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Phillip J. Bartell and Q. Allan Brocka take this to a whole new level in their addition to this year's Fairy Tales gay and lesbian film festival, Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds.
Proud of being "the first American gay sequel ever"--apart from a number of releases by companies with names like Banana Boy Video, etc.--the film follows the frolics of newly-single Kyle (Jim Verraros) as he tries to score with ripped nude artist model Troy (Marco Dapper) by pretending to be straight and joining an ex-gay support group. Meanwhile, Kyle's ex-boyfriend, Marc (Brett Chuckerman) has his own plans for Troy, and pursues him as his out-gay self. Which one will seduce Troy first?
The first thought that comes to mind when watching the opening scene--of two dudes getting it on in a kind of bad porno-foreplay dialogue--is a strange blend of open-mindedness, culture shock and mild dread, not so much because it's two men having sex but that the movie actually starts out like a bad porno.
Plant-Derived Omega-3s May Aid In Bone Health
Plant-based omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may have a protective effect on bone health, according to a team of Penn State researchers who carried out the first controlled diet study of these fatty acids contained in such foods as flaxseed and walnuts.
Normally, most of the omega-3 fatty acids in the diet are plant-derived and come mainly from soybean and canola oil. Other sources are flaxseed, flaxseed oil, walnuts and walnut oil. Smaller amounts also come from marine sources, mainly fish, but also algae. Omega-3s are thought to have an anti-inflammatory effect and may play an important part in heart and bone health.
"The unique thing about this study is that we know exactly what the participants ate because we closely controlled their food," says Dr.
Food driver robbed in Greenwich
The victim told police he was delivering Chinese food to an address on Rose Avenue which turned out to be a vacant house. A man came from the back of the house, however, and told the victim they'd have to go to another residence to get the money for the food, said police. They went to an address on Willow Drive, about a block away, where the man produced what looked like a long, white metal pipe and threatened the victim, demanding his cash, police said. The robbery took approximately $50 cash and the food and ran away, said police. The victim was not injured. The robber was described as a male in his mid-20s, approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall, wearing a white hooded jacket. .
Time to Cook Up Entries for 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest
Yahoo! Food will host the official 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest web site at bakeoff.yahoo.com. Creative cooks must enter online between now and April 22, 2007, for their chance at the million-dollar grand prize. Only entries submitted via the web site electronic form will be accepted. All rules and eligibility requirements can be found on this site as well. There are five contest categories, and the judges will award the top recipe in each category a prize. One of the five category winners will win the $1 million grand prize and a GE Profile(TM) Double Wall Oven with PreciseAir(TM) Convection, plus their choice of $7,000 in additional GE Profile(TM) kitchen appliances. Combined retail value of Grand Prize is approximately $1,010,000. The four remaining Recipe Category Winners each receive $5,000 and GE Profile(TM) Double Oven Freestanding Range with PreciseAir(TM) Convection and two self-clean ovens.
Cookbook and TV show aim to help parents with hectic mealtimes
Sandi Richard is driven to try to do what seems impossible: to find strategies to help parents feed their families. For 20 years, this 48-year-old Alberta wife and mother of seven has been devising meal-planning guides for todays hectic lifestyles. Along the way she has picked up on a lot of what is wrong with Canadian eating habits. Her latest book, The Dinner Fix: Cooking for the Rushed (Simon & Schuster Canada), is the companion to her television show, Fixing Dinner, which airs daily on Food Network Canada. The book is not only a cookbook but also a meal-planning guide. As well as providing 50 complete dinner ideas, it also shows how to deal with picky eaters and junk food and bring sanity back to the dinner table. For example, I absolutely think that we dont get it that soda pop is bad for us, she said in an interview, a fact that cant be ignored when she snoops in the kitchens of families who appear on her show.
Bill asks eateries for more food data
By Patrick Kerkstra Inquirer Staff Writer The city may already have banned smoking and trans fats from restaurants, but health dangers apparently still lurk at Philadelphia eateries, and City Council wants you to know all about them. A bill introduced by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown would require chain restaurants and eateries to print nutritional information, including calorie counts and fat content, in a spot where diners can't help but see it: on the menu itself. Your favorite local bistro or neighborhood pizza parlor would be exempt. The bill applies only to eateries with 10 or more sites nationwide, meaning the law would cover Starbucks and McDonalds, as well as high-end chain establishments such as Ruth's Chris steak house. A few regional chains, such as Slack's Hoagie Shack, would also have to inform customers of the waistline damage done by a Giant Italian Deluxe.
Carl’s Jr Tempts Young and Hungry Guys with ‘Spicy’ Viral
Two years after its infamous Paris Hilton ads (briefly) smattered the airwaves and roused some controversy in 2005, fast-food chain Carl's Jr. is back with a new—albeit, slightly less controversial—ad campaign for its new Buffalo Chicken Sandwich. While inexorable socialite Paris is nowhere to be seen on this go-around, Carl's Jr is once again using the "sex sells" approach for its broadcast/online effort, this time enlisting the services of model/actress Ashley Hartman. Leveraging the TV promotions already in place, interactive agency of record Spacedog created a viral-focused microsite, Spicybuffalo.com, which is only the second one ever made for Carl's Jr. "Mendelsohn/Zien, the traditional agency that does all [Carl Jr's] TV and radio, had crafted a strategy that already sold through three spots," Wayne Robins, Spacedog's creative director, explains to ADOTAS.
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