Yes, that’s “Patti” as in Patti LaBelle. This is her official Sweet Potato Pie, a market version of what I presume is her own home recipe. The main ingredients, according to the box, are sweet potatoes, butter and spice.
LaBelle recommends warming it in the oven “for that ‘just baked’ flavor”, but I prefer mine; the small ones are the best; cold from the fridge. It’s not only Good but among the best sweet potato pies I’ve ever tasted.
my rating : 4 of 5
I was rooting for Glover Teixeira but damn. I didn’t want to see Anthony Smith get his teeth knocked out. That’s sad. Daniel Cormier blames his garrulous corner coaches, but Lionheart’s main problem here seems to be his stamina. He does well in the first two rounds before being pummeled in the other three to the point of a TKO stoppage.
my rating : 4 of 5
2020
What’s best about Tremors is the way it traps its characters together in confined spaces. It’s like Night Of The Living Dead except it’s daytime in Nevada, the killers; huge snake-like creatures that eat people alive by tracking their vibrations from underground; aren’t dead and the movie isn’t great.
It isn’t quite good neither, but it is somewhat entertaining in a wacky cliché sort of way. The theme is mostly comedy and there are funny parts; the two leading handymen banter back and forth thru the whole movie; but I wonder how much better it could be if it took itself more seriously.
my rating : 3 of 5
1990
The news woman is gorgeous, but Laura’s old lady makeup is unconvincing. Those tacky beginning and ending bits should’ve been chipped off. Not that the movie would be Flawless without them; it’s barely good; but it would be better.
The plot spins with feminist undertones around a London Diamond heist, the planning and execution of which provides just enough suspense to keep you interested even as you roll your eyes at the imprudent of the protagonists.
my rating : 4 of 5
2007
This Smithsonian Channel documentary, an episode of Aerial America, is all about Florida; my favorite state. It overlooks some notable cities in favor of hot spots like Miami, but it’s an interesting watch all the while.
It’s also somewhat educational as narrator Jim Conrad gives a history lesson on everything from important events like the 1565 settlement of Saint Augustine to trivial newsbits like the killing of Gianni Versace.
my rating : 4 of 5
2012
Francis Ngannou is probably the last UFC contender I’d want to punch me in the face. He puts Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who was talking Big shit during the promo; “I’m not playing no games; I’m going to really knock his ass out”; to sleep in sixteen seconds, which, without a crowd at UFC 249 to cushion the blow, seems surreal.
my rating : 3 of 5
2020
Tony Ferguson should’ve waited for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That’s easy to say in hindsight, of course, but I was thinking it when their latest scheduled fight, which was supposed to take place here, was canceled for the fifth time and Justin Gaethje stepped in as a replacement.
Gaethje might, in some ways, be a harder opponent. The amount of times Ferguson gets popped with power shots clean to the face is staggering. It’s a testament to his “chin”, but, aside from a nasty uppercut at the end of Round 2, he doesn’t have much of an answer for it.
my rating : 4 of 5
2020
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The first song doesn’t really Go. The other four; this is E-40’s shortest set yet; do better. The beats, which sound like they were produced in several seconds, “slap” and E-40 is still Breakin News on the mic.
The funniest verse comes from Suga Free though. “She hella into me,” he says about one of his hoes, “Got out of pocket one day, slapped her and asked her; ‘What do you think of Einstein’s Theory Of Relativity?'”
my rating : 3 of 5
2020
Two leg kicks is the only action for almost the first three minutes of this bout. That’s probably because both Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort know they can get knocked out at a moment’s notice, especially Silva. Vitor Belfort is on a three-fight knockout streak.
He finally gets it going by, as Joe Rogan phrases it, tagging Silva with a left and the fight doesn’t last long from there. Silva, who displays outstanding head movement while dodging Belfort’s signature flurry, knocks him out with a front kick to the face. “Wow!”
my rating : 4 of 5
2011
At six feet, Megan Anderson is too tall for me to date; I like short girls, partly because tall ones remind me of trannies; but she’d be perfect for rough sex. That’s “rough” meaning her doing what she wants to me as she plays The Dominatrix, which should be her MMA fight name.
She’s not pretty in the face; she looks okay; but I’d worship those long legs, which, along with her arms, are aesthetically enhanced with what looks like gothic-style tattoos. She’s muscular but not to the point of masculinity. Her body is sexy in a womanly, albeit womanly warrior, way.
my rating : 3 of 5
2020
Chael Sonnen dominates Anderson Silva for nearly this entire bout. “Is it too early for Chael to start celebrating,” Joe Rogans asks rather rhetorically after the wrestler scores yet another takedown near the start of the fifth and final round. At that point, a victory seems inevitable.
“You know what; you could never count out a guy like Anderson Silva,” the commentator ponders as Sonnen continues to win the fight, “Let’s see how much he’s got left; what kind of weapons he can pull out of his arsenal.” Those are words that, in hindsight, would stand among Rogan’s wisest.
What Silva pulls out is a triangle (“Triangle!”) choke with just two minutes left on the clock. Sonnen struggles to free himself but eventually taps; it takes a video replay to confirm it; which must be devastating for him. Silva, now 12 and 0, remains champ by the slimest of margins.
my rating : 4 of 5
2010
video review : Anderson Silva versus Chael Sonnen at UFC 148
I give R Kelly credit for taking a big Step in the right direction. He handles all the production here, so this album is his most musically cohesive since the Happy People set. One of the most spirited parts, where he hosts a Christmas party remix for the Love Letter title song, is a virtual salute to that one.
Why the singer uses the metaphor of writing a Letter as opposed to sending a phone message is the question. The answer probably has to do with the album’s throwback vibe, inspired by the soul music of the 1970s and 1960s, as the cover image suggests, when letters and Radio were the thing for couples.
He compares the memory of making Love to a drunken girl in the back of a Taxi Cab to a printed photograph while channeling Michael Jackson at one point, but it’s the album’s best song. Number One Hit is another highlight. Most of the others lack the vocal melodies to match their pretty background music.
my rating : 3 of 5
2010
