December 2008
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foie gras ftw
you get to pick your neighborhood but you seldom get to pick your neighbors. that’s why i feel especially lucky to live surrounded by so many spectacularly cool people.
case in point: ron and julie (about whom i’ve written before) cooked a fabulous christmas day dinner for myself and five other lucky neighbors. on the menu:
foie gras torchons with arugula-mint salad and pickled...
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“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a terrifying, asphyxiating story about growing up and...”
– James Stewart and Frank Capra’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’? It’s a Miserable Life! - NYTimes.com
(via lizlet)
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let the right [teen vampire movie] in
if you only see one swedish coming-of-age vampire love story this year…
wait, let me start that again.
if you only see one swedish film this year, one coming-of-age film this year, one vampire film this year or, for that matter, one quirky goth pre-teen love story, all of them should be let the right one in.
oskar is a twelve year-old loner in a grim, working-class swedish suburb....
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festival of (tacky) lights
my neighbors all have beautiful christmas trees in their windows. festive lights illuminate the trees and bushes. it’s all quite pretty.
despite rumors to the contrary, i’m no scrooge. i can get with the holiday spirit. i want to pitch in. i want to join in the reindeer games.
but i’m jewish, a tree doesn’t seem quite right. and what do we traditionally put in our...
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darths & droids →
genius mashup of phantom menace screen shots and stereotypical d&d player banter.
go read it now before the empire lucas finds a way to shut it down.
(link via topless robot)
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only six more shopping days until 'life day'
thanks to your vote - plus the natural affinity of internet polls and star wars fans - i am happy to report that the star wars holiday abomination special finished first.
you can watch it and four other notable specials from december 10-24 at the paley centers in both new york and los angeles. anybody here on the west coast care to join me?
(boba fett screen grab nicked from...
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zombie haiku
ncroal:
youwillbeassimilated:
Via unicornology:
homecoming:
Zombie Haiku by Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle into that zombie plagued night. And take the shotgun.
Zombie Haiku by Silvia Plath From head to black shoe, daddy, I had to eat you because I’m starving.
Zombie Haiku by Robert Frost Two lobes in the skull. I eat the bloodier one – not much difference.
Zombie Haiku by e.e....
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after these messages, we'll be right back
apologies for the lull in posts. the absence is in part due to a confluence of:
the financial climate (both national and personal), which has slightly curtailed my spending on fancy restaurants, aside from a memorable three course prix fixe special at grace.
the holiday break, which was lovely in many ways but not especially bloggable.
the almost embarrassing amount of time i continue to spend...