone, including Danny and Angel, knows it. He definitely owes Herrera a rematch, but this time it must be held in Mexico or MH's back yard in Cali in order to make things fair and even. Will DG man-up and do the right thing? I highly doubt it, but we'll see…Posted March 16, 2014 9:01 am
Joseph Herron
The only reason why I predicted a unanimous decision victory for Danny this evening was because it was taking place in Puerto Rico.
If you're not the local favorite in Bayamon, you're two rounds in the hole before the fight even begins.
But I was somewhat surprised that Danny wasn't able to adjust more comfortably and create more of a separation in the back half of the fight.
He started to do much better in rounds 9 and 10, but absolutely blew it in the twelfth.
On my scorecard, the twelfth should have won Herrera the fight. I had it 6 rounds to 5 in favor of Herrera going into the final round, which was overwhelmingly slanted towards Mauricio.
I had a feeling that the disjunct movement of Herrera was going to keep Garcia off balance and make it difficult to time and counter him effectively.
Herrera did a brilliant job of offsetting all of Danny Garcia's strengths tonight.
Garcia couldn't even set properly to throw his power shots tonight. He looked really uncomfortable in the ring.Posted March 16, 2014 3:14 am
The judges agreed with ME on that.Posted March 16, 2014 2:56 am
Yup. Jabs are a MISMATCH vs Power shots in Professional Boxing mPosted March 16, 2014 2:56 am
Boxtradamus… "No analysis needed for Garcia-Herrera. It's a mismatch."Posted March 16, 2014 2:03 am
Excuse me, two judges had Danny up by two rounds after the 8th, I think.Posted March 16, 2014 12:45 am
However, after finding out that two of the judges had Danny up by four rounds after the eighth round, I knew there was no way Herrera was going to get the win on points.Posted March 16, 2014 12:45 am
Joseph, you experienced, insightful master, I bow down to you. Your pre-fight analysis of Garcia/Herrera was right on the mark. Herrera out-boxed Danny. At worst the fight should have been scored a draw. Outstanding performance by Herrera. BTW, Danny's face tells the real story.Posted March 16, 2014 12:43 am
@Joseph Herron
Do you think it's possible Scott took a dive tonight? It certainly looked that way to me. I was reminded of Etienne against Tyson.Posted March 16, 2014 12:13 am
OH. That makes sense then. I found it odd to sign for a Fight of this caliber 5 weeks out.Posted March 15, 2014 10:57 pm
Joseph Herron
I already know that answer to that one, Boxtra.
Truth be known, both parties knew that this fight was going to be made weeks ago.
So did IPosted March 15, 2014 10:00 pm
"Shawn is scheduled to kick off this Tuesday night's program.
So chill out, brother!! LOL"- GOOD! I'm more excited about that bout than this one. It should be more competitive.
Make sure to ask how he feels about signing for a bout about 5 weeks out. I know that it takes 8 weeks to get in Top shape.
I'm sure that he doesn't mind getting paid in 5 weeks instead of 8 though.Posted March 15, 2014 9:49 pm
Squared-Circle Real Talk (a.k.a. LionKing)
Garcia should win via UD or stoppage, but Herrera is still likely to make it better fight than many think.Posted March 15, 2014 9:09 pm
"Like I said, you couldn't make one if your life depended on it."-Nope. Like I SAID. No analysis needed Garcia gets the WIN.Posted March 15, 2014 8:52 pm
Joseph Herron
Da UnKnown Comic: "Decent analysis. But it's time for a microphone update."
LOL…can't use my SM 58, because it has a low z end and I really don't want to use a mini plug adapter for that mic.
So I had to go with what was compatible to my videographer's equipment, which was a mini-plug outlet…hence the little mic.
But does it take anything away from the sound quality of the recording?
If not, which it doesn't, it's a moot point, isn't it? LOLPosted March 15, 2014 8:05 pm
Da UnKnown Comic
Decent analysis. But it's time for a microphone update.Posted March 15, 2014 7:08 pm
It's Me, Ernie
I wouldn't bet against Paulie vs Porter either, it's a toss up…Posted March 15, 2014 6:43 pm
"please not that pric# malignaggi again."
What will you say if he beats Porter? Which I think he will, by the way.Posted March 15, 2014 6:01 pm
"SO making an analysis is a waste of MY time"
Like I said, you couldn't make one if your life depended on it.Posted March 15, 2014 6:00 pm
Joseph Herron
Boxtradamus: "By the way when are one of you writers going to DO a write UP on Porter – Malignaggi which was signed DAYS ago??? It warrants more analysis than this one. I'll take Porter in that one by ROUGH housing decision."
1. The Garcia/Herrera fight is tonight and should prove to be more competitive than most recognize before the fight…and 2. Shawn is scheduled to kick off this Tuesday night's program.
So chill out, brother!! LOLPosted March 15, 2014 5:35 pm
" Herrera does have the potential to upset Garcia". So does my Grandma. Herrera is a lamb setup to be devoured by Garcia in front of the PR fans.Posted March 15, 2014 5:28 pm
please not that pric# malignaggi again.Posted March 15, 2014 5:18 pm
By the way when are one of you writers going to DO a write UP on Porter – Malignaggi which was signed DAYS ago??? It warrants more analysis than this one. I'll take Porter in that one by ROUGH housing decision.Posted March 15, 2014 5:10 pm
"That's because you couldn't give one if your life depended on it."-Nope. Its because its a MISMATCH. SO making an analysis is a waste of MY time. Garcia with the WIN.Posted March 15, 2014 5:03 pm
Joseph Herron
BTW, this fight will have open scoring, which will be announced after the 4th and 8th rounds per WBC rules.
Posted March 15, 2014 2:14 pm
Nice work as always Joseph
Garcia is a thinking fighter. There's no overhyping, on the contrary he's underhyped.Posted March 15, 2014 4:46 pm
"Garcia is BETTER all around. No analysis needed."
That's because you couldn't give one if your life depended on it.Posted March 15, 2014 4:28 pm
Herrera was chosen for schooling purposes…
Danny has to bring his jab up and this is a good fight to help him do that. One of the easiest things to do when you have outstanding power, timing, and physical toughness is neglect the jab… just work off the other guys' jab… lead with big thundering hooks and big rights… and knock the crap out of everybody out there…
But that won't work with every opponent in the world.
Robert Garcia knew Mikey could hit like hell, but insisted he master the jab.. He matched him with that in mind. That has paid dividends for Mikey.. If Danny brings his jab up he'll be one of the best fighters in the world.Posted March 15, 2014 4:17 pm
Garcia is BETTER all around. No analysis needed.Posted March 15, 2014 4:15 pm
BTW Joseph, great analysis, as usual.Posted March 15, 2014 3:02 pm
I am still intrigued by Herrera being chosen as Danny's next opponent. Other than by the WBA, he's not ranked in the top 10 welterweights by any sanctioning body or by The Ring. In fact, he's not even ranked in the top 15. Furthermore, even Angel Garcia says he's a nobody and that Danny will take him out in five. Yeah, I realize Angel is being his usual pre-fight self, but he's not far off the mark.
Another interesting thing is that in one of Danny's interviews he was talking like making 140 lbs. is getting difficult for him, "I made it for this fight." More the reason to chose a lighter-hitting opponent if it's starting to get difficult for Danny to continue to fight as a jr. welterweight.
Anyways, negative as I sound, I think Herrera was chosen to make sure Danny looks good in front of the Puerto Rican crowd. In his three losses one went to Alvarado and one went to Mayfield, both by wide UD. Both of those guys are not top tier fighters. Mikey would smash Alvarado or Mayfield. Herrera also only has seven KOs on his 23-fight record so he's not known as a power puncher and likely poses no real threat to Danny in that area.
This appears to be a stay busy fight for Danny, against a Mexican-American, in Puerto Rico. Go figure. Danny's expected win will be a nice gift to his father and his "people." But I really believe Danny should have fought a more known and noteable opponent.Posted March 15, 2014 3:01 pm
Joseph Herron
BTW, this fight will have open scoring, which will be announced after the 4th and 8th rounds per WBC rules.Posted March 15, 2014 2:14 pm
This young lion Garcia has a lot of hunger and just the weigh in video alone shows him ripped with abs and lean all over. He's ready for bigger things and this Herrera guy is just a notch on his resume. If anything.. this will be another fight in which Garcia out works his opponent for the W. I don't think Herrera will see the 12th round at all. Garcia told him in press conference that he was going to hurt him and I really do believe just that. Get ready for a war and don't hit the fridge for beer during the fight cause it might come to an abrupt end anytime.Posted March 15, 2014 2:08 pm
I don't see Danny underestimating anybody. I think they take every one serious. Garcia by a clear decision or KOPosted March 15, 2014 1:50 pm
Thanks again for the summary of the events I really enjoy listening to your thoughts. I think Danny will end up being the last man standing today via either KO or UD.Posted March 15, 2014 12:44 pm
we all like boxing. go first row us . eu tonitePosted March 15, 2014 12:20 pm
Tomato Can
Garcia by controversial SD win in an somewhat boring fight…Posted March 15, 2014 11:45 am
It's Me, Ernie
It seems Provo has improved greatly since the Herrera loss. I would like to see that bout contested again…Posted March 15, 2014 11:22 am
te tumbo
it's unlikely but Herrera does have the potential to upset an underprepared Garcia who underestimates him. conversely, i expect Herrera to have prepared for the biggest fight of his life. could get difficult for Danny. he's at his best when he's been the underestimated opponent.Posted March 15, 2014 11:12 am


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An in-depth look at the February 2011 Juxtapoz featuring Escif, Swoon, and Michael LeonStreet Art // Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The February 2011 issue of Juxtapoz is now on newsstands, featuring one of our favorite emerging artists, Spanish multifaceted talent Escif. Check out everything in FEB 2011 after the jump . . .
The Sneak Peek—Our February 2011 Juxtapoz Cover with ESCIFStreet Art // Friday, January 07, 2011
One of the artists we feel is making a great impact on the international art scene is Spanish artist Escif, and we present his work as the cover of our February 2011 Newsstand and Subscriber issues. The February issue also features a 26-page photo essay by Tod Seelie of the Juxtapoz 15th Anniversary Project that happened in Detroit this past October 2010. Full cover after the jump. . .
El Mac—Chelsea Jewel VideoJuxtapoz // Monday, January 03, 2011
We had meant to post this El Mac video a few weeks ago, but now we have the time to get this "Chelsea Jewel " piece up. This video captures the mural that Mac painted in NYC to coincide with his solo show that he had at Joshua Liner Gallery this past Fall. Watch the video after the jump . . .
Juxtapoz Detroit Project Written Up in Free PressJuxtapoz // Tuesday, December 28, 2010
This past Fall, as we have documented in full, we saw 6 artists off to Detroit to work with Powerhouse Productions as part of our 15th Anniversary Benefit and Auction project. Swoon, Ben Wolf, Monica Canilao, RETNA, Richard Colman, and Saelee Oh all created unique pieces of art in the neighborhood where the money we raised was able to buy property. The local Detroit Free Press just highlighted the project in an extensive article. More information after the jump . . .
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Cover artist and participating Detroit artist RETNA has a new video on LA Forward that shows him giving a tour of his mural in downtown LA that he painted with Mac based on a photograph by Estevan Oriol. What was supposed to be informative turns a tad confrontational as a man near the mural starting shouting at the film crew and Retna. Watch after the jump . . .
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hello everyone!
me and my husband are trying to take a one week and maybe a day or two trip to Thailand. we will be flying into BKK our first time to Thailand. everyone here seems so knowledgeable. so im asking for help!! i know its going to be the rainy seasons and were mainly going there to preferably relax on a beach. but were also on a tight budget.. can anyone recommend places to go and stay and what we should check out. cheapest ways to get around. for shopping there was mention of Chatuchak but only on the weekends in bangkok. does that mean only saturday and sunday. please help and thank you so much in advance~*
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Hi Hunnie,
Where are you flying in from and what time will you be arriving? For such a short time, this is important. Will you be jet-lagged? Will you be arriving at a time of the day that will allow you to get out of Bangkok straight away?
Cheapest way to get around is by bus and 3rd. class train.
The better weather during the rainy season is going to be found on the Gulf side around Koh Samui, Koh Pha-ngan and Koh Tao. Unfortunately, unless you fly, you're looking at an overnight trip to get to the area from Bangkok, or one day on the road followed by an overnight somewhere waiting for a ferry the next morning. That's a roundtrip totaling about 24 hours, at least, and doesn't count ferry time. That's a lot considering how little time you have. You may want to bite the budget bullet and fly straight to and from Koh Samui if that's the area you're considering. You may not even have to leave the airport in Bangkok.
Or consider going somewhere around Chumphon or Ban Saphan, and staying on the mainland instead of going to an island. These places aren't as far and get, more or less, the same weather. They are also quite nice and less busy.
Koh Chang is reachable from Bangkok in about 7 or 8 hours. During the rainy season it's not all that great, but it can be okay. Weather these days is very unpredictable. The other islands near it may or may not be open.
I'm sure someone will chime-in with some other suggestions.
The "Weekend" Market has everything! It can get insanely busy, hot, and fun. There are little bars and eating areas scattered all over the place. Go with plenty of time to spare because it's not the sort of place one goes to for an hour, or so.
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for a relatively short trip to thailand and on a tight budget, koh samet along thailand's eastern seaboard may be your best choice. it is a 3 to 4 hour bus ride from bangkok followed by a short ferry ride to the island. there are several different beaches to choose from, each with their own style and price range. if you do visit koh samet, it is best to arrive mid week to get the best choice of accommodation and lower prices, etc. check the listings here on Travelfish to get an idea of what is available.
if you miss out on the Weekend Market at Chatuchuk in Bangkok, the MBK shopping center is a good alternative with a wide range of shopping and food choices. cheers.
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Quite a lot of the stalls at Chatuchak are open on Friday afternoons too and it's a lot less crowded then.
Like Tilapia says you could be pretty jetlagged and tired when you arrive. Even though you only have 8 days I'd be quite tempted to have a shower and get a good night's sleep before heading off to the beach!
After a long flight the first thing I do in Bangkok (after the shower) is to get a two hour traditional Thai massage. It's great for getting over jetlag but might feel a little painful if you've never had one before! Gets the circulation going and stretches out muscles you never even knew you had but at the end you feel totally relaxed and refreshed and a two hour massage usually costs less than $20. Oil massages cost a little more but are gentler ( less muscle stretching) but also very relaxing.
Another thing I find useful for minimizing jetlag is to set my watch for the time zone of the place where the plane is landing next as soon as I get on board. Somehow simply doing that helps convince my brain that it's five hours later or whatever.
The Lomprayah ferry seems to have a new connecting flight service from Bangkok that might interest you if you want to go to Ko Tao or Ko Phangan where the weather should be OK. I've no idea how good/reliable this airline is but it would be a very quick and easy way of getting there.
The other way would be to get an overnight bus or sleeper train to either Ko Tao or Ko Phangnan. You could book the bus on the above site but I find the train more comfortable (even though Thai trains are pretty old) because you can stretch out properly. For some reason I haven't been able to access Thai train sites for months from my laptop so I don't know if the train online booking service is up and running but you could check. This site seems to work for everyone else and has loads of information about Thai trains including pictures of what the trains look like inside.
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Hi Tilapia
im flying from iad to nrt to bkk and should arrive 8/28 at 11:05pm. i will be jetlagged but not too bad. i do 2 flights to korea a year and im usually ok. long as im not running around or drinking too much >
how much do flights usually run to hop to an island probably $100 or more us right??
is Chumphon or Ban Saphan some what beachy areas?
do you know how i can get from bkk airport to that shopping area Chatuchak hopefully if they dont close early i can find a room near by and do a lil shopping before turning in for bed.
Thanks for the loads of info i def. need it i figured even if its only a week thailand is somewhere i def wanted to check out!! i hope i made a good choice
Exacto for koh samet is it still a pretty good price if i go there and get a room? guesthouse hostel.. anything? do you also know if its the same way in bangkok. i havent booked anything planning on going there looking for good deals and winging it.. i know.. so unorganized.
SBE the massages sound HEAVENLY how do i find one?? just ask anyone? and the prices wow u cant beat 20 bucks for 2 hours anywhere! eekk so excited even thinking about the shopping and massage. hehehe
thanks thanks all of u
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If you're getting into Bangkok at 11.05 pm then it'll be well after midnight by the time you get into town and the shops and markets will be closed so unfortunately you won't be able to do a lil shopping before hitting the sack! I doubt if you'll be able to get at massage at that time of night either. There are massage places everywhere, no need to book, but they usually close around 11pm or midnight in Bangkok. You can get one hour massages for about $10 too by the way...I just prefer getting the longer one after a flight. Thai massage involves applying pressure more or less along acupuncture lines and they often press quite hard... hence the pain if you're not used to that kind of massage (that and the stretches!) but it is really effective and can become quite addictive. Some people prefer Thai massage and some prefer oil which is more of a western style massage. You'll be able to get massages on the islands too if you don't have time to get one in Bangkok.
The only airline that flies to Samui is Bangkok Air (they have a monopoly) and it's more expensive than that flight+ferry option I posted a link to. In addition you'd still need to get a ferry from Samui if you wanted to go to Ko Tao or Ko Phangan.
Here's the Bangkok Airways site anyway....they do have more flights a day.
It's really preferable to book transport ASAP if you want to go to Samui/Tao/Phangan to make sure you get a place on the bus/plane/train/ferry.
Ko Samet doesn't need prior booking and buses leave at frequent intervals from the Eastern Bus Terminal which is easy to get to on the BTS skytrain (Ekkamai stop). The accommodation on Ko Samet is a bit more expensive (and there's an National Park entrance fee too) but it would allow you more flexibility and getting there would be cheaper. Don't go too late in the day or you'll miss the last ferry. There are speedboats too but they're much more expensive of course.
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Global C4ISR Market Offers International Opportunities
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Something I thought to myself while watching Top Chef Masters this week: You know who would never allow wrestlers in chicken masks to carry him offscreen, Charlie Chaplin-style? Tom Colicchio, that's who. This occurred to me just after I watched Curtis Stone jump into the arms of a few men in tights and get whisked away as the remaining chefs smiled, pretending they weren't witnessing the last vestiges of a man's dignity disappear out stage left.
And then this occurred to me: No matter how ridiculous the original Top Chef gets, no matter how many non-sequitur celebrity appearances and shameless product tie-ins, you always have Colicchio there, lending much-need gravitas to the Bravo fluff factory. Stone, on the other hand, only amps up the ridiculousness with his V-necks and his white teeth and his handsome-boy, game attitude. He seems like a nice guy, but is definitely part of the problem.
Hello there, TCM fans. After a recap hiatus last week—I wouldn't dream of doing this while you all were on vacay—we're back together to celebrate the fact that our own Bryan Voltaggio has made it to the final four despite serving beet sorbet to little kids, getting mentally bedazzled by a jeans-clad Ali Larter, and finding himself locked in a battle of egos with Sang Yoon.
"I'm wondering what Doug did with the other 27 minutes of the challenge."
Our main takeaway from episode six: Mindy Kaling is not a magical unicorn. Uproariously funny? Yes. In possession of a Nora Ephron-esque ability to capture the pop culture zeitgeist in a way that's totally original yet familiar as your favorite sweater? Totally. But not even Kaling can save a television show in which Gail Simmons sings a Yo Gabba Gabba song and children are fed eggplant jello. The comedian shows up for a Quickfire themed around her favorite romantic comedies. Which is such a boring idea. The waste-of-a-Kaling segment ends with her selecting Douglas Keane's scrambled eggs and caviar, based on the movie Midnight in Paris. This makes Yoon feel robbed since, you know, he's a genius chef appearing on a television show in which he has to design a dish around Mindy Kaling's favorite romantic comedy. How would you feel?
This week on Top Chef Masters, the flaxen-haired Busy Philipps (Kim Kelly to all you Freaks and Geeks fans), appears among the chefs, heavy with child. And this unborn spawn is in no mood to make vapid chitchat with Curtis Stone. He is hungry, you see—dangerously hungry.
"Give him your dishes," stammers Philipps, the mighty force within her womb causing her to shake and spin about the soundstage. "He wants LA-inspired food, and no, I'm not talking about Wolfgang Puck sh*t. He wants tacos and brownie sundaes and beef and broccoli and OH, MY GOD, this child must be sated or we shall all perish."
And with that, Restaurant Wars is declared.
"They don't make small condoms at Restaurant Depot."
Sue Zemanick spends the episode getting battered about by the male members of team 72 and Sunny—a pretty clever name for a California restaurant, though the mood in the kitchen would better be described as Two Below Zero and Pissy. Doug Keane and Sang Yoon boss around Zemanick like she's some beer wench at Medieval Times rather than the lady in the American Express commercials—her only solace comes when Yoon sets her up nicely to crack on his minimal manhood.
Things between Keane and Yoon start off pretty good. When the two friends get together, "it's like Beavis and Butthead" chortles Keane, but then, tout d'un coup, Butthead is screaming at the rented waitstaff who are probably—this is a sad thought—aspiring reality TV people who spend their days loitering around Walmarts until Andy Cohen's third cousin shows up in a pickup truck and drives them to the last remaining Barnes & Noble where Teresa Giudice is crayoning her name in the pages of a book about gluten-free cupcakes that she didn't really write. Not even steely Keane can stand by and watch his buddy lob F-bombs at these broken people. These people who pretend to attend book signings for the Real Housewives of New Jersey. These people who dream of getting their untoned arms critiqued on Millionaire Matchmaker. Who could yell at these poor people about not wiggling the plates? Has Yoon no mercy?
In the end, David Burke is the only one who manages to make it through unscathed, working the front of the room like some famous Irish poet pre-blackout at the pub. Women want to date him. Men wonder if they might serve as Bert to his Ernie. Gail Simmons is putty in his little red fingers. To top it all off, Francis Lam compares Burke's panna cotta to a hot French kiss. It's all adding up to a big victory for old Burke, but in the end, the judges go with Yoon and his curs'd beef and broccoli. What gives, man? It seems Butthead just can't lose.
"My dish is a little more avant garde."
Meanwhile on team Artisan—I know, the name is not good—Voltaggio finally drops the Lancelot routine. Faced with the full force of Restaurant Wars, and a total lack of cooperation from his muggle teammates Lynn Crawford, Jennifer Jasinski, and Puss in Boots (Neal Fraser), the 'Tagg finally summons his metaphorical dark army. While the other Artisans bumble about, fussing over brownie sundaes and topping citrus salads with mushrooms like first-year students at the Olive Garden culinary school, BV travels down the winding stone stairs of his mental sorcerer's lair, where he and a team of invisible minions concoct a magical potion that looks to the average Modernist Cuisine reader like a conceptual take on cobb salad with salmon but has powers far more mysterious than any Nathan Myhrvold purports to possess. We watch as Ruth Reichl takes a bite of this supernatural dish, swoons audibly, and then suddenly is lifted airborn. For a moment Reichl disappears from view, but then there she is! A winged raven darting among the rafters—recognizable only by the sideswept bangs that remain tilted just so across her bird brow. Released from the shackles of the gravitational pull, she hovers for a moment on Voltaggio's solid shoulder as if to thank him, then disappears into the night sky—spry and small and finally, finally free.
Oh gosh, Lindsay Price. I remember you from the early 90210 days, when you had to play the impossible-to-believe part of Janet Sosna, a young woman who gravitated toward Steve Sanders for purely (ohmahgod, barf) sexual reasons. Anyone who grew up in the '90s knows the only real reason for a lady to hang out with Steve Sanders was a) to get within pheromone-whiffing distance of Dylan, or b) in hopes that Kelly Taylor might toss you a pair of last week's dangly earrings. Anyway, that whole thing was sordid and gross, and I'm much more on board with Price's new role: devoted fiancée to Aussie host Curtis Stone.
In episode four, the soon-to be Mrs. Stone stops by the TCM set to help scheme a surprise engagement party for her sunkissed future spouse. Cohosting this shindig: none other than Saveur EIC James Oseland, who even throws on a purple sweater to honor the Grimace-fur garment Stone blinded us with during last week's episode.
As we've discussed before, TCM's principal problem is that the stakes of the show are so low. To drum up that much-needed drama, Bravo producers have so far turned to skydiving, shrimp heads, and—talk about a deal with the devil—a surprise visit from Kathy Lee Gifford.
This week they dropped any pretense of subtlety and just asked the team from daytime drama Days of Our Lives (yup, Days is still on) to come judge the food. Because of course a group of dead-eyed soap stars who survive on Benzedrine and broken dreams are qualified to evaluate dishes crafted by the country's most accomplished chefs.
Let's get this out of the way: Overall, there was far too little Bryan Voltaggio in the second episode of TCM this week—I almost welcomed the weekly commercial spot where the Frederick native shills for almond milk. (Or is he selling appliances? I can't remember. What I do know is: You can make almond-milk gazpacho really fast if you have a blender.)
Anyway, the good news is that endlessly entertaining James Oseland took up a lot of that not-Voltaggio time, uttering lines like, "Come inside my body" and, "This slaw tastes a little 'food court.'" There was also some rando Kathy Lee Gifford action and a guest judge appearance by talented writer Francis Lam, a sugarplum of a person who is almost as cute as Odette Fada trying to ESL her way off of the chopping block.
On to the recap.
"I'm gonna punch him in the face."
Episode two begins in medias res, with our beleaguered sous crew gritting their teeth through the mis-en-place Quickfire—a Top Chef mainstay in which contestants go head-to-head to see who can prep stuff the fastest. Only this is one weird mis indeed. The ingredients are: rack of lamb, squid, celery root, and—oy, vey—pomegranate. Have you ever tried to get the seeds out of a pomegranate when your livelihood was on the line? Have you ever even made it through eating a pomegranate without becoming soul-crushingly bored by all that seed removal? Me neither. It's a truly evil mis-en-place choice on the part of the Bravo producers.
Sang Yoon's number two, Ted Hopson, finishes first, his work deemed satisfactory by our hunky Aussie host, Curtis Stone. Then Hopson rolls up the sleeve to reveal . . . a pomegranate tattoo! Nope, that's not an autocorrect error. I didn't type "naked lady" and wind up with "pomegranate". This guy's so into seedy tree fruits, he had one indelibly carved into his body. I wonder what inspires someone to get a pomegranate tattoo? Somewhere in the story is an ex-girlfriend who did a lot of Bikram yoga and made blender gazpacho out of almond milk.
To borrow a quaint expression from one super-stressed-out sous chef seen cantering through the Top Chef Masters kitchen: "Holy mackerel!"
Season five of Masters, which debuted Wednesday on Bravo, was a cornucopia of twists and reveals—smart move for a show that has historically struggled in the who-cares department. This time around, producers have packed the program with built-in drama by incorporating chefs' employees into the games. Each master was told to bring along a sous chef, presumably to assist him or her during the culinary challenges. What the Masters weren't told: Basically the entire outcome of the show rests on the hunched shoulders of their overworked underlings. For instance, when a sous chef wins a Quickfire, his boss gets immunity in the elimination challenge. And when sous chefs perform poorly, their employers pay the price with various "obstacles" during the challenges.
As this information sinks in throughout the season premiere, the Masters make a LOT of jokes about how they are totally going to fire their sous chefs if they mess up. Cut to a huddle of saucer-eyed, tattooed toque assistants pretending to laugh. "Hahaha, not like I need my job or anything! Thanks, Bravo!"
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The previous Sebastopol City Council approved a controversial CVS Pharmacy project on prime downtown land only after three years of debate and two dozen, often-heated, public hearings.
Since then, the new council, with two members elected in November amid the backlash against CVS, has taken a more measured approach to commercial development by putting a freeze on chain stores and drive-thru businesses.
City officials insist that the moratoriums are not directed at the $10 million CVS and Chase Bank project that is already in the works. Rather, they say they are attempts to control the types of businesses that open in the west Sonoma County hub and promote the homegrown establishments that give the city its small-town feel.
"We have an independent streak and want to do things our way," said Councilman Patrick Slayter. "This is a way to get ahead of developments that I don't think a lot of residents would support."
The council in September passed an ordinance banning chain stores for 45 days, and last week extended the moratorium for 10 1/2 months. It could decide to make the ordinance permanent, city manager Larry McLaughlin said.
Chain stores are regulated to some degree in several California cities including Sonoma and Calistoga.
City staff will review applications for new businesses to see whether they meet certain definitions of a chain store, such as having 10 or more locations, offering the same menu or products in all branches and having consistent branding throughout the chain.
Sebastopol has several businesses that would appear to meet this definition, including Taco Bell, Whole Foods and the existing CVS north of downtown.
The ordinance does not apply to banks and gas stations or businesses smaller than 5,000 square feet located in the city's four shopping centers.
It would also not apply to previously approved projects including the CVS planned for the busy intersection of Petaluma and Sebastopol avenues on the vacant 2.5-acre former Pellini car dealership.


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New feature adds Instagram-like media stream to Twitter feed
Tweetbot for Mac has seen an update today, introducing a new media view giving a timeline view of the users' feed of images and video from people followed. The new view is invocable by clicking "view" in the menu bar followed by "Media timeline." The view shows only tweets with media connected.
The new feature allows for a rapid view of all the content in the stream, and will likely be most helpful with realtime events with a large variety of coverage in images, such as breaking news or trade shows. Tweetbot for Mac 1.3 also displays how many retweets and favorites a tweet has gathered, in addition to profile pictures of users.
The app is available on the Mac App Store for $20.