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The Decline of the English Department

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:48:46 -0700

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Good riddance. I’d love to see a fracture between the two purposes of an english department: rudimentary composition and an anthropology-based study of literature. There is…

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Mighty Fine Soup

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:48:46 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Mighty Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

Scrambling Eggs with an Espresso Machine

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:48:46 -0700

Scrambling Eggs with an Espresso Machine:

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Worth remembering if I ever end up with another espresso machine.

[Flickr: FoodMayhem]

Typical of most wands, the milk-steaming one attached to an espresso machine…

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Mighty Fine Soup

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:22:53 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Mighty Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

This Is What Overstimulation Does to Us [Humor]

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:07:05 -0700

This Is What Overstimulation Does to Us [Humor]:

Because you know what? A nice human sacrifice does sound pretty exciting. [Bizzaro via The Daily What]

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:07:05 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:42:47 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:13:49 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:35:01 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:30:55 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:05:12 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:38:40 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:12:28 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:46:00 -0700

These Ugly Vegetables Make a Might Fine Soup:

My mother loved grocery shopping. She knew everyone at the grocery store and delighted in any new fruits or vegetables that came through the produce department.

Even in an era where…

Asgarda: The Music Video

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:46:00 -0700

Asgarda: The Music Video:

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Kat! Watch and read.

Asgarda. Mountain-dwelling, scythe-wielding Amazonian cult? Paramilitary defenders of Our Dark Lady of the Orange Revolution? Exactly 37 new…

Sunday Open Thread: Durian

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:20:36 -0700

Sunday Open Thread: Durian:

Singapore transit sign. (From Wikimedia.)

Reader Andrew Taylor asks, “Given the availability of Durian at Uwijamaya next to the ID station, do we need such signs?”

TV Concussions

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:12:46 -0700

TV Concussions:

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Worth it for the last line.

We’ve all seen it before. A man gets pistol whipped, karate chopped, hit in the head with a canoe paddle, or otherwise midly…

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:37:14 -0700

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past:

Damien McElroy and Ahmad Vahdat in The Daily Telegraph:

A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has…

What Do Women Want?*

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:02:11 -0700

What Do Women Want?*:

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This needs to be sent to everyone in America, I swear.

Dating site OKCupid has done an analysis of 500,000 inquiry messages in order to determine what keywords…

Destroy your computer NOW!

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:02:11 -0700

Destroy your computer NOW!:

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Brilliant parody.

It’s a homo’s Devil Machine!

Oh, wait. We like that stuff. Never mind, carry on.

(via Mark Allen)

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