Having spent my formative years in the south, I may be a little biased. But I firmly believe that nobody knows how to make a smashing dessert like the folks from below the Mason Dixon line. Southern Living’s “Classic Southern Desserts: All-Time Favorite Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Puddings, Cobblers, Ice Cream & More” assembles [...]
Book Review: Cooking Through the Seasons
In the film “Food, Inc”, Robert Kenner asserts that one way we, as a country, can make positive changes in the corrupt food industry, is to “vote” by shopping a certain way. Buy organic, locally-grown ingredients and, most importantly, buy in season. Don’t encourage the production of genetically modified food or food imported cheaply from [...]
Who wants flowers when you’re dead? Nobody.
In a way, it’s like he’s been dead for a long time. Isn’t that what a recluse wants? For the world to act as if he’s dead? But he wasn’t dead until now. And I already miss his crazy ass. Like nearly every American teenager, I first became familiar with J.D. Salinger when I read [...]
Hotter With a Beard: Chuck Klosterman Edition
This edition is in honor of my friend, Elyse, who met the illustrious Chuck when she was the maid of honor to his groomsman at a friend’s wedding. I recently gifted her a copy of “Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs” (mmmm…Cocoa Puffs…) and his picture on the back cover features this cute but also sort [...]
First IMDb and Now This!
Amazon and partners continue to bona fi my career as I am now listed as an author on Amazon.com! If you have a minute (and a copy of the book), please give it a (preferably favorable) review. The 2009 book is on its way!
Watching (Snippets of) the Watchmen
Preceding the Dark Knight is the first trailer for the upcoming Watchmen film, based on what is essentially considered the greatest graphic novel ever written. This film has been in development forever, shuffling about directors and actors and continuing to piss off Alan Moore, the man behind the book. Alan Moore is right to be [...]
Mamet vs. Mamet: A Revelation
I’d always had mixed feelings about David Mamet’s work. Some of his films are far too preachy and all the characters’ voices blend together into one long expletive. Others are quiet meditations on a subject with underpinnings of truth about life in general. It wasn’t until I read his book, “Bambi vs. Godzilla”, that I [...]
How My Time is Spent
I may have dropped my Whole Foods cookie on the floor, but I ate it anyway because it was $5. I didn't know it was $5 until after it was wrung up. It sure didn't taste like a $5 cookie but at least there were no discernible lint bits seasoning it. I have been reading [...]
made from Cactus, Russel?
WEEKEND RECAP Friday Around 6:30, my friends Ryan and The Kidd came over to get me ridiculously baked and drive my ass to Everett. The Kidd was just taking us up there and leaving. Ryan and I would have no ride home. At the time, we weren’t concerned. There HAD to be a bus that [...]
My English Degree Pays Off
Here is a list of classic literature. Bold the ones you have read. Next to the ones you read, write a one sentence review. Beowulf (boringwulf) Achebe, Chinua – Things Fall Apart 9 year-old Jessica learns Man is an asshole. Agee, James – A Death in the Family Austen, Jane – Pride and Prejudice The [...]
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