May 2012
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March 2012
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February 2012
2 posts
WatchI can’t wait for “Smart Cookies Don’t Crumble” and “A Hero Is More Than Just A Sandwich”. Wheeee!
(via Allow Women Into Your Life | The Hairpin)
January 2012
1 post
happy new, happy old.
Despite detailed to-do lists, lists of books to read, movies to see, restaurants to visit, businesses to plan, and Google Docs galore, in all of my 28 years I’ve yet to execute a succinct, thoughtful list of annual goals. I’ve had plans, sure, hopes and aspirations, mostly achieved, and through small collections of good decisions, sprinkled with a few not-so-greats, everything keeps...
December 2011
3 posts
“Time does not somehow magically canonize poets. Poets have staying power because...”
– From Some Reflections on The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century Poetry (2011)
I’ll just add that I’m devouring this anthology, but not at all as a scholar. It feels curated, somewhat limited, like a guest list for a venue with limited capacity (and clearly no large budget for...
One teacher's approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
September 2011
2 posts
“Breakfast
Mimosa
Crisp bacon
Scrambled eggs
Lunch
Peanut butter and...”
– I’m going on Liz Taylor’s diet.
What Elizabeth Taylor Ate On A Typical Day, Circa 1960
August 2011
2 posts
Technolutionary: iPhone Battery Preservation Tips... →
technolution:
Hurricane Irene is set to arrive in the DC area tomorrow afternoon, and with it possible power outages throughout the Metro DC region. Here are a few tips to keep your iPhone lasting as long as possible:
Turn off Push Notifications. You really don’t need a message from Facebook that Janie’s dog…
July 2011
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Paper Lanterns - The Crafts Dept. →
April 2011
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February 2011
2 posts
Get Your Ticket to Cheesemakers Blues
So there.
ploughgate:
Ploughgate Creamery and Three Penny Taproom (site) present The CHEESEMAKERS BLUES featuring The Eames Brothers Band
March 4, 2011 • 7pm-11pm
Tickets ($15) available at:
• Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier (map) • City Market in Burlington (map) • The Ploughgate stand at the Burlington/Montpelier Farmers Market
Enjoy a night of Vermont cheese, music, and beer. ...
August 2010
1 post
a list from that one weekend of parenthetical...
months ago
coffee/eggs/couch
greenmarket/radishes/greens/pea sprouts/cato corner cheese/ham hock/mushrooms/scallions
essex market/saxelby/capriole/formaggio/beurre de baratte
record store day
wilco&bourbon&bbq&my bands&your bands&budos bands
(we missed brooklyn so we left)
alexis’s opening & okie pals
at this point we’re still carrying a ham...
June 2010
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February 2010
5 posts
found: okie goodness →
I sometimes find it hard to describe to my friends in New York what an amazing community I left to start the next phase of my life here. Explaining the combination of the pastoral, the urban, the suburban, the creative, the stagnant, the high and low that is Norman and its surroundings surpasses my skills of articulation, fab as they sometimes are.
It becomes a little overwhelming to try to make...
January 2010
2 posts
Cheese Underground Reviews Monger Memoir →
From Cheese Underground Lady:
Gordon reminds the reader that after all, cheese is just food. Eat it. Enjoy it. Don’t be afraid of it, and don’t let other people tell you what you like or dislike. And by all means, “buy the cheese that makes you happy.” Well said.
From Amazon:
With a refreshingly unpretentious sensibility, Edgar intertwines his own life story with his...
December 2009
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November 2009
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Cheese of My Day: Sparkenhoe Red Leicester →
I love tasting cheeses I have no reservations about recommending to ANYONE- complex and historied cheeses without the slightest bit of aggression or challenge to the palate, like Tomme de Savoie, Garroxta, and Roncal. After a delightful nibble of Sparkenhoe Red Leicester, just in at Murray’s Cheese from Neils Yard Dairy, I’m pleased to have another addition to that list. Earthy without...
July 2009
2 posts
Domecage Prison Yards →
Cool Hunting shares these domes designed by Willem Van der Sluis to serve the same purpose as prison yards, with improved form and function.
From Cool Hunting:
Pierced with small holes at the white domes’ base creating a contrast not unlike Venetian blinds, the upshot is that from within the prisoners can look outside but don’t have to worry about being viewed by passersby. Higher up...
June 2009
5 posts
“Look kid: your dad is self-evidently right, as you are currently living in a...”
– Gawker - Survivalism Is the New Urbanism
Jack & Jimbo's Bikeshop →
With the move to New York inching ever closer— just 55 days!— I’m struggling with whether or not to ship my precious vintage Peugeot and have it reassembled in New York or invest in one of these cute little numbers when I get there.
NYT Celebrates Same-Sex Marriages →
How touching & fun!
From Out.com
On Tuesday June 2, The New York Times Company hosted nearly 80 of the same-sex couples who’s wedding announcements have been feature in the Times’ announcement pages.
[Via Gawker.]
Food Stuff - It’s Cupcake Truck. Need We Say More?... →
I feel like cupcakes + truck + twitter + went to law school + brooklyn + miniature anything = way too much trend/cute. But what do I know, right?
In the interest of full disclosure, I just ate three cupcakes and licked a bowl clean of both cupcake batter and buttercream frosting, so I might not be in the best frame of mind to get excited about cupcakes. Basically, I’m only in the best...
May 2009
17 posts
Buy Cameron Frye's dad's sweet house! →
From Apartment Therapy Chicago:
The house appeared in the 1986 John Hughes movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, where it was the fictional home of Ferris’ best friend, Cameron Frye (played by Alan Ruck). In the famous scene, Cameron sends his father’s Ferrari flying through the glass garage, into the forest below.
The house was designed by architects A. James Speyer and David Haid,...
Gawker - I Hate Your 90s: N+1 Discussion Panel... →
Jezebel - The Shifting Identity Of American... →
An insightful personal account of the experience of a the cultural experience of self-identifying as Catholic though lapsed or in disagreement with the Vatican.
Snuggie-wearing Newton teen accused of trying to... →
[via gothamist]
Songs I Just Can't Stop Listening To (even if they...
Land of Talk- Some Are Lakes
Feist-Mushaboom
Tears for Fears- Head Over Heels
Silver Jews-New Orleans
Lavender Diamond- You Broke My Heart
The Records-Starry Eyes
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists- Me & Mia
Bert and Ernie, um, I mean, M.O.P.- Ante Up
Showing love to my favorite punctuation mark. →
Though I am very much guilty of overuse of the em-dash, there is no softer spot than the ever-so-soft spot I hold in my grammatical heart for the semicolon, the most lovely of punctuation marks. Don’t you love when you hear the distinct pause of a semicolon in a song or in conversation or feel the perfection of a well placed semicolon in writing? Oh, be still my heart.
[via jezebel]
KIOSK - Interesting things from interesting... →
I’ve been fascinated with the items KIOSK has culled from around the world lately.
From their website:
“Kiosk is located in SoHo, New York. We offer a curated range of products from all over the world in an exhibition format. Everything is sourced during our travels; we build the collection while away and then feature what we found at KIOSK for 4 - 6 months. Our current show is...
Frank Chimero: What’s on the Inside… →
Frank Chimero is kind of a genius, who makes gorgeous, genius-y things.