Star Trek Into Darkness': Benedict Cumberbatch enjoys being villain"
"There was one particular moment where I was being dragged along the floor of Playa Vista, the famous Howard Hughes studio, the birthplace of the Spruce Goose, at 60 miles per hour at 1 o'clock in the morning in a spacesuit. My character's in control, but as an actor, the minute after I did my thing as a character I stood up and said, 'Did everyone see that? That was amazing, can we do it again?"  Article HERE - - VIDEO CLIP HERE

Taylour Paige On Ahsha's Care Bear Persona In Hit The Floor Episode 1:
As seen on Hit The Floor, in the cutthroat world of professional dance, Ahsha Hayes brings fresh-faced naivete to the floor and the constant desire to pound relative strangers.  Ahsha played by Taylour Paige, newcomer and Marina del Rey resident, stars in VH1's new scripted series.  She talks about what she and her character have in common after the pivotal first episode. " VIDEO INTERVIEW HERE

Blaze Pizza Coming To Culver City
You'll soon be spoiled for choice if you live in Culver City near the intersection of Sepulveda & Washington Blvds.  Chipotle and Pei Wei are now open in the Culver Crossroads shopping center and coming in August is a "fast fire'd" gourmet pizza restaurant Blaze Pizza.  Menu HERE


Acabar Replacing Dar Maghreb in July with All-Star Crew
Dar Maghreb, once Hollywood temple of Moroccan cuisine, has been down for the count since last fall. But, come July, the opulent eatery and event space will be reborn as Acabar in Hollywood.  More here

The Wait is Almost Over: Connie & Ted's Opening June 4
Bright and cheerful, clean and modern, this is celebrated Providence chef Michael Cimarusti's vision of a modern day seafood shack and is smack dab in the center of West Hollywood. The menu sounds  truly like a seafood lover's paradise.  Urban Daddy got a hold of their menu HERE


Beijing Street Food From Peking Tavern Coming Soon
A restaurant and bar project by Andrew Wong and Andrew Chiu (El Guapo), the duo is arranging a Chinese gastropub menu complete with scallion pancakes, beef rolls, and a variety of dumplings.  More here

Hotel Marlowe is a luxury, boutique-style Kimpton property which puts you near the banks of the Charles River in Cambridge, a half-mile from the Museum of Science and connected to the Cambridge Side Galleria shopping center.