Escape, April 11, 2013

escape smile. EXPLORE. relax. / april 11 / weekend

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tennis star hermon brhane talks journeying to america and what she does in her downtime

what should you do this weekend?

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doctor who mania

ESCAPE contents

april 11

4 thunder-themed drinks 4 weekend ahead 5 life from the couch 5 planning for next weekend 6 inside the kitchen 8 tennis profile: hermon brhane 11 netflix personality quiz 13 puppies! And ways to volunteer 14 music. movies. tv.

15 did it hit the spot?

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photos: doctor who: bbc america / drink: heather brown / puppy: evin morrison

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With four issues under our belts, I think this is our strongest one yet. We listened to you guys and finally included something sports related. (Turn to page 8 to see OU tennis pro Hermon Brhane.)

Because this is our first non-themed issue, we had a little bit more freedom to bring you quirkier tips on how to start your weekend. If you have about a minute (literally, it took me a minute to do this) go take the Netflix quiz on page 11.

Apparently I need to spend the weekend watching “Sentimental Independent Dramas.” #Feelings.

Also, I have to fess up: I learned a lot from our contributors this issue. I’m especially thankful for the Thunder-themed drink suggestions on the next page. Have a great weekend! Also, tweet me.

I really want to know what you think about this issue. bryan scott dugan, editor @bryscottd It was warm and sunny outside, and then it got cold and wet again, which disappointed this southern girl to no end. However, I am keeping my fingers crossed for the temperatures to rise just enough so we can all go enjoy the great outdoors this weekend.

I am so excited this issue is full of things to do outside, like volunteering — seriously, pick one and help out. There are concerts and sporting events, the Red and White game, and even art to peruse.

So lather on some sunscreen because those spring break tans have faded and go on an adventure. Try something you haven’t done before.

Just don’t forget to smile (and snap a photo or two). evin morrison, creative director @EVINelizabeth

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Katherine borgerding @katborgerding

Heather Brown @hipster_heather

kingsley burns @kingsleyburns

Laney Ellisor @laneyellisor

Alex Ewald @oualexewald

austin mccroskie

sydney mcferron @sydmcferron

joey stipek @joeystipek

he doesn’t tweet. Lame.

on the cover Communication junior and tennis player Hermon Brhane prepares for this weekend’s big matches. evin morrison | photo

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things to do this weekend 1.

drinks

THUNDER, in a glass When it comes to getting Thunder-drunk, local bars have you covered. Before you head over to the Chesapeake Arena, you can find a good Thunder-themed pick-me-up, or maybe just stir up your own at home and cozy up to the flat screen — or computer screen. Either way, here’s the essential list to drinking in style. Thunder Up! (Warning: Blue tongues ahead.) katherine borgerding | words

what: 43rd Annual Eve of Nations when: 6:30 P.M. Friday where: lloyd Noble Center Stay for the cultural dance competition and pick up some new moves so you can do something other than Gangnam Style. Please.

We’re begging you.

heather brown | photos

2. what: Art walk

when: 6 p.m. Friday where: main street You’ve been looking for an opportunity to rock your new hipster glasses. Now is your chance! Analyze those paintings like a classy mother-trucker.

3. what: Contemporary Dance Oklahoma when: 8 p.m. Friday where: rupel jones theatre You’d be amazed by the athletic and graceful performances of OU’s finest contemporary dancers. You’ll jump out of your seat for a standing ovation. Really.

4. what: red and white game

when: 1 p.m. saturday where: oklahoma memorial stadium Their season may be over, but we’ll get a look at who’s going to make up the team at this spring preview.

thunderita

the thunder-up shot

the thunder

where: louie’s in norman price: $6.50 Alex Holder, a server and bartender, said the drink is like a regular margarita but with a kick of Blue Curacao.

The Thunderita is made with Hornitos Tequila, Blue Curacao liqueur and sweet and sour.

where: saints in okc price: $6 Alyssa Herrera, the manager at Saints, said the drink is a great way to get people excited about the game and to celebrate each time the Thunder makes a shot.

The shot is made with Blue Curacao liqueur, pineapple and cranberry juice, peach schnapps and Jameson whiskey.

where: cafe nova in okc price: $8 Manager Brad Dunham said the drink was a refreshing summer drink that reminds him of an LIT but blue.

The Thunder is a mix of blueberry vodka, sweet and sour, Blue Curacao, rum and gin.

at-home recipes:

blue lagoon

dc tap water (kd’s old stomping grounds)

ingredients: - 1 ounce vodka - 1 ounce blue curacao - lemonade - 1 cherry

ingredients: - vodka - peach schnapps - bacardi black razz - blue curacao

5. what: Iron and Wine

when: 8 p.m. Saturday where: Oklahoma Memorial union Iron and Wine will be playing a few songs from their new album, “Ghost on Ghost,” which has not yet been released. Don’t miss it!

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sprite sour mix pineapple juice ice

6 download this app: Singing Carl $.99 in the itunes App Store This app that lets you turn any statement into a dance-worthy song and send it off to your friends.

Say anything to Carl and he’ll sing it back to you.

follow this blog: all songs considered from npr Listen to the podcasts, read the reviews or just enjoy the Nerds! section devoted to all things music.

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2) Add sugar and brown sugar, vanilla, salt, egg yolk and stir.

3) Add flour, mix well until fully combined.

4) Stir in dish to cook: chocolate chips. cookie in a cup 5) Microwave for - 1 tablespoon butter - 1 tablespoon white sugar 30 to 50 seconds depending - 1 tablespoon brown on your sugar microwave - 1/8 teaspoon vanilla - 1 pinch salt wattage.

- 1 egg yolk - 3 1/2 tablespoons flour - 1 tablespoon semi-sweet

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things to do next weekend 1.

what: ‘in the next room’ when: 8 p.m. thursday, april 18 where: ou lab theatre Also known as the vibrator play.

See what all the buzzzz is about, with this hot play about a young doctor and his wife in the 1880s.

Rated R.

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what: baseball when: 2 p.m. friday, april 19 where: dale l. mitchell park Come see our men battle it out with New Orleans. The Sooners will send them back singing the blues.

read this book:

‘Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead‘

Written by Facebook’s Corporate Operations Officer, Sheryl Sandberg encourages both men and women to “lean in” when it comes to leadership.

things to do

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not-so far from the

couch

katherine borgerding | words

diy project: No-sew bow-tie collar for your pooch Needed: - A piece of ribbon - Velcro - Hot glue gun or Tacky Glue - Fabric of your choice. (Go quirky. Paisley print, anyone?)

1) Grab a 4-by-9 inch piece of fabric and a 2-by5 inch piece in the same print. Fold in the sides.

2) Pinch the larger piece and wrap the smaller around the middle, glue in place.

3) Add the Velcro to the ends of the ribbon and glue the ribbon to the bow.

what: 89er day weekend & parade when: 10 a.m. on both saturday and sunday, april 20 and 21

watch: ‘sabrina, the teenage witch‘ on hulu All seven seasons of the ’90s sitcom are now on Hulu.

Curl up and enjoy the ride back to your childhood, back when we wanted a talking cat. (Wait, we still want one!)

where: main street Remember learning about the Land Run of 1889 when you were in high school? Yeah, us neither. Boomer!

Sooner! Which one would you be?

Come for covered wagons, classic cars and live music.

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what: men’s tennis vs. osu when: 1 p.m. sunday, april 21 where: headington family center Go make some Bedlam for a team with a winning season. (Oh, and go Google what “bedlam” means.) what: national weather center biennale opening when: all day sunday, april 21 where: national weather center Weather and art? Those can go together? Who knew? This is apparently “the first exhibition of its kind” on the impact of weather events.

in the kitchen

nyc to okc

$ fried chicken pot pie: $4.99

Chef’s choice LEFT: kitchen no. 324 Executive Chef, Chris McCabe, works in the kitchen to help prepare an abundance of Fried Chicken Pot Pies. mccabe says he came up with the dish with help from his wife.

hose with adventurous appetites looking to take a bite out of the big apple on a college student budget need not travel very far. Kitchen No. 324, located on the corner of Robinson Avenue and Dean A. McGee in downtown Oklahoma City, instantly reminds those familiar with Manhattan eateries nestled on Prince Street. Kitchen No. 324 offers a diverse menu featuring everything from scratch bakes to braises, while surrounded by its retro industrial design and dĂŠcor.

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finding the right chef

$ really fancy grilled cheese: $7.99

OU alumna Heather Paul and her husband and business partner, Keith Paul of A Good Egg Dining Group, created the restaurant when SandRidge Energy was looking for a local dining concept downtown. When choosing chefs to help execute their grand vision for Kitchen No. 324, the Paul’s nabbed someone from within the Good Egg Dining Group family: Chris McCabe.

Keith Paul said McCabe, executive chef, brings several years of quality experience and leadership in the culinary world.

“His level of hospitality he demonstrates on a daily basis has helped Kitchen’s team be one of the best in the city,” Keith said.

The Brooklyn born McCabe jokingly admitted he wasn’t always the best chef in the kitchen.

“When I was young, I tried to cook something, and I almost burned down the house. My mom and everyone in my family told me to never go near the stove again,” McCabe says. “So as usual, I don’t do what people tell me to do. So instead of not going near the stove, I just got better at it.”

McCabe attended The State University of New York for culinary arts. While McCabe was working in the area, he roomed and became friends with Kitchen No. 324 corporate chef Robert Black.

“He (Black) was attending Cornell, and I was working on a winery. We became friends,” McCabe said. “I moved back to New York, and we kept in touch.

I said I was looking to move out of the city and he said come here.”

Since moving to Oklahoma City in January 2002, McCabe helped open the Oklahoma City Museum of Arts café, catered for Kevin Durant and the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder and helped open Market Seed, Red PrimeSteak, Republic American Gastropub and, finally, Kitchen No. 324.

McCabe humbly admitted he couldn’t take total credit for the early success of Kitchen No. 324.

“It was a conglomerate of ideas. … There were a lot of people involved. A place this great cannot be done by one person.”

trying it for the first time When graphic designer Shawn Davis ate lunch at Kitchen No. 324 for the first time, he said he came in because he was looking to escape from the typical sub sandwiches and burgers he has for lunch.

“The server was very friendly and accommodating and I received my food and drinks quickly. All of the restaurant’s employees were welcoming and we were seated as quickly as possible, even though the place was quite busy with the lunch crowd, as I’d expected it would be,” Davis said.

As he waited for his order to arrive, Davis tried some of Kitchen 324’s own fresh-squeezed juice, the Green Good Morning Juice.

The Green Good Morning contains spinach, cucumber, pear,

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“It was fantastic, as well.

An odd-sounding mix of fruits and vegetables but it made for a delicious drink choice,” Davis said.

collaborating for success McCabe said a multitude of different people helped hone the idea for what would become one of the more popular items on its menu.

“Someone brought up the idea of Kitchen No. 324 serving a chicken pot pie on its menu. I kind of felt it was an overdone idea,” McCabe said. “It needed to be something really cool to be on the menu. Otherwise, I thought it would be a lame duck.”

He said he spent a week thinking about it when the inspiration struck him one night.

“My wife asked me, “What was wrong?” McCabe said. “I said what do you think of when I say “fried chicken pot pie”? And what she said is what you see today. It was an idea that popped into in my head and she described it perfectly.

McCabe said Kitchen No. 324’s sous chef Adam Halacka came up with the recipe.

“The sherry wine is what gives it that brown bit flavor and thyme is what brings it out. Then it’s biscuit dough on top and a fried chicken leg that sticks out,” McCabe said.

“Upon suggestion, I tried the Fried Chicken Pot Pie, which was served very hot and quickly. It was delicious. I was very pleased with the quality and it was definitely one of the best chicken pot pies that I’ve had,” Davis said.

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Straight out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, comes a really fancy grilled cheese sandwich that lives up to its billing. The sandwich features smoked cheddar, jack cheese, poblano-peach preserves, fresh thyme and pressed house-made sourdough bread.

“This sandwich was tasty and had a lot of flavor, but it was just a bit too sweet for me,” Davis said. “The poblano-peach preserves could be toned back just a bit to let the other ingredients shine through more, but then again, I just personally prefer savory flavors over sweet ones. It was definitely different than most other grilled cheese sandwiches I’ve had, so I’ll give it a thumbs-up for that.”

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a place this great cannot be done by one person.

making the drive

- chris mccabe, McCabe said executive chef Kitchen No. 324 is worth the drive for Norman residents looking for a weekend escape.

Davis agreed with McCabe’s statements about Kitchen No. 324, “I was pleased with my overall experience at Kitchen No. 324, including everything from the food, the service and the general atmosphere. I will absolutely be visiting Kitchen No. 324 many times over.”

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when: noon saturday versus: baylor “It’ll be a good match,” Hermon said.

when: noon sunday versus: tcu Hermon said this will be a game to look out for.

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With dreams of one day going pro, Hermon began her voyage by leaving Germany and moving to Oklahoma in 2010, arriving first at Oklahoma Christian University and transferring to OU this past fall to play for a Division I university. She said she wanted to be part of a program that could polish her to become her best and is focusing on raising her national ranking — currently 79 in singles.

In her first year at OU, she and the women’s tennis team are already a tight-knit group, traveling long distances together, going as a group to dinners and, as she said, becoming “a family.”

Aside from being a Sooner athlete (and her strong determination to become AllAmerican), she said she’s enjoying being a college student. But mentally escaping from her responsibilities as a Big 12 women’s tennis player isn’t always so easy.

Q: How do you mentally get away during the season?

I have a few friends here, so I hang out with them, and I talk to my parents every weekend. It’s tough because my parents are in Germany and timing with practice and classes makes it hard. I do fun things, though, like going out with my friends and getting ice cream. Just the little things.

Q: Describe the perfect Friday night.

I love when we go out with the whole team.

That’s probably where I have the most fun.

We go to the movies, and we go to the bars and hang out there.

Q: What was your experience of moving to America like?

I had been here before, playing tournaments like with Juniors [Tennis Circuit]. I stayed in California for a tennis academy for eight months before I came here. I basically learned my English there — learned it within the first two months. It was pretty easy for me, because in Germany, we don’t learn speaking but we learn grammar pretty well, so the only thing missing was speaking to people. I was really shy and didn’t talk to anybody my first two weeks. Also, the food is so different. I can’t stand pizza here, but I love pizza in Germany!

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Q: This weekend, you’re playing against Baylor and TCU. What do you have to watch out for?

Baylor’s pretty good. Their No. 1 is in the [national] top 10, so it’ll be a good match, but I like playing against good players. It’s more fun.

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Q: What’s this season been like?

It’s been pretty good so far. Since I’ve been here, the fall was really good and was more for the individual. This spring has been more about the team. We’ve had a few weeks where we all didn’t play that well, but we all play really well, and we fight through it even if we play bad. I think we bounce back and we’re back.

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6. paper loving chris martin

7. dancin’ 4 dollas tyga

8. power trip j. cole

Q: How do you go pro?

My goal is to play a lot of tournaments, but tournaments are really expensive because you have to pay for the tournaments, for the hotel, to travel. I’m going to save up and at least try a year.

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what’s your alex ewald | words I’ve been in an on-off relationship for about two years now. It’s gotten serious.

My friends miss having me around, because I spend so much time doing “couple things.” My grades are taking a minor hit. My mom doesn’t approve.

I know — this almost sounds like a problem.

With content from the ever-popular series “Mad Men” and “Scrubs” to classics like “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” I can depend on it for anything — except for streaming series 2 of “Downton Abbey.”

What super specific netflix category do you belong to and what does that say about your personality?

netflix

personality?

when do you use your netflix account? what are you not studying?

are you by yourself?

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PIZZA AND BEER

Are you a frequent redditor/ Tumblr user?

FRUITS AND VEGGIES

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science

history

what food do you have for everyone?

have a long day?

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Do you ever spontaneously break down into tears when watching?

Do you have a hard time understanding plots?

Do you plan on learning something?

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Do you have a drink on hand?

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Sentimental Independent Dramas After a long day of monotonous grunt work or a painful breakup, sometimes you just need some time to sit and think about your #feelings. This isn’t like a Strong Female Lead movie because these movies totally have a “unique take” on themes and stuff.

Try “Good Will Hunting,” “Listen to Your Heart” or “Far From Heaven.”

Witty, Suspenseful British TV Shows You fancy yourself a true, tea-drinking Anglophile who reads the BBC. You can hate on Steven Moffat’s soulcrushing scripts and share fan art of Benedict Cumberbatch with your friends across the pond.

“Doctor Who,” “Being Human” or “Sherlock.”

Documentaries Interested in exploring your intellectual horizons, but not enough to travel or immerse yourself in cultural studies? Enjoy these documentaries.

Try “Happy” or “After Porn Ends.”

Goofy Comedies You enjoy not thinking hard for a solid couple of hours at a time. These are some highly quotable comedies that you don’t need to pay attention to get the jokes. So just laugh.

Try “White Chicks” or “Beverly Hills Cop.”

Romantic Movies with a Strong Female Lead You need a relaxing night at home with your computer and a glass of wine ... or three. Don’t worry, Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon got your back.

Try “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “Sleepless in Seattle” or “Shakespeare in Love.”

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no-name puppy far left: emily nicholls, international and area studies graduate student, plays with a 3-month-old male pitbull on the south oval as part of friends of the animals of norman. left: during the event, this puppy’s sister was adopted. the norman animal shelter has many more animals that need good homes.

puppies! and ways to volunteer Each year, the Big Event reminds us how fun and rewarding philanthropy can be. OU’s annual day of service is April 13, but there are plenty of other ways you can volunteer in the Norman community year round. Here are a few ideas: Second Chance Animal Sanctuary Norman’s no-kill animal shelter needs volunteers to walk the dogs, socialize the cats — as if — and clean up around the facility. On Saturdays, volunteers can help at adoption events at local PetSmart stores by loading and unloading the animals and explaining the adoption process to the public.

“We’re always looking for people who are willing to help us,” shelter manager Stephanie Cook said.

Attention from volunteers helps the animals to be and stay adoptable, Cook said.

After logging 10 hours of service, you can participate in the Doggie Day Out program, which allows you to adopt a dog from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

You can take the dog home or even to a dog park, but you must be 21 years old to do so.

You also can apply to foster an animal. Fostering allows animals to socialize and get used to being in a home before adoption, Cook said. The program also allows the shelter to take in more animals.

Check out all the shelter’s opportunities for volunteerism at their website: SecondChanceNorman. com/volunteer.htm

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Full Circle Life Enrichment Center Full Circle offers support services, such as fitness programs and music therapy, to senior adults. Each member has a personalized plan for improving or maintaining their functioning. Volunteers can read or play games with small groups or lead larger group activities like cooking or scrapbooking.

Full Circle is a great place for students of human resources, social work or health professions to get experience interacting with older adults, program coordinator Jennifer Vosf said.

“It’s usually a growing experience for students,” she said.

Vosf can find something for volunteers to do based on whatever they have to offer. Her favorite activity is when students who’ve traveled bring souvenirs and pictures and share their experiences.

“Our folks want to travel but cannot afford it or physically can’t do that anymore,” Vosf said.

The center is open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, but students who aren’t available during weekdays can volunteer on the second Saturday of each month. Full Circle especially needs volunteers during the summer months, Vosf said.

Volunteers are crucial to the center, Vosf said. When they come in, the staff is able to do their jobs better and take care of work usually pushed to the backburner.

Norman Music Festival NMF6 is April 25 to 27 downtown. Best of all, it’s free, and volunteers help keep it that way. Sign up to work a shift or two on their website NormanMusicFestival.com.

You can help out backstage, sell merchandise or keep the festival green.

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma You’ll have to drive to Oklahoma City, but volunteering at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma will be worth the miles. The food bank “distributes enough food to feed more than 90,000 hungry Oklahomans each week through more than 1,000 community pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and schools in central and western Oklahoma,” according to its website. Volunteers may pack boxes of food, tend plants or distribute bags of food to seniors, according to the website. If you are interested, call 405-600-3160.

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14 TV SHOWS I’ve Wanted to tweet about:

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“Doctor Who” The 11th version of the Time Lord (Matt Smith), with his blue box that’s bigger on the inside, resumes traveling through space and time and battling evil with the second half of series 7. This time the doctor has a new companion (Jenna-Louise Coleman).

Coleman’s dynamic Clara Oswald, a clever modern-London nanny, already has appeared and died after meeting the Doctor two different times, sparking some intrigue over her mysterious nature — which the two-hearted alien has vowed to get to the bottom of.

Airs Saturdays at 7 on BBC America

couch Potato

Find the time to watch Alex Ewald | COLUMN or listen to something new without sinking into your couch for an entire weekend.

I dare you. And now, I’d like to thank Google, YouTube and Netflix for helping me sink into my own couch every other weekend in slothfulness. You’ve all been a privilege to know.

Let’s get this over with.

MOVIES that should be on NETFLIX ALREADY: “Scary Movie 5” Let me preface this by admitting my affection for entertaining pop culture train wrecks. Longtime series lead Anna Faris isn’t returning (former Disney princess Ashley Tisdale stars instead). Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan appear in the same scene, and we’re getting outdated “Paranormal Activity” parodies left and right. They’re all classic signs of a locomotive on a thundering collision course — minus an Amanda Bynes cameo — and I will so be there to watch it all go down in flames.

In theaters now

“Scandal” The D.C. drama about PR supernova Olivia Pope and her crisis management firm has amped up the intrigue and yes, scandal, in its second season — met with both growing live viewership and online love.

Fortunately, Shonda Rhimes’ slow-burn soap has embraced its epic strengths by shifting focus on White House games, perfectly embodied by the so-hot-it-stings love affair coined “Team Olitz” between Liv and “Fitz,” the President (Tony Goldwyn).

Thursdays at 9 on ABC

“42” But really, what’s the answer of life?

Now that I’ve gotten that “Hitchhiker’s Guide” reference is out of the way, “42” biopic-afies baseball player Jackie Robinson’s life story as the first black MLB player. Thanks to signing efforts from executive Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) was started as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, earning the league’s MVP in 1949.

A heartwarming, inspirational sports biopic about race issues?

Whatta critical darling this might turn out to be.

In theaters now

here’s some music. i don’t care: Phoenix, “Bankrupt!”

The French alt-rock band insists that its fifth album departs from the bouncy-pop leanings of 2009’s “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,” but from singles “Entertainment” and “Chloroform,” I’m still hearing the synth hooks and grooves from that album’s best and brightest tracks.

It doesn’t sound like they’re pulling an MGMT-style bait-andswitch so far, but a change wouldn’t be awful from a band that’s been performing since 1999.

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‘Teen Wolf’ creator promises to get steamy this summer OK, so the show’s about werewolves. Nerdy? Yes. Sexy?

Yes multipled by 100. The show’s creator mentioned this at last week’s WonderCon: ab-tastic twins. #morefeels

‘happy endings’ ratings were up

bryan scott dugan | words Each issue, we take a look back at the pop culture moments that made us gasp, cry and scream.

Here’s how this works: The closer something is to that little blue dot to the right of this paragraph, the more we liked it. The farther away, the more it sucked.

melissa mccarthy crushes ‘snl’ for a second time The “Mike & Molly” star returned the sketch show to its glory days. Can she host every Saturday, NBC? Missed the episode? It’s on Hulu.

photos: melissa mccarthy: nbc universal / teen wolf: mtv / happy endings: abc, buena vista / kathy griffin: bravo / mark zuckerberg: ap

Last week’s numbers were up, but it’s still on the bubble of cancellation. Save this show or I’ll never forgive you.

Two new episodes air on ABC at 7 tomorrow night.

zuckerberg’s first website makes an ugly return A great reminder, kiddos: What you do online stays with you. The Facebook founder’s website, which he built as a teenager, was discovered late last week.

Google it. It’s not a pretty sight.

kathy griffin’s show canceled Oh, come on, Bravo! Give us Kathy instead of another installment of the Real Housewives.

Although ... maybe she and Anderson Cooper will unite for a new talk show.

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