DISH DOES EUROPE: Au revoir, Paris
It’s hard to believe it’s been just 36 hours in Paris.In a way, it feels like we’ve only just arrived. But then again, seeing how much we were able to cram into a day-and-a-half, it almost feels like we’ve been…
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California, here I come!
Looks like the Nonstop crew is dispersing across the globe and giving you new (but nonstop) coverage of things to do and eat.I’m leaving for San Francisco to run the Nike Women’s Marathon on Sunday. Well, just half — I’m…
Fashionista’s Market Closet Swap
Fashionista’s Market CEO Alyssa Fung is probably one of the hardest working women I know. She runs a successful fashion business and still has time to do events to help others. What started off to be a small fundraiser soon…
I’m no fast-food snob
People who don’t know me very well are always surprised to see me in the drive-through line at Taco Bell.They expect me to only dine at five-star restaurants or those hole-in-the-wall eateries that just knowing where to find them puts…
‘Grounded’ in fact or ‘Phiten’ for cred?
On Sunday I noticed a friend of mine — and not the type you’d expect — was wearing something unexpected around his wrist.It was one of those energy-enhancing bracelets made popular by professional athletes like soccer star David Beckham, Los Angeles…
Fighting Nuts cooler than ‘Five-O’
It seems like Kukui High School has got a more loyal following now than the TV show that spawned it.Ryan Ozawa, blogger extraordinaire, launched the site for the fictitious high school as soon as it was mentioned in the pilot…
Dish does Europe, terrorist threat and all
Looks like I may have to wear a Canadian flag pin on my first trip to Europe.The State Department has issued a travel warning for all Americans traveling in Europe this month after possible threats of an attack were made…
Technology: too easy to be mean
This is something I think about all the time.It’s so easy — too easy — for people to hurt each other via the Internet. People can say horrible things — true or not — without much repercussion or backlash. In…
ASK DR. DISH: ‘He voted for Bush!’
Question: My current boyfriend of five months is a diehard Republican. I knew that going into the relationship, but I didn’t realize just how into the whole party thing he is. I knew he voted for (President George W.) Bush…
Malassadas + Grace Park = big ratings
It’s obvious that CBS is trying to find the right formula with “Hawaii Five-O.”There’s a sensitive balance between credibility — using local landmarks like Hickam Air Force Base and Haleiwa Joe’s and cultural icons like malassadas and iPhone 4s — with the…
Wherefore art thou, romantic comedies?
The other day my gal pal posted an interesting status update on Facebook.She had just finished watching “Letters to Juliet,” a romantic comedy about an American girl on vacation in Italy who finds an unanswered letter to a woman named…
‘Hawaii’s Big Deal’ Party
Looking to put the “FUN back into FUNdraising” the Hata Foundation has joined with other local organizations to produce the “Hawaii’s Big Deal” poker tournament. Open to the public, this charity poker tournament not only helps raise money, but brings…
Dinner at Ming’s
One of my twitter friends, @GypsyRaven, recently organized a tweetup to share her bottle of Mao Tai — a 106 proof Chinese alcohol made from sorghum. Ming’s on Waikamilo seemed to be an appropriate choice, since they serve Shanghainese food…
Call me, but don’t leave a message
The other day I called a friend of mine only to be left with this message:“Thanks for your call but do NOT leave a voicemail. You can e-mail or text me. No voicemail.”Interesting. And, let’s face it, exactly how a…
Teilor-made for ‘Hawaii Five-0’
After last night’s official premiere of the new “Hawaii Five-0,” the town has been buzzing on whether they like the show or not. I think Catherine Toth sums it up in a nutshell very well.Me? I remember the old show,…
Move over, televisions
Believe it or not, more Americans value their microwaves over their televisions.According to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, only 42 percent of Americans polled this year felt that their TV was “a necessity.” That’s down from…
No sympathy
Twenty-seven pizzas in two weeks: That’s what I ate to research one food gallery.Ask me about the others. Laulau? Fifteen plates from Waipahu to Waiahole. Decadent sandwiches? Twenty-two, and I would’ve killed for an apple. Best eats at Maunakea Marketplace?…
Guys, don’t stop dancing badly
Guess what, guys?Those horrible dance moves you do — you know, the Sprinkler, the Raise the Roof and the famous White Man Overbite — may not repel women as much as previously thought.According to psychologists from Northumbria University in England,…
Cougars: a myth?
Do cougars really exist? Or are these older women prowling for younger men just a myth, a phenomenon created by the media?A recent study of age preferences among single women conducted by the University of Wales Institute at Cardiff resulted…
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