#and to also learn that the sean and daniel ship has an official name which just. why.

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National Examiner, December 28

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Cover: Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood’s family changed by COVID 

Page 2: The Apartment -- secrets behind the Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine flick 

Page 4: Nicole Kidman -- her style in her movies 

Page 6: A Dirty Dancing sequel is in the works and Jennifer Grey is set to reprise her role as Baby but Patrick Swayze who died in 2009 won’t be replaced -- for now Jennifer is keeping the plot and premiere date of the sequel under wraps 

Page 7: Richard Thomas who played John-boy on The Waltons is 69 now and still working steadily as an actor and he’s more than grateful he survived the ride -- these days he and his wife Georgiana make their home in New York City 

Page 8: Baby it’s dry inside -- breathe easier and save money by adding moisture in simple ways 

Page 9: Tony’s Mystic World -- the days of our lives 

Page 10: Brenda Van Sickle was 16 when she gave up her newborn baby for adoption and she thought about him every day since then, hoping he had a good life and 45 years later they have found each other 

Page 11: Your Health -- health problems your doctor may miss -- be persistent and get these dangerous symptoms checked out 

* Seniors are more physically vulnerable to COVID-19 but they have an advantage over younger people -- they are better at handling the psychological trauma of the pandemic 

Page 12: Dating was the name of the game for future stars -- winners and losers on The Dating Game before they got famous -- Vicki Lawrence, Michael Jackson, Steve Martin, Farrah Fawcett, Arnold Schwarzenegger 

Page 13: Suzanne Somers, Sally Field, John Ritter, Tom Selleck, Burt Reynolds 

Page 14: Dear Tony, America’s Top Psychic Healer -- good news! True love arrives in Spring 2021 -- Tony predicts Wesley Snipes will be back on the big screen in the near future and he will work behind the scenes for prison reform -- Tony also predicts a very cold winter coming for us 

Page 15: Smash hit Home Improvement also didn’t happen -- Patricia Richardson who played Tim Allen’s wife Jill Taylor says when she was cast in the series she had just had twins and wasn’t sure if it was the right time for her to take on a role and she’d never heard of Tim Allen but producers called her in and quickly saw the chemistry between Tim and Patricia and from 1991 until 1999 they made sitcom magic 

Page 16: In an emotional final farewell I Love Lucy stars Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance shared tears and laughter as they looked back on a lifetime of love and friendship -- the two got together shortly before Vivian passed at age 70 on August 17, 1979 

Page 18: A moving company College HUNKS Hauling is giving free help to victims of domestic violence so they can get away from abusive situations and set up a household elsewhere 

Page 19: When the Stitt family set out to raise money for a new wheelchair for their 17-year-old son Jake who has cerebral palsy they never suspected a superstar would come to the rescue -- but that’s just what happened when Justin Timberlake heard about the family’s financial plight and stepped in to pay for a custom-built van and wheelchair 

Page 20: Cover Story -- Country stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are heroically carrying on during the worldwide pandemic singing their hearts out on a TV special for their millions of overjoyed fans but behind the scenes the couple and their family were bravely dealing with gut-wrenching terror as 24-year-old daughter Allie Colleen tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus and Allie’s brush with the disease turned their world upside down 

Page 22: Utah has opened its first overpass designed exclusively for wildlife and it’s working -- officials placed a video camera at the spot and were overjoyed to see deer, bears, moose, elk and all sorts of critters using the crossing which was designated animals only after so many of our four-legged friends were killed on that highway in the last couple of years -- lobbied for by a group called Save People Save Animals the overpass cost $5 million and was built by Utah’s Department of Transportation 

Page 24: A boater who clung to his overturned vessel for days in the waters off Florida’s Atlantic coastline is miraculously alive and well after a container ship spotted him and hauled him in 

Page 25: An Alabama mother of four got the shock of her life when a stranger in a footwear store paid for a pair of boots she’d had her eye on for years but couldn’t afford 

* A New Hampshire mom of three made an impulse buy that stunned and delighted her neighbors when she paid for the groceries of the next eight people in the supermarket checkout line 

Page 26: Heaven must have sent us these Angels -- checking in with Charlie’s famous femme crime fighters -- Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett 

Page 27: Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd 

Page 28: Shelley Hack, Tanya Roberts 

Page 29: The Reboot -- Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz 

Page 30: The Good Doctor 

Page 31: Drug-free headache relief 

Page 32: Look Who They Dug Up -- why these famous names couldn’t rest in peace -- Christopher Columbus, John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Judy Garland 

Page 33: Daniel Boone, Jesse James, Sammie Davis Jr., Eva Peron 

Page 40: Stars Who Married Gay Men and Didn’t Know -- husbands hid the truth to save their careers -- Berry Berenson, Judy Garland, Amanda Blake, Fran Drescher, Betsy Drake 

Page 41: Angela Lansbury, Liza Minnelli, Carol Channing, Charlotte Rae, Vanessa Redgrave, Carrie Fisher 

Page 44: Eyes on the Stars -- Dolly Parton performs tunes from her album A Holly Dolly Christmas (picture), Diane Keaton on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (picture), Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are gearing up to tie the knot at his Oklahoma ranch, a handgun used by Sean Connery in his first screen appearance as James Bond has blown away expectations by selling for $256,000 at auction, Bryan Cranston says he was socked by COVID-19 in March and still hasn’t recovered his sense of smell, Ryan Reynolds seems to want no part of a recent honor suggested by fans to name a street after him in his home city of Vancouver, social media lit up after legendary singer Dionne Warwick teased Chance the Rapper by tweeting at him 

Page 45: Joan Collins at the ribbon-cutting for the Burlington Arcade department store in London (picture), saying goodbye to Squiggy -- actor David Lander died from multiple sclerosis complications at age 73 

Page 46: A Kentucky schoolteacher who went in an hour early each day to help an immigrant child learn English just got her reward 40 years later -- that kid went on to become a lawyer and Harvard grad who has tracked her down to thank her in person 

Page 47: The names are crazy but the places are real 

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Six Facts About Blackship, West Hollywood’s New Japanese-Italian Restaurant

One of this year’s last big restaurant openings has been hiding under the radar for some time, but Blackship opens tomorrow, December 12, in West Hollywood from chef Keiichi Kurobe, formerly for Hinoki & The Bird. Produced in conjunction with Culinary Lab, which operates Hinoki, as well as Rosaliné, Blackship combines elements of Japanese cooking with handmade Italian pasta on the busy intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and La Cienega. Eater sits down with Kurobe, who’s opening his first solo restaurant in LA, his culinary background, and what will help separate Blackship from the numerous other openings in the city this past year.

Keiichi Kurobe was the sous chef under Brandon Kida at Hinoki & The Bird, but trained under Daniel Humm at Campton Place. Humm is now the chef of Eleven Madison Park and a partner of NoMad in Downtown LA. Kuroke learned many things at Campton Place under Humm but says he developed a passion for pasta there. Kurobe also credits Dominique Crenn as a mentor. Crenn just received a third Michelin star for her namesake Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, though she also cooked in Los Angeles at a Santa Monica restaurant called Abode.

Many of the flavors and dishes at Blackship gain their inspiration from Kurobe’s unique upbringing and travels. He was born in the U.S. but moved to Japan at an early age. The name Blackship refers to what he learned in school in Japan about the arrival of European and American ships, or kurofune in Japanese. These ships ended Japan’s isolation with the rest of the world, resulting in an exchange of cooking techniques and dishes. Think of tempura, which was a technique acquired from Portuguese missionaries. Hence Blackship hopes to meld Japanese flavors and ingredients with styles from across the world, but especially Italian. In addition to his time in Japan, Kurobe considers himself fortunate to have been able to travel to many other parts of the world with his family, and will incorporate those experiences at Blackship.

Blackship will house about 100 seats both inside and outside on a patio at 8512 Santa Monica Boulevard, which is a standalone building right next to the first LA Shake Shack location. The second floor will eventually open into a cocktail-oriented lounge with room for even more imbibers.

Sean Knibb of Knibb Design will put together the space, with inspiration from Italian gardens on the patio, and a modern, oceanic look inside featuring an open kitchen, brick oven, and marble bar. Knibb contributed design for A Frame in Culver City and elements of The Line Hotel.

Pasta is the highlight of the menu, with carbonara “ramen” with guanciale-style pork belly, chashu, and egg yolk hoping to become Kurobe’s signature dish. A hamachi bolognese comes with soba caserecce while shingiku (chrysanthemum) gnocchi comes with brown butter dashi and pecorino cheese. Other dishes include kurobuta pork chop with koji polenta and miso mostarda while a chicken karaage tortellini melds two classics of both Japanese and Italian cuisines. When asked about why these dishes worked, Kurobe said that the more subtle, often delicate flavors of Japan will get a boost from the more forward elements of Italian cuisine.

Blackship is Kurobe’s first major restaurant in Los Angeles, and it opens right along some of West Hollywood’s busiest restaurant corridors. Just around the corner, Nobu Los Angeles, 40 Love, The Nice Guy, Petite Taqueria, E.P. & L.P., Rosaline, Lucques, Fig & Olive, and Barton G serve along the intersection of La Cienega and Melrose. David Chang’s new Momofuku Noodle Bar will open down the way while Raku continues to draw the late night crowd. Down Santa Monica Boulevard, Shake Shack, The Abbey, and the rest of West Hollywood’s Boystown continues to bustle.

It puts Blackship in a prime location to draw more of the scene crowd from West Hollywood and its environs while remaining accessible enough for anyone in the Hollywood Hills and potentially lower in Beverly Grove. The location should be a boon to Blackship’s overall profile, though the traffic-laden corner could be an issue for anyone coming in from another neighborhood. Still many of the eateries nearby are packed full of patrons every night, which bodes well for filling seats.

Blackship is located on 8512 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, CA. Opening date is December 12, 2018, with hours from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and until 11 p.m. on weekends. Book a table here.

Pasta at Blackship

Blackship [Official photo]

Lobster ramen at Hinoki & The Bird

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Source: https://la.eater.com/2018/12/11/18129178/blackship-west-hollywood-keiichi-kurobe-japanese-italian-opening-facts-intel