Hotspots! July 6, 2023 (Issue 3814)

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Our Annual Foodie Edition with many ideas for summer healthy choices, desserts and cocktails.

Feature: A Tasty Meal for a Heart-Healthy Summer • Pix: Stonewall Pride Parade & Street Festival Wilton Manors • Pix: Stonewall Pride Parade & Street Festival Wilton

Manors Women’s Weekend • Feature: Gay Aboriginal Designer, David Leslie, Showcases His Swimwear Collection at Miami Swim Week Feature: Plant-Forward Picnic Recipes • Deep Inside Hollywood

Out with Scott / What’s Hot | Scott Holland’s Guide to Events • Hot Puzzle • Feature: Songs of Summer Pix: Twist’s 30th Anniversary • Feature: Bring On Dessert with Better-for-You Sweets • Feature: Beat the Summer Heat with These Beverages • Hot Eats • Pix: The 4th Annual Floatarama Flotilla • Pix: Stonewall Pride Parade & Street Festival VIP Party • Feature: Take Salads Al Freso for a Sweet Summer Meal Pix: Pride Center at Equality Park’s 30th Anniversary T-Dance • Pix: Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida’s Disney Pride in Concert • Feature: Interest in Drag Shows is on the Rise! • Hot Advice

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A Tasty Meal for a Heart-Healthy Summer

Provided By Family Features healthyeating.nhlbi.nih.gov

As you plan your summer fun, think also about adopting healthy habits that can help keep your blood pressure under control. When your blood pressure is consistently high – a condition called hypertension – blood flows through arteries at higher-than-normal pressures. This can cause serious health problems not just for your heart, but also for your blood vessels, kidneys, eyes, and brain.

Hypertension affects all ages, but making small lifestyle changes can go a long way toward prevention. Start with updating your summer menu with delicious, heart-healthy recipes, like Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken.

Following a heart-healthy eating plan, such as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), which emphasizes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish, poultry, beans, nuts, low-fat dairy and

healthy oils, can help keep your blood pressure in a healthy range. Developed through research by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), DASH focuses on reducing sodium and limiting foods that are high in saturated fat, including fatty meats, full-fat dairy and tropical oils. Along with adding healthy recipes to your summer menu, NHLBI's The Heart Truth program encourages these healthy habits that can help you control blood pressure:

• Move more: Aim for at least 150 minutes (2 1/2 hours) of physical activity each week. Try keeping yourself on pace each week by shooting for 30 daily minutes of activity over five days.

• Aim for a healthy weight: Research shows adults with overweight and obesity can lower their blood pressure by losing just 35% of their weight. Ask a friend or family member to join a weight loss program with you; social support can help you both stay motivated.

• Manage stress: Reduce stress – which can increase blood pressure – with meditation, relaxing activities or support from a counselor or online group.

• Quit smoking: Smoking damages your heart and blood vessels. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or find other resources available online.

Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken

Recipe courtesy of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

• Sauce:

2 tablespoons ketchup

2 tablespoons light soy sauce

2 tablespoons honey

2 teaspoons orange juice

1 teaspoon garlic (about 1 clove), minced

1 teaspoon ginger, minced

12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 2 large breasts), cut into 1inch cubes (about 24 cubes)

1 cup fresh pineapple, diced (about 24 pieces)

8 wooden skewers (6 inches each), soaked in water

• To make sauce: Combine ketchup, soy sauce, honey, orange juice, garlic and ginger; mix well. Separate into two bowls and set aside.

• Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Preheat oven to 350 F.

• Alternately thread three chicken cubes and three pineapple chunks on each skewer.

• Grill skewers 3-5 minutes on each side. Brush or spoon sauce from one bowl onto chicken and pineapple every other minute. Discard remaining sauce from first bowl.

• To prevent chicken from drying out, finish cooking to minimum internal temperature of 165 F in oven. Using clean brush or spoon, coat with sauce from remaining bowl before serving.

Get your summer off to a heart-healthy start by talking to your health care provider about your blood pressure numbers and what they mean. To learn more about heart health and blood pressure, visit hearttruth.gov and find DASH-friendly recipes at healthyeating.nhlbi.nih.gov.

Stonewall Pride Parade & Street Festival Wilton Manors

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Photos: JR Davis, Dan Perez, Coco Alarcon & Keans Llamera

HOT PUZZLE The Godfather of Queer Film

Down

1 ___ Minh City, Vietnam

2 Hunter in the night sky

3 Elite divers

4 Furniture piece with cushions

5 Moves barely

6 Fix a sneaker, maybe

7 Lorca's "Later!"

8 One with a long tongue

9 Arabian Disney character

10 Mr. C. portrayer on “Happy Days”

11 Ill humor

12 Rock group?

13 Madonna's “Dick Tracy” character

21 Shrill barks

24 Hurt, like a Broadway Auntie?

26 The Brewer twins, for short

27 Island of the Philippines

28 Shrek and others

29 It may slip over one's head

Across

1 Where Dr. N. Kim works

5 Tail for Pluto?

9 Head of men who don't sleep with women

14 Stick it in milk

15 What "let" means to Mauresmo

16 River of Rimbaud's land

17 "See ya!"

18 Ian Schrager's ___ de Cuba restaurant

19 Lesbos and more

20 With 26-Across, Book series by Kenneth Anger (1927-2023)

22 Billie Holiday's "God ___ the Child"

23 Loads, as software 24 West of Hollywood

25 Cathedral of Hope area

26 See 20-Across

30 “The Silence of the ___”

33 Diva's piece

34 A porn star may have a big one

30 Artists' pads

31 Plath poetry collection

32 Long-tailed monkeys

33 Beth Simchat Torah scripture holders

36 What people are dying to use?

37 Offensive tactic in Esera

Tuaolo's sport

38 Little Bear constellation's brightest

40 Baylor's city

41 Prince of comics

44 It gets laid in the streets

47 Poke in the backside

>>>>>> To see answers, visit hotspotsmagazine.com/crossword

The summer kicked off with hot album releases from Janelle Monae, Kelly Clarkson, Kim Petras, Kesha, Ed Sheeran, Stray Kids, Niall Horan, Jenny Lewis, Aespa and Foo Fighters. We've already been blessed with music from huge stars, but buckle up because Taylor Swift, Rita Ora, Post Malone, K-pop group EXO and more have albums coming. Check out these songs of summer.

July 7

PJ Harvey, I Inside the Old Year Dying

I Inside the Old Year

Dying is Polly Jean's 10th studio album –her first in seven years. The English singer-songwriter released her last album, The Hope Six Demolition Project, in 2016. She has two singles out from her new album, A Child's Question, August and I Inside the Old I Dying. She said, "After many years of work I am very happy to release this collection of new songs. It was a difficult album to make and took time to find its strongest form, but it has finally become all I hoped for it to be.”

Taylor Swift, Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

TayTay's Midnight is not even a year old, and the unstoppable pop icon is giving us her

next re-recorded album, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), this month. She released her first two re-recordings – Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version)

– in 2021. As always, Ms. Sw ift is bringing songs out of the vault and will collaborate with other stars – this time Paramore's Hayley Williams and Fall Out Boy.

July 10 EXO, Exist

K-pop stars EXO are releasing their 7th studio album – their first full-length album since 2019's Obsession – on July 10. The group, who were formed by SM Entertainment in 2011, released the album's first single, "Let Me In," earlier in June.

July 14

Rita Ora, You and I

Singer/actress and Mrs. Taika Waititi Rita Ora is back with her third studio album, You and I. The English pop star released the first single off the album, Praising You, featuring Fatboy Slim, in April. The song is a re-worked version of Fatboy Slim's popular 1999 song Praise You.

July 21

Blur, The Ballad of Darren

Blur is back with their first new album in eight years, since 2015's The Magic Whip. They released the first single from the album, The Narcissist, in mid-May. The Brit-pop band,

led by Damon Albarn, also of The Gorillaz, is currently touring Europe. Barbie The Album

Barbie the Album will feature Dua Lipa, Karol G, Lizzo, Ava Max, Charli XCX, Dominic Fike, Fifty Fifty, Gayle, Haim, Ice Spice, Kali, Khalid, Nicki Minaj, Pink Pantheress, Tame Impala and The Kid Laroi. It will also include a song by Ken (Ryan Gosling). Dua Lipa's Dance the Night was the first song released from the album, followed by Karol G's Watati and Pink Partheress's Angel. Barbie the Album, out the same day as the film, will be available on hot pink vinyl and cassette, in addition to streaming apps.

Greta Van Fleet, Starcatcher

Greta van Fleet's third album, Starcatcher, will be out this month. The Rock band's first single off the album, Meeting The Master, dropped in April. They are heading out on a world tour in support of the album later this month, but sadly not stopping in Florida.

July 28

Post Malone, Austin Posty is back with his fifth studio album and a new tour. Titled Austin, after his birth name – Austin Richard Post – the new dad released the album's first single, Chemical, in April, and second single, Mourning, in May. Malone is starting the North American leg of his If Y'all Weren't Here, I'd Be Crying tour this month, with stops in West Palm Beach (July 31) and Tampa (Aug. 1).

Stonewall Pride Parade & Street Festival Wilton Manors

Photos: KeansLlamera.com

Women’s Weekend

Photos: RADskillZ, JR Davis, Dan Perez, Coco Alarcon & Keans Llamera

Aboriginal Designer, David Leslie Showcases His Swimwear Collection at Miami Swim Week

By Jeremy Millon

Gay

As a gay aboriginal man, David Leslie's vision for GALI swimwear is to fuse Australia's First Nations culture with sustainable swimwear that tells a story, sparks conversations and creates connections. He recently debuted his collection at Australia Fashion Week. GALI makes its American debut on July 12th at Miami's Flying Solo fashion, part of Miami Swim Week. It will be the first time ever that an Indigenous men's swimwear brand has ever showcased a collection at Flying Solo. As a young aboriginal boy growing up on the Dharug country of Australia, did you imagine you would one day be showcasing your creations on international runways?

Honestly, I was more interested in sports than fashion! I was always playing outdoors, and as a teenager, I loved swimming. It's my love for the water that led me to fashion. I'm a volunteer surf life saver at North

Bondi Beach in Sydney. It was on the beach that I first had the idea to create an indigenous men's swimwear label. GALI is my way to connect my love for the water with my culture. How did you turn your dream into a reality?

David Leslie: I started working on launching GALI from my living room apartment in Bondi Beach. I have a business and marketing background, which has really helped. As GALI has grown, I've gained new skills, like understanding the manufacturing

Model Jesus Martin - Photographer Kleurique

Photo by Thilo Hirscheider

process, managing stock effectively, and accounting. I've also learned to ask those around me for advice, to absorb information and to capitalize on opportunities. What will you be showing at the Flying Solo fashion show?

The collection we will be showcasing is titled Lukarrara. It's a collaboration with Pauline Napangardi Gallagher, a Warlukurlangu artist. Each design in this collection incorporates bright colors and complex, interwoven patterns to create bold statement pieces.

Can you explain what it was like to grow up gay and Aboriginal?

I've been really lucky to have always felt safe and included in both the LGBTQIA+ and Aboriginal communities. My family and friends were very caring and supportive when I came out. I am naturally a little bit

quiet, so I have always tried to find groups and communities that are fun, safe and inclusive. For me, that's been surf lifesaving and LGBTQIA+ sporting clubs. Did you have access to TV shows like “Project Runway”?

I didn't watch a lot of TV growing up, but nowadays my boyfriend and I love to binge on shows like Project Runway, Making the Cut, RuPaul's Drag Race and Queer Eye. I always love to see who Antoni and Tan are wearing. What's next for GALI Swimwear?

Soon after it's showcase at Miami Swim Week, we will launch the Lukarrara collection for consumers, as well as a new racer cut swim brief. Swim shorts and beach towels are also in development.

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Bring On Dessert with Better-for-You Sweets

Provided By Family Features californiaprunes.org

If healthier eating holds a prominent spot on your list of goals, you may feel it's necessary to eliminate some of your sweetest favorites. However, committing to a nutritionally friendly way of life doesn't have to leave desserts by the wayside.

Instead, rethinking nighttime treats with better-for-you ingredients like California Prunes as a quick substitution can make healthier eating easy. As a versatile ingredient that can replace added sugar, fats, and eggs in all kinds of recipes, prunes can also add nutrients important for bone and gut health.

Plus, the copper in prunes inhibits bone breakdown, while boron plays a role in calcium metabolism and polyphenols can help decrease bone breakdown through their antioxidant power. As a fruit that's high in vitamin K, which helps improve calcium balance and promotes bone mineralization, prunes are also a “good gut food,” meaning a single serving (roughly 4-6 prunes) can help support a healthy microbiome.

They're easy to use in recipes that can become favorites in your household such as these Chocolate Energy Balls. Enjoyed as an easy, on-the-go snack, they're a perfect way to refuel for an adventure, recharge after a workout or to simply savor as a healthy snack.

Chocolate lovers rejoice: This rich,

delicious, gluten-free, grain-free Chocolate Covered Prune Fudge Cake is naturally sweetened using prunes instead of added sugar. If brownies are more your style, prunes can also take the place of eggs in these Vegan Brownies for a family-friendly treat that won't wreck your eating plan.

Vegan Brownies

Prep time: 10 minutes • Cook time: 25 minutes • Servings: 9

• Prune Puree:

16 ounces pitted California prunes

1/2 cup hot water

• Brownies:

nonstick cooking spray

6 ounces unsweetened chocolate

1/2 cup California extra-virgin olive oil

2 cups light brown sugar

10 ounces California prune puree

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 cup cocoa powder

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

flaky sea salt, for garnish

• To make prune puree: In blender, combine prunes and water. Pulse to combine then blend until smooth, pourable consistency forms, scraping sides, if necessary.

• Store puree in airtight container in fridge up to 4 weeks.

• To make brownies: Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 9-by-9-inch baking pan with parchment paper then lightly grease with nonstick cooking spray.

• Using double boiler, melt chocolate and olive oil. Whisk in sugar and prune puree; mix until dissolved.

• Into large bowl, sift flour, baking powder and cocoa powder. Gently fold in chocolate and prune mixture then add vanilla.

• Spread batter in prepared pan, sprinkle with flaky sea salt and bake 20-25 minutes, or until top starts to look dry and brownies are just beginning to pull away from sides of pan.

• Cool in pan. Remove then cut brownies into 3-inch squares.

Chocolate Covered Prune Fudge Cake

• Ganache:

1 cup full-fat coconut milk

1 1/3 cups dark chocolate morsels

• To make cake: Preheat oven to 300 F. Lightly spray bottom and sides of 8-inch springform pan with coconut oil spray. Place round piece of parchment paper in bottom of pan and lightly spray with coconut oil spray.

Prep time: 15 minutes

• Cook time: 55 minutes • Yield: 1 cake (8 inches)

• Cake: Coconut oil spray

14 tablespoons butter, chopped

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3/4 cup cocoa powder

10 soft, pitted prunes, chopped small

1/3 cup maple syrup

6 eggs

1/2 cup coconut sugar

1 cup almond meal

• In small saucepan over low heat, place butter and vanilla. Use sieve to sift cocoa into saucepan. Stir with spatula until completely smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.

• In bowl of food processor fitted with “S” blade, place prunes and syrup. Top with cooled butter mixture then process until smooth. Transfer to large mixing bowl, scraping all chocolate mixture from food processor with spatula.

• In bowl of stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whip eggs and coconut sugar on high speed 7 minutes, or until tripled in volume.

• Add one-third of egg mixture to bowl

with chocolate mixture. Using spatula, gently fold together until completely combined. Add almond meal and remaining egg mixture to bowl and gently fold to combine.

• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 55 minutes, or until set. Once cooked through, transfer cake to cooling rack and cool completely in pan.

• To make ganache: In top of double boiler, melt coconut milk and dark chocolate until completely smooth. Pour prepared ganache over cake. Serve immediately for molten fudge effect or allow to completely set.

Chocolate Energy Balls

Recipe courtesy of Meg van der Kruik on behalf of California

Prunes

Prep time: 10 minutes • Cook time: 30 minutes • Yield: 24 pieces

• Prune Puree:

16 ounces pitted California prunes

1/2 cup hot water

• Energy Balls:

1 cup old-fashioned or gluten-free oats

2/3 cup toasted, unsweetened shredded coconut

1/2 cup creamy natural nut butter (peanut or almond)

1/2 cup pecan meal

1/2 cup prune puree

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• To make prune puree: In blender, combine prunes and water. Pulse to combine then blend until smooth, pourable consistency forms, scraping sides, if necessary.

• Store puree in airtight container in fridge up to 4 weeks.

• To make energy balls: In mixing bowl, stir oats, coconut, nut butter,

pecan meal, prune puree, cocoa powder and vanilla until completely combined.

• Cover and chill in refrigerator 30 minutes. Once chilled, use small cookie scoop or measuring spoon to measure equal-sized amounts of mixture then form into balls by applying gentle pressure to dough using palms. Do not roll as balls will break apart.

• Store covered in airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week.

To find more better-for-you desserts, visit californiaprunes.org.

Beat the Summer Heat with These Beverages

Hardly anything beats a cold, refreshing drink on a hot day. This Fizzy Orange Pineapple Punch provides a chilling moment of relaxation with the sweetness of orange and pineapple combined with the cool flavor of orange sherbet. This fizzy Strawberry may help protect healthy skin even when exposed to UV light,Spritzer can delight your taste buds and keep you quenched while enjoying the summer sun. Emerging research suggests consuming grapes which is known to be damaging, and are also a hydrating food with 82% water content; hydration is essential to healthy skin, so try the Frosty Grape Hibiscus Slush.

1 can (46 ounces) pineapple juice, chilled

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

1 can (6 ounces) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

1 bottle (2 liters) ginger ale

6-8 scoops orange sherbet orange slices, for garnish mint leaves, for garnish

• In large punch bowl, combine pineapple juice, condensed milk and orange juice concentrate. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

• Before serving, add ginger ale and top with scoops of sherbet, orange slices and mint.

Provided By Family Features culinary.net • grapesfrom california.com

Fizzy Orange Pineapple Punch

Notes: If no ice cube trays, freeze mixture in large container about 1 1/2 inches deep. Let soften slightly then break into pieces with knife before blending and serving.

Nutritional information per serving: 80

Strawberry Spritzer

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home

1 package (10 ounces) frozen sliced strawberries, sweetened and thawed

2 liters lemon-lime soda, chilled

1 can (12 ounces) frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed

• In blender, process strawberries until blended thoroughly.

• Pour strawberries into large pitcher; stir in soda and pink lemonade.

• Serve immediately.

• Substitution: Ginger ale may be used in place of soda.

Frosty Grape Hibiscus Slush

Prep time: 15 minutes, plus freezing overnight • Servings: 6 (1 cup each)

9 hibiscus tea bags

6 cups boiling water

3 cups Grapes from California puree (green, red, black or mixture)

4 1/2 tablespoons frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed

1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice (optional)

• Steep tea bags in boiling water. • Remove tea bags and stir in grape puree, lemonade concentrate and lime juice, if desired.

• Pour into ice cube trays and freeze overnight until firm.

• In blender, blend until slushy, stirring as needed.

calories; 1 g protein; 21 g carbohydrates; 0 g fat; 0 g saturated fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 0 mg sodium; 1 g fiber.

Find more drink recipes at Culinary.net and GrapesFromCalifornia.com

By Maria Espinal

Dune

2200 N Ocean Blvd. • Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305

754.900.4059 • dunebylt.com • Lunch: Thu - Sat 12pm - 3pm

Dinner: Sun - Thu 5:30pm - 9pm Fri & Sat 5:30pm - 10pm

Brunch: Sun 11am-3pm Happy Hour: Mon - Fri 4pm - 6pm

Dune brings an elevated dining experience unlike any other with captivating ocean views and beautiful atmosphere. The Dune is a very gay-friendly place. Some of the highlights: Spaghettini Lobster “Fra Diavolo” (tomato, basil, Calabrian chili), Grilled Australian Lamb Chops (haricot vert, oregano, polenta cake, tomato concasse) and the Organic Chicken “Diablo” (pickled cherry peppers, tarragon, smashed fingerling potatoes). Make sure to leave some room for dessert and their after-dinner cocktails.

Pump Sushi and Thai Cuisine

222 Commercial Blvd. • Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL 33308 954.909.5566 • pumpsushiandthai.com • Mon – Thu 11:30am2:30pm & 4pm - 9:30pm Fri & Sat 11:30am - 2:30pm & 4pm – 10pm

Love this place which is new in my radar. Their most popular dishes: Chicken Teriyaki, Grilled Salmon, Combo Platter (rolls, sushi & sashimi), their Pad Thai is delicious and Triple Flavor (cabbage, carrot, broccoli, and scallions. Side of thai jasmine white rice. Available with Chicken, Pork, Tofu, Mixed Vegetable, Shrimp, Squid, Beef, Steak (8 oz.), Salmon Fillet, Maine Lobster, Crispy Duck, or Soft Shell Crab). At press time, there’s at $5 off code online.

Table 26

1700 S. Dixie Hwy. • West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561.855.2660 • table26palmbeach.com • Sun - Thur 4pm – 9pm

Fri & Sat 4pm – 10pm

Table 26 Palm Beach delivers the finest quality cuisine featuring global home-style comfort food in an upscale yet casual environment; and they have accomplished just that. Menu

highlights: Spicy Tuna Tartare (Miso Sesame Aioli, Wasabi, Pickled Ginger, Seaweed, Wontons), Ginger Glazed Calamari (Spicy Asian Aioli), Mussels & Spicy Chorizo (Saffron Tomato Broth, Grilled Ciabatta Bread) & Sous Vide Double Cut Pork Chop.

Beaker & Gray

2637 N. Miami Ave. • Miami, FL • 305.699.2637 • beakerandgray.com

Wed 5pm – 2am • Thur 5pm – 11pm • Fri 12pm – 2am • Sat & Sun 11am – 2am

Beaker & Gray is a great place & good prices to hang out with friends and/or go to for brunch. Highlights: Crispy Yucca (salt & vinegar, chimichurri aioli), Spicy Shrimp Salad (avocado, sesame, thai chili), Smoked Duck Fried Rice, Seafood Pasta and their Mondolian Steak (broccoli, cashew, garlic, basmati). The Guava Cookie (brown sugar, pasta de guayaba, cortadito ice cream) is a most...yum!

The 4th Annual Floatarama Flotilla

Photos: Michael Murphy

Take Salads Al Fresco for a Sweet Summer Meal

Provided By Family Features ncsweetpotatoes.com •

Get out of the kitchen and head outdoors this summer for fresh, delicious meals that call for lighting the grill and relaxing in the warmth of the season. Take some of your favorite courses – like salads, for instance –to the next level by adding grilled ingredients for that perfect bit of char.

This Grilled Sweetpotato and Blueberry Salad offers all the tastes of the season with spring salad mix, fresh blueberries, walnuts, and blue cheese. Topped with homemade lemon honey vinaigrette, it's a light yet filling meal fit for warm days thanks in part to the superfood that takes

it to new heights: sweetpotatoes. As one of the most versatile vegetables that's easy to add to a variety of recipes for flavor and nutrition enhancement, sweetpotatoes can be a key ingredient in simple or elevated, sweet or savory dishes alike. Whether they're cooked on the stove, baked, microwaved, slow-cooked or grilled to a perfect doneness with a crispy char, they can be an ideal addition to betterfor-you summer meals.

Plus, they're a "diabetes superfood" per the American Diabetes Association because they're rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber, all of which are good for overall health. When enjoyed with the skin on, one medium sweet potato contains more than 100% of the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, an important vitamin affecting vision, bone development and immune function. They're also a good source of fiber and rich in potassium.

Another fun fact: the National Sweetpotato Collaborators officially adopted the one-word spelling in 1989 to avoid confusion with equally unique and distinctive potatoes, which are also grown and marketed in the U.S. Sweetpotato is a noun, not an adjective, meaning "sweet" is not a descriptor but part of the actual nomenclature. This is different than other potatoes using adjectives like white, red, or russet to describe an entirely different vegetable.

Grilled Sweetpotato and Blueberry Salad

Recipe courtesy of the North Carolina

Sweetpotato Commission and Andrea Mathis (beautifuleatsandthings.com)

Servings: 4

• Lemon Honey Vinaigrette:

6 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 1/2 tablespoons honey salt, to taste pepper, to taste

3 medium sweetpotatoes, peeled and sliced

2 tablespoons olive oil salt, to taste pepper, to taste

4 cups spring salad mix

1 cup fresh blueberries

1/3 cup chopped walnuts

1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles

lemon wedges, for garnish (optional)

• To make lemon honey vinaigrette: In bowl, mix olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard and honey. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

• Preheat grill to medium heat. Drizzle sweetpotatoes with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Grill sliced sweetpotatoes on each side about 5 minutes, or until sweetpotatoes are tender and slightly charred. Remove from grill and let cool.

• To arrange salad, spread spring salad mix onto large platter and top with grilled sweetpotatoes, blueberries, walnuts and blue cheese crumbles.

• Top with lemon honey vinaigrette and garnish with lemon wedges, if desired.

Find more nutritional information, fun facts and summer recipe ideas at NCSweetpotatoes.com.

Pride Center at Equality Park 30th Anniversary T-Dance Photos: Coco Alarcon

Plant-Forward Picnic Recipes

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Between the welcome warmth of the sun's rays and a nearly universal desire to get outdoors, springtime is a beloved season for enjoying an al fresco meal. Add in fresh produce to heighten the flavors of family favorites and the table is set for a delicious picnic.

Whether your warm-weather adventures take you to a nearby park, a neighbor's patio or simply your own backyard, satisfying those spring cravings often starts with plant-forward dishes. From tomatoes

and onions to mushrooms, Brussels sprouts and other fruits and veggies, you can rely on Mother Nature to give picnic recipes a boost.

For example, these fresh ideas from Aramark's Feed Your Potential program offer easy solutions to take your loved ones outdoors for a meal all can enjoy. As a popular springtime lunch, sandwiches provide the opportunity to customize servings according to each person's preferences.

These Portobello Mozzarella Sandwiches are a plant-forward version loaded with grilled mushrooms, fresh mozzarella, pesto mayo, arugula, and a balsamic glaze on ciabatta rolls. For an added touch of freshness, a homemade tomato bruschetta topping combines tomatoes, red onions, basil and more to capitalize on a peak produce season.

No picnic is complete without a side that perfectly complements the main course. For a delicious solution that's fast and easy to make, try a new twist on an al fresco classic: coleslaw. A healthy accompaniment to the sandwiches, this Apricot Brussels Sprouts Coleslaw is an ideal spring dish that calls for less than 10 ingredients and requires simple prep so you can make it fresh before heading out the door.

Portobello Mozzarella Sandwiches

Recipe courtesy of Aramark • Servings: 4

• Tomato Bruschetta Topping:

1/4 pound fresh plum tomatoes, cored and diced

2 tablespoons red onion, peeled and minced

2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced

1 teaspoon olive oil

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1 pinch ground black pepper

1 pinch fresh garlic, peeled and finely minced

Sandwiches

1 pound fresh portobello mushrooms, cleaned, stems removed, sliced thin

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/4 cup mayonnaise

2 1/2 tablespoons prepared basil pesto

4 ciabatta rolls (4-by-4 inches), split in half

4 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced small

4 ounces tomato bruschetta topping

2 ounces fresh baby arugula

1/4 cup balsamic glaze

• To make tomato bruschetta topping: In bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, basil, olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic. Set aside.

• To make sandwiches: Preheat grill pan or grill to medium heat.

• Toss sliced mushrooms with olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper.

• Grill mushrooms until fork-tender, 3-4 minutes on each side. Let cool.

• Mix mayonnaise with pesto until combined. Spread 2 tablespoons pesto mayonnaise on cut sides of each roll.

• For each sandwich, layer 1/4 of grilled mushrooms, mozzarella slices, tomato bruschetta topping, arugula and balsamic glaze.

• Top with other roll halves. Cut diagonally in half to serve.

Apricot Brussels Sprouts Coleslaw

Recipe courtesy of Aramark • Servings: 4

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 cups trimmed and shredded Brussels sprouts

1 cup dried apricot, diced

1 cup red onion, trimmed and diced

• Combine mustard, honey, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix well.

• Add Brussels sprouts, apricot and onion; toss to coat.

Visit Aramark's Feed Your Potential website, fyp365.com, to find more picnicworthy recipe ideas.

By Romeo San Vicente

this summer. From filmmaker Erica Tremblay (director of the 2014 roller derby doc “In the Women”), it's about a queer Native woman who hits the road with her teenage niece as they search for her missing sister. No word on when a wider release will happen, but it's exciting to watch queer filmmakers giving overdue attention to indigenous stories. See it at a film festival near you until then.

Elliot Page is 'Close to You'

Lily Gladstone in going to “Fancy Dance” into your consciousness

We've been on the Lily Gladstone bandwagon since she showed up in Kelly Reichardt's 2016 drama “Certain Women,” leaving an indelible, heartbreaking mark as a lonely Native woman who quietly yearns for a character played by Kristen Stewart. She gathered up year-end critics group prizes for that film and

earned the attention of Martin Scorsese. Then she made a splash at Cannes co-starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Brendan Fraser in Scorsese's latest film, “Killers of the Flower Moon” — due in theaters this October — and now her other new film, “Fancy Dance,” is hitting OutFest

Elliot Page has wrapped production in Canada on his next film, “Close to You,” his first starring role in a narrative feature since 2017's remake of “Flatliners.” The Academy Award-nominated actor and star of TV's “The Umbrella Academy” stars alongside Hillary Baack (“Sound of Metal”) in the drama from BAFTA-winning writer-director Dominic

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Savage (“I Am…”), and the minimalist plot description conceals more than it reveals. Page plays Sam, a man who experiences a chance encounter with an old friend while on his way home to a family reunion he doesn't want to attend. From that moment on he has to deal with the ramifications of that meeting. We're intrigued, and more than that, we're thrilled to see Page getting back to the big screen where we first met him. While we wait for this one to hit theaters we'll be reading “Pageboy,” his amazing memoir of being queer in Hollywood and summoning the courage to come out as transgender.

'Wham!' takes a bow Netflix figures you're probably taking July 5th off

the music industry. It was a fast and furious four years full of hits that have endured, and the film will include material from the singers' personal archives, never-before-seen footage and never-before-heard interviews, making for a sweet-natured look at the decade that made them — and in the bittersweet case of Michael, the decade that made it all but impossible for him to come out as gay. We've seen the trailer and it looks like a love-fest. Get ready to be bathed in neon-colored nostalgia.

Are Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer writing on edibles?

to recover from July 4th, so they're dropping “Wham!” into your streaming life to keep you at home. The documentary from filmmaker Chris Smith (“FYRE”) chronicles the 1982 formation of the twoteenager pop band created by best friends George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley and their subsequent rise to the top of

We've seen Kristen Stewart hold her own as a low-key comedic MVP when she's hosted “Saturday Night Live,” and though the actor is more often seen in dramatic roles — the charming 2020 Christmas comedy “Happiest Season” notwithstanding — we're always rooting for her to fully break out as a comedy star. So it's very good news to hear that she's writing a comedy vehicle for herself alongside her fiancée Dylan Meyer. In a recent feature in “Interview” magazine, the actor noted that a) she enjoyed an edible before sitting down with interviewer Rachel Sennott (“Shiva Baby”) and that b) she and Meyer were writing a screenplay. Specifically, and this is a quote: “Me and Dylan are writing a movie… It's a stoner girl comedy and it's really fucking stupid. I think you'll like it.” If we were a studio exec and that was the pitch, we'd greenlight it immediately.

After all, Seth Rogen can't do everything himself, and we've spent two decades absorbing the nuances of “Dude, Where's My Car?” If these women take a crack at the genre, we'll roll up to the multiplex in pajamas on opening day.

Romeo San Vicente never loses his car because his driver handles those little details.

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Disney Pride In Concert

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Interest in DRAG Shows is on the Rise!

Provided By The Cultural Currents Institute

There is a captivating new study that chronicles an astonishing rise in public interest for drag shows, culminating in record popularity levels in 2023.

Conducted by the Cultural Currents Institute, this research analyzed Google Trends data for the search terms "drag show" and "pride" from 2004 to 2023. The findings indicate an undeniable cultural shift over the last two decades, reflecting a

rapidly expanding interest in, and acceptance of, LGBTQ+ events.

While both terms saw significant growth, the focus on "drag show" is particularly notable. From relatively modest beginnings, interest in drag shows has surged, especially from 2015 onwards - a trend possibly influenced by mainstream media exposure through programs like "RuPaul's Drag Race."

A temporary dip occurred in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the resilience of this cultural phenomenon is evidenced by the sharp recovery and continued growth in 2021 and beyond. The study culminates with "drag show" hitting an all-time high search volume in March 2023, signaling an interest level that has never been seen before.

The trajectory of these terms' points to a greater societal acceptance and interest in LGBTQ+ culture in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic, despite its many challenges, did not stall this trend, and it may have even accelerated the digital discovery of these cultural expressions.

These compelling findings offer an insightful perspective into our evolving cultural landscape and the increasing prominence of drag shows in American society.

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I have a problem with my husband's best friend. He is at our house almost every other day, and he is rude and disrespectful. My husband is constantly making excuses for him, saying that he is harmless and has an offbeat sense of humor. I have told my husband how I feel about him and have been struggling with telling him that I don't want his best friend in our house. Is it too extreme a request to ask that they hangout elsewhere? What should I do?

Sincerely,

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Dear Calvin,

This is a difficult scenario, especially for your husband who will likely feel conflicted with such a strong request. Talk to your husband, share your thoughts in depth with him. Explain to him why you

don't like his best friend, and maybe ask that he lessen the visits. It might be a bit much to ask for his friend not to come over at all. If that is what you wish for the result, you will likely have to ease up on the idea or come to some sort of compromise. But do not make your husband feel as if he must choose between the two of you. That never turns out well.

Dear Andreus,

My boyfriend has been lying to me, and I don't know if I can take it anymore. I came home early from work one day and saw him having sex with the pool guy in our tool shed in the backyard. He didn't see me and doesn't know that I'm aware that he cheated. However, I have asked him several times if he has been spending time at all with the pool guy. So now, not only have I seen him having sex with someone else, I've got even deeper trust issues because he has been lying to me. At the same time, I don't wanna lose him. Please help!!!

Sincerely,

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Dear Gordon,

I think you know the truth; you are just trying to avoid it. You say that you don't want to lose him, but you may already have lost him. If he is not respecting your relationship by cheating, and lying – this is an issue of love, commitment, honesty, and integrity. What you must ask yourself, is if you are willing to live this way. The behavior is not likely to change and if it is not the pool guy, it will likely be someone else. So, if you are looking for someone to be faithful and true – you might need to cut your losses.

“...not only have I seen him having sex with someone else, I've got even deeper trust issues because he has been lying to me.”