Why let Homer have all the fun? Join the Simpsons family. Simpsonize yourself at simponizeme.com. Just upload your photo and watch the transformation. If you don’t like what you see, you can make a few changes — add glasses, perhaps a tattoo, change your body type, give yourself a groovy do. Careful, you could waste … Read more
FESTIVAL AfriFest It’s a first-ever kind of weekend, folks. I always enjoy first-evers, even when they’re a bit on the lame side. First-evers are always interesting when you focus on the response, or lack thereof. And, hell, some of them are just great. Enough! This weekend is the first-ever AfriFest, and I think it’s about … Read more
Thursday, sigh. Hell week persists. And, worst of all, these scrumptious little teasers keep cropping up in my inbox. First it was the Jeffery Cambell “Mabel” Bootie at left (from Nordstrom – thanks to Alexis at Lola Red for pointing it out – this might be appropriate footwear for Glamorama). And, then it was a … Read more
Peruvian-American chef Rachel Rubin, whose culinary credits include creative work at the Loring Cafe, Chino Latino, Tiburon and Bobino, will present a five-course Peruvian diner this Sunday, August 19 at the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings. Courses include anticuchos (grilled skewers of beef), papas a la Huanciana (a Peruvian potato salad), seviche of corvina marinated … Read more
When I saw the front page flag on yesterday’s Wall Street Journal — the one that said, “Why We Need More Dick Cheney” — I thought my favorite WSJ contrarian troll was at it again. If you follow the Journal’s Op-Ed page, you know it is populated — exclusively — by some of the eeriest, … Read more
The Ferarri 430. From a modern master. I have split this into two posts to help you recover from the shock of my headline. The hero-worship of Frank is so strong amongst my nascent readership that they asked me to break this into sections so as to dole out the criticism in little bites. So, … Read more
(Posted by Brenda “BMW” Langton) OK. I MUST SAY CALLING AROUND TO CAR DEALERS AND SPEAKING WITH USED CAR SALESMEN IS NOT MY CUP OF TEA. So, after much reading online and Consumers Report on cars I have narrowed my search for my next used car. It has to be a luxury sedan that is … Read more
I don’t love running like I love fried chicken, but I really can’t have one without the other. This summer, my daughter and I have been training for Jack’s Run, a race named for a little friend we know and love. But running is hard. And when it’s hot and humid and lazy and beach … Read more
Yes, boy, I could sure go for some beef stew and a chicken bone. That’s it. –Last words of Christopher Newton, whose execution by lethal injection in Lucasville, Ohio took nearly two hours (May 24, 2007) I summon you now Not to think of The ceaseless battle With pain and ill health, The frailty and … Read more