It Sucks That This Famed Place Has To Close

Iconic Restaurant Yamashiro Set to Close on June 12 in Hollywood

If all goes as currently planned, June 12 looks to be chopping block day for Yamashiro, the iconic hillside restaurant that’s been in continuous operation in Hollywood for more than 100 years. What’s next for the compound — including the restaurant, the pagoda bar, and all that land — is still to be determined, however.

Staff at the restaurant have been advising diners that June 12 is the likely shutdown date for the iconic eatery, a timeline corroborated by sources elsewhere. Apparently, the operator behind the existing Yamashiro restaurant decided to agree to drop his lawsuit over who would maintain control of the eatery, agreeing to sell off all of the assets from the space as well as the name — which pegs June 12 as the day everything changes hands.

(LA.Eater.com)

That's A Damn Good Question

Cincinnati zoo tragedy: Why do some care more about a gorilla than a child?

Instead of praising the heroic act of the security team that saved the boy in what was described as a life-threatening situation, the child’s parents were lambasted, the zoo officials demonized, and western lowland gorilla mourned. Zoo visitors even left flowers for Harambe the gorilla and thousands on social media called it 'murder', with a 'Justice for Harambe' Facebook group quickly garnering over 90,000 likes.

Instead of criticizing the zoo for constructing a barrier that wasn't child proof, the mother was accused of neglectful parenting and could face criminal charges. An online petition blaming the mother and calling for her prosecution has already accumulated over 250,000 supporters. The mother was watching several children at the time. She was heard telling the child not to go into the enclosure. The child didn't listen. This could have happened to any parent. It was an accident. One eyewitness described it all as happening in an instant. 

It is disheartening that an endangered gorilla species was killed. But a child almost died. In that context concern for the gorilla needs to take a backseat.

(Yahoo.com)

Sometimes The Driver Needs To Be Benched

The hottest LPGA player in the world won without using a driver

If you’re the type that prefers to scroll down and look at the clubs that were in the winner’s bag first, no, we’re not missing Ariya Jutanugarn’s driver. That’s because Jutanugarn didn’t carry one at the Volvik Championship, preferring to use her TaylorMade AeroBurner 3-wood and a trio of utility irons to keep the ball in play off the tee at Travis Pointe C.C. in Ann Arbor, Mich. The 3-wood was the only metal wood in her bag last week as she also took out her hybrid in favor of a 50-degree Titleist Vokey SM6 gap wedge.

(GolfDigest.com)

This Guy Has A Serious Dream Job

Ten Questions with Phil Pritchard

For 28 years, Phil Pritchard, Keeper of The Stanley Cup, has squired the coolest trophy in sports around the world, from war zones to the bottom of Mario Lemieux's pool. Oh, the stories this duo could tell. Since the Cup can't talk, we asked Pritchard to spill some of Stanley's secrets. 

I clean the Cup every . . . . .

My favorite fact about the Cup is . . . . .

Complete list (ESPN.com)

This Is A Funny Read

Why Hip Hop Hates The Toyota RAV4

It seems as if the hip hop gods reached down and threw the RAV4 into the culture’s proverbial bin of chastisable items, which currently includes dirty Jordans, fake Rolexes, and loose blunts. It also doesn’t help that Drake, aka the walking human meme, put another Toyota model into a laughable position.

So, we decided to compile lyrics from hip hop songs in which the Toyota RAV4 is mentioned, presenting them to you today in an easy to remember graphic form. The intention of each line ranges from neutral to super negative.

(Jalopnik.com)

This Camry Can Haul Ass

For Sale: 2010 Toyota Camry, Low Miles, $160,000

The reason why this six-year-old Camry costs as much as a used McLaren is simple: it’s not exactly a Camry. It’s a custom-built SEMA special complete with a NASCAR V8.

This is the car that RK Motors famously built for SEMA 2010, a one-off Camry lookalike with a Toyota NASCAR engine putting around 680 horsepower to the rear wheels. According to RK in Charlotte, the car was made from scratch, but their build photos certainly seem to show it starting life with a Toyota Solara shell. Either way, this thing is about as custom as a modern Toyota gets.

(Jalopnik.com)

This Is A Hearty Meal

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These Are Interesting

Nike Air Tech Challenge II LSR “Birch White”

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This Is A Speciale Lookin' Car

Ferrari reveals extra 'speciale' 458

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Yup

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And We're Kinda Proud Of This

America has the worst traffic in the world 

Average commuter wastes almost 50 hours per year, some cities much worse.

Gas prices are cheap. The unemployment rate is low. The population is growing. Fueled by those factors, Americans drove more than three trillion miles last year, according to the Federal Highway Administration, the most since the start of the Great Recession.

But the increased economic activity comes with a downside – more motorists are stuck in traffic.

Congestion is a growing problem in most major US cities, according to Inrix, a leading provider of real-time and predictive traffic data. The Seattle-based company released its annual traffic scorecard Tuesday, and found commuters in America waste more time stuck in traffic than anywhere else in the world. The average American commuter loses an average of nearly 50 hours a year atrophying in traffic, according to Inrix.

Depending on where you live, that number can vary greatly. Los Angeles commuters faced the worst conditions in the country, frittering away 81 hours per year in traffic. Washington D.C. and San Francisco drivers were next, losing an average of 75 hours.

Rounding out the American top 10: Houston (74 hours), New York (73 hours), Seattle (66 hours), Boston (64 hours), Chicago (60 hours), Atlanta (59 hours) and Honolulu (49 hours). Worldwide, Londoners faced the worst traffic, wasting 101 hours per year idling in their cars. But American cities claimed the next five spots. Overall, US commuters wasted 8 billion hours in traffic, according to Inrix.

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A Damn Good Question

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How Times Have Sadly Changed

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