January 2010
142 posts
Annoying Facebook Friends and Profiles: Humor: GQ →
Damn right I hide these people. (And I’m not sorry if you’re one of them.)
My new favorite salad dressing.
I’ve been pretty hardcore about cutting out anything containing high fructose corn syrup, but I ran into a stumbling block when it came to salad dressing. Seriously, every single fucking low-fat, sweet (raspberry or sundried tomato vinagrette) dressing contained high fructose corn syrup.
Then I found Maple Grove Farms’ Sugar-Free Raspberry Vinaigrette. Delicious, only 5 calories and...
A Good Appetite - Double Dipping Helps Resolve Her... →
Both these dips sound so good (recipes linked to in the article). I can’t wait to try them out.
Sarcasm punctuation mark aims to put an end to... →
If my friends don’t get when I’m being sarcastic, they’re not really my friends.
Everything You Need To Know About Lost In 100... →
cassidy2099:
Shared by Lorin Well done.
These guys just get it.
So Long, Sal. | Tom and Lorenzo/Project Rungay -... →
Awww, I loved Sal. And what about Kitty? I suppose she’s gone, too.
Booze and free wi-fi in Detroit →
lishdorset:
Very helpful!
Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger | The Onion -... →
Bring It On: How a sleeper hit about cheerleading... →
I have a fondness for cheesy teen movies from the ’90s, especially those with a bit of sarcasm thrown in so you know the writers know they’re making a cheesy teen movie.
Another favorite in the same vein as “Bring It On”? “Stick It”!
An 18-Year-Old Looks Back On Life →
This was written in 1972, but it’s interesting to see the similarities and realize this could very well apply to today with a few substitutions.
“My generation is special because of what we missed rather than what we got, because in a certain sense we are the first and the last. The first to take technology for granted. (What was a space shot to us, except an hour cut from Social...
The Room →
“The Room” is playing at the Burton Theatre in Detroit this weekend! Who wants to go with me?
J. D. Salinger, Enigmatic Author of ‘The Catcher... →
He was such an odd, fascinating man.
“Franny and Zooey” is one of my all-time favorite books.
How to use a semicolon - The Oatmeal →
This is hilarious, but also accurate.
Photo gallery of famous literary drunks &... →
tmark:
Life has a great photo gallery of famous literary drunks and addicts. Rand looks a bit tweaked in this photo.
Awesome.
“It’s possible that we may have reached a point where information is being...”
– Lost in #Haiti - By Joshua Keating | Foreign Policy
Exclusive: Beverly Hills 90210 Producer Talks... →
This is a fascinating no-holds-barred interview on the original “Beverly Hills 90210” (I’m a big fan so it may not be as fascinating to most.)
Some choice excerpts:
“She’s just a kind of unusual, very talented professional but hard to get along with. She just kind of pissed everyone off eventually and she pissed off the most important person, which was, you know, Tori...
Helveticookies →
tmark:
Shared by trademark Awesome.
These Helvetica cookie cutters designed by Beverly Hsu make delicious, serif-free pastries. I’d like to eat a sentence-full right now.
(via Jason…
So awesome. I must have these.
LOST characters explain how to make a sandwich →
This is oddy hilarious.
“Ben 1. Steal someone else’s sandwich 2. Claim you coerced them into making the sandwich for you all along 3. Say you’ll tell them everything if they make you another sandwich 4. Stare at them all creepy-like”
Alleged burglar showers, cuts hair, fries chicken... →
Nazi group in Colorado joins Adopt-A-Highway... →
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Neal Land, a spokesman for the Nazi group, tells KCNC’s Howard Nathan that he’s “not much for the Jewish religion” and has some issues with other races and beliefs, but promises the organization will “not initiate any violence.”
“We’re here. We’re active. We’re doing good things,” he says.”
Uh, what?
Best Modern Bedding 2010 | Apartment Therapy New... →
This is a great resource. I recently bought all-new bedding but I’m saving this for when I want to switch it up.
I’m a big fan of Dwell. I bought my duvet set from the DwellStudio for Target line since regular Dwell is a bit out of my price range right now.
(Dwell Studio for Target duvet set/Calvin Klein sheets from Macys/down comforter and bed skirt from Overstock/throw pillows from...
Television Review - 'The Inbetweeners' - On BBC... →
I wish I had BBC America to watch this.
Is Wisconsin the Indie Promised Land? - BlackBook →
“The Hipster Americana Obsession is getting out of control! And what’s more Americana than Wisconsin? Seriously. Ask yourself this.”
Hah. This guy’s delusional.
With New CNN Partnership, Vice ‘Grows Up’ -- Daily... →
Right now, I don’t like this. But I might change my mind.
Knock Off Wood →
Amazing, and intimidating, DIY furniture site that details how to make knock-offs of popular designs.
The latest updates from Barack Obama's Facebook... →
“John Edwards approved Frances Quinn Hunter as his daughter.”
Book Review - 'The Unnamed,' by Joshua Ferris -... →
Doesn’t look like I’ll be reading Joshua Ferris’ latest. It sounds kind of dull and aimless.
“As a fan of “Then We Came to the End” I can admire Ferris’s earnest attempt to reinvent himself, but I can’t wait for him to return to the kind of thing at which he excels.”
Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » detroit design... →
This is a fabulous, comprehensive list of cool places to go in Detroit. Yeah, I know it’s old (ish) but it’s worth bookmarking.
Bookbook - Bookbook - Twelve South →
This is amazing. When I get a new Macbook, I am totally getting one of these.
(Thanks, Rachel.)
2010 goal: Get back into music
Yeah, I haven’t lapsed completely into ignorance when it comes to new stuff, what’s getting buzz and the latest indie hits, but I haven’t been as “obsessed,” I guess is the right word, with discovering new stuff on my own. I’m heading back to my roots in 2010. Reading music blogs, listening to new tracks, going to shows is all back on my radar this year.
p.s....
Lady Gaga On 'Boiling Points' In 2005: Young Gaga... →
Weird and kind of scary.
A modest proposal for how MTV can follow up Jersey... →
Spurned mistress YaVaughnie Wilkins takes revenge... →
Oh man, this is ridiculous, yet intriguing.
Scott Brown's daughter Ayla is the perfect... →
Definitely prefer Megan McCain. But be sure to check out Ayla Brown’s Web site (aylabrown.com). It’s hysterical.
Brow Beat : Project Runway Post-Show Chat, Week 2 →
Absolutely loving Project Runway this season. Let’s forget last season in L.A. ever happened.
Hot Tub Time Machine →
uhh, what? Is this like Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure but with middle-aged people?
(via Lauren)
“As someone who doesn’t believe in god, it’s almost impossible to buy...”
– The one and only Sarah Frank
Man calls cops on wife baking cookies
Brighton Township – Troopers from the Michigan State Police Brighton post nearly nabbed a suspected burglar in the act of making cookies about 7 a.m. this morning.
A caller from the 8400 block of Hyne Road called 911 reporting noises in the lower level of his home. He and his wife were upstairs in bed, he told police.
Troopers Karla Aguzzi and Greg Galarneau quickly responded and approached the...
Overwhelming.
I am so burnt out after editing Haiti stories. Seriously, for the past few days, everything Haiti has been my responsibility at work. But even amid all the horror and loss, I have to admit it’s uplifting to read about all the relief efforts, uplifting feeling tinged with sadness, of course.
Check out our coverage at detnews.com/haiti
(We also have some great photos from Haiti in...
““I hope when they leave, they will never return to Haiti.
“Life is not good...”
– Clenide Pierre, 44, a nanny at an orphanage in Haiti
(via Detroit News: Yes, we have a reporter and photog there!)
cold souls
melissaanderson:
This weekend I am going to see Cold Souls at the Burton Theatre. The theatre is new to Detroit and happens to be just a few blocks away from where I live in Midtown. This will be my first trip there but I am super excited. Detroit needs all the new business it can get and I am happy to support.
One of my favorite things about the theatre already is that their concessions...