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his year I became a fan of Geocaching

(geocaching.com). It’s a worldwide event
where people hide tiny capsules outdoors and
provide the GPS coordinates on the website. Then
explorers will download that information and set
out to find the treasure! If found (I myself have
yet to) they are welcome to take something from
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y favorite TV show is House. It’s an

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A little love, a little comedy, and a lot of drama.
It’s great. I love Dr. House’s character—he’s a
controversial doctor who trusts no one, least of all
his patients.
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y favorite new website is a historical photography blog (www.

crimsonbamboo.com/blog), and I hope to see it grow. It’s great to have
a place to share insights on things like the “tele-donkey” trend in Western US states
and old retouching techniques. I’ve just started contributing. My favorite entry so far
(unfortunately, not my own) examines a re-touched photo of Tiffany’s in Union Square,
NYC, pointing out how the person who spruced up the image removed the horses from
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TheNorthFace.com,ParadiseEarth.com

Getting Back to Nature

By L.L. Rickert

Set your sites on the outdoors.

Whether you’re already an enthusiast or just discovering your inner
outdoorsman, you’ll find everything from the practical to the playful in the
delight! team’s podcast, blog, and website picks for May.

Find your place in the sun Plan your Adventure

mobile Website: SunSafetyRules.com Website: TheNorthFace.com
This informational site provides “101 easy tips for The North Face gear enhances the outdoor ex-
a great summer” and a treasure trove of sensible perience because it encourages all users to explore,
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articles that help you have fun in the sun without love and preserve the earth’s wild spots. Go beyond pur-
Check out a North Face
rock climbing expedition. risking your health. But the site doesn’t stop at sun chasing the products to the source of the brand’s inspi-
protection. Self-tanners, bronzers, fashions, products ration: an elite group of alpine and rock climbers, skiers,
and more are discussed in-depth to keep you go- snowboarders, and endurance runners who serve as The
ing—and glowing—as both temperatures and time North Face ambassadors, advisors and role models. Click
outside increase. on the “Athletes & Expeditions” tab to learn their stories,
and find ideas for your own journey.
Editor’s Tip: Start now to pre-
pare for a sun-kissed glow us- Editor’s Tip: Look for “Planet Explore” under Athletes & Expedi-
ing the 30-day sun readiness tions for events, blogs, podcasts and resources conveniently cat-
regimen found under the “Get egorized by outdoor activity. You can even customize a search
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Child of nature The virtual wild kingdom

Blog: www.KidsDiscoverNature.com
Looking to connect your kid with their surroundings?
Check out the Kids Discover Nature blog! There you’ll
find great children’s outdoor activities that range from
gardening and animals, to weather, photography and
rainy day boredom busters. There’s also a resource
center for parents that discusses the benefits of get-
ting kids to explore, learn, grow and play in the
natural world.
Editor’s Tip: Don’t miss the “Shop” tab on the site’s
homepage. You can make product suggestions
or browse the Amazon.com-powered Web
store that’s conveniently segmented
by broad kid-friendly topics.
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Podcast: The Rainforest Podcast
This podcast is a series of episodes that ex-
plores the flora, fauna and plight of rainforests
the world over. The podcasts also raise aware-
ness for Paradise Earth (ParadiseEarth.com),
the conservation and education initiative
undertaking the creation of a 165,000
square foot tropical rainforest habitat,
educational center, and conference
facility in Arizona.
Editor’s Tip: The “PE Article Database”
tab gives you instant access to interesting
facts about rainforests, as well as easy-to-
read information on each continent’s rain-
forest birds, plants, and animals.

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 Unlike the hard-driving detective she plays on TV,

S ta n a K at i c
lives life to the fullest and simply enjoys...

by Greg Archer

Stana Katic is downright addictive.

Maybe it’s the way she communi-
cates—with alluring intention. Or
maybe it’s just the fact that engaging
with her is like walking through a beauti-
fully designed labyrinth. Each step takes you
deeper into a fascinating maze and by journey’s
end, you simply walk out inspired.

“It was in Zorba the Greek where I read, ‘I breathed you

in,’” Katic opens up. “It sounds a little goofy to our language now,

but I think that’s the way I continuously approach my life. I just want to

breathe it in. I want to soak it up. I want to devour it.”

Yes. To Katic, life is a feast. And the actress, who’s generating big buzz opposite hunk

Nathan Fillion on the ABC hit Castle, is nothing at all (it seems) like her TV alter ego, Detective

Kate Beckett. Where Beckett keeps her cards very close to her chest, Katic doesn’t mind fanning

them across the table for you to see.

“I had a lot of influences growing up,” she happily shares. “I read a

lot; read about Joan of Arc; read Pippi Longstocking—all these

fantastic adventurers. And then … Zorba. I really

believe in that style of life. Inhaling life

completely.” >>>

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understanDing stana:
She speaks 5 languages
She’s an environmentalist
She enjoys archery, Soccer, Yoga,
Karate, Baseball, Softball, Basketball,
and Horseback Riding
has been in: Detective Kate Beckett (Katic) and writer
Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) get down to
Quantum of Solace, The Spirit the business of crime solving on ABC’s Castle.
The Unit, Stiletto,
Would be Kings, CSI: Miami, Born in Ontario, Canada, and eventually
Heroes, Brothers & Sisters, raised in the heart of rural Illinois, Katic
fondly recalls the style of life that helped
24, ER, The Closer,
shape who she is today. She was part of a
The Shield, big Yugoslavian family and often she, her
Alias four brothers and only sister, unleashed their
imaginations with inventive “play times”—
see her in: little “theater productions” and such—
which helped them learn how to rely on
Castle, each another.
The Double, “The great thing was that I always had
For Lovers Only playmates,” she beams. “We always had
great imaginations; always had each other to
develop these little stories.”
Those early years had to fuel the success
mobile that followed beyond her days at
Chicago’s renowned Goodman School
of Acting—Katic eventually nabbed
Watch it now! standout roles in movies like The
See a hilarious parody
Spirit (a cult phenom) and Quantum
of Castle done on of Solace to TV’s 24 and Heroes,
Jimmy Kimmel Live.
among others, before storming onto
Castle, which, admittedly, she loves
being a part of.
Thanks, in part, goes to Fillion.
“Whether he intentionally teaches me
or not, I do learn a lot from him,” she
muses, noting her co-star’s brilliant sense
of humor, on and off the set. She says it’s
one of the things that helped them bond
Video also on as actors and make her appreciate acting all
Facebook! the more. In fact, that subject enlivens her.
“When you are given an opportunity to be
an actor, you are asked to leap deeper than
anybody else on the planet is asked, because
you have to use all of the information, all the
senses you can grab onto,” she says. “So,
you grieve a little bit deeper, you taste a
little bit more fully, you fear deeper.”
Funny thing is, exploring such emotionally
rich reservoirs might have helped Katic, now
in her thirties, develop another keen sense:
an awareness for things beyond just herself—
TUNE IN TO CASTLE:
like respecting the health and life force of
ABC, Mondays
“community,” in general, and knowing that
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it’s important to nurture the greater good.
The most striking example of this is the
LOG ON:
Alternative Travel Project (ATP), an admirable
abc.go.com/shows/castle
environmental program Katic launched
last fall with Castle’s Seamus Dever that
originally encouraged individuals in L.A.
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to consider not using their automobile for
a day or longer—it’s since gone global,
creating a powerful ripple effect. The other
is the production company she formed,
fittingly dubbed Sine Timore Productions.
“It means, ‘no fear, no awe,’” she explains.
“I like the idea of putting together a
company with the intention of being
boundless, meaning we can tell stories
however we want to.”
And so it goes. The deeper one digs with
Katic, the more gold is unearthed.
“I think I am just intuition,” she says
about what drives her. “It’s kind of like this
flutter; that you got to turn left … and I think
I’ll follow that path (Laughs). I don’t know
if I say consciously, ‘Oh, I trust my gut.’ I’m
not even conscious of it. It’s just something
that feels right.”
“I think I am just intuition.”
All this sparks a memory of her recent
trip to Peru—she’s fascinated with world
cultures—where her conversations with
a shaman native proved enlightening in
that it shed light on the differences
between typical western thought (“no
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pain, no gain”) and those found in some
indigenous cultures.
“He was telling me that his culture’s belief
system is like a river; when a pathway
opens up, that’s a pathway for you to flow
into—that it should be easy to go in that
direction,” she shares. “And if there’s a deep
struggle in the direction, then that’s not
the path for you. You just have to move in a
different way.
“When I heard him say that, I thought,
‘Geez, there are so many things we struggle
with on a daily basis,” she gracefully adds.
“And maybe it’s not the thing we should
be struggling for; maybe it’s a lot simpler,
you know? That’s the way my decision-
making goes. When I am exploring my
intuition, it’s like a river. If it feels right, I move
easily in that direction. There’s no ‘should
I, shouldn’t I?’ Or a pros-and-cons list—no
debate. This is the way to make sense of
what to do.
“And that’s the way I pretty much lead
my life.”
Want to make an environmental difference?
Learn about Katic’s Alternative Travel Project
at www.stanakatic.com/atp.
 Movie finds Tune in: Check your local On Demand channel

Inside Job Gnomeo & Juliet

No sophomore slump for director You’d have to be made of stone to

What’s New Charles Ferguson. His first documentary,

No End in Sight, was a Sundance Film
Festival Award-winner and Oscar
On Demand nominee. His second, Inside Job, won
the Oscar for Best Documentary. It
By Donald Liebenson achieves the real mission impossible:
to make a film about credit default
mobile swaps, derivatives, and the securitization
food chain as riveting as any thriller. It
WATCH IT NOW! is a meticulously researched and
non-partisan chronicle of the economic
See trailers of meltdown in 2008 that cost $20
new releases.
trillion, resulted in 30 million
unemployed, and doubled the
national debt. It features interviews
with politicians, economists, and
analysts. Watching at home is a
good way to experience the film, as
it allows viewers to rewind the film’s
what-the-heck moments, in which
warnings are ignored, and greed and
conflict of interest bring the economy
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compounds interest in the visually
arresting film. Speaking of arresting,
Ferguson provided this year’s
underwhelming Oscars with one of
its few galvanizing moments. Upon
accepting his Award he said, “I must
start by pointing out that three years
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resist this clever computer-animated
film that’s part Toy Story, part Shrek,
and part Elton John jukebox musical.
It’s a kid-appropriate and adult-friendly
re-telling of William Shakespeare’s
immortal tragedy, but with star-
crossed garden gnomes from the rival
gardens of feuding homeowners Miss
Montague and Mr. Capulet. But when
blue gnome Gnomeo (James McAvoy)
meets spirited red gnome Juliet
(Emily Blunt), love instantly takes root.
Shakespeare’s lovers were doomed,
but as Gnomeo insists, “There’s got to
be a better ending than that.” Clever
jokes abound along with well-staged
physical comedy. But it’s surprisingly
moving, too, as we witness a Pixar-like
montage that charts a heartbroken
flamingo’s love lost. The distinctive
voice cast, including Maggie Smith,
Michael Caine, Hulk Hogan and
Ozzy Osbourne, is fully engaged.
The new songs by Elton John and
long-time lyricist Bernie Taupin can
stand alongside such greatest hits as
Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)
and Don’t Go Breaking My Heart. To
watch or not to watch? There’s no
question. Rated G.

after our horrific financial crisis caused

Rate it!
Go to Kids-in-mind.com
to make smart decisions on
family-friendly programming.
by financial fraud, not a single financial
executive has gone to jail, and that’s
wrong.” This film will stoke that anger.
Rated PG-13.
No Strings Attached
Though conventional at heart, No
Strings Attached plays at being a
modern romantic comedy with its
gender-flipping conceit. Ashton
Kutcher and Natalie Portman star as
Adam and Emma, whose destined
paths first crossed when they were
teens at summer camp. He now
writes for a Glee-type TV series. She
is a doctor working 80-hour weeks.
This may not give them time for a
relationship, but she proposes that
they make time to “use each other for
sex.” We know where this is heading,
but No Strings Attached finds a novel
way to keep our true lovers apart: it is
Emma who resists Adam’s suggestions
that they take their relationship to the
next level. The film also benefits from
a terrific ensemble—Kevin Kline as
Adam’s ego-inflated father, and indie-
queen Mindy Kaling (The Office) and
Greta Gerwig (Greenburg) as Emma’s
roommates—deftly directed by Ivan
Reitman (Ghostbusters). Portman put
us through the wringer with Black
Swan. No Strings Attached dances by
on the considerable charm of its stars.
Rated R.
Blue Valentine
Twelve years in the making, Derek
Cianfrance’s intimately observed Blue
Valentine wrenchingly portrays the
devastation of divorce. Like Betrayal
and the underseen (more hopeful)
Two for the Road, Blue Valentine
plays with time to juxtapose the
hope of beginnings with the pain
and melancholy of endings. Both
blue-collar thirty-somethings, Dean
(Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle
Williams) are at a crossroads. He is
a house painter with little ambition
beyond being a devoted husband
and father. She is a nurse with a
grueling schedule and for whom
Dean’s slacker charm has long since
worn thin. Gosling and Williams are
extraordinary (they reportedly gained
more than 10 pounds each to contrast
their present and past selves). The film
made headlines for a sex scene that
initially earned it the dread NC-17
rating. The ratings board relented and
the film, uncut, was issued with an R
rating. If that raised awareness for the
film, great, but it is more emotionally
naked than sexually graphic and of
little prurient interest. Blue Valentine
is in the naturalistic spirit of John
Cassavetes. Somewhere the father of
American independent film is smiling.
But he’ll be the only one. Rated R.
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 WEB FIND: This month’s website worth sharing LOG ON: Trails.com

Explore the Outdoors

By V. S. Woschnick

“I rely on websites
Use Trails.com to find the best spots to hike, bike, paddle, canoe and more.

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that inform me so
I can make better here are two things I love: New York, and getting out of New York. Don’t get me wrong. NYC is my
decisions—especially
when traveling.” home and I am proud to be a lifelong member of the City’s perpetual motion. There are times,
-Reader from Gowanda, NY though, that I crave getting away from it all.
I’m not a lay-on-the-beach-for-vacation kind of girl, and I can’t quite afford a European vacation or cruise to
some exotic locale—but I can get out my backpack, lace up my hiking boots and head to Connetquot River
State Park Preserve on Long Island. It’s only a little over an hour from home, but once I get on the park’s trails
and old carriage roads I’m transported well beyond the city to my “happy place.”
I owe it all to Trails.com. Without this site, I may never have discovered the 3,500 acres known as Connetquot,
mobile
or everything the preserve has to offer in addition to hiking. There’s trout fishing, a historic lodge and gristmill,
plus a ton of wildlife. You won’t see osprey, deer, rabbits or foxes in Times Square!
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Learn how to properly
fit a backpack from an
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The cool thing about Trails.com is that it doesn’t You can experience the big adventures found on
just hit destination highlights that city slickers like Trails.com without spending big bucks. The state-
me find novel. The database is one amazing tool! by-state trail breakdown helps you find trails in your
It contains over 40,000 trails from North America, city, state or desired vacation spot. That means
Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa that you travel cost could be next to nothing, and many of
can navigate from the home page. Search by the trails are free to use!
specific outdoor activity, geographic location, or by And, Trails.com doesn’t limit itself (or you) to hik-
Video also on

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Facebook!
Editor’s Note: You can use
your Trails.com account to
post your trail journal and
photos directly to your
Facebook account.
clicking the “Trail Finder” tab for a detailed results
list that’s packed with info.
In fact, the whole site is packed with info. There’s
direct access to unaltered excerpts from nearly
50,000 hiking and climbing guidebooks;
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Trails.com helps you send those financial concerns
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Trailing Connetquot
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 Take Your Pick
A sample of the many
activities available to
search on Trails.com:

STEP 3: Clicking New York on

the map led me to the “New
York Hiking” page, where I
could pick a region of New
York to explore, or click direct
links to particular in-state
hiking trails.
STEP 4: I zoomed in on
the Long Island area
on the state map, and
was provided a “Trails
in This Area” list of
links that I could scroll
through or access by
clicking the map’s trail
identifier icons.

STEP 2: I chose “Hiking”

from the “Browse Trails by
Outdoor Activity” scroll
list on the home page. This STEP 5: I wanted a trail
connected me to a virtual that was right for my skill
U.S. map so I could select level, and also offered
a state. some unique features.
Trails.com provides a one-
page snapshot of infor-
mation and trail statistics.
This is where I found out
Connetquot is closed on
Mondays and adjusted
my trip to accommodate
this schedule.

STEP 1: I signed up for the

free 14-day Trails.com trial
offer by providing my contact STEP 6: I took a look at
information and answering a the topographic map,
few simple questions. downloaded the trail guide
and driving directions, and
away I went to get in touch
with my inner nature girl.

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 TV FIND: This month’s featured show worth sharing tune in: This fall on Fox

Take a Trip to Terra Nova

By Chris Mann

Television’s most anticipated time-tripping spectacle is poised to reboot a seriously

primitive era—not to mention humanity itself.

F
“I love television
dramas that have a ox’s epic drama Terra Nova—about a family that travels 85 million years back in time to help resettle
sci-fi twist.”
- Reader from NYC
and ultimately rescue a polluted, war-torn planet—endeavors to mix Avatar-worthy visual grandeur
with Jurassic Park–size adventure. The fact that Nova’s brief promos evoke such bar-raising, cinematic
splendor is no coincidence: Avatar baddie Stephen Lang stars as the colony’s rough-and-tumble commander,
and dino-mite director Steven Spielberg is one of the series’ staggering twelve executive producers.
Creative forces behind Nova soon discovered an epic adventure has an epic price. In fact, a report in The
Wall Street Journal said Nova “may be the most expensive broadcast television series ever made.” Shot in the
jungle of Queensland, Australia, production of the show’s two-hour preview—beset with set-jeopardizing flash
mobile
floods and cast and crew-encroaching leeches—cost around $16 million to produce, and additional hours are
expected to run in excess of $4 million, WSJ reports. (In comparison, industry estimates price typical TV dra-
Watch it now! mas at about $2.5 million per hour-long episode.) In addition to the shockingly large budget was the need for a
Get a glimpse
inside the world of colossal workforce—the first two hours required 300 crew members and more than 400 extras.
Terra Nova. The project is so ambitious that Fox canceled plans for a two-hour series preview this month to give the
show’s cutting-edge effects team more time “to create a world never before seen on television,” said executive
producer Rene Echevarria. The payoff for viewers is a visual delight seldom seen of the made-for-TV variety.
In anticipation of great things to come, here’s a sneak peek at the colorful characters, sweeping panoramas
and (literally!) scenery-chewing creatures poised to propagate and/or potentially annihilate humanity in the
ancient past and not-so-distant future.

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The Premise
Ravaged by man’s greedy and environmentally
unsound ways in the year 2149, Earth is dying. Its
vegetation and animals (mankind included) are on
the verge of extinction. But a beacon of hope
emanates from an unlikely source. Re-
searchers at the FERMI Particle Accelerator
stumble upon a crack in time that opens
a portal to the planet’s lush, pre-industri-
alized primeval past. The series follows
the Shannon family’s efforts as members
of the Tenth Pilgrimage settling in Terra
Nova, the military-led colony constructed
in hopes of rebuilding civilization and
“restarting humanity.” Which isn’t easy
The Setting
Welcome to the jungle! A Pandora-like, eco-lush
paradise with gorgeous waterfalls and stunning
vegetation awaits the pilgrimage. But so do car-
nivorous dinosaurs, including an avian breed called
Slashers. Their plumage—inspired in part by James
Cameron’s flying Banshees in Avatar—draw on the
rich purples and blues of the peacock, with a shock
of red thrown in for killer drama. Among the other
prehistoric monsters debuting in the series preview:
an 8-foot animatronic velociraptor and a CGI brachio-
saurus.
Spielberg’s creative stamp is equally apparent in the
white, glowy time tunnel that brings the Shannons
to their new world as well as the giant shining moon
Photos © 2010 courtesy of Fox; Thinkstock.com

when you’re being chased by mam-
moth, man-eating reptiles, fight-
ing a rebellious splinter colony
and, as Fox teases, facing “the
chilling possibility that some-
thing sinister is happening
inside Terra Nova.”
that their trip back finally allows them to see.
The green forests of Queensland also echo the
colonists’ efforts at sustainable living in their new
world. Solar panels cover the roof of the Terra Nova
residences. And the colony itself is the ultimate
gated community, containing a hospital, a market and
several homesteads.

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1. Dr. Elisabeth Shannon (Shelley Conn), is 2. J im Shannon (Jason O’Mara) is a
wife to Jim Shannon, a trauma surgeon devoted dad with a patchy past who
and the newest recruit to Terra Nova’s may be seeking his own redemption
medical team. Her training secured the on Terra Nova. “We’re starting over
family’s participation in the pilgrimage. as a family,” he tells his brood.
4. Maddy Shannon (Naomi Scott) is a 5. Josh Shannon (Landon Liboiron),
socially awkward but engaging 15-year- is the Shannon’s 17-year-old son
old sister. She hopes her new life will who’s none-too-happy to leave
give her a chance to remake herself. his familiar life in 2149.
7. Zoe Shannon (Alana Mansour) is the 8. S
 kye (Allison Miller) is the fetching
Shannon family’s five-year-old daugh- and rebellious young woman who
ter. A secret about her threatens the instantly catches Josh’s eye when
Shannons’ chance at utopia. he arrives at the compound.
3. Commander Nathaniel Taylor
(Stephen Lang) is the charismatic
and valiant first pioneer and leader
of the colony. He shepherds the
Shannon family upon their arrival.
6. Guzman (Mido Hamada) is
Taylor’s right-hand man who
helps guide new colonists.
9. Mira (Christine Adams) leads
a splinter group that’s strong-
ly opposed to Commander
Taylor and his leadership.
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 Surf Report: TV worth sharing TUNE IN: USA, OWN, VH1, CW, Food Network
There’s Music, Meltdowns
& Mexican Meals in May
By Greg Archer
It’s May, which can only mean one thing: guest stars galore—watch for them to pop up on your
favorite shows. In between, take note of a few shows that hit our radar, plus a celebrity that
caught our eye this month.
mobile
› In Plain Sight
USA, the clever cable network that knows how to
produce hit dramas with loyal fan followings—Royal
WATCH IT now! Pains, Burn Notice, Psych—may have found ratings
See trailers of gold with In Plain Sight. USA also managed to create
featured shows.
one of TV’s more compelling female characters. Actress
Mary McCormack has consistently delivered an indelible
performance as Mary Shannon, a tough, sexy and smart
U.S. Marshal working for the Federal Witness Protection
Program in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In season four,
watch how fiery Mary deals with some personal shake
ups: Younger sister Brandi (Nicole Hiltz) has, after all,
announced she’s moving in with her boyfriend. Beyond
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that, it’s a refreshing surprise to witness a series mature
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into one of today’s best and smartly produced dramas
found on cable.
Watch: Sundays, 10/9 pm C, USA
› The Judds
Any experience with the Judds is, well, an experience.
Mother Naomi Judd is deep, esoteric and happily shares
heartfelt emotions. Her daughter Wynonna Judd has
been candid about her own personal battles too, via
books and through song. But what seems to make this
series work—and other series on OWN for that matter—
is that it knows how to delicately balance the “drama”
with the message it wants to share. In this case, the mes-
sage is relating, bonding, and growth. It’s a testament
to OWN (still a newbie in the network universe) and
to this particular show, which manages to
lift reality television out of the deep,
dark, tiring depths of narcissism—
imagine that!—and onto a much
roomier plateau of humanity. Watch
as these smart women—two of mu-
sic’s classiest muses—so wonderfully
show us the finer art of what relating
should be all about.
Watch: Sundays, 9/8 pm C, OWN
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› Single Ladies
Hot In Cleveland, TV Land’s
first original sitcom, sizzled
so well that other net-
works—those that you’d
never imagine creating
original scripted program-
ming—have begun follow-
ing similar suit. Enter VH1
and Single Ladies. The new comedy drama series is set
in Atlanta’s frothy fashion-music-celeb world and revolves
around three best gal pals with different outlooks on sex
and relationships. Sex and the City minus one? Possibly.
The good news is that the endeavor is a collaboration
with Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment. Latifah
typically attaches herself to projects of merit. Here’s hop-
ing that the creative team delivers stories that are both
amusing, heartfelt and more importantly, relevant.
Watch: Premieres Monday, May 30, 9/8 pm C, VH1
› Smallville
The real super powers at work here have to do with lon-
gevity. Few expected this series to be as finely crafted
as it turned out to be. Nor were there high expectations
for a tale of a younger Clark Kent and the Superman
alter ego he’d eventually spawn. Beyond that, even in
today’s fickle pop culture, Smallville managed to not
only turn heads but remain on the air—originally on the
WB—for an entire decade. Much of that credit goes to
Tom Welling, whose acting talents delivered us a boy-
man-superhero with distinctly believable vulnerabilities.
Things to know as the show bows: Clark officially fulfills
his destiny to become the world’s ultimate super hero
by the end of this two-hour outing. (Yes, a cape is in-
volved.) But how that happens, and what it may mean
for fiancée Lois Lane (Erica Durance), should prove to
be interesting to watch. Expect some foils along the
way. Lex Luthor … is that you?
Watch: Series Finale, Friday, May 13, 8/7 pm C, CW
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 Celebrity to watch:
Marcela
Valladolid
Mexican Made Easy, Food Network
Watch: Saturdays, 9:30/8:30 am C

Ever since she burst on the Food Network

scene last year with Mexican Made Easy,
Marcela Valladolid has been changing
people’s perceptions of what Mexican
food actually is—or can be. “A lot of people
come up to me and say, ‘Wow, I never knew
Mexico put out these kind of dishes,’” she
beams of the series she hosts from her very
own kitchen in scenic San Diego. “Or they
say, ‘Hey I didn’t know they had anything
other than tacos and burritos in Mexico.’ So
I love breaking those stereotypes.” Well,
viewers love it, too. Blissful without being
over the top, Valladolid’s genuine passion for
traditional Mexican dishes comes through
in her masterful cooking presentations.
Her friendly next-door-neighbor charm has
made daunting endeavors, like creating
Mexican Meatloaf—it’s all about the chorizo,
folks—downright fun and engaging. But
interesting, too. After all, few of us realized
that authentic Mexican food was actually
not “heavy” or overstuffed with cheese;
that there were more fresh ingredients
involved; or that burritos, for instance, were
simply filled with things like flavorful meat
or chiles. Having grown up surrounded
by expert and traditional cooks in Tijuana,
Mexico, Valladolid’s first job was actually
in her aunt’s Baja cooking school. America
really took notice after she appeared on The
Apprentice: Martha Stewart. Then, several
years ago, she released Fresh Mexico: 100
Simple Recipes for True Mexican Flavor,
which quickly became a bestseller. Now,
Photos courtesy of: OWN; VH1; Food Network; Thinkstock.

the woman who wanted to show the

world that there was no “yellow” cheese
in real Mexican cooking has proven that a
traditional culinary style can be
manifested with big flavors
but very little fuss. The best
part, she says, is that all of
it, “has been a blast.”

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 APP FINDS: Mobile apps worth sharing log on: iTunes.com/appstore, Market.Android.com
Answer Mother Nature’s Call
By Emily Glass
Apps can help you embrace favorite outdoor hobbies.
Whether you’re venturing outside to fire up the grill, dig around in the garden, get in
shape, or observe natural beauty, you’d be surprised how much a mobile device can
enhance those experiences. Check out this selection of fun and helpful apps for May:
mobile
iBird backyard plus
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Watch it now!
Primary Function: Enhance your bird-
Get a taste of watching experience by using this
Weber on the Grill. database of more than 200 different
species of birds. The app contains illustrations,
photos, bird calls and comprehensive facts to help
you identify North American birds, innovating this
old hobby to be a fun and educational activity for
the whole family. Upon sighting birds, discover
everything about their behavior, habitat, diet,
breeding, egg color and more.
delightful feature: If you’re a true bird enthusiast,
check out the “Notes” feature, that allows you to
Video also on record the dates/times of your sightings.
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This app is best for: Hikers, explorers, people who
enjoy observing nature
Compatible with: iPhone, iPod touch (Android ver-
sion in development)
Get it: For $1.99 at the iTunes App Store
Photos © 2011, Thinkstock.com; Gardening Toolkit
Weber On the Grill
Rating: eeee
Primary Function: This app contains
an abundance of information
pertaining to every stage of grilling.
From meal preparation to grill maintenance
this app has it all. Some key features include:
a database of recipes, grocery list organizer,
instructional videos, and the ability to tag and
share favorite recipes.
delightful feature: This app has a “grill timer” that
launches directly from the recipe. Set the timer
when you begin grilling and it will ding when the
meat is either done or ready to be turned over.
This app is best for: At-home cooks
Compatible with: iPhone, iPod touch, iPad
Get it: For $4.99 at the iTunes App Store
Editor’s Note: In the current version,
sharing functionality is only
available on the iPad.
Ratings based on customer reviews using a five-star rating scale at the iTunes App Store and the Android Market.
Ratings and prices are in reference to the current version of the app and are subject to change.
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Gardening Toolkit
Rating: eee
Primary Function: Whether you’re breaking
ground for the first time, or expanding
your backyard garden, the Gardening Toolkit can take
your growing greens to new heights. This app provides
expert advice on what to grow when, a system to organize
and track your progress, and an encyclopedia containing
over 1,000 herbs, flowers, fruit and vegetables.
delightful feature: It’s no wonder they’ve dubbed it
“the app that loves to grow.” The recent addition of
the “hardiness zone finder” makes it even better! Enter
your zip code and the Gardening Toolkit will give your
hardiness zone.
This app is best for: Anyone with a green thumb
Compatible with: iPhone, iPod Touch
Get it: For $2.99 at the iTunes App Store
itreAdmill: Pedometer
ultra with pocket step
Rating: eeeee
Primary Function: This app literally makes
the world your treadmill. Simply open
the app, press “play,” put it in your pocket, get moving!
iTreadmill will not only measure each step (like the average
pedometer), it also measures distance, calories burned,
current and average speed/pace, plus steps taken per
minute. Plus, iTreadmill has a recording feature that allows
you to track your workouts each day and accurately chart
your progress.
delightful feature: There is a “Music” tab that automatically
syncs playlists from your itunes library so your music can
play while the pedometer is operating.
This app is best for: Anyone striving to have a more
active lifestyle
Compatible with: iPhone, iPod touch, iPad
Get it: For $.99 at the iTunes store
Editor’s Note: For the best and most accurate experience, make
sure to read the full instructions that pop up immediately after
opening the app for the first time.
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