BOOZE AND EATS Celebrate the Cold One Not every night is made for elegance. This just might be a Juicy Lucy night, a brat night, or mmmm, a beer and wings night. Normally, I wouldn’t expect a lot of partying on a Tuesday, but tonight is the second Groveland Tap Summit Summer Celebration. What does … Read more
It’s that time of year when finding cutting edge eats means turning your back on the hoi-polloi and shaking hands with the common man. Forget your foams and chuck your sous vide, it’s all about the stick. The pioneers of fry-technology and stuffing-science are in high demand as we ponder what’s in store for 2007. … Read more
Michelle Gayer-Nicholson made a big splash when she came to town from Chicago — and a stint at world-famous Charlie Trotter’s, where she also co-authored “Charlie Trotter’s Desserts” — to become head chef at Franklin Street Bakery in 2004. It was an odd move which she explained by saying both that she wanted to raise … Read more
Online novels are big business in China these days. There are no borders in cyberspace; maybe your only obstacle to success is the language.
Winnie the Pooh and The Jungle Book may have more in common than you’d think. Disney may be cutting some corners to save on animation costs. Check out these still frames and see for yourself.
Like Harry Potter — OK, not quite like Harry Potter — but in the same vein: the release of Bogle Vineyards Phantom is an event which hordes of fans await. We’ve even been known to line up outside stores, credit cards at the ready, and rush in to buy cases of the thick, red, potent … Read more
Avenge yourself with a little wasted time, while you let off some steam and some laughter. Disgruntled Workforce offers a lovely collection of obscene letter rants to employers and videos of office destruction.
January 18th, 1972, CBS Evening News report, on the Re-elect Nixon Campaign — with a short clip of Karl Rove as the GOP college director of the Republican National Committee. Another Karl Rove tidbit: I can only imagine this is a joke, but who knows. Maybe Karl Rove’s father really was an avid fan of … Read more
Mediation, another great source of local secrets, turns us on to BusTales.com — What happened to you on the bus?
Salon published a story on our very own Paul Saarinen, known to many of us as TaulPaul: “Liveblogging” your child’s birth — taking Twitter too far? Too cool!