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With that, a dish that traces its roots to the prostitutes of Naples (legend says they made the spicy dish for their clients) moves one step closer to the malls of America. Every six months, the restaurant's R&D chefs winnow hundreds of ideas for new menu items--the Cheesecake Factory's version of American Idol--and Matz's puttanesca has reached the finals. After a few years of rounds that added Asian, Caribbean and Latin American flavors to the menu, this round of revisions will reimagine familiar classics like spinach salad, corned-beef hash and spaghetti with...
...smaller defender for a dunk (7-footers shouldn't be quick). His breakout post-season - Nowitzki is averaging 28.4 points and almost 12 rebounds per game, and scored 50 in a key Game 5 win against the Suns in the Western Conference finals - has earned him comparisons to a legend. "The guy he reminds you of is Larry Bird," says Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler, who won a title in 1995 with the Houston Rockets. "He can do it all, and he has shown that he can turn it on when it really counts." His shot was subpar in Game...
...Number of consecutive clay-court wins by Spanish ace Rafael Nadal after his opening-round victory at the French Open, breaking a record for men's tennis held since 1977 125 Record for consecutive clay-court wins by any player in history, held by women's tennis legend Chris Evert...
...Setting the Record Straight • Playing Dead Our May 29 Milestone on the death of Japanese actor Takahiro Tamura misidentified his father as Tamasaburo Bando. The correct name should be Tsumasaburo Bando, who was a screen legend in the 1920s and '30s. Tamasaburo Bando is a current Kabuki actor...
...DIED. Takahiro Tamura, 77, prolific Japanese film and television star; in Tokyo. Born into an acting family?his father, Tsumasaburo Bando, was a legend of early samurai films?Tamura appeared in more than 90 roles, starring in the World War II melodrama Nijushi no Hitomi (Twenty-Four Eyes), which won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1955, and in the 1970 U.S.-Japan co-production, Tora! Tora! Tora!, about the attack on Pearl Harbor...