January 2012
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Bourbon Chai Cocktail Recipe - Saveur.com →
I would like a daily cup of this, please. Adding booze to my favorite nonalcoholic cold-weather drink? Genius.
Ingredients
FOR THE CHAI: 8 bags black tea, paper and string removed 8 green cardamom pods, crushed 8 whole allspice berries, crushed 8 whole black peppercorns, crushed 8 whole cloves 3 star anise 2 whole cinnamon sticks ½ whole nutmeg, chopped 2” piece of fresh ginger, peeled...
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“It seems the air has gone out of the Books for the last time. It’s been an...”
– Nick Zammuto officially announces the end of sound collage duo the Books. (via pitchfork)
They’ve put out some good albums.
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Infinite Drunk Ron Swanson →
MESMERIZING.
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'The Hunger Games' Launches Fashion Tumblr →
thecapitolcouture:
Effie Trinket
Her tributes aren’t the only things to look forward to this season.
With a keen eye towards cutting edge trends and a willingness to break boundaries, Capitol-born style icon and District 12 Escort Effie Trinket has been a fashion pioneer since her very first Hunger Games. She has been known to take the iconic building blocks of contemporary Capitol fashion...
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M. Ward to Release New Album :: Music :: News ::... →
I’m super excited about this. I like She & Him, but M. Ward’s solo stuff is better.
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Brussels sprouts are sexy?
Emily: What's the proper protocol when a strange man fondles you in front of the brussels sprouts at Trader Joe's?
me: WHAT?
me: i'm sorry, but i can't stop laughing. so sorry
Emily: I was just there
Emily: I know me too. i was like, laughing on my way home. even though in the store I was so annoyed and grossed out.
me: AAAAAAHHHHH OH MY GOD. Why do people think this is acceptable behavior?
me: how old was he?
Emily: god i don't know, like 40
me: oh god, i was picturing a really old man with a white beard, like santa for some reason
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“A lot of my songwriting in the Hold Steady has to do with this place in your...”
– Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn talks to us about his unflinching new solo album. (via pitchfork)
Craig Finn is coming to Detroit Feb. 8 for this album with Mount Moriah. I’m pretty excited.
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Should Vanity Fair Be a Spelling Vigilante? |... →
This is my favorite response to the NYT piece causing a stir today.
“Just as New York Times public editor Arthur S. Brisbane is concerned whether his newspaper is printing lies or the truth, we here at V.F. looking for reader input on whether and when Vanity Fair should spell “words” correctly in the stories we publish.
One example: the word “maintenance” seems like it should only have ...
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LCD Soundsystem's 'Shut Up and Play the Hits' --... →
One of the most unique-sounding Sundance films this year has to be Shut Up and Play the Hits, which follows LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy in the days leading up to and immediately after his beloved act’s final live performance, at Madison Square Garden last April. Directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, Shut Up intercuts concert footage with intimate access to Murphy as he deals...
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What Is the Great Mistake Lurking in ‘Don’t Stop... →
For nearly 31 years, this flash of distracting cognitive dissonance has struck each time Steve Perry’s bright tenor lands on the iconic but geographically flawed second line: “just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit.” Because, as anyone with a tie to the Motor City knows, South Detroit doesn’t exist, either as a term of art or a geographical locale.
To that, Perry...
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Megan Mullally Confirms 'Party Down' Movie... →
After being canceled in 2010 and having hints of a film continuation dropped by series star Adam Scott, Megan Mullally confirmed the project was moving forward while addressing reporters at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
“I will be doing the Party Down movie,” she said. “John [Enbom] is writing it right now.”
After the panel, where Mullally...
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Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, 30, Arrested By... →
Zopittybop-Bop-Bop was born Jeffrey Drew Wilschke, according to court records unearthed by the Capital Times. He legally changed his name to Beezow Doo-Doo Zoopittybop-Bop-Bop in October.
According to Zopittybop-Bop-Bop’s apparent Facebook account, when he’s not in trouble with the law he enjoys activities including “eating,” “standing,” walking,”...
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50 books in 2012: "The Help"
I only made it to about 35-ish last year. I stopped posting them and counting after it was apparent there was no way I would hit 50 in 2011. So here we go again…
I had borrowed this from a friend a long time ago and finally got around to reading it. I’m glad I read it after all the hype, both good and bad, died down since I kind of forgot about it all while reading it.
I enjoyed it...
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Vintage Bookshelf Scrabble® | Restoration Hardware →
I want this!
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“When Wild Flag played our first show in the fall of 2010, when I stood on stage,...”
– Carrie Brownstein, on returning to the stage after Sleater-Kinney stopped performing. (via nprfreshair)
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Baublebar: SHINE ON →
I am a big fan of Baublebar, the latest it seems in the plethora of online sites selling designer goods for less.
But I have a thing for statement jewelry and I’m sick of cheaper stuff breaking (I’ve had three pairs of earrings break on me in the past month), but I don’t want to spend designer prices.
The girls behind Baublebar are genius, and this article explains how it...
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Turn 5 Vegan Recipes into 25 Dinners : Peas and... →
One of my new goals is to eat vegan a few days a week, so this post in one of my favorite recipe blogs is perfect timing.
I’m not sure I could ever be 100% vegan due to my baking addiction, but I think it’s quite possible for everyday eating. These recipes are a great start. While her blog mostly caters to mothers and families, her recipes are stellar and easy to make every day with...
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20 New Year’s Resolutions For 20-Somethings «... →
Now these are my kind of resolutions: Good advice for everyone.
Before you status update, Tweet, Tumble or Instagram, pause and say to yourself, “is it entirely necessary that I share this morsel of thought with my entire social network?”and if the answer is not, “yes, I absolutely must,” then step away from the Internet.
Know which candidate you’re going to vote for in the upcoming...
December 2011
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The Seven Jobs That Require the Most Education,... →
Guess who’s at No. 1.
Yep, reporters, and likely journalists in general.
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Seattle Shakeup: How Sub Pop Changed Again In 2011 →
nprmusic:
Here’s a scenario: You come home for Christmas, call up your old punk rock buddies, and find out they’re really into hip-hop and dance music now. Catching up, you pretend to understand words like “chillwave” and “dubstep,” taking their word for it that those are, in fact, real things.
That’s what’s going on right now with Seattle’s Sub Pop Records, known for bringing fringe...
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Conundrum (after I made her aware of goings-on in...
Shannon: I WANT TO LEARN ALL OF THE THINGS. HOW AM I UNAWARE OF ALL OF THESE THINGS? If I am smart-ish and don't know these things, WHAT DO OTHER PEOPLE KNOW
me: haha, well, your job does not revolve around news. I WONDER THAT MYSELF
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Police storm Church of the Nativity to break up... →
Favorite news story of the day.
“Bethlehem, Israel (CNN) - Clergy from two Christian sects came to blows in the Church of the Nativity on Wednesday morning, prompting police to storm the Bethlehem holy site.
Several dozen Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests were cleaning the interior of the church Wednesday morning when, according to witnesses, two of them began fighting.
The fight...
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From Fashion to Housewares, Are We in a... →
Look at people on the street and in malls—jeans and sneakers remain the standard uniform for all ages, as they were in 2002, 1992, and 1982. Look through a current fashion or architecture magazine or listen to 10 random new pop songs; if you didn’t already know they were all things from the 2010s, I guarantee you couldn’t tell me with certainty they weren’t from the 2000s or 1990s or 1980s or...
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Frankly Speaking: 'Ab Fab' Inspiration Lynne... →
Is this really the same woman who passed out in a bowl of onion soup at 5 a.m. after a night out with Katharine Hamnett in Paris? The same one who, eight months pregnant, swept into Studio 54 decked in a dirndl, ankle socks, and purple and orange hair? Is this the inspiration for Edina Monsoon in “Absolutely Fabulous”? Yes it is. “I like to think that my taste in clothing was marginally...
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“Pappy alone decided when a Hot Toddy was needed, and he administered it to his...”
– William Faulkner’s hot toddy recipe : Maud Newton
as told to The Great American Writers’ Cookbook by Faulkner’s niece.
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Dining Writers on Their Memories of Holiday Eating... →
This is fantastic, I love the cookie art.
Christmas is all about memories that can never quite be recaptured. The snap of a sugar cookie. That first bite of morning bacon. We asked nine past and present Dining writers, including four consecutive restaurant critics, to rummage through their memories of holiday eating. View a collection of readers’ recipes here; submit yours here.