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Friday, April 27, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Matchmaker, matchmaker: ?Big Nog?s? next bout, moving around title bouts, and Hector Lombard?s new home
-- Somehow, not every heavyweight bout isn't on UFC 146. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will fight Cheick Kongo at UFC 149 in Calgary. This is Big Nog's first fight back since Frank Mir snapped his arm.
-- The moving around of title fights isn't over with Chael Sonnen's bout with Anderson Silva. Jose Aldo's title fight may move to UFC 147 in Brazil, which doesn't have a venue, and Dan Henderson may face Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight belt at UFC 149 in Calgary. With summer looming, few pay-per-view cards outside of UFC 148 in Las Vegas are set.
-- Though there isn't a fight yet scheduled for him, former Bellator champion Hector Lombard will make the move to the UFC. MMA Fighting found out from Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, and then Lombard confirmed the news on Twitter. His last loss was in 2006, and Rebney said he is confident Lombard will be the UFC middleweight champ.
-- Marcus LeVesseur will make his UFC debut against Cody McKenzie at UFC on Fuel 3 on May 15 in Virginia, taking the place of Aaron Riley. Wrestling fans will recognize LeVesseur as four-time D-III national champion. He's been fighting since 2003 and has a record of 21-5. TUF alum McKenzie is on a three-fight losing streak.
UPDATE: One more bout for your enjoyment. Mark Munoz will take on Chris Weidman at UFC on Fuel 4 on July 11. The just-announced event does not yet have a location, but is important in deciding who will fight for the middleweight belt next.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Crow, Tom, And Joel Tuck You In And Tenacious D Rock In Today's Dailies
There are few better ways to sleep than under the silhouettes of your favorite movie-hating robots, and this Mystery Science Theater 3000 headboard is probably the best way to do it. Also, Channing Tatum and Dwayne Johnson reflect on life and Saul Goodman rocks out with Tenacious D, all in today's Dailies! » Channing Tatum [...]
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Pegatron licenses Microsoft's patent portfolio for Android and Chrome devices
Microsoft may make a ton of money by selling Xboxes, operating systems, and other software to consumers , but it also pads its bottom line by monetizing its IP. Its newest patent profits will be coming from Pegatron Corp. -- a Taiwanese ODM that makes parts for a plethora of others, including Apple, ASUS and HP -- as the two companies have entered into a licensing agreement for devices running Android and Chrome OS. The agreement covers e-readers, smartphones and tablets, with Pegatron paying Redmond royalties of unknown amount. So, the Ballmer licensing bandwagon continues unabated, but we just hope all this new-found cash will be put to use creating fantastic new products instead of funding more courtroom conflicts.
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sneak peek: joshua and jodie steen | Design*Sponge
To create a home with a clean look that was also comfortable for family living, Joshua and Jodie Steen have spent the last five years cultivating their Williamsburg apartment into a space that they describe as ?Brooklyn modern meets mid-century.? Whether it was one of Joshua?s DIY shelving projects or trying 10 different shades of paint before finding the perfect color, they stuck to their vision, and the result is a sophisticated home that is suitable for their growing family. Joshua and Jodie own Lusternyc.com, an online gallery representing today?s leading photographers with the mission of bringing amazing contemporary photographic works to the masses by offering limited-edition prints at affordable prices. Thank you, Joshua and Jodie, and congrats on the new addition to your family! ? Shannon
Image above: Josh and I went on an exhaustive search for the perfect couch. I wanted comfort, he wanted style, and we found both in a couch from Room and Board. When it arrived, we quickly found out that it wouldn?t fit up the stairs! I was crying on the front steps thinking that we would have to start all over when a neighbor suggested calling Dr. Sofa. They came and chopped the sofa into pieces and rebuilt it in our space.
Image above: These shelves were custom built by Joshua. With no experience in carpentry, Joshua decided to take on this massive project. He had a vision, and they turned out even better than either of us imagined. It?s the perfect place to display our collection of objects and books.
See more of Joshua and Jodie Steen?s Brooklyn home after the jump . . .
Image above: This vintage fan is a perfect example of Josh?s style ? old, industrial, a little gritty. I love it paired next to the refined mid-century modern credenza. The credenza was my pick, a beautiful Danish modern rosewood piece.
Image above: Josh and I love cooking and entertaining, so having a dedicated dining space is one of the things I love most about our home. Whether for family dinners, romantic meals together, or for entertaining, I wanted this space to feel elegant and special. The wall color is a custom color that we call ?Steen Blue.? We found a fashion spread in a magazine that had the color as a background and thought it would be perfect on the wall. So we sampled the color and had it mixed up ? it?s perfect!
Image above: This is the heart of the home. Not only do we cook and eat here, but it?s also our daughter Honor?s favorite place to do art projects. It?s usually home to play dough, watercolor paintings, felt projects and more!
Image above: We got this rocker when Honor was born. It?s great because it functions as a rocker but also a petit chair for extra seating in the living room.
Image above: We wanted the nursery to feel fun and modern. So many nurseries are whites, creams, and pale colors, and we decided to go a totally different direction, instead choosing light gray walls with pops of saturated colors, mostly hot pink and yellow, with blues, greens, and oranges as accents. The white and walnut furniture adds a touch of sophistication.
Image above: This is another of Josh?s handy projects! The corner felt like unused space with the way the door opened, so Josh had the idea to build narrow bookcases from floor to ceiling. It accommodates several books deep, and looks really cool when arranged by color (not that it always stays that way!)
Image above: We wanted the bedroom to feel like a restful retreat, so the bedroom is mostly whites and neutrals. I scored a beautiful Sferra sheets and duvet set, which works perfectly with the wallpaper, at the Sferra sample sale in Chelsea market. The opposite wall displays a large 30?40 print from Graham Lott?s rose series, which brings pink in as the accent color. You would think pink could look too feminine, but I think in this case it looks sophisticated and unexpected.
Image above: We literally painted the bathroom 10 different times until we landed on this color, which ironically is a neutral color. Instead we went with strong accent colors, a bright orange and blue. The accents were inspired by the butterfly collection, especially the orange and light blue butterfly.
Image above: Joshua and I traveled to Vietnam a few years back, and this was one of our treasures that we hauled home. We found this in a market in Hoi An, and we loved the different colors of all the butterflies ? orange; rich, dark blue; a lighter blue; and even browns and yellows. It inspired the naturalism theme of the bathroom, as well as the color scheme.
Image above: Our daughter, Honor, at play in the living room. She just became a big sister, as we welcomed another little girl, baby Arden Grey, to the world!
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'The Voice': Adam Levine Sends Home Fan Favorite
Pip and James Massone are sent packing, while Cee Lo performs new Goodie Mob single.
By John Mitchell
Pip
Photo: Fox
The quarterfinals continued Monday night (April 23) on "The Voice" with the eight members of Teams Cee Lo and Adam taking the stage to sing for America's vote, and two contestants were sent home by their judges' instant eliminations.
You know times have changed when Carson Daly — former host of MTV's teenage staple "TRL" — is the adult in the room, as he was at the start of the show when a little juvenile humor distracted the coaches. After Adam and Cee Lo had a tough time getting through their opening remarks about the seriousness of the competition without laughing, Carson got Cee Lo to confess that the panel was laughing because he was, well, a little gassy. "Well, this is live TV," Carson observed with what sounded like a little bit of disappointment in his voice. (Right?)
The night's first two performances set the bar high for the rest.
First up was favorite Jamar Roger, singing Bon Jovi's "It's My Life." While rehearsing the song, Jamar told Cee Lo his "Just a Thought" helped him through an especially hard time in his life, when he was getting clean from drugs and learned he was HIV-positive. The obvious bond between the two made Cee Lo's words of praise in the theater all the more moving.
"I want to pause for a moment and listen to the love," Cee Lo said to a teary-eyed Rogers of the audience's wild reaction. "That's your love."
Katrina Parker, who was saved earlier in the competition by her coach Adam, turned up the glam factor in a purple gown and loose waves for her powerful performance of "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri. (Can you even believe it was only two months ago that we were introduced to a shy insurance office worker?) She sounded great and won raves from each of the judges. Cee Lo agreed with Blake that this performance was like "hearing you for the very first time," adding, "You look exceptionally beautiful, your voice sounded equally flawless." Adam summed it up by calling Parker's performance "flawless."
Cee Lo kicked it old-school right from the beginning with Daly's black-and-white, '50s game show host-style intro for his team performance of "Dancing in the Streets." When the lights came up, Cee Lo and his teammates were inside a vintage TV set before busting out onto a stage lit up with vivid colored polka dots and stripes. Cee Lo even tossed on a wig for the occasion. The weird and cool energy (and colors, come to think of it) was reminiscent of Cee Lo's Muppet-heavy 2011 Grammy performance of "Forget You," and every time the camera cut to the other judges, they were eating it up.
Mathai's performance of "I'm Like a Bird" was more notable for Aguilera's dissing of Adam for not paying enough attention to all elements of his team's staging — none of the judges, even Adam, cared for an odd bit of choreography — and getting booed for elaborating a little too honestly on how much more she preferred Parker's performance.
Team Cee Lo's James Massone carried his clean-cut lady killer act a little too far into '60s boy-band territory, crooning Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are" staged like a teenybopper movie with Massone singing below a girl's window. Blake and Xtina didn't love it, but Adam saw what Cee Lo was going for, something "like a young Sinatra, like an old-school heartthrob."
Thankfully, Cee Lo jumped back in to liven things up with his reunited Goodie Mob, performing their new single "Fight to Win." Just when you thought the performance would be low-key by Cee Lo standards — you know, just the band clad in gold armor and capes, with a set of light-up stairs, pillars and lots of fog — they zoomed in on Cee Lo and his bandmates' mouths, which lit up bright with some kind of mouthpiece.
After Tony Lucca's last performance, Christina commented that she thought he was coasting on his easy acoustic-rocker style and the bit of celebrity that comes with having co-starred with her on "The Mickey Mouse Club," and his desire to prove her wrong and "stare down" his "Mickey Mouse" past pushed him to remix Britney Spears' " ... Baby One More Time" as a rip-roaring rock song.
His electric take on Spears' bubblegum classic won all the judges over, including (finally!) Xtina, who called for an "MMC" reunion and cheered on how he made the song his own.
Saved previously by Cee Lo, Cheesa took a risk, performing the late Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing." Those are big vocal shoes to fill, and she delivered. "You still managed to do your own thing with it," Christina raved, before declaring, "This week, Team Cee Lo is where it's at." Sorry, Adam!
Next up, preppy Pip showed off his piano skills with his reliably capable, definitely theatrical (we agree with Adam) but unremarkable performance of "Somewhere Only We Know," and Juliette Simms' shredded growl was perfect for Aerosmith's "Cryin'," even if the wings she wore weren't our favorite accessories of the evening.
Adam jumped behind the drums for his team's performance of "Instant Karma," and unlike the other joint coach/team performances, Levine let his team lead this one. His four remaining contestants took turns with the lead vocal, while Pip played keyboard and Tony strummed his ever-present guitar.
But two had to go, leaving Cee Lo and Adam with a tough decision to make. Ever the diplomat, Cee Lo wrote a nice speech for his team, addressing how difficult this is for him and how much he supports each of them and read it off his phone. He decided to send James Massone packing, and the young Boston guy took it pretty well. (But it's pretty impossible to get mad at Cee Lo, right?) Adam was admittedly less elegant with his words and ultimately decided to send home Pip, who seemed at first a little surprised but bowed out gracefully.
What did you think of the eliminations? Let us know in the comments.
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