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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Ben Affleck -- Smoother than Ever
Ben Affleck's smooth mug surfaced Thursday ... the first time since shaving his career-defining beard Sunday night at an Oscars after-party.With some scruff starting to grow back, the 40-year-old rocked a 5 o'clock shadow as he arrived for a TED…
Rihanna - Road To 'Talk That Talk' (Part 2)
Road To 'Talk That Talk' (Part 2)
- Artist: Rihanna
- Label: Def Jam Records
- Director: Evan Rogers
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Rihanna Defies Oprah's 'Badass' Expectations in Interview Teaser
In a preview for Oprah's August 19 sit-down with the star, Rihanna opens up about her fear of climbing the ladder of fame.
By James Dinh
<P><MTVNLINK type="artist" id="1940303">Rihanna</MTVNLINK> is all about making trips to her Barbados homeland to show some love, and this time she's brought along a familiar face: Oprah.</P><P>And from the looks of a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVd8EwppORw" target="_blank">clip</a> released online, the two are so familiar that they look like they've been friends for years as they hang around the house. In the teaser for Rihanna's appearance on "Oprah's Next Chapter," which airs August 19 on OWN, the two get even more comfortable than the clothes they're wearing as they if ride through the city and chat before a gorgeous ocean view deck.</P><P><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uVd8EwppORw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></P><P>"I went there with my own ideas of who she was by watching the videos and listening to her music," Oprah says in the clip's opening scene. "I thought she was going to be kind of a badass, kind of a hard-edged rocker/pop woman. Nothing could have been farther from the truth."</P><P>As it turns out, the pop titan opened up completely with Oprah about her fear of climbing the ladder of fame, getting emotional at times.</P><P>"I'm super-duper afraid of the pedestal that comes with fame," Rihanna says, before admitting her loneliness.</P><P>Cameras followed the pair as they drove to the singer's old neighborhood (with Rihanna behind the wheel) and interacted with the locals. As if she was stripped of her fame, Oprah tells viewers that she was surprised at how low-key the visit was. "It wasn't like a big superstar, megastar, pop star had arrived in the neighborhood, it was just run in as though she had gone to the grocery store and came back."</P><P><i>Will you tune into Rihanna's appearance on "Oprah's Next Chapter"? Tell us below.</i></P>
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Miley Cyrus - 7 Things
- Artist: Miley Cyrus
- Label: Hollywood Records
- Director: Brett Ratner
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Elvis Presley?s Gold Limousine
Every once in a while I check out the ?News? at Elvis.com.� Unfortunately, to find the few newsworthy items, you have to skip through a lot of what really are advertisements.� During the past week, so-called news reports have been … Continue reading
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Zoe Saldana Geeks Out About 'Star Trek Into Darkness' And 'Avatar 2'
On the red carpet at the Oscars, MTV News' Josh Horowitz couldn't help but totally geek out with Zoe Saldana about her two sci-fi franchises, J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" and James Cameron's "Avatar," both of which are expecting sequels in the near to relatively near future. But first thing's first, "Star Trek Into Darkness." What's [...]
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Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus Snared In 'American Idol' Judge Rumor Mill
Khloe Kardashian, Stacy Keibler and Kelly Osbourne on list of potential 'X Factor' hosts.
By Gil Kaufman
<P>Giving new meaning to the phrase "throw it up against the wall and see what sticks," the roster of A and B-list stars reportedly in the mix to spice up the judging panels and take over hosting duties on <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/topic/american_idol/">"American Idol"</a> and "X Factor" multiplied by a factor of 10 on Tuesday (July 10).</P><P>We've already told you that former "Idol" runner-up <a href="/news/articles/1689286/adam-lambert-american-idol-judge-rumors.jhtml">Adam Lambert</a>
 is reportedly being eyed to join the panel for the 12th season of the show. We're not sure yet who he'd replace on the three-person panel, but Jennifer Lopez is rumored to be on her way out along with fellow two-season vet Steven Tyler. Even lone wolf "Idol" OG Randy Jackson is said to be on the potential chopping block as the show looks to shake things up to compete with the fresher celeb faces on "Factor" and "The Voice."</P><P><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/328622/american-idol-miley-cyrus-katy-perry-nicki-minaj-fergie-and-will-i-am-being-considered-as-judges" target="_blank"><I>E! Online</I></a> tossed a few more huge names into the big names into the hopper on Monday by quoting unnamed sources saying that Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Fergie and will.i.am are also being considered for the vacancies.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Who Should Be A Judge On 'American Idol' Season 12?" id="vid:815352 " width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>A spokesperson for "Idol" did not return requests for comment on the report at press time, but an "Idol" insider told the site, "no one has signed any contracts yet and producers are currently putting out feelers and setting up meetings to see who they can get ... we won't know if Randy [Jackson] and Steven [Tyler] are returning until they see who else is on board."</P><P>It seems unlikely that such currently red-hot stars as Perry and Minaj would put everything on hold to spend half a year or more attending rehearsals, tapings and live shows for "Idol." Cyrus is also not likely to put off her recording and movie career to join the "Idol" family, but with the Black Eyed Peas on hiatus and their solo careers in a holding pattern Fergie and frequent "Idol" mentor will.i.am could be legitimate contenders.</P><P>This type of bold-name speculation takes place just about every summer. Remember when <a href="/news/articles/1646174/mariah-carey-running-be-american-idol-judge.jhtml">Mariah Carey</a>
 was touted as the next "Idol" judge after negotiations with J. Lo reportedly broke down in 2010?</P><P>The rumors got even more intense earlier this year when Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, the late Whitney Houston, Avril Lavigne and <a href="/news/articles/1680114/britney-spears-x-factor.jhtml">Britney Spears</a>
 were said to be circling a gig on former "Idol" lead judge Simon Cowell's "X Factor." Britney, of course, ended up signing on the dotted line, along with Demi Lovato, but "Factor" still has one vacancy to fill: host.</P><P>Actually, make that <a href="/news/articles/1679730/x-factor-new-judges-hosts.jhtml"><I>two</I> spots</a>
 . Following the ouster of Steve Jones after the first season, Cowell is looking for one female and one male host to anchor the show and the alleged list of potential chatters is impressive, and a bit random.</P><P><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/328798/x-factor-considering-khlo-kardashian-odom-stacy-keibler-and-more-as-possible-hosts" target="_blank"><I>E!</I> also reported</a> that the not-so-short list ranges from George Clooney's girlfriend Stacy Keibler to Khloé Kardashian Odom, Kelly Osbourne, Mario Lopez, sportscaster Erin Andrews and BET's Terrence J.</P><P>An unnamed source told the site that Cowell is in no hurry to fill those vacancies. "They're doing the auditions without a host so it's no big deal they don't have hosts right now," the source said. "Simon really wants to take his time. The two-person thing didn't work out the first time and he wants to make sure it works this time."</P><P>A spokesperson for "Factor" did not return requests for comment at press time.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="MTV First: Katy Perry's 'Wide Awake'" id="id:1687575" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P>
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10 of the world?s best fresh markets
Green markets, farmers' markets, fresh markets, wet markets -- whatever you call them, these are the places that make Walmart, Tesco and other supermarket chains look like crimes against cuisine.
Often centuries old but full of freshness, markets are usually packed with dozens of vendors and worth visiting even if you have no intention of cooking anything yourself on your vacation.
1. La Boqueria: Barcelona, Spain
Started with a pig market, ends with a pig out.
Believed to have originated in the 13th century as a pig market, the Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria has grown into one of the finest outdoor markets in the world.
It's home to fishmongers, butchers, cheesemongers, greengrocers and dozens of small charcuterie shops specializing in Spanish hams and cured meats.
With an entrance off busy La Rambla, La Boqueria is a popular spot to stop for lunch.
The counters of any of the tiny gourmet restaurants provide fresh seafood and Mediterranean specialties.
Rambla, 91 Mercat de la Boqueria (Edifici Direcci�, 2a planta), Barcelona, Spain; +34 93 412 1315; www.boqueria.info
2. Tsukiji Fish Market: Tokyo, Japan
The real suckers are the ones who don't buy anything.
Tokyo's Tsukiji Market is the largest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world, selling more than 400 types of seafood, from inexpensive seaweed to sea urchin and caviar costing hundreds of dollars.
The market has the distinction of supplying restaurants all over the world with fresh fish.
It's also one of Tokyo's biggest tourist attractions, where visitors gather in the pre-dawn hours to gawp at the frenetic auction of dozens of enormous tuna.
The outer market, located in a maze of tiny streets packed with retail shops, allows visitors the chance to purchase seafood and other food supplies and enjoy an early morning sashimi meal.
5-2-1 Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan; +81 3 3542 1111; www.tsukiji-market.or.jp
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3. Union Square Farmer's Market: New York City, United States
How the city caters to country bumpkins.
In the 1970s, New York City's Union Square was a seedy, crime-ridden area of Manhattan until a small farmers' market took root and revitalized the area.
The market has grown into one of the world's best, with more than 140 regional farmers, fishmongers, bakers and butchers catering to more than 60,000 shoppers on peak days.
The greenmarket showcases more than just fresh-picked produce, though.
Celebrity chefs often use the space for cooking demonstrations, there are school tours that teach local kids about seasonality and healthy eating and education programs, including one that helps New Yorkers learn about composting.
Broadway at East 17th Street, New York City, United States; +1 212 788 7900; www.grownyc.org
4. Or Tor Kor Market: Bangkok, Thailand
All the colors of a crazy hot dish.
Located next to Bangkok's busy Chatuchak weekend market, Or Tor Kor Market is as packed with perfect produce as its neighbor is with souvenirs and tchotchkes.
Or Tor Kor displays exotic fruits and vegetables that are unique to Thailand, as well as imported specialties from around Asia.
The market is immaculate and brightly lit, allowing shoppers to easily cruise for seafood, sweets and cooked foods.
Tourists will enjoy Or Tor Kor's wide selection of prepared curry pastes and spices to take back home, and a food court filled with Thai specialties.
Th Kampangphet (next to Kampheng Phet MRT station), Bangkok, Thailand
5. St. Lawrence Market: Toronto, Canada
Whatever the weather, exotic veg available here.
Toronto's St. Lawrence Market lays on one of Canada's finest shopping experiences.
It's the place that Toronto locavores shop for Ontario-grown-and-made products, including the freshest produce, homemade pies, freshly baked bread and elk, venison and other locally sourced game.
On Saturdays, local farmers sell seasonal organic produce at the North Market, a tradition that began in 1803 and continues today, presenting a wide selection of not just fruit and vegetables but locally produced cheeses, grains and meats.
Embracing more than 120 vendors, St. Lawrence's South Market also sells imported items such as tropical fruits and avocados that are not easily grown in Ontario's chilly climate.
92-95 Front Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; +1 416 392 7120, www.stlawrencemarket.com
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6. Borough Market: London, England
Most of London's vegetables under one roof.
The oldest fruit and vegetable market in London is also one of the world's finest.
Located in the Southwark neighborhood, Borough Market has been operating here since 1755 -- but the area has been known for its fresh market since the 13th century.
Specializing in locally grown produce and fruits, hand-made cheeses and fresh breads, the wholesale market is the supplier of choice for many of London's best restaurants.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday the market is open to the public, who, in addition to doing their weekly grocery shopping, can sample the many snacks and gourmet foodstuffs on offer.
8 Southwark St., London, England; +44 (0) 20 7407 1002, www.boroughmarket.org.uk
7. Kreta Ayer Wet Market: Singapore
The less wiggly of the things for sale.
Combining the bounty of Asia's wet markets with immaculate hygiene standards, Kreta Ayer Wet Market in Singapore's Chinatown is something to behold.
The market stocks a fantastic variety of fresh Asian vegetables, from bok choi to choi sum, as well as exotic ingredients such as live frogs and turtles, preserved eggs, Chinese herbal remedies and a plethora of tofu products.
Named after the ox carts that were used to deliver water to the area, the market is capped by a hawker center upstairs where exhausted shoppers can sit down with a bowl of noodle soup or other local specialties.
Chinatown, Kreta Ayer Road and Keong Siak Road, Singapore
8. Lancaster Central Market: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
A'mishmash of fresh, local produce.
The United States' oldest, continuously operated farmer's market stands in the heart of Amish country in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The historic market has been in operation since the 1730s, and was granted permanent status by King George II in 1742. It remains popular today, and tourists flock here to purchase hand-crafted products and foods made by the local Amish community.
While the Pennsylvania Dutch wares might be the biggest draw for out-of-towners, locals appreciate the wide variety of imported goods sold alongside local produce, fresh flowers, just-caught seafood and hearty baked breads.
23 North Market St., Lancaster, Penn., United States; +1 717 735 6890, www.centralmarketlancaster.com
9. March� Provencal: Antibes, France
Best to hit the absinthe bar after you've decided what to cook.
Located in Antibes' historic old town, the March� Provencal is brimming with gourmet ingredients from the Provence region of France.
Visitors can learn the art of French cooking with the plethora of local specialties, including foie gras, honey, fresh lavender, wines and cheeses, fruit preserves and fragrant spices.
In the afternoons local artisans display their works, from ceramics to wood carvings to paintings.
Shoppers can also sit down to a coffee at one of the charming surrounding caf�s or head across the street to the absinthe bar.
Cours Mass�na, Antibes, France
10. Kowloon City Wet Market: Hong Kong
Good day out for carnivores.
In a metropolis known for the quality and quantity of its wet markets, Hong Kong's Kowloon City wet market stands out.
Both tourists and locals flock to this foodie destination for the highest-quality ingredients, including fresh imported meats hanging from steel hooks, live fish thrashing about and piles of perfect greens.
The neighborhood is also home to many specialty food stores, including those in "Little Thailand" offering all sorts of Thai goods.
In the wet market itself there's a cooked food center that dishes up excellent Cantonese snacks and a wide array of not-too-spicy Thai dishes.
100 Nga Tsin Wai Road, Hong Kong; +852 2383 2224; www.fehd.gov.hk
More on CNNGo: Best Shanghai shopping markets
Got your own favorite wet market? Tell us all about it in the comments.
First published July 2012, updated February 2013.
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Angelina Jolie Taps Coen Brothers To Rewrite Next Directorial Effort
Here's a collaboration we never thought we'd see: Angelina Jolie has tapped Joel and Ethan Coen to rewrite her next directorial effort, "Unbroken." That's right,
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber Tumble For Olympic Gymnasts On Twitter
Taylor Swift, Ryan Seacrest and other celebs tweet to celebrate U.S. gold medalists.
By Kara Warner
<P>Now that the Summer Olympics are in full swing, it seems as though the entire world has been caught up in watching their country's best athletes go for gold. We've definitely caught the Olympics fever here at MTV News and have been hard-pressed to pull our eyes away from all the action, and we're not alone. Thanks to a slew of enthusiastic tweets from our favorite celebrities, it's obvious the fever has spread to the likes of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Pink, particularly after the U.S. gymnastics team won their gold medal Tuesday evening (July 31).</P><P>"Those girls are tearing the floor up for the USA! #Olympics," Lady Gaga <a href="https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/230501177014493184" target="_blank">tweeted</a>. "Woohoo! Gold for the ladies! Just want to squeeze them! So much talent and beauty. Did u seem all holding hands? There's no 'I' in team."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Olympics 2012: What's On Team USA's Music Playlist?" id="vid:819232" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>Gaga's support eventually made its way directly to 16-year-old team member <a href="https://twitter.com/McKaylaMaroney/status/230588951285600256" target="_blank">McKayla Maroney</a>, who thanked the Mother Monster for her kind words, which resulted in more excitement from Gaga herself.</P><P>"@mckaylamaroney tweeted at me!" Gaga responded. "Why didn't anybody tell me!!! DEAD. You were brilliant give all the girls a kiss for me."</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/2012/summer_jam_games/"><big><b>Vote now for your favorite summertime smashes in our Summer Jam Games!</b></big></a></P><P>Fellow singers Pink and Justin Bieber are also on the women's gymnastics team's bandwagon.</P><P>"Congrats to the USA women's gymnastics team on their win," <a href="https://twitter.com/Pink/status/230683236530020353" target="_blank">Pink wrote</a>. "You competed hard!!!!!! Well done."</P><P>"Heard @FranklinMissy is a fan of mine. now im a fan of hers too. CONGRATS on winning GOLD! #muchlove," Bieber <a href=" https://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/230212769889280000" target="_blank">tweeted</a>, before <a href="https://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/230585030655737856">sending the entire team some love</a>. "CONGRATS to @McKaylaMaroney @jordynmarie2013 @kyla_ross96 @Aly_Raisman @gabrielledoug on your GOLD MEDAL. #BeliebersWinGOLD #Proud ..."</P><P>The celebrity love didn't stop there, Taylor Swift also issued tweets of congratulations to the fab five.</P><P>"CONGRATS @Aly_Raisman and all of the fab five on your incredible win!!!" Swift <a href="https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/230747164144451584" target="_blank">tweeted</a>. "So blown away by @FranklinMissy! I was so happy to see you win, girl :)"</P><P>Finally, the up close and personal fever award goes to Ryan Seacrest, who has extra special access to the athletes thanks to his reporting gig with NBC. Seacrest showed his support for the ladies by trying to join them in their group splits.</P><P>"Doing the splits is easy, standing back up...not so much," Seacrest <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanSeacrest/status/228592775698993152" target="_blank">tweeted</a>, along with a <a href="http://instagr.am/p/NjtkIBFWSa/" target="_blank">hilarious photo</a> for proof.</P><P><b>Forget the Olympics: <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/2012/summer_jam_games/">Vote now in MTV's Summer Jam Games</a>! Polls are open and will close at midnight ET Sunday (August 5). Guide your favorites to golden glory, and help spread the word via Twitter, using the hashtag #SummerJamGames.</b></P>
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Shakira's 'Loca' Video: Watch An Exclusive Preview!
Singer goes guerrilla for clip, which features a madcap dash around Barcelona.
By James Montgomery
<P>In her previous videos, <MTVNLINK type="artist" id="504144">Shakira</MTVNLINK>'s gone <a href="/news/articles/1638066/shakira-unveils-waka-waka-this-time-africa.jhtml">global</a>, <a href="/news/articles/1632776/shakira-scores-love-with-tennis-pro-rafael-nadal-new-video.jhtml">game-set-match</a> and, after shooting <a href="/news/articles/1617328/shakira-summons-her-inner-wolf-eye-popping-new-video.jhtml">"She Wolf,"</a> probably to the chiropractor. And now, in her new video for "Loca," she's gone guerrilla.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Loca (Sneak Peek)" id="vid:576604" width="240" height="211"></div><p></P><P>Shot run-and-gun style in Barcelona last month, the "Loca" clip follows Shakira and her crew on a madcap dash around the city — including scenes shot in a public fountain and on the back of a motorcycle, which got her in <a href="http://www.barcelonareporter.com/index.php?/news/comments/shakira_loca_in_barcelona_sale_el_sol_-_the_sun_comes_out_released_on_octob/" target="_blank">hot water</a> with local authorities. Thanks to all that, it's a decidedly different turn from her past efforts, most of which were big-budget affairs, and all of which avoided getting her in trouble with the law.</P><P>"Loca" — which features a cameo by British rapper Dizzee Rascal — is the first single off her new album, <i>Sale El Sol</i> (due October 19), and while the full video won't premiere until Wednesday on MTV.com, you can watch an exclusive 30-second sneak peek right now. There's roller skating, frolicking in a fountain, (very public) costume changes, motorcycle riding and — of course — a whole lot of hip-shaking, too. It's sexy, cheeky and, yes, even a little bit crazy, but then again, what Shakira video isn't? And while "Loca" may be a departure from her previous clips, what makes it great is the simple fact that <i>none</i> of her pop contemporaries — not even Lady Gaga — would dare try something like this. And that's why we love her so much.</P><P>But why are you reading this? Have a look at our exclusive preview of "Loca" right now, and make sure to check back on Wednesday for the full experience. Trust us, it's worth it.</P><P><i>Are you excited for Shakira's "Loca" video? Let us know in the comments!</i></P>
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Siobhan Magnus Eliminated On 'American Idol'
Michael Lynche and Casey James join her in the bottom three.
By Gil Kaufman
<P>It's getting to that point in season nine of "American Idol" when it gets hard to guess who will go home every week because the competition has gotten so tight. But a night after Simon Cowell compared her tortured screaming to the sound of a woman giving birth, America decided that it wasn't quite ready for an "Idol" champ as quirky as tattooed glassblower Siobhan Magnus.</P><P>After charming the judges and voting public with her offbeat style sense, powerhouse vocals and sometimes sassy backtalk to the judges, Magnus' luck ran out after she closed Tuesday's show with an all-over-the-place take on <a href="/news/articles/1637939/siobhan-magnus-wins-judges-back-with-any-man-mine.jhtml">Shania Twain's "Any Man of Mine."</a></P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder" id="id:1632717"></div><p></P><P>Magnus was given the boot on a night that was packed with performances from <a href="/news/articles/1638032/shakiras-gypsy-gets-boost-from-rascal-flatts-on-american-idol.jhtml">Rascal Flatts, Shakira</a> and Lady Antebellum, and her exit came after more than 33 million votes were lodged Tuesday.</P><P>The results began with host Ryan Seacrest creating three groups of two. The first pairing included Magnus and Lee Dewyze, followed by Casey James and Michael Lynche and then Aaron Kelly and Crystal Bowersox. Cutting the tension immediately, Seacrest walked Magnus across the stage for her first trip to the bottom three, alongside Lynche and James.</P><P>The first singer sent back to safety was <a href="/news/articles/1635660/american-idol-judges-save-michael-lynche.jhtml">Lynche, who dodged a bullet for the second time</a> this season. "Tonight is different because everyone did well last night, so there's no shame in the bottom three," he said before being sent back to the couches. With James safe, that left the woman Seacrest called an "independent spirit" standing center stage in her salmon-colored miniskirt-and-tank-top combo.</P><P>Saying she tried out for the show for her little sisters, Magnus hoped that she had a big impact on them. "I did my best, and I hope that I was able to show them what we're all capable of," she said, clearly holding back some emotion.</P><P>Keeping her composure, Magnus went out with a typically sassy run through Aretha Franklin's "Think," which got the final five and the whole audience on their feet and clapping along. It ended, of course, with one of her signature ear-piercing screams and then some hugs for her family, who told her, "You're still our star."</P><P>This being a country-themed week, the show kicked off with a live performance from twangy trio Rascal Flatts, who played their cowboy-pop ditty "Unstoppable." Along with the usual time-killing Ford video and some other promotional shenanigans, the first half of the show also featured season-four "Idol" superstar Carrie Underwood flying in from her national tour just to introduce her current opening act, the <a href="/news/articles/1638035/sons-sylvia-from-next-great-american-band-american-idol.jhtml">little-known brotherly band Sons of Sylvia</a>.</P><P>Bringing a harder-edge, new-wave country vibe than they displayed during their winning run last year on "The Next Great America Band," the all-black-clad Clark brothers played their debut single, "Love Left to Lose." The tune mixed straightforward radio rock with country touches, including fiddle, mandolin and rocked-out resonator guitar over a thudding backbeat.</P><P>With a whole hour to fill, the next break featured <a href="/news/articles/1637933/lady-antebellum-honored-perform-on-american-idol.jhtml">ACM winners Lady Antebellum</a> performing their triple-platinum smash "Need You Now." The Fleetwood Mac-like ballad of romantic longing that has helped propel the album of the same name to the best sales figures of any 2010 release found singers Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott trading off yearning vocals as third member Dave Haywood played along on a grand piano in the background.</P><P>The night's final performance was a truly odd combo, as hip-shaker Shakira was joined by Flatts for the spare belly-dance/ boot-scooter "Gypsy," which she opened by showing off her harmonica skills. Joined by two dancers, Shakira worked her flowing red skirt and swiveled her hips as she melded her yodely vocals with the high, lonesome sound of Flatts' Gary LeVox.</P><P>Next week's mentor will be Harry Connick Jr., who will lead the finalists through the songbook of Frank Sinatra.</P><P><I>What did you think of tonight's elimination? Did Siobhan deserve to go home? Leave your comments below!</I></P><P><b>Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/topic/american_idol/index.jhtml">"American Idol" page</a>, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.</b></P>
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7:59 AM PT -- Turns out ... the woman with the Google Glass device is Anne Wojcicki ... who happens to be married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Sorta makes sense now, doesn't it? Also, sources tell us Sergey was also at the party sporting…
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Miley, Liam And Five Other Famous Workplace Romances
Cyrus and Hemsworth join a long list of celebrity couples who first met on set.
By Kara Warner
<P>Just about nothing makes more headlines in the world of entertainment than celebrity engagements. Unsurprisingly, the news of <a href="/news/articles/1686645/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-engaged.jhtml">Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's plans to wed</a> has caused a media storm. Since their romance <a href="/news/articles/1686727/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-engaged-timeline.jhtml">got its start on the set of their movie "The Last Song"</a>, we got to thinking about all the other couples who met and later married after meeting at work</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/celebrities-who-met-at-work/1686964/7229015/photo.jhtml"><b><big>Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan</big></b></a><br> The "Magic Mike" star and his lovely actress/dancer wife Jenna Dewan met in 2006 during the filming of "Step Up." They officially started dating after production wrapped, were engaged in 2008 and married on July 11, 2009, in Malibu.</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/celebrities-who-met-at-work/1686964/7229006/photo.jhtml"><b><big>Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie</big></b></a><br> The headline-grabbing couple was born out of their filming 2005's action adventure "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." Though rumors swirled of an on-set romance, Brangelina insisted that they didn't start dating until after Pitt was officially separated from then-wife Jennifer Aniston. Pitt was not Jolie's first set-generated romance, she had married onetime co-stars Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton.</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/celebrities-who-met-at-work/1686964/7229011/photo.jhtml"><b><big>Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck</big></b></a><br> Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner met in 2003 on the set of "Daredevil," shortly after Garner ended a relationship with another co-star, Michael Vartan, whom she met on "Alias." Affleck and Garner became engaged nine months later and married on June 29, 2005. Similar to Jolie's serial on-set dating, Jennifer Garner had previously dated and married her "Felicity" co-star Scott Foley.</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/celebrities-who-met-at-work/1686964/7229013/photo.jhtml"><b><big>Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.</big></a></b><br> Although Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. met and became friends on the set of 1997's teen horror flick "I Know What You Did Last Summer," they didn't start dating until 2000.The couple became engaged in 2001 and were married in Mexico on September 1, 2002 in a ceremony officiated by "Rock of Ages" director Adam Shankman, with whom Gellar had worked on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/celebrities-who-met-at-work/1686964/7229008/photo.jhtml"><b><big>Jay-Z and Beyoncé</big></b></a><br> Despite their superstar status and being named <a href="/news/articles/1629585/jay-z-beyonce-named-top-earning-couple-entertainment.jhtml"><i>Forbes</i> magazine's top earning couple in entertainment</a> last year, Jay-Z and Beyoncé are the most private couple on this list. We don't know the official start of their relationship, but all reports point to their musical collaborations on 2002's hits "03 Bonnie & Clyde" and "Crazy in Love." The couple married in April 2008.</P><P><i>What's your favorite celebrity workplace romance? Leave your comment below!</i></P>
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Miley Cyrus And Liam Hemsworth: A Timeline Of Love
Before Miley and Liam walk down the aisle, MTV News walks down memory lane.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P>While <a href="/news/articles/1686645/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-engaged.jhtml">Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are now engaged</a> after three years together, their road to wedded bliss has been a rocky one, with several breakups and reconciliations.</P><P>Before Miley, 19, and Liam, 22, walk down the aisle, let's take a moment to walk down memory lane and remember their ups, downs and everything in between.</P><P><b>Summer 2009</b>: Cyrus met "The Hunger Games" star on the set of "The Last Song." They began dating shortly after she ended a nine-month relationship with model Justin Gaston and <a href="/news/articles/1613852/miley-cyrus-nick-jonas-have-reconnected.jhtml">briefly reconciled with Nick Jonas</a>.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Liam Hemsworth Gives Miley Cyrus Blessing To See 'Hunger Games'" id="vid:751077" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P><b>October 2009</b>: Soon after beginning their romance, Hemsworth was reportedly the catalyst behind Cyrus <a href="/news/articles/1623411/miley-cyrus-deletes-her-twitter-account.jhtml">leaving Twitter</a>.</P><P><b>November 2009</b>: Though they kept the romance quiet for as long as they could, it wasn't until November that Cyrus, then 16, addressed their relationship. "It sucks when your personal life becomes public," she told <a href="/news/articles/1626765/miley-cyrus-co-star-liam-hemsworth-her-best-friend.jhtml"><i>Seventeen</i> magazine</a>. "So I'm finding ways to make my personal and private life more of my life — which is one of the reasons why I deleted my Twitter. We've decided that any type of relationship that we have, we will always just keep it very DL. First and foremost, we are best friends, so that's what I tell people all the time."</P><P><b>March 2010</b>: Miley opened up a lot more about the Aussie actor while she was out promoting "The Last Song," <a href="/news/articles/1634665/miley-cyrus-discusses-her-chemistry-with-liam-hemsworth-on-ellen.jhtml">telling Ellen DeGeneres</a> she fell for him pretty quickly. She later added in an interview with <a href="/news/articles/1633398/miley-cyrus-talks-liam-helmsworth.jhtml"><i>Teen Vogue,</i></a> "I think we're both deeper than normal people — what they think and how they feel. He's very grateful for what he has, but he doesn't let it go to his head. I'm like that too."</P><P><b>June 2010</b>: Cyrus sat down with MTV News and opened up about the influence Hemsworth had over her album <a href="/news/articles/1642036/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-inspired-lot-cant-be-tamed.jhtml"><i>Can't Be Tamed,</i></a> which she released that month. "There are a lot of songs that are about Liam," she said, later adding, "All of them are about him in a way, but it's also about past relationships that you gotta get over and move on and just about freeing yourself from anything that you feel holds you back. Just let go of anything that's not going to help you in your future and ... always keep going forward."</P><P><b>August 2010</b>: While they went strong for about a year, Cyrus and Hemsworth <a href="/news/articles/1646531/inside-miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworths-breakup.jhtml">broke-up for the first time</a> — but they reportedly reconciled one month later. And even back then, Cyrus was denying rumors that they <a href="/news/articles/1648421/miley-cyrus-addresses-completely-false-rumors-video.jhtml">were engaged</a>.</P><P><b>November 2010</b>: Cyrus and Hemsworth <a href="http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/11/05/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-break-up-again/">split again</a> a few months later.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Did Miley Cyrus Read Scenes With Liam Hemsworth For 'Hunger Games'?" id="vid:748699" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P><b>April 2011</b>: After some time apart (and Cyrus' <a href="/news/articles/1653979/miley-cyrus-caught-smoking-from-bong-on-video.jhtml">controversial bong video</a>, in which she thought she saw Hemsworth at a party, in December 2010), the couple couldn't stay away from each other for very long and reunited.</P><P><b>February 2012</b>: In an interview with <a href="/news/articles/1679310/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-details.jhtml"><i>Details</i> magazine</a> in February 2012, Hemsworth opened up about falling for his lady love. "What happened happened, and we've been together ever since," he said of filming "The Last Song." "She makes me really happy. When you start, you want to be professional, but when you're filming those scenes with someone and pretending to love them, you're not human if you don't feel something."</P><P><b>March 2012</b>: This isn't the first time this year that <a href="/news/articles/1681751/miley-cyrus-engaged-liam-hemsworth.jhtml">engagement rumors</a> have followed the couple. <a href="/news/articles/1681789/liam-hemsworth-miley-cyrus-not-engaged.jhtml">Cyrus and Hemsworth denied similar reports</a> earlier this year. "I'm not engaged," Cyrus said. "I've worn this same ring on this finger since November! People just wanna find something to [talk] about! It's a topaz, people!"</P><P><b>June 2012</b>: Now that they are engaged — for real this time — it might be a while before the big day. They are each busy with their respective careers. He's stacking up several film projects, including "Empire State," which he's currently shooting in New Orleans. He will also film the thriller "Paranoia" with Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman and then work begins on the second "Hunger Games" flick. Meanwhile, Miley is working on a new album.</P><P>All that work doesn't seem to make her less excited for this new chapter in their relationship. "I'm so happy to be engaged and look forward to a life of happiness with Liam," she said in a statement about their May 31 engagement.</P><P><i>Share your well-wishes for the couple in the comments below!</i></P>
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Monday, February 25, 2013
'Dancing With the Stars' -- Andy Dick Joins Cast ... Riskiest Choice Ever?
"Dancing with the Stars" producers are taking a HUUUGE gamble, because they just signed Andy Dick to join the cast ... a notorious loose cannon whose last stint in TV was "Celebrity Rehab."Sources close to the production tell us ... Andy was on the…
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Miley Cyrus To Play 'Two And A Half Men' Love Interest?
Former Disney star rumored to play a 'sexy' new catch for Jake Harper.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P>"Two and a Half Men" might be adding some girl power: <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/cyrus__miley/artist.jhtml">Miley Cyrus</a> is rumored to appear on the show next season.</P><P>According to a source, the actress/singer will play the love interest of the show's "half man," Jake Harper (Angus T. Jones). <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/337331/two-and-a-half-men-s-new-woman-miley-cyrus-to-guest-star-on-hit-comedy" target="_blank">E! News</a> reports that she will appear in several episodes as a new girl who catches Jake's eye.</P><P>While reps for both the show and the actress have yet to respond to MTV News' requests for comment, the source said Miley's character will be "sexy" and the part will be "rife with comedy." Her part on the hit CBS show will welcome the "Hannah Montana" star back to the small screen after she <a href="/news/articles/1656023/miley-cyrus-post-hannah-montana-whats-next.jhtml">hung up her "Hannah Montana" wig back in January 2011</a>.</P><P>"Two and a Half Men" is just the latest news for Cyrus. In addition to her work in the big-screen FBI-themed comedy <a href="http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2011/10/13/miley-cyrus-so-undercover-joshua-bowman/"> "So Undercover,"</a> set for release later this year, she has also been busy planning her <a href="/news/articles/1686727/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-engaged-timeline.jhtml">wedding to fellow star Liam Hemsworth</a> and working on a <a href="/news/articles/1686813/miley-cyrus-sexy-album-liam-hemsworth.jhtml">new album</a>.</P><P>Earlier this summer, Cyrus began work on her next batch of music, which will reportedly show her growth not only musically, but also as a person. Working with the likes of Pharrell Williams and Hit-Boy, an insider said she is "having fun making music for the first time in her career. ... We are watching a young girl turn into a young woman."</P><P>Miley is also making headlines for her new 'do: She chopped off her hair over the weekend and tweeted a photo of the <a href="http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2012/08/13/miley-cyrus-haircut/">cropped, platinum-blond look</a>. Of the new hairstyle, she wrote, "Never felt more me in my whole life."</P>
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Can a Book Be Considered a Killer?
Did Elvis die because of a book?� According to this interesting story, a book may very well have helped to kill Elvis Presley.� You all know the book I am talking about.� Elvis: What Happened was published just 2 weeks … Continue reading
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Lady Gaga Goes Goth For Fame Perfume Trailer
Mother Monster's dark, high-fashion clip was directed by photographer Steven Klein.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P>Crunchy synths and a dance beat serve as the soundtrack to <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga</a>'s eye-catching <a href="http://littlemonsters.com/video/502a18bae898f2d661002e6c" target="_blank">trailer</a> for her <a href="/news/articles/1687383/lady-gaga-fame-perfume.jhtml">Fame fragrance</a>, which hits stores in September.</P><P>In the Steven Klein-directed spot, Gaga wears latex — and in some cases nothing — as she commands a spaceship full of beefy guys. In the commercial, several images are intercut to weave together a sci-fi, Goth-style story where Gaga rises from the primordial ooze that is her black eau de parfum.</P><P><iframe width="420" height="280" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qwGE-mhfigA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></P><P>When she isn't completely drenched in the oily black liquid, she's standing alongside her army, embracing with one or two of them and looking generally fierce and glamorous in one of many space-age couture looks.</P><P>As the trailer comes to a close, little men are seen climbing a nude, oversize Gaga, a setup previously <a href="/news/articles/1689786/lady-gaga-nude-perfume-ad.jhtml">teased in an ad</a> for the Mother Monster's first foray into the world of celebrity-endorsed perfumes.</P><P>In the latest issue of <a href="/news/articles/1691464/lady-gaga-september-vogue.jhtml"><i>Vogue,</i> Gaga opens up</a> about working with beauty brand Coty to perfect her perfume, making sure that while it looks black in the bottle, it sprays on completely clear. "The fragrance is called Fame. It must be black," she said in the issue for which she graces the cover in a Marc Jacobs gown. "It must be enticing. You must want to lick and touch and feel it, but the look of it must terrify you."</P><P>In addition to the trailer, Gaga previously released a <a href="/news/articles/1689920/lady-gaga-formulation-film-teases-fame-fragrance.jhtml">short film called "Formulation"</a> to get fans hyped about the release. The singer is also featured in a print ad wearing an <a href="/news/articles/1690972/lady-gaga-racy-fame-perfume-ad.jhtml">S&M latex bodysuit</a>.</P><P>Little Monsters should also look forward to the release of her <a href="/news/articles/1691226/lady-gaga-new-album-artpop.jhtml"><i>ARTPOP</i> album</a>. She announced the title just this month, via a tattoo, and the album is expected to drop in early 2013.</P><P><i>Share your thoughts on Gaga's perfume trailer in the comments!</i></P>
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Why do people take their food so seriously?
In Denver, they threatened to kill me over soup.
They called me names that I can?t repeat in polite company, insulted my wife, my parents, threatened to come down to the office and kick my teeth in when I made a crack about sneaking a plastic bag full of grilled chicken into the vegetarian restaurant in order to make the limp, soggy vegan burritos fit for human consumption.
Granted, I was a restaurant critic and everyone wants to kill the restaurant critic now and then.
But there were nights when I was taking my life in my hands choosing between the momo and the iskender; in the obvious and wise decision to eat the mustard-spiked Carolina barbecue rather than the Texas brisket.
When I said something nasty about the chicken rice at the rattletrap strip mall joint with the buzzing, dust-fuzzed neon sign and the powerful smell of industrial cleaning products, I wasn?t just taking a shot at the food, but at Singapore in general, everyone who had ever lived there and the spirits of a million dead ancestors.
The coolest heads explained to me (as though I needed it explained) that chicken rice was the national dish of Singapore and that anyone with any taste at all must love it unreservedly, in any mutant form it took, because to do otherwise was to insult a billion years of Hainanese and Malaysian culinary history.
The sad, black heart of culinary jingoism is the knuckleheaded idea that none but those who are born to it can possibly appreciate the full, round expression of pelmeni or taco or stinky tofu.�
Those less restrained simply said that it?d be smart of me to never walk alone in that restaurant?s neighborhood again. Because if I did, they would find me.
Cuisine as patriotism
What is it about food that brings out the rabid nationalism in people?
How is it that CNNGo was tabled in a Taiwan parliamentary committee hearing and received a protest visit after the site used Catholicism?s seven deadly sins to describe the seven best Asian cities for indulgence, with Taipei named as the best city for gluttony?
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The fury over that rose high enough that government ministers were quoted in newspapers saying that the CNN staff needed to be ?educated? about Taiwanese cuisine and culture, when, from my perspective, they seemed to already have it down pat.
I mean, we?re talking about a city with 18 streets dedicated to nothing but food, where you can?t chuck a rock without hitting some sidewalk genius cooking up pork belly buns, night market sausages or deep-fried stinky tofu for the mobs of hungry people passing by.
Taipei is a city renowned for good food. In fact, its tourism and marketing campaigns belabor the point. It's not just a glutton?s city, but a glutton?s Nirvana.
Anyone who says different has obviously never witnessed the kind of human traffic jam that can be caused just by the smell of sheng jian bao in the pan.
But saying so -- just by talking about somebody else?s cuisine in anything but the most careful and undeniably gracious terms -- inspired a Taiwanese Information Office Minister to claim publicly that by using the word ?gluttonous,? CNN had damaged Taipei?s image in the global sphere. (Sidenote: nowhere in the original article was the word "gluttonous" used.)
More pronounced and vitriolic was the netizen reaction and wave of protest when, in a CNNGo iReport, a Texas resident said that he did not like century egg.
CNNGo was so moved by the wave of Chinese anger over this dislike of a dish that it issued an apology letter.
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Burn my flag, fine, but don't you dare criticize my mother's wu gai soup
So what is it about food that does this?
Why can a dumpling or a meat pie -- more than a flag, more than an anthem -- cause otherwise rational and well adjusted people to go into paroxysms of rage and patriotism if someone dares to say anything against it?
Don't like the stinky tofu? Better keep your mouth shut.Here's my take.
While an anthem may be stirring and a flag might flutter prettily in the breeze, neither tastes very good. Neither gets internalized, both literally and figuratively, the way food does.
To say something nasty, or even something perceived to be nasty, about a country?s food is to say something nasty about its mothers and grandmothers, about its most dearly held traditions and tenderest moments.
We celebrate with food. We mourn with food. We use food to mark both milestone events and plain old ordinary Tuesdays.
And to insult a beloved food is to insult all of this at once, not just the thing itself, but the emotional architecture that surrounds it as well.
And I understand the sentiment tied up in this. Honestly, I do.
There?s a counter-service cheeseburger joint five minutes' walk from the house where I grew up that I swear, against all better judgement, serves the second-best burger on the planet and I am perfectly happy to fight anyone who says different.
I feel this way because it is my cheeseburger joint, the one I grew up with, the one I miss when I am far away.
But the sad, black heart of culinary jingoism is the knuckleheaded idea that none but those who are born to it can possibly appreciate the full, round expression of pelmeni or taco or stinky tofu.
That common blood (and, presumably, passport ink) is the only sauce that can truly bring a dish into perfect focus.
And that, of course, is total rubbish. A lie clung to by those who honestly believe that latitude is the ultimate arbiter of authenticity and that love of food and love of place are the same thing.
But it is precisely this notion of ownership --�my burger joint, their rundown chicken rice palace -- that is so maddening and that exists to hide so much of the good stuff from those easily scared away.
I don?t care if you were born in Moscow or New York or Singapore. You don?t own those dishes that sustained you.
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No one owns homesickness and no one has the market cornered on the comforts of a national cuisine
There is no rule which says that just because you grew up eating carne asada every day, wrapped in handmade tortillas with the indents of your abuelita?s fingers still plain in the masa, you get to be Lord and Mayor of Taco Town.
You want rules? Here are some rules. No great cuisine ever got that way without being able to survive the glare and varied interpretation of international service. No cuisine ever got to grow without being irrevocably altered simply by its passage to some new place.
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And while this should come as no surprise to anyone who has ever eaten their way beyond the neighborhood Olive Garden, it still bears saying -- no cuisine is pure.
Or above criticism. Even criticism by people who are -- gasp -- outsiders.
Just because someone doesn?t like the stinky tofu, it doesn?t mean they?re stupid or uncultured or racist. Most of the time it just means they don?t like the damn tofu.
We're all Iron Chefs
Who gets to decide who is the outsider anyway?
Setting aside any freakishly insular, super-regional culinary tradition which, somehow, might have skated untouched through all the immigration, emigration, wars, migrations, diasporas and cultural re-jiggings with which we hairless monkeys have amused ourselves for the past thousand years, there is not a single canon out there that hasn?t gone through multiple rounds of culinary miscegenation borne of strife, exodus or worse.
No matter how wonderful, the Vietnamese food you eat today in Los Angeles is not the same as the Vietnamese food eaten yesterday in Saigon.
But then, the Vietnamese food eaten yesterday in Saigon is also not the same as the stuff they ate the day before in Hanoi, or during the French occupation, or while the lords and ladies sat in Hue, or when the Chinese ruled the North.
I have spent most of my life eating Vietnamese food. I know it like I know the taste of my own teeth.
But never once have I eaten Vietnamese food -- get it? Though only because I do not yet have my own time machine.
So be proud of your dumplings, by all means. Love your stinky tofu, your chicken rice, your cheeseburgers, caviar and pie.
But remember in the same breath that no one owns homesickness and no one has the market cornered on the comforts of a national cuisine.
Every dish served in every restaurant everywhere must, first, stand on its own merits.
It must be worthy of being loved absent tradition, absent location, absent cultural fiat, because the greatest power of cuisine in this day and age is its ability to move not just those who were born to it, but those stepping through the door for the first time, too.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Jason Sheehan.
First published May 2012, updated February 2013.
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