MasterChef US Season 6 Episode 12 Recap and Review: July 29 2015

July 31, 2015 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screencapture from the July 29 2015 episode of MasterChef.

As the episode starts, we are back in the MasterChef kitchen. Christopher says it’s a tough thing being in the top ten, because he’s missing his seven year anniversary with his girlfriend…

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MasterChef US Season 6 Episode 11 Recap and Review: July 22 2015

July 23, 2015 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screencapture from the Jul 22, 2015 episode of MasterChef.

This week’s episode begins with soaring scenes of fields and open landscape…and mooing cattle. We are “70 miles north of the MasterChef kitchen” and the remaining 10 home cooks are here for their next team challenge. Shelly says it’s beautiful, nothing she’s ever seen in Brooklyn.

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What is Fan Art?

July 20, 2015 | Posted in ART, CULTURE & HISTORY, FANDOM | By

Portrait of John Sheppard of Stargate: Atlantis.

Fan art has been a part of fandom communities for decades. From “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” to “Twilight” and “Harry Potter”, fans of television series, movies, books, music and anime – or even of a media genre as a whole – have been creating pieces of art based on their favorite heroes and heroines for years.

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MasterChef US Season 6 Episode 10 Recap and Review: July 15 2015

July 16, 2015 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Rice Rice Baby

As this episode begins, Tommy enters the MasterChef kitchen first showing off a dazzling neck-piece. It’s pretty flash. He’s never won a Mystery Box before so he wants to shine and prove that he belongs here. He’s representing the “Voo Doo” side of New Orleans today, he says…

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MasterChef US Season 6 Episode 9 Recap and Review: July 8 2015

July 9, 2015 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Gordon Ramsay's famous Beef Wellington, which the home cooks must recreate on this week's MasterChef.

Last week, we lost Charlie and Amanda in a birthday cake challenge, leaving only 12 home cooks still standing in the MasterChef kitchen.

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Apologies For Not Writing For a While

July 8, 2015 | Posted in AUTHOR BLOGS, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized | By

Mystery Writers by Nana B Agyei on Flickr

We would knock at houses as late as 9pm. We were told to ignore signs in doors and windows saying no sales or charity callers. we were supposed to ignore anyone saying they have no money or already give to other charities and keep pitching a deal to them.

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MasterChef US Season 6 Episode 8 Recap and Review: July 1 2015

July 2, 2015 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By

Screen capture from the MasterChef season 6 episode "Happy Birthday MasterChef".

As this week’s episode begins, we find ourselves “60 miles from the MasterChef kitchen” in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The 14 remaining home cooks are dropped off for a “historic” team challenge…

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Book Review: No Souvenirs by K. A. Mitchell

July 1, 2015 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By

No Souvenirs by K.A. Mitchell.

Trauma surgeon Jae Sun Kim is badly in need of a vacation. A dream job that would have gotten him away from Florida—and his traditionally-minded Korean parents—has fallen through. So he books himself a scuba trip on a dive boat out of Belize…

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