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Even if it's Frank Ocean's fault, why we will never side with Breezy.
Credit to: usmagazine.com
A recent story in the media that has been huge is of course the fight between Chris Brown and Frank Ocean that happened the night of January 27th outside of a recording studio parking lot. This fight was over a parking space. Yes, a parking space. Today, The Boombox has stated that Ocean will not press charges over the alleged incident in where Brown punched him and got jumped, stating-
"As a child I thought if someone jumped me it would result in me murdering or mutilating a man," the R&B star wrote on his Tumblr page Saturday. "But as a man I am not a killer. I'm an artist and a modern person. I'll choose sanity. No criminal charges. No civil lawsuit."
If you have been living under a rock or in a country where music doesn't exist, Chris Brown has had quite a few altercations over the past couple of years with several different people. The most noted one is four years back where he beat the living hell out of Rihanna the night before the '09 Grammys. Now, they are allegedly back together and doing music as well ("Nobody's Business", "Birthday Cake Remix)". That is a story I could write about forever, but as I've stated in the past, it's her choice. She wants to go back to that, and not listen to the millions of people who think she's a fool to go back to the modern day Ike Turner, then go for it. Be an idiot.
He has also gone after a slew of other people from Jenny Johnson, Raz-B from B2K, Miranda Lambert and so many more. I find it interesting when this cat came into the game about eight years ago. He screamed rising star, and was the nicest guy in all of his interviews and I generally loved his persona and music. I don't get why he went from that to now looking like a Dennis Rodman lookalike who has to be so freaking gangster in everything he does. It's baffling to me that he wants this image, but then again he still has ten million fans on Twitter, so he must be sadly doing something right. Sadly.
All the reports online don't really favor Chris in this because of said history with other artists and of course Rihanna. He was seen with a cast on his arm recently, which should garner some sympathy, but for the masses of people who believe he shouldn't be a celebrity anymore with his abuse against women, it falls on deaf ears. Plus Frank Ocean really isn't know for being controversial in that kind of arena. He is just a talented dude. This fight better not have been over homophobia either, because that would just further Chris Brown on his tour of ultimate douchebaginess. Both of them are up for the same Grammy Sunday- Best R&B Album. Go Frank.
Filed Under: BREAKING NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, OPINION Tagged With: Chris Brown, Frank Ocean, Grammys, Jenny Johnson, manhattan digest, Miranda Lambert, R&B, Raz-B, Rihanna, The Boombox
Are you M4M? Adonis is the place to be.
Credit to: Jason Jaskot.
If you are gay and either live in New York City or have traveled here, chances are you went to a gay bar and saw your run of the mill go-go boy dance on a tabletop collecting ones. Yeah, it's fun, but it doesn't go beyond the simple wink and the five dollar bill being shoved somewhere inappropriate. It never goes beyond those lines of a personal interaction or getting to know the actual guy that is really your customer. This is where Adonis comes in. The actual venue of this place hosts some of the hottest men in the world in a very relaxed and chill environment. They do this twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday's, and once a month, they host a private party that elevates what happens at the bar on an even larger basis. Just take a look at some of the pics in this article for example.
There are major differences between Adonis Lounge and a strip club that can be for men and women. One, it is not seedy whatsoever. It actually is a very inviting atmosphere. The men there are always having a nice conversation with all of the customers or patrons, and make them feel at ease with their personality and fantastic looks. They have even hosted some of the biggest gay porn stars in the world right now from Samuel Colt to Zeb Atlas to name a few, and they always bring their A game to the event. I have gone in recent months, and have had that exact experience, even making friends with some of them outside of the place. I am a sales and advertising person in the first place, and know how to get my point across without overdoing it. These guys do exactly the same. Chances are you are going to leave feeling pretty good and happy you decided to go.
This week, I sat down with the man behind all of this, Timothy De Iturriaga. Usually men in this position tend to be power hungry and a bit of a dick, but Tim was the exact opposite. He is one of the friendliest men I have ever met, and his attitude reflects the success of the events that he throws. Here is my interview with him.
Credit to: Jason Jaskot
So tell me just a little bit on how you started this concept?
I started dancing about nine years ago, for females. My older brother was working on Wall Street and needed extra money. He sent some photos out to agencies that turned out to be a stripping company. They asked him if he wanted to start dancing and he obliged. He started dancing at an event called "Hunkamania" and after three or four months I wanted to do the same.
I got hired at this hush hush place that was a gay strip club by me as a massage boy. I did really well, worked there for about five years. After that time, a light went off in my head where I realized this was the only place in New York City that was actually doing this type of venue. I thought I could do it better. I saw there were a lot of problems at the one I was working at. I was fortunate enough to get a spot in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and started my own show there. It started small, and then started to grow.
What was the original reception when you went out on your own?
The reception wasn't good. The only customers I was getting were my customers who I built a repoire with. Without those dozen or so people who showed up every Thursday, I wouldn't have made it. After a while word of mouth spread, and little by little more people started to show.
Was there a lot of competition for you at that point?
At that point, the competition was Club 20 and they were huge. I never thought I could compete against them. They started this whole format, and nothing else like this in New York City. There wasn't an alternative. I still thought I could do it better than what they were doing though.
At what point did you start to see success?
I started it as a monthly party, getting a little bit of a positive outcome. Then I did it twice a week, and stayed there for six months. Got by, still there were some nights where there was only 8 or 10 customers and had the same amount of dancers. Those dancers stuck by me until now, and still have the opportunity to come back whenever. Even though people didn't want to make the trip from Manhattan to Greenpoint, the event itself was gaining a lot of steam on the message boards and through word of mouth, so people were knowing about it more and more as time went on.
You talked briefly about this, but you seem to have loyalty to the guys that helped you start this, the dancers I mean. How important is it to keep that loyalty?
There is such a high turnover rate in this business in general. Week to week, month to month you see a bunch of new faces. There are a handful of guys that to this day are still with me, and they have been there from day one. We are talking years they have been there, so it's good to see that they have stuck by me and have managed to stay really relevent in an arena that is tough to do so.
What can a new customer expect when they go to your venue?
To start, at Adonis it is Male for Male. People don't think they actually exist, they only think ones that exist are the go-go boys dancing on top of the boxes. This is a much more intimate experience. You are going to see thirty, if not more, beautiful men of all ethnicities and backgrounds, mingling on the floor. Even if you can't afford to come there and spend a decent amount of money, you can come and have a drink and enjoy a conversation with a bunch of different guys. It really is a great time.
What is your ultimate goal for all of this?
It's become that and more. Everyone always ask if I want to get my own club, I don't. Don't want to do it six or seven days a week. The one thing that differentiates me from the other ones in the country is that it gives me the liberty to bring in a ton of different gay porn stars. Many of these venues can bring in two or three a year, I can probably bring in that amount a month. In any given year I can bring in forty of fifty guys with names. I can make it really interesting and different each time and making it a unique experience for the customer.
So as stated before, if you are a man into men, and are looking for a nice and relaxing evening surrounded by some really awesome guys both inside and out, Adonis is the place for you. Check it out every Wednesday and Saturday night and be on the lookout here for more updates as the weeks go on!
Adonis Lounge
Take the E, F or M trains for best ways to get there.
Credit to: Jason Jaskut
Filed Under: ENTERTAINMENT, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Adonis, Adonis Lounge, Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Manhattan, manhattan digest
30 Rock Goes Out With a Bang after 7 Seasons
by Michael Tyminski
Source: NBC
Last night marked the series finale of 30 Rock after seven long seasons, and the show ended as it lived: full of rapid-fire humor, Tracy Jordan's antics, Jack Donaghy's classic manipulative tricks, and Liz Lemon being as neurotic and frantic as possible.
The first half of this double header finale revolved around Jack Donaghy's quest for happiness and Liz adjusting to being a stay at home mom. Neither goes particularly well as Liz immediately starts a fight on a moms only message board (with an anonymous poster that happens to be her husband nonetheless), while Jack goes off to formulaically fill out a pie chart with various things that are "supposed" to make him happy (such as faith, hiring a guy off the street to co-anchor for today, and a threesome with Nancy Donovan and Elisa. Despite filling in his happiness pie chart entirely, after reaching a number of goals (including an angry screed by Nancy Pelosi), Jack feels more disappointed than ever and leaves the job that he worked his entire life to get. Conversely, Liz and Criss come to realization that Liz would make the better breadwinner of the couple and Liz goes off to find a new writing gig. This ultimately leads to Liz and Jack getting into the most tumultuous argument in the seven year run of the show after Liz feels betrayed by the fact that Jack made her "want more" (in terms of dreams, expectations, and generally not settling).
Tracy and Jenna on the other hand, formed the backbone of the show's two B-plots. Jenna attempts to adjust to the show's cancellation by throwing Jenna-style tantrums but cannot cope with the fact that absolutely no one is listening to her. As a result she tries TV (only to be forced to play roles like corpses) and movies (only to find everyone in Los Angeles is younger and prettier than her). Tracy meanwhile is upset that Kenneth is not around to do him a favor as he used to in his positions of both page (and janitor), leading to a heartwarming moment where he "releases" Kenneth from his entourage.
The second half of the show revolves around a major plot development that occurs in the first half with Liz having to put up one final show of TGS in order to fulfill a contract obligation to Tracy Jordan. However, a monkey is thrown in a wrench when Tracy runs away in order to ensure the show never happens, unknowing of a hefty penalty in his contract that would be owed to him if the show does not reach the 150 episode milestone. As a result, Liz has to chase him down in order to shoot the final episode. Liz ultimately finds Tracy in a strip club, where Tracy is running from the show in order to avoid having to say goodbye.
Meanwhile Jack is trying to patch up with Liz after the tumultuous argument that occurred at the end of the first part of the show. This ultimately leads to Jack hitting rock bottom and various cast members wondering if Jack was looking to off himself. However, this turns into Jack's final manipulative game, as Liz finds him boarding a boat to find his true bliss, only for it to turn into the shortest boat trip of anyone's life after deciding to push a "see-through dishwasher".
The show's final C-plot involves Frank and Toofer trying to get Lutz to move off of Blimpie's when he got to choose the writers' final lunch. Nothing however will work to make Lutz not pick Blimpie's as he chosen it for revenge after all of the hell the other writers have given him over the past seven years (until Liz, who is tyrannical about food throws Lutz in her office tells Cerie to order sushi and dessert). However, Lutz takes the ultimate of measures to ensure that the writers' will eat Blimpie's, come hell or high water.
The finale as a whole impressed, often juggling four plot lines through both halves of the show, with neither section feeling particularly crowded, and giving every cast member a proper send off, be it Jonathan finally screaming at Liz how Jack was all his, Pete's attempt at faking his death, and Tracy's father finally returning from buying that pack of cigarettes. This comes as no surprise, however, as 30 Rock has done an excellent job this entire season of wrapping up lingering plot arcs, whether it's Kenneth's final rise to the presidency of NBC (a long term callback to a remark Jack mentioned in which he stated that "Kenneth will be running this company in five years"), Jack's final realization that despite her salty interior, his mother was really caring for him the entire time, or Liz's adoption arc that mysteriously fell off the face of the earth somewhere in the middle of season three.
The (in this case, absolute) final verdict: 30 Rock went out with the sort of ending that a show of it's caliber deserved. Despite the massive changes that many of the major characters had over the course of the show, it took lengths to prove that it's central characters (Jack, Liz, Kenneth, Tracy, and Jenna) were still at their core the people that they were at the start of the show. As has been the case all season, the show managed to neatly tie up a number of unresolved loose plot lines, whether it's Jack's unresolved love life or the Liz Lemon adoption arc that disappeared from consciousness over the past couple of seasons. A terrific sendoff (and the first of many this season for NBC's Thursday night lineup) for a show that was fearlessly frenetic and funny.
Filed Under: BREAKING NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, OPINION, REVIEWS, TELEVISION Tagged With: 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Finale, NBC, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, TV reviews
Mama Gonna Creep You Out: Review of the movie Mama
This past weekend I paid the ridiculous $12.50 to go see the 2013 horror movie Mama. Mama is co-written and directed by Andres Muschietti, co-written by Neil Cross, and produced by Guillermo del Toro. The movie has a dark, cold feeling to it. The colors all seemed very ominous and frigid. The special effects were mediocre and the soundtrack was not memorable.
Mama the movie
The story begins with a wall street broker gone rogue who shoots his work partners and then returns home to execute his wife. After brutally murdering his wife, Jeffrey, proceeds to kidnap his 2 daughters, Lilly and Victoria. The three of them flee in his Mercedes and, because of the icy roads and Jeffrey's manic state of mind, crash into the woods. Of course, he finds a cabin to hide out in, because there's always an abandoned cabin in an isolated wooded area (yes, I am being sarcastic). Turns out, the cabin is already inhabited by "Mama." Mama is the ghost of a mental patient from the 1800's who escaped and kidnapped her baby from an orphanage. Mama isn't too fond of Jeffrey and he "disappears",so Mama looks after his 2 daughters.
Cut to 5 years later. Lilly and Victoria are found in the woods, because of their Uncle Luke's relentless efforts, and, after some psychiatric treatment, move in with their uncle Luke (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend Annabel (Jessica Chastain). As one can imagine, the girls have adapted to living in the woods and the younger of the two, Lilly, being an infant when she was brought into the woods, walks on all fours and can barely speak. The elder daughter Victoria is slightly more adjusted. The creepiest part of this movie was the way the girls walked and spoke. Lilly contorts her body in ways that seem very unnatural. Also, the sounds Lilly made were completely unnerving, think The Grudge and Signs. Eventually, the girls start speaking to "Mama" and playing with her. The first entrance of "Mama" was actually unexpected and terrifying, causing everyone in the theater to jump out of their seats and scream, followed by a rolling laughter. Although the ghost looked a little to digital for my taste, she was disturbing nonetheless. Distorted face and disjointed limbs. The movie reaches its climax when we find out "Mama's" story and her jealousy, over taking care of Lilly and Victoria, causes her to attack any adult in her way. The ending was actually quite unexpected and almost brought a tear to my eye. But you'll have to see it I don't want to spoil the whole thing for you!
Mama definitely had its scary moments. I would define it more as creepy than scary. The acting was actually pretty good, especially by the youngest daughter Lilly, played by Isabelle Nélisse. I have to say, as a horror movie buff, that I haven't seen many good frightening flicks made in the past decade or so, but Mama was worth the watch, but maybe not the $12.50 movie ticket.
Filed Under: ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, OPINION, REVIEWS Tagged With: horror, horror movie, jessica chastain, lilly, mama, mama horror, mama movie, mama movie review, mama review, mama the movie, movie, movie review, scary movie, the grudge
Album Review: Mountains – Centralia
by Rio Toro
Mountains: Centralia
Score: 8.5/10
Similar Artists: Emeralds, Tangerine Dream, Tim Hecker, Fennesz
Genre: Kosmiche, Space-Rock, Experimental Ambient
A first for my album reviews, I gave this a go with neither listening to any of "Mountains" previous work, nor knowing what style of music they played. My reasoning behind this was for the sake of removing preconceptions from the music, and allowing myself a clean slate in which to hear it. For some reason, I was expecting "Centralia" to be either "Godspeed" post-rock or "Crystal Castles" arcady synth pop. I found out that I had much more work cut out for me when it turned out that "Mountains" are more indebted to the Kosmiche of "Tangerine Dream", or more recently, the now defunct "Emeralds".
Brendan Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp of "Mountains" build their sound through the use of insurmountable synths/guitar. The Brooklyn based band creates effervescent soundscapes with a deeply textured, ever-changing electronic palette. While many spacey synth/guitar duos have been known for impromptu, half improvisational affairs, "Mountains" stand out (much like Julia Holter's work) because it is organized and flows naturally from one theme to the next. Fear not, for this does not mean they don't delve into the trippy, kaleidoscopic or hallucinatory; terms you would certainly use to describe the impeccable, 20 minute long centerpiece "Propeller". The scene that "Mountains" are a part of is a cluttered one to say the least, but because of the fastidiousness that went into the production work, "Centralia" stands out among the band's peers.
Centralia's beauty is shown off quickly on 11 minute opener "Sand". The heavy, stylized production incorporates whirring synths and a zoned out keyboard refrain. Near the end of the piece, the elements are washed out by swelling orchestral strings. These strings seem particularly demanding of one's attention for how rarely they are used to such delirious affect in music of this variety. The album progresses to include other, surprising, instrumental forays, such as the arpeggiated acoustic guitar on "Identical ship" or "Tilt", and the huge, feedback laden, black metal guitar chords on "Liana". "Living Lens" ends the spaced out journey with a slice of delectable ambient wash. Highlights are abundant, so picking apart the album by playing tracks separately or out of order is not recommended.
It is easy for an artist to become engulfed in the random when dealing with music this massive, but everything on this album sounds necessary. There are no cacophonous yowls or overly drenched atmospherics. If there ever was a veil to curtain the talent of these two artists, it is surely pulled away on "Centralia", and my god have they got some!
1.) Sand*
2.) Identical Ship
3.) Circular C
4.) Tilt
5.) Propeller*
6.) Liana*
7.) Living Lens
* – Album Highlight
Filed Under: ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, REVIEWS Tagged With: Album Review, Centralia, Mountains
The Americans Thrives with Thrills and Subtlety
Noah Emmerich (l.) and Matthew Rhys (r.) in The Americans
The Americans 10:00pm Eastern Time, FX
It takes a lot these days to truly blow me away from a pilot. I'm typically the sort of person who believes that the first episode displays what a given show can become, but often is not executed to a degree where that promise is actualized. However, the first episode of The Americans last night managed to completely blow me away.
The show loosely follows both the un-american activities and family life of two sleeper agents in America: Elizabeth (Kerri Russell) and Philip Jennings (Matthew Rhys). Their "jobs" are a sham, their marriage was dictated by their Soviet overlords, and they exist to handle missions for the KGB while living comfortably in suburban Virginia. However, they must balance this while entirely withholding the truth from their neighbors, including a recently relocated FBI agent named Stan Beemer (played by Noah Emmerich) and even their own children.
What I truly enjoy about this show is that it reminds me a lot of Mad Men in that it's a fairly subtle period piece that truly enjoys exploring the notion of identity. This tension is particularly palpable in the scenes where Philip and Elizabeth are discussing what to do with General Timoshev, a Russian defector whom they kidnapped from his apartment in Washington. Elizabeth remains steadfast in her resolve to serve the motherland, but also would like to off him because of some improprieties he took with her back in training, while Peter seriously considers his offer of defecting under the guise that they have been living this "American" life for half of their lives and that with young children they should consider taking the money and living a more stable life.
Another small positive for the Americans was the amount of detail they put into making the show look and feel like the early 1980's, whether it be the cheesy wigs used for spycraft (that gave me flashbacks to the music video for "Sabotage"), the use of music (the show makes incredible use of both Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk" and Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight"), down to even the automobiles (my dad owned a boxy '77 Cutless Supreme when I was a kid that looked not too far off from the sedan that proves to play a fairly central role in the plot).
The show, while positioned as a serious drama also likes to inject little funny moments into the show to break the tension, be it a seemingly pasted on scene (last night's showing was an extended version of the pilot) where Philip just starts randomly dancing in the mall, while taking his daughter shopping, or the way that the FBI claims that President Reagan is trying to break them down with 7am meetings.
Where there was action in the pilot (most notably the first ten minutes, where Philip, Elizabeth, and one of their comrades kidnap General Timoshev) the action was tight, well executed and tense, especially once you come to the realization (and it took me a couple of minutes to get to this point) that these are not immigration officers checking on a random Russian, but rather the wholesale kidnapping of a Russian ex-pat.
One aspect that initially grated on me until it clicked, was that most of the action was shot in the dark (to the point where it was almost difficult to see). However, once I came to the (delayed) realization that the entirety of the spy aspects of the show occurred at night and most of the family drama during the day, it made it slightly easier for me to take. The other minor issue I had with the pilot was that it felt bloated at points (as much as I loved the scene where Philip maims the sleazebag who was making moves on his thirteen year old daughter, it felt pasted on and I can't imagine that the scene made the 44-minute cut)
The Final Verdict: The Americans is a gripping thrill-ride of a show that grabs on to your attention and never lets go. While this version of the pilot felt a little bloated at points (it ran 90 minutes instead of the usual 60), it had the vibe of both a blockbuster action thriller and a subtle period piece all rolled up into one. This show is easily finding it's way into my regular viewing, and it should really make it's way into yours. Give it a shot, you won't be disappointed.
Filed Under: BREAKING NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, OPINION, REVIEWS, TELEVISION Tagged With: FX, Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich, Recommended, The Americans, TV reviews
Not so bueno at Yerba Buena
by Jaime Kohl
What can I say, I just was not impressed. Its really seamed like dad wasn't home so all the kids were at play. With Chef Julian Medina's name and reputation I expected the food to be much better than it was, at least when I ate at Yerba Buena.
The service was warm and always with a smile, despite the number of requests my table, unfortunately had to make. Only two menus for three people, only 2 knives, having the request dinner sized plates for dinner. Things like that. But, no matter the request or question every person there was warm eyed and kind. Even when I walked out of the bathroom with toilet paper stuck to my shoe, my server noticed and discretely asked me if he could remove it. (how embarrassing…but thank you!)
I did a full tasting of the NYC Restaurant week menu, with the help of two friends and across the board none of us were impressed by what came out of the kitchen. There was a close competition for the worst dish between the Lechon (suckling pig carnitas) and the Causa de Tuna, but the tuna won.
The menu explains the dish as tuna tartar, potato salad, , crispy wanton. The tuna, oh I feel bad for the tuna. It just treated so poorly, it was grey, tough and not properly chopped. The knife skills show here were only adequate for a child. The pieces were uneven, not always cut the whole way through the membranes and the pieces were just way too large to begin with. The "potato salad" was more of a mashed potato. Which is just not what I would ever want with my tuna tartar. I don't know why it was even on the plate. All it did was take away from the really nice aji Amarillo sauce that was drizzled across the plate. This bright and vibrant South American yellow chili sauce with the watercress was the best part of the dish.
Tuna tartar, potator salad, aji Amarillo, crispy wonton
The best dish also a fish dish, Parihuela. Which was explained as "Seafood stew, shrimp, fluke, clams, mussels, ginger, Peruvian corn, roccotto." Here the shrimp was cooked to perfection, but the muscles and clams were overcooked and chewy and the fluke provided a nice contrast in texture against the other fish and the corn. I found myself searching through the soup for more bits of the unique oversized Peruvian corn pieces. I had a lot of fun eating the dish. The broth was aromatic and strongly flavored with corn, ginger and rocket (popular Peruvian salsa base).
All and all I would try another restaurant of Chef Medina but I will most likely be calling a head to see if he is in the kitchen. I am really hoping that he was not in the kitchen the night I ate at Yerba Buena, but any way you slice it the food was below my expectations and I was disappointed.
One area that I was very happy the Yerba Buena with was the fact that the portions were not huge, and the food was not heavy. I was completely satisfied when it came to all of those aspects of the meal. It was not overly fatty or seamed to be heavy in any sort of butter. There was very little as far as creams and caloric rich foods, yes some of the sauces were not light on calories, but the portions used were great so that I felt as if I could enjoy the whole portion with out the guilt. Who does not love a really great sauce? We can and should all have some wiggle room in our diets for enjoying the scrumptious drizzling, but we should not be be dousing our whole plates in the sauces, thats an easy way to kill a diet.
All and all the restaurant was so close to being great, there were hints of it. For instance, the bar was great. The bartender there really knows how to mix a great concoction. And I call some the drinks that with some love, because you didn't have to know what you wanted to order, you could just tell him what you like, the flavors and liquor, and presto, a delicious unnamed drink will appear courtesy of the bartender. There were so many hints of great, but they were all muted out by the disappointing aspects of the same bit of the evening.
Filed Under: BREAKING NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, FOODIE, HEALTH, LIFESTYLE, NEW YORK, OPINION, REVIEWS, U.S., uncategorized Tagged With: aji amarillo, Great Bar, NYC Restaurant Week, Pan-Latin Food, seafood stew, Tuna Tartar
Catfish the TV Show: Addictive for all the right reasons.
Credit to: www.mtv.com
I have to say in recent years MTV has sure put out some shows that I would rather run into a knife than watch, most recently Buckwild and the gem of all gems Teen Mom, which is making thousands of girls pregnant and money hungry as I type this post. It didn't seem too long ago when I was growing up that shows like Fanatic, Total Request Live and The Real World (when it was good and documentary-ish) were filling their airwaves of a once thriving network. Lately though, that sparkle and luster is gone from a network that is completely devoted to programming (why on earth there is still a VMA every year beats me).
Yet, they seemed to have strike it gold with their new reality show "Catfish", which premiered back in November. The show centers around its star Nev Schulman, who made the movie of the same name two years ago. It is based off of people you develop a relationship online, yet never meet in person, or Skype/Facetime either. His whole purpose of the show was that "Catfish the movie was my story, Catfish the TV show is yours". Pretty simple, right? Sure. Then, no matter what the topic is, shit always gets real and by the end the show has more twists and turns than a bad Lifetime movie (it's your opinion if that is a good reference, but you get it).
Take the premiere episode. Cute nursing student Sunny thought she had been talking to a model out in Los Angeles called Jamison for quite sometime. Her younger sister actually talked to him first. Yet during the whole eight months they talked, they never did it in front of a camera. Finally, Nev to the rescue! After doing some research (he does this in every episode, and it seems like anyone can, just pointing that out there) both Nev and Sunny travel to find that the person they were talking to isn't a drop dead gorgeous model, but in fact a teenage girl named Chelsea. Chelsea in return said she made the profile due to the incessant bullying she was dealing with on a daily basis, and wanted to create an alternate life in a way where she felt like she could be accepted. All hell breaks loose but by the end there isn't too much harm done and everyone goes their separate ways.
I'm sorry, I would be having serious issues if I was Sunny. For so many different reasons. I felt bad for her the whole time but at the same time you have to wake up and realize this person you think you are talking to isn't real. Why do I say this? Because just like every other gay man, woman, and even straight man to a certain degree, I have done online dating. Whether it's an app or a site, I have been there, and still do. The thing for me is unless you are far away or there is a chance you are visiting the Tri-State area I don't really have the need to talk to you beyond a certain point. It's not rude, it's just honest. If you are in Australia, and ask to see certain parts of me, what is the point? Can't go through someone's phone and grab it now right? Ugh, I digress.
I have been in Sunny's situation where I have talked to guys from far away, and there have been several few exceptions of ones that really get my interest. But, within two or three days of talking, we always Facetime or Skype. That way, I know you are real and not cray cray. Moral of the story to everyone reading this and watching the show is always make sure you know who you are talking to. That way, you don't end up sad and really embarassed in front of millions of people. I think the show is fantastic though for several reasons. It has done a couple of episodes focusing around the LGBT community, especially transgendered which of all those letters doesn't really get the most attention. It's done in a non-judgemental way and people can see that when they watch the show, so kudos to Nev.
Bottom line, I am hooked. Watch the show. Debate it for yourself.
Have you ever been in a catfish situation? What do you think of the show? Sound off!
Filed Under: BREAKING NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, OPINION, REVIEWS, TELEVISION Tagged With: catfish, catfish tv show, chelsea, facetime, fanatic, los angeles, mtv, nev, nev schulman, skype, sunni, the real world, total request live
The Best Stuff You Aren't Watching: Portlandia
Carrie Brownstein (l.) and Fred Armisen (r.) stars of IFC's Portlandia
Portlandia: Fridays at 10p.m. Eastern on IFC
Mike normally reviews new (or recently returned) TV in an attempt to answer the question: Would I watch this again or would I recommend a friend picking up this series? However, once every week or so, the brain trust at Manhattan Digest gives him a little more free reign which he in turn uses to highlight the stuff you should check out (but probably haven't yet).
I realize right off the bat that I am asking a lot, immediately recommending a show that comes on at 10p.m. on a Friday night, a time when most people are out and about kicking off their weekend, be it with friends, at a bar, or a party. That being said, if for some reason if you are stuck in on a Friday night (it is the middle of winter after all) or have a half hour to kill and a Netflix account or On Demand service I strongly recommend giving Portlandia a spin.
Portlandia is a sketch show that is the brainchild of Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live) and Carrie Brownstein (of the bands Sleater-Kinney and Wild Ones). The show revolves around the hip, the hippies, and the hipsters that live in the greater Portland area. The show is currently airing it's third season, with the first two seasons available on DVD (or on Netflix if that's your sort of thing).
While there is a glut of sketch comedy regularly on TV between SNL, shows on Comedy Central and Adult Swim and the library of classic sketch comedy (be it Kids in the Hall, SCTV or Monty Python) that can be accessed through a variety of different means (be it DVD, YouTube, etc.), Portlandia stands out from the pack because it feels less forced, hackneyed, or reliant on pop culture than many of those similar shows.
The show's humor comes from a number of sources. First and foremost, the show does a superb job of sending up pretentiousness, whether it's yuppie parents who feel that their child's life trajectory is based on getting into a choice preschool, the feminist bookstore owners whom are comically inept in running a retail establishment to the extent that they prefer donations over selling books, or people who create "art" by putting birds on various objects. Similarly, anyone whose ever had to deal with any alt-culture subgroup, be it your garden variety hipster, street punk or someone whose life choices are based off of some sense of moral superiority as opposed to actual intellectual honesty will see those contradictions ring true in many of the show's characters.
The show's second main form of humor comes from zany surrealism. This is often seen in a lot of the segments involving the Mayor of Portland (Kyle McLaughlin), who often dispatches Fred and Carrie (playing themselves) on various civic missions for the good of the city, whether it's ensuring the Olympics never come to Portland, creating the city's first major league team, or redesigning the police uniforms to give them a softer and less authoritative feel. Similarly, Portlandia has turned the wait for Sunday brunch into a post-apocalyptic wasteland where cutting the line is treated with extreme (and toasted) prejudice.
While there is no serialization inherent in the show, the show truly succeeds in creating a universe that seems as full and vibrant as a show like The Simpsons (which is known for its' fairly large recurring cast), which is no small feat considering that the bulk of the characters are played by the duo of Brownstein and Armisen. This is critical as it means you can pick up the show at any point (as opposed to a show that runs on in-jokes and callbacks like say Frisky Dingo, or a show with a heavy serial element like Community). That being said, my recommended start point is still the pilot as it opens with one of the shows strongest sketches (The Dream of the 90's) and really sets the tone of what you can expect throughout the rest of the series.
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Seven Psychopaths: Why Martin McDonagh's Crime Comedy is Worth a View, but Not a Purchase.
by Peter Foy
Did you catch Seven Psychopaths last October? …yeah, didn't think so. Martin McDonagh's latest film certainly made back it's modest budget of 15 million dollars, and received plenty of solid reviews, but it certainly wasn't the talk of the cinema landscape. As a self-proclaimed film critic, I have to say that Seven Psychopaths holds a unique distinction for me, as it was the single film of 2012 that I had the most mixed feelings towards. With the film arriving on DVD and Blu-Ray today, here's why I feel you might want to catch/skip this underrated/overrated crime comedy.
In describing the plot, it's best to put it like this: It's a cross between Adaptation and Pulp Fiction. Like the former of those two films, writer/director Martin McDonagh basically writes himself into the film as a fictionalized version of himself (played by Colin Farrell), who is a struggling Hollywood writer trying to complete a screenplay. He's having writer's block with his latest screenplay entitled Seven Psychopaths (The film is very self-referential if you haven't noticed), and idles his time drinking and hanging out with his jerk-ass friend Billy Buckle (Sam Rockwell). The film's action kicks in when Billy and his accomplice Hans (Christopher Walken) steal the dog of a cartoonishly insane gangster (Woody Harrelson), and Marty finds himself drawn into their hijinks. Throughout the film, we uncover the "psychopaths" that give Marty's screenplay its inspiration.
For the uninformed, Martin McDonagh is a rather distinguised writer for both theater and film. The 42-year old McDonagh (a dual citizen of both England and Ireland) spent much of his 20s and 30s creating acclaimed plays such as The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Cripple of Inishmaan, before deciding to turn his attention to making movies. In 2004 he wrote and directed a short film called Six Shooter which turned out to he a hell of a debut, as it won the 2005 Academy Award for best short film. His first feature film, In Bruges, came out in 2008 and proved to be a well liked dark comedy, and seemingly a sign of an illustrious film career to follow.
Seven Psychopaths is easily his most mainstream work to date, but his sense of black humor isn't hampered too much by the commercial leanings. Filled with clever fuck-laced dialogue, parodic gangster tropes, and so-bloody-it's-fun violence, Seven Psychopaths easily finds it's place amongst other post-Tarantino crime films. It's clearly not anything new, but that doesn't keep the movie from being any less watchable. McDonagh certainly proves to be an actor's director here, as the entire cast shines. The characters are all as playful as they are violent, which is certainly what the film's tone is going for. Granted, the film is undeniably random and messy throughout, but the acting and scenarios are so creative that Seven Psychopaths remains highly enjoyable for 80 out of it's 109 minutes.
…Then the final act happens and boy does it disappoint! The film's creativity seems to suddenly dissipate, and we're left with a half-assed shoot-out to climax the film. What's worse, the "pivotal" moments that follow fall flat as well, and the writing just comes off as lazy. Granted, the film visually peaks in a scene that precedes the climax, but it's still hard not to feel that the end is a bit of a cop-out. Seven Psychopaths needed to have a really crazy yet sublime ending, that would of made up for the film's random nature, and nicely delivered its message on the arduous process of writing and re-writing a film script. Instead, what ever McDonagh was trying to say goes right out the window through a cliche-heavy ending that truly lacks spark.
So critics were right to call Seven Psychopaths a fun film (at least for the first two-thirds), but it ultimately fails as a commentary on screenplay writing. Certainly worth a view, especially if you love crime movies, but to be honest it's difficult for me to recommend this film to very many people. It's possibly too slow for the action movie crowd, and arthouse audiences are likely to find it too flawed or over-the-top to be worth the price of admission. For that reason…I'm gonna have to recommend that you go see In Bruges instead.
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Prospective subcontractors only need to submit bids to pre-qualified primes, and only pre-qualified primes need to assemble bids. A bid that is rejected based on a responsibility issue may create a perception of preferential treatment. Working as a purchasing agent is no longer a job for clerks, and many skills must be learned to negotiate with salespersons, analyze quotes, develop strategic processes, and manage suppliers. The owner has more control over the project schedule and sets the timeline for bidding individual portions of the work. In the construction industry, the Purchasing Department has traditionally been thought of as a cost center that offers a service, but little strategic importance. Customer service is stressed and specific discussion is given on achieving success as a construction purchasing agent. Tilton has spoken and written extensively on construction procurement and is considered a leading expert in the field.
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It is not likely that the low bidder will accept a finding of non-responsibility and simply walk away. With no investment in the project, they are less likely to protest. Supplier management, embracing technology, price reduction strategies, and many other processes are discussed in an easy to understand format. Provide an inventory of what we rent 10. However, if there are critical time frames that need to be met, or the project is particularly complex, with unknown risks or variables, a public owner may prefer to use one of several alternative approaches.
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BAKE & ALEHOUSE
The Smallest micropub in Westgate-on-Sea
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About The Bake and Alehouse's Drinks
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Real Ale - What is 'Real Ale'?
The term 'Real Ale' is an interesting one. It suggests that if a drink calls itself 'Ale', but is not 'Real Ale', then it is a 'Fake Ale' and shouldn't call itself an 'Ale'!
However, there is a definition of the term 'Real Ale' from CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) and that is given below.
What is real ale?
In the early 1970s CAMRA coined the term 'real ale' to make it easy for people to differentiate between the bland processed beers being pushed by the big brewers and the traditional beers whose very existence was under threat.
Many pubs and brewers use the term to describe their beers, but, just to keep you confused, they are also called cask beers, cask-conditioned ales or even real beer! In the pub the huge majority of real ales are served using traditional hand-pulls, rather than through modern fonts, but there are some exceptions to this, so if in any doubt, just ask. Real ales may also be served direct from the cask, often called gravity dispense.
What makes real ale 'real'?
Real ale is a natural product brewed using traditional ingredients and left to mature in the cask (container) from which it is served in the pub through a process called secondary fermentation. It is this process which makes real ale unique amongst beers and develops the wonderful tastes and aromas which processed beers can never provide.
What's the difference between 'ale' and other beers?
There are a huge range of different beer styles, each with different qualities, tastes and strengths, but each falls into one of two main categories; ale or lager. The key difference between ales and lagers is the type of fermentation.
Fermentation is the process which turns the fermentable sugars in the malt into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Lagers are made using bottom-fermenting yeast which sinks to the bottom of the fermenting vessel and fermentation takes place at a relatively low temperature. Authentic lagers then undergo a long period of cooled conditioning in special tanks.
Ales, which includes bitters, milds, stouts, porters, barley wines, golden ales and old ales, use top-fermenting yeast. The yeast forms a thick head on the top of the fermenting vessel and the process is shorter, more vigorous and carried out at higher temperatures than lager. This is the traditional method of brewing British beer.
Why isn't all beer real?
Real ale is a natural, living product. By its nature this means it has a limited shelf life and needs to be looked after with care in the pub cellar and kept at a certain temperature to enable it to mature and bring out its full flavours for the drinker to enjoy.
Brewery-conditioned, or keg, beer has a longer shelf life as it is not a living product. Basically, after the beer has finished fermentation in the brewery and has been conditioned, it is chilled and filtered to remove all the yeast and then it is pasteurised to make it sterile. This is then put in a sealed container, called a keg, ready to be sent to the pub.
The problem is that removing the yeast and 'killing off' the product through pasteurisation also removes a great deal of the taste and aroma associated with real ale. Because there is no secondary fermentation occurring in the container (i.e keg) in which is held, there is no natural carbonation of the beer so gas either carbon dioxide or a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen has to be added to "fizz up" the beer. This creates an unnaturally fizzy beer rather than the gentle carbonation produced by the slow secondary fermentation in a cask of real ale.
What is beer?
All beer is brewed from malted barley, hops, yeast and water, although other ingredients such as fruit, wheat and spices are sometimes used. The yeast turns sugars in the malt into alcohol and the hops provide the bitter flavours in beer and the flowery aroma.
The flavour of the beer depends on many things, including the types of malt and hops used, other ingredients and the yeast variety. Getting the yeast right is essential as each variety has its own distinctive effect on the beer.
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To change just one letter in the title to one of Britain's unofficial National Anthems - we get the fact that Kent, and the whole of the UK, are the 'Land of Hops & Glory!' (my apologies to A C Benson who wrote to original words for Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in 1902).
Real Ale in Thanet
The good news for all the real ale lovers out there is that there are a number of real ale establishments on the Isle-of-Thanet.
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En el marco del hinduismo Dattatreya o Dattátreia es una deidad y/o un sabio Hindú, hijo del gran rishí (sabio) Atri (autor de varios himnos del Rig-veda) y de Anasuia.
Para los hinduistas es considerado una encarnación (avatara) de la Trinidad (Trimurti) de los dioses Brahmá, Vishnú y Shivá.
Estos tres dioses, propiciados por las penitencias de Atri y su esposa Anusuia, se convirtieron en porciones de sí mismos, y nacieron a su vez como
su propio hijo y de Anusuia (o como hijo(s) de Atri y Anusuia: Soma, Dattá y Durvasa).
Así, dentro de las deidades del hinduismo, se adora a Dattátria como la personificación que representa al Trimurti.

 dattatreya, en el sistema AITS (alfabeto internacional para la transliteración del sánscrito).
 दत्तात्रेय, en escritura devanagari del sánscrito.
 Pronunciación: /datátreia/.
 Etimología:

Etimología
El término sánscrito dattá significa 'dado, ofrecido', en el sentido de que los tres dioses se dieron (en forma de un hijo) a la pareja del sabio Atri y Anasuia.
El término atreia es un nombre patronímico que significa 'descendiente de Atri'.

Dattátreia según distintas doctrinas

En la tradición Nath, Dattátreia es considerado un avatar o encarnación del dios Shivá
En la Adinath sampradaya de los Nathas es considerado el Adi-Gurú ('primer maestro' [creador de la doctrina]).

Dattátreia habría sido originalmente un ioguendra (amo del yoga, experto en yoga), que exhibía claramente características tántricas, el cual fue adaptado y asimilado en cultos más devocionales. Los hinduistas lo consideran ahora más un dios benevolente que un maestro del hinduismo.

En su Bhakti-sandarbha, el escritor hinduista Yiva Gosuami (siglo XVI) declara: Yatha pashanda-margena dattatreyarshabha-devopasakanam pashandinam ('los adoradores de los impersonalistas como Dattátreia también son pashandis [ateos]'); esto de forma equivalente al concepto que se tiene de la adoración del absoluto Brahman.

Leyenda

Se dice que cuando el sabio Nárada alabó grandemente el pati vratiam (votos por su amo) que poseía Anusuia (la esposa del sabio Atri), las tres esposas de los dioses Brahmā, Vishnú y Shivá sintieron envidia de Anusuia. Debido a ello, inmediatamente les pidieron a sus maridos que redujeran la intensidad del pati vratia de Anusuia.

Así, Brahmá, Visnú y Shivá procedieron a visitar a Anusuia disfrazados como invitados comunes (que en la India se consideran sagrados), en el momento cuando Atri no se encontraba en su hogar; y al llegar le pidieron a Anusuia que les sirviera comida, como era la tradición. Ella accedió con gusto, pero ellos dijeron que solo aceptarían su ofrenda con la condición de que se las sirviera desnuda. Debido a esta petición, Anasuia se encontró en un dilema: si ella aparecía sin ropa ante otros varones, su pati-vratiam se reduciría, pero si se negaba, eso sería un deshonor al amo de casa y los devas podrían despojar a Atri de todos los poderes que poseía.

Sin embargo Anasuia intuyó que los tres invitados que le pedían un favor tan extraño no eran seres humanos ordinarios. Por ello, Anasuia se concentró mentalmente en su amo y esposo, y este le dijo que ella no tenía que tener ningún miedo en servirlos desnuda, ya que ella no se sentía afectada por la lujuria; y porque los dioses, como invitados, se habían dirigido a ella diciendo: «Bhavati bhikshan dehi» ('madre, denos una ofrenda [algo para comer]'), ella podía considerar que en realidad era madre de ellos y podía considerarlos como bebés inofensivos. Así, ella procedió a acercarse a ellos desprovista de ropas, transformándose los dioses en bebes; y uno por uno les dio de tomar leche de su pechos. Luego los acostó y los hizo dormir.

Cuando Atri volvió y escuchó la historia que le contó Anusuia, alabó a los tres dioses, que eran como bebés. Ellos despertaron con sus formas originales y alabaron el pati vrata de Anusuia, y le ofrecieron cualquier bendición milagrosa como agradecimiento.
Como Atri ya tenía una avanzada edad, Anasuia entonces les pidió quedar embarazada de los tres, para que ellos mismos nacieran como sus hijos. Así fue: Anusuia recibió sus bendiciones y quedó embarazada de Brahmá, Vishnú y Shivá, que nacieron como Chandra (la Luna, encarnación de Brahmá), Dattátreia (encarnación de Vishnú) y Durvasa (encarnación de Shivá); mientras que en otras tradiciones es Dattatreya quien es el resultado de la encarnación de estos tres dioses al mismo tiempo, y por ende de la Trimurti.

Sin embargo en el Majábharata (Anushasan Parva, Adhiaia 91) Dattátreia no es mencionado como hijo del sabio Atri sino del linaje descendiente de Atri. Igualmente el verso 14.79 del texto épico Shishupal vadha ('la ejecución de Shishupala' matado por el rey Krishná), escrito por el poeta Magha, también se refiere a que Dattátreia no era hijo directo de Atri sino descendiente de él.

Viajes por la India

Dattátreia abandonó su hogar y vagabundeó desnudo en búsqueda de la iluminación religiosa.
Pasó la mayor parte de su vida vagando en el área entre el norte de Karnataka, Maharashtra y Guyarat (por lo menos hasta el río Narmadá.
En un pueblo llamado Ganagapur (en el norte de Karnataka) existe la tradición de que en un sitio cercano Dattátreia obtuvo la iluminación.

En las laderas de una colina solitaria cerca del monte Girnar se pueden ver hoyos con forma similar a la huella de los pies. Los hinduistas del lugar creen que son las huellas del dios Dattá.
Este fenómeno de las marcas en la piedra se repite con casi todos los dioses de la India.

El Tripura-rajasia ('los secretos de [la ciudad] Tripura') cuenta que Parasurama (otra encarnación de Vishnú) encontró a Datta meditando en la montaña Gandhamadana.

Sus gurús

De acuerdo con el Brahma-purana, Dattátreia siguió una orden de su padre, el sabio Atri, y se sentó en las orillas del río Gautami y le oró a Shivá, hasta que finalmente obtuvo el brahma gñana (conocimiento acerca del Brahman impersonal).

Quizá por este hecho la Nath Sampradaya considera que Dattátreia es un adi siddha (uno de los primeros en alcanzar la perfección).

En los Puranas Dattátreia enumera una lista de sus 24 gurús:
 tierra
 aire
 éter
 agua
 fuego
 Sol
 Luna
 presa
 niño
 palomas
 araña (segrega la tela de araña por la boca y luego se la come): Dios crea los universos de los poros de su cuerpo y luego los absorbe).
 mar (que aunque se agita, no se rebalsa): hay que controlar la mente.
 abeja (que toma néctar de flores grandes y pequeñas): se puede aprender de cualquier cosa.
 oso (sin trabajar, roba la miel hecha con esfuerzo por la abeja): se debe mendigar en casas de trabajadores
 serpiente (usurpa cuevas hechas por otros animales): no esforzarse por una vivienda.
 pitón (aceptar la comida que viene por sí misma): no desear algo más en la vida.
 venado (es atraído por el sonido de la flauta del cazador): no se debe escuchar música.
 pez (que es enganchado por el anzuelo debido a los deseos de la lengua): no hay que comer mucho.
 doncella (que se quita las muchas pulseras del brazo para que no hagan ruido, porque sino sus pretendientes se darán cuenta de que ella es pobre; una sola pulsera en cada brazo no hace ruido): uno debe vivir solo.
 herrero (tan absorto en hacer una flecha que no se percata del paso del rey): hay que ser distraído y absorto.
 avispa (los hinduistas no saben que la avispa tiene una etapa previa como gusano: creen que la avispa arrastra un gusanito hasta su capullo; aterrorizado, el insecto medita continuamente en su captora pero no muere, sino que —a fuerza de meditar— se convierte en otra avispa): uno obtendrá su próxima reencarnación de acuerdo a lo que se concentre en esta vida.
 polilla (que se quema en el fuego): no sexo.
 elefante (queriendo tener sexo con una elefanta, cae en una trampa-pozo): no sexo.
 prostituta Pingala (que de tanto esperar a un cliente se cansó del sexo): no sexo.

Esta lista de 24 maestros de Dattátreia es copiada en la lista de los 24 maestros del Avadhuta, que se describen en el
canto 11 del Bhágavata-purana (siglo XI).

Sus discípulos

Según varios Puranas, los discípulos de Dattátreia fueron:
 Kartaviria Sajasra Áryuna
 Parasurama,
 Iadu,
 Alarka,
 Aiu y
 Prajlada.
En el Avadhuta-upanishad y el Jabal-darshana-upanishad se describe un discípulo más, llamado Sankruti.

«Prajlada, Alarka y otros fueron sus discípulos», según el primer capítulo del primer canto del Bhágavata-purana.

Dattátreia como avatar

El Dattátreia-upanisad comienza proclamando la identidad de Dattátreia con el dios Visnú, y termina con el mantra Om namah shivaya, que lo identifica con el dios Shivá.

Dattátreia como deidad adorable

Dattátreia es una deidad antigua en la India, pero no pertenece al antiquísimo periodo védico (fines del I milenio a. C.), sino al posterior periodo puránico, en el hinduismo incipiente.
La primera referencia de esta deidad aparece en los textos épicos como el Majábharata y el Ramaiana.

Generalmente Dattátreia se representa con tres cabezas, que simbolizan a los dioses Brahmā, Vishnú y Shivá.
Podría representar cualquier tríada (pasado, presente y futuro, o los tres estados de la conciencia en el hinduismo: la vigilia, el sueño y el dormir sin soñar).

Se lo retrata sentado en meditación con su shakti bajo el árbol aúdumbara (Ficus Religiosa, que satisface todos los deseos).
Frente a él hay una fogata.
En la iconografía siempre lo rodean cuatro perros, que podrían simbolizar los cuatro Vedas.
Eso podría significar que Dattá es un dios prestado de otra cultura, ya que los hinduistas consideren que un perro (que en la India es un animal poco querido) pueda simbolizar su Escritura sagrada.

En el Dattátreia-upanishad (que podría ser una extensión posterior del Átharva-veda, se dice que —para ayudar a su devoto a alcanzar moksha (la liberación de las ataduras de la existencia material)— él es capaz de aparecer en la forma de un bebé, un idiota o un demonio.

Igualmente al ser la representación de la Trimurti como un todo, se podría considerar como una representación "equivalente" del absoluto Brahman con cualidades.

Al "equivalente" femenino de las devis consortes de estos dioses se le conoce como la diosa Sakti.

Otro Dattátreia

Existió un Dattátreia (de Samkriti), quien fue principal discípulo del filólogo sánscrito Patañyali y escribió un tratado acerca de los Ioga-sutra.
Él podría haber sido el encargado de convertir el ashtanga ioga de Patañjali en uno de los seis darśana (doctrina hinduista basada en los Vedas).

Véase también
Rishi

Notas

Enlaces externos
 HinduJagruti.org (artículos acerca del dios Dattátreia; en inglés).
 ShreeSwami.org (datos sobre Shri Dattá Gurú; en inglés).
 DivyaJanani.org (Sree Gurú Charitra, de Acharya Ekkirala Bharadwaja; en inglés).

Dioses del hinduismo
Nombres de la deidad suprema en el hinduismo
Religiosos de India
Dioses del conocimiento
Mitología hinduista
Avatares del hinduismo
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