Normally I think cheese goes with everything, even sugar. The best Southwestern/Mexican dessert, after all, is capirotada, a cinnamon- and clove-spiced bread pudding with both raisins and Colby Longhorn or Monterey Jack. But until this summer I never quite got the weirdness of combining it with melon. Even though I don’t love cantaloupe unless it’s well salted, or at least draped with prosciutto. Maybe my resistance was weakened by all the “rose wine” in Istanbul. There it started to make sense that honeydew-type melons are often teamed with the salty local “white cheese.” The nuttiness and the fruitiness harmonize, even more so when licoricey raki is flowing. (As the website notes, it doesn’t “meter” what you serve that Turkish tequila with.) Then the other night we trekked to a lavish picnic hosted by Greek wine importers and promoters at Roberta’s in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and the first thing I tasted was a wedge of perfect watermelon topped with feta plus fresh dill and mint. It was wildly good. And it looked gorgeous*. Then again, the two very different rosés being poured, from Kir-Yianni and Semeli, could have weakened my resistance. A really amazing watermelon really needs nothing. But this is a pretty good way to dress it up for company. *Photo copyrighted by the amazing Bob Sacha.[...]

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Midsummer Marriage: Melon and Cheese

Jennifer Aniston sat down with Jay Leno at the The Tonight Show yesterday to chat about The Switch. She’s kicking of a press tour for the film ahead of its release in August, and Jen also had time yesterday to pre-record an interview with her good friend Chelsea Handler at Chelsea Lately. Jen’s currently battling it out with Brooklyn Decker in the final round of our Summer Bikini Bracket - make sure to get your votes in before the contest ends tomorrow! The actress didn’t talk about her famous body with Jay, but she did open up about whether she’d ever use a sperm donor like her character in the movie. Check out her interview after the jump. To see Jen’s interview, just read more. Image courtesy NBC…[...]

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Jennifer Aniston Talks About Sperm Donation and The Switch With Jay Leno

LAS VEGAS — Attribution is one of the biggest problems on the internet when it comes to cyberwarfare. How do you hold a nation responsible for malicious attacks if you can’t determine whether or not the activity was state-sponsored? It doesn’t matter, former NSA Director Michael Hayden says. Do it anyway.[...]

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Former NSA Director: Hold Nations Responsible For Cyber Attacks, Period

BP announced today it will set up a $100 million fund to support unemployed oil rig workers experiencing economic hardship due to the deepwater drilling moratorium imposed by the Obama administration.[...]

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BP plans $100M fund for jobless rig workers

The TCA rolled on with presentations from Showtime and The CW yesterday after their star-studded party the night before. Showtime kicked off the morning with The Big C starring Laura Linney and Gabourey Sidibe. Laura spoke passionately about the show and her character, while Gabourey touched on how she still can’t believe the past year of her life. The cast of Dexter brought a different tone, as Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter and company gave us hints about Dexter’s season five before he sat down with us for an exclusive chat. Last up for the network was Matt LeBlanc’s Episodes, in which the Friends star plays a fictional version of himself taking on a new acting gig. The trailer was full of jokes about his beloved sitcom, including a Ross and Rachel reference early on. Matt was adorable on stage talking about getting recognized as Joey daily and when asked if he was the first pick for the part, he was quick to joke, “Schimmer said no. . .so did Perry and Lisa.” We spent the afternoon with The CW checking out their two new shows, Nikita with Shane West and Maggie Q, as well as Ashley Tisdale and Aly Michalka’s Hellcats. Then it was time for the really fun stuff, moving onto Gossip Girl in Paris! Josh Schwartz took the stage with Ed Westwick, who represented the cast as the rest stayed behind in NYC to shoot and premiere Chace’s movie Twelve. Ed was charming as always, though he gave the juiciest tidbits to us at Wednesday’s bash. He and Josh revealed lots of exciting ne…[...]

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Old Friends, Gossip Girl Paris, and More Shine at CW and Showtime TCA Day