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http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20658669,00.html Star Trek review from Entertainment Weekly, an A.

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/agents-o...coulson-return/ Details on the cast of new "Agents of SHIELD" tv series, with Agent Coulson "born again"

Speaking of Trayce, and his brother Klay... By Ben Bolch (LA TIMES) May 15, 2013, 6:00 p.m. OAKLAND — Klay Thompson had just outdone himself and nearly everyone else in recent NBA playoffs. The shooting guard scored 29 points for the Golden State Warriors in the first half of a Western Conference semifinal game against San Antonio earlier this month. He finished with 34 points, 14 rebounds and three steals in a victory. Someone in the family wanted more, though, and you probably don't need two guesses if you're even vaguely familiar with the Thompson family's picky patriarch. Never mind that according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other starting guards to match Klay's scoring and rebounding totals in a playoff game in the last 25 years were Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter. According to Mychal Thompson, his son should have scored 40 points — because he missed too many layups. These are the perils of being the offspring of a two-time NBA champion and Lakers radio analyst whose expectations are always high. Yet Klay doesn't wince whenever his cellphone rings. "It's good to hear from him," said Klay, a former Santa Margarita High standout. "It's great to go to him for advice." Mychal has dispensed plenty of that throughout a best-of-seven series that resumes with Game 6 on Thursday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland with the Spurs holding a 3-2 advantage. There have been times when Klay has not at all looked like a 23-year-old making his first foray into the playoffs in only his second NBA season. He has been the splish to Stephen Curry's splash, making shot after shot as the up-and-coming member of the duo known as the Splash Brothers. But there have been other times when his contribution has slowed to a drip, his shot betraying him and San Antonio's Tony Parker repeatedly driving past him for layups, as Parker did during a 32-point outburst in Game 3. "Klay came out and was deferring in Game 3," Mychal Thompson said. "In Game 2, he came out on the attack, and that's the difference in the games." Klay was at his best in the series' first two games. He used the length that accompanies his 6-foot-7 frame to play lockdown defense on Parker while helping the Warriors take a 16-point lead late in Game 1. They squandered the advantage only after Klay fouled out with nearly four minutes left in the fourth quarter of an overtime defeat. After brooding over what he perceived as letting his teammates down, Klay responded by making eight of nine three-pointers in Game 2. "I made a lot of new friends that night," he said. "Half of those people texted me after" the game. Mychal's voice has remained constant after victories and defeats, and it's been mostly reaasuring even as Klay's production dipped to 17 points in Game 3, 10 points in Game 4 and four points in Game 5. "It's a blessing to have somebody who's been in the playoffs, been in difficult situations, had good games, had difficult games, all those factors," Golden State General Manager Bob Myers said of Mychal Thompson, who won titles with the Lakers in 1987 and '88. "To be able to talk to your father about something like that and someone who's had that experience is a big positive." Mychal's messages tend to be upbeat, if occasionally tinged with subtle jabs that Klay knows not to take personally. "He thought I played great 'D' on Tony and Manu [Ginobili] in the first two games," Klay said, "but the thing is, it's a very humbling league. In Game 3, you're high on yourself, you think you're playing great defense and Tony Parker goes out and gets 25 in the first half." Klay has always been able to make shots; it's his improved defense that has made him one of the best young players in the league. His feistiness sprouted from backyard battles against older brother Mychel, who played briefly last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and younger brother Trayce, a center fielder with the double-A Birmingham Barons, a Chicago White Sox affiliate.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 15, 2013 -> 07:25 PM) Impressive: 1- E. Johnson 2- Phegley 3- M. Johnson 4- Beck 5- Jaye Disappointing: 1- Rienzo 2- Mitchell 3- K. Walker 4- C. Sanchez 5- Hawkins There have definitely been some positives with the farm system so far this year, but the disappointing players were the higher ranked guys coming into the year for the most part. Forgot about Micah Johnson. Never really expected much out of Rienzo. Maybe because any player with PED's allegations (and Flowers was part of this, too) has a bit of a shadow over them. The only other highly rated guy is Trayce Thompson, but it seems like his performance-to-date is about as expected with the jump to AA...although everyone would like to see the BA in the .240's at least and .260's/.270's ideally. Before tonight's games, you could definitely argue Bassit in the Top 5 surprises, too.

FWIW, Price has already made a guaranteed $8.5 million... What is Baseball Was More Like the NFL? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412...o?mod=yahoo_itp

http://jezebel.com/5873688/sexy-students-s...-for-being-sexy On a somewhat related topic, has a MALE student's yearbook picture ever been banned/excluded for being too sexy? Pay SPECIAL attention to the comments section below...as it dovetails with the previous discussion on Princess Merida's "makeover." http://perezhilton.com/2012-04-09-jennifer...reast-reduction For those on the other side of the argument, Jennifer Love-Hewitt claims her breasts were covered and reduced 1 1/2 sizes...but that the David Beckham underwear poster across the street was showing "all of his manhood/junk" haha

Mr. Enright of the Angels...he's not so good. ERA of around 13.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/42377...aster-fred.html Longtime Royals broadcaster Fred White dies of complications from melanoma. Almost 25 years with the team, was replaced by Ryan Levebvre in 1998. Also did a lot of college basketball...especially Big 12 with Jon Sunvold.

Poor Sergio Santos (well, not literally) added to the AA casualty list of disappointments.

They made a joke with Hahn during the radio interview about "that will get you fired" for quoting "getting to more balls put into play" statistically as a defense of the current team's malaise in the field.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 15, 2013 -> 08:05 PM) Goes back to anyone being able to play LF. He didn't play it well. And he was horrible (like Pods and Pierre) at stopping runners on the basepaths. So yeah, you can stick anyone out there, but that doesn't mean they're going to contribute positively if their defense is horrendous and their bat is just average or slightly above average for the position. Viciedo has made a real difference because you have to respect his arm if you're the opposition.

'Brave' creator blasts Disney for 'blatant sexism' in princess makeover By Paul Liberatore Marin Independent Journal Posted: 05/11/2013 06:33:55 PM PDT In this image taken from the Yahoo Shine parenting blog, the different versions of the Merida character are shown. Marin resident Brenda Chapman wrote and directed the Brave film that featured the character, whose original image was inspired by Brenda's daughter Emma Chapman. The character has been made to look more adult ahead of adding Merida as the 11th Disney princess. Marin filmmaker Brenda Chapman, who won an Oscar for writing and co-directing the animated feature "Brave," blasted Disney's sexy makeover of her movie's feisty heroine, Merida, as "a blatantly sexist marketing move based on money." Chapman, a Mill Valley resident, modeled the headstrong Merida on her 13-year-old daughter, Emma, creating her as a role model for little girls. In an email to the Independent Journal on Saturday, she said she has given Bob Iger, president of Walt Disney International, "a piece of my mind" for the entertainment giant's decision to glamorize the tomboy character she envisioned. "There is an irresponsibility to this decision that is appalling for women and young girls," she said, writing from Chile, where she has been on business. "Disney marketing and the powers that be that allow them to do such things should be ashamed of themselves." Disney crowned Merida its 11th princess on Saturday, but ignited a firestorm of protest with a corporate makeover of Chapman's original rendering of the character, giving her a Barbie doll waist, sultry eyes and transforming her wild red locks into glamorous flowing tresses. The new image takes away Merida's trusty bow and arrow, a symbol of her strength and independence, and turns her from a girl to a young woman dressed in an off-the-shoulder version of the provocative, glitzy gown she hated in the movie. "I think it's atrocious what they have done to Merida," Chapman fumed. "When little girls say they like it because it's more sparkly, that's all fine and good but, subconsciously, they are soaking in the sexy 'come hither' look and the skinny aspect of the new version. It's horrible! Merida was created to break that mold — to give young girls a better, stronger role model, a more attainable role model, something of substance, not just a pretty face that waits around for romance." Chapman, the first woman to win an Academy Award for an animated feature, said she has added her name to a petition with more than 50,000 signatures that has gone viral on the female empowerment website "A Mighty Girl," joining other mothers outraged by Disney's sexualization of her headstrong young Scottish heroine, an expert archer with a head of wild, curly red hair and a mind of her own. Signers variously described the new Merida as "vapid," "arm candy," "unrealistic" and "vacant looking." In an official statement to Yahoo! Shine, a Disney spokesperson said, "Merida exemplifies what it means to be a Disney Princess through being brave, passionate, and confident and she remains the same strong and determined Merida from the movie whose inner qualities have inspired moms and daughters around the world." Chapman begs to differ. In basing Merida on her teenage daughter, then a student at Mill Valley Middle School, she said she wanted the movie to be "a contemporary fairy tale" that resonates with today's working mothers and daughters. Her character's image as a different kind of princess turned out to be hugely successful, grossing more than $550 million, winning an Oscar, a Golden Globe and the Bafta Award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. "They have been handed an opportunity on a silver platter to give their consumers something of more substance and quality — THAT WILL STILL SELL — and they have a total disregard for it in the name of their narrow minded view of what will make money," Chapman wrote. "I forget that Disney's goal is to make money without concern for integrity. Silly me." Contact Paul Liberatore via email at liberatore@marinij.com. Follow him on Twitter @LibLarge. Read his blog at blogs.marinij.com/marinmusicman/

Next for the "hand positioning" makeover, Gordon Beckham.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/s...-181258013.html

QUOTE (fathom @ May 15, 2013 -> 06:48 PM) Bassitt with a nightmare start. Pitching struggling a bit in the minors. Even Semien was below .300 last time I checked. Hard-pressed to find any really positive stories, other than Erik Johnson. And Phegley.

QUOTE (TRU @ May 15, 2013 -> 07:00 PM) Obviously I love that we won the World Series in 2005, but the Lee for Podsednik trade was just awful from a trade perspective. We got hosed in that deal, the return we got for a player of Lee's ability was brutal Simple. Lee/Ordonez/Valentin Offloading that nearly $40 million in salary made everything else possible. Then throw in the acquisitions of Garcia (the extension also made possible by the reallocated payroll) and Contreras the season before, it all just came together, along with the emergence of Jenks and McCarthy in the 2nd half. Think of it as a chess move. It improved the team chemistry. Addition by subtraction.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 15, 2013 -> 01:19 PM) We are in the middle of a reload right now. We are actively searching out young talent, in the draft, in Latin America, and buried in other teams minor league systems. We are slowly and quietly moving out players that we have replacements for. I am sure Paul Konerko is next on the list. Gavin Floyd would have been as well if he had stayed healthy. It's like we're trying to sequester everyone here into different camps based on verbiage. Reload, rebuild, restructure, reallocate.... Fine...although if you're selling the idea of "reloading," that would infer or imply the team was near a championship level or consistent playoff winning team, like the Braves, Yankees, Cardinals, Giants, Rangers, etc. What you just described is something that the team under KW ALWAYS did, with the exceptions being the improvements in the Dominican, the addition of Paddy, the leveling of the June draft and international signing pool...all positive developments which would seem to work to the favor of the White Sox going forward. A full rebuild means trading Sale, and I don't think ANYBODY'S advocating that. A limited rebuild MIGHT mean trading Peavy, Ramirez, Rios and some of our bullpen arms if the right moves come along. It probably does NOT involve trading Santiago or Quintana unless they're 100% convinced that Johnson or another pitcher is ready to come up and contribute right away (see Daniel Hudson and resulting trade from 2010). We do have the exact same record as last year at this time. We also have to be mindful we've given the Tigers a five game head start, and there's three other teams between us and first, whereas last year, the Twins and Royals were already buried for the season at this point (well, the Royals/Sox match-ups were another story). We also know that the White Sox, if they're aren't within 5-6 games of first place in the coming months...it's going to adversely affect attendance, which will have a resultant adverse effect on our ability to take on additional payroll at the trading deadline. HOWEVER, IN THE END, MOST EVERYONE WOULD SIMPLY PREFER A COMPETITIVE 2013 TEAM OR A CLEAR ALTERNATIVE DIRECTION IF THE TEAM IS STILL UNDERPERFORMING IN TWO MONTHS.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ May 15, 2013 -> 04:04 PM) That is surprising. Except last year, DET was one game ahead of us, at 18-20, and not 23-17. And we were in 3rd place, not trailing four teams. Well, the TIgers have had the advantage of playing the Astros, and blew a big lead today at home. But we haven't faced the Tigers head-to-head, either.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 15, 2013 -> 12:51 PM) The question we all had earlier was Dunn done. Now did the talk and adjustment made by Adam and Mnato get him back on track? He has hit the ball with authority this series. We need more time to make an announcement but if Adam can keep this up we have a chance to rebound this year. Folllowed up by the equally huge question mark of what's up with Konerko? There's no fix for that like there is with Keppinger/Beckham.

Big story of this game, besides Viciedo, Rios and Dunn raking and Keppinger continue to suck eggs is that Axelrod really limited the damage in the first three innings and gutted through with a typical bulldog performance on guile and guts. Konerko in the low 170's now over the last 17 games. Not seeing the ball, doesn't trust himself right now. What a mess he's in. Can't waste this opportunity.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 15, 2013 -> 12:48 PM) Not able to watch the game, blocked at work, but I saw Dunn's homer and now he doubled to the same spot opposite field again. He is rolling right now and this is when he is at his best. Only if the next time up he pop bunts a double down the LF line.

Astros, you suck! DisAstros.

Well....Dunn hitting quite a few balls now to the opposite field. Late slide into 2nd. Good timing or he would have been out. Huge difference 2nd/3rd, no outs, and 3rd with one out. Seems like it will take weeks for Dunn to get back to .200. Now at .151. At least he passed by Hick again, who's at .145.

Farmer going on and on about "Searching for Sasquatch," even knows the characters... DJ prefers Croc Hunters and Swamp People shows, lol. Think I prefer the Twins' radio feed. Swarzak warming. Rios up to .295 again after slumping. 3/3.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 15, 2013 -> 12:37 PM) Or that Axelrod resembles just about every pitcher the Twins have had for the last 4 years outside of Liriano. He's our version of Slowey/Blackburn, just better, haha.