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Normally I find press releases in my inbox about uninteresting crap on the Weather Channel or TV Monde or who knows what else. This morning, however, I randomly received this very important notice from all the way from across the pond to announce that Greenwich, UK had achieved the status of ROYAL BOROUGH. Surely you …
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“2010” by Artizo My dear friend SLY sent me this track the other day, simply raving about how catchy it was. I had to agree. It’s very thought-provoking.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The New Year brings many new things, and one such gift will be The Real Housewives of New York City. I don’t know when it’s gonna premiere, but I’m already excited for it. In fact, I ran into a friend of mine two …
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It’s 2010, which means that Twitter and Facebook have been littered with all sorts of celebratory messages to usher in the new year — not to mention the decade (which really doesn’t start until next year, but whatevs). My favorite declaration has to be from my friend Adam, who announced this all over Facebook: Well …
Impressed by my ever involved Adventures in Domesticity, my mother last month gave me two Julia Child cookbooks: Julia Child & Company and Julia Child & More Company. My mom, who likes to call herself C-Side, explained to me that more than any other tomes, these two cookbooks elevated her culinary education. This was all …
About a month ago, I discovered the Sichuan cookbook Land of Plenty by Fuchsia Dunlop online and became immediately intrigued. The collection of recipes has received rave reviews from critics, bloggers, and buyers on sites like Amazon, and after having perused various images of dishes people had whipped up from the book, I felt an …
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I may be Jewish, but I still like to think at this time of year, I have the “Holiday Spirit,” which means I’m nice and awesome to each other. Of course, I’m always nice and awesome to everyone, but alas, I’m feeling a bit bitter tonight because while I was away in NY, my building’s …
If you haven’t seen last night’s epic two hour Survivor: Samoa finale (followed by the always too-short reunion), then you best turn away from this post right now. In fact, you should just walk away from your computer because chances are it’s gonna be ruined for you either here or on Facebook or on Twitter …
After Saturday Night Live’s recent parody of Brittany Murphy on “Weekend Update” had us asking where the once white-hot actress had disappeared to, sad news emerges from the land of TMZ. Murphy has reportedly died of full cardiac arrest at the young age of 32, thus adding yet another surprising celebrity death to the already …
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Tonight is the big finale for the wonderful Surivor: Samoa season, and along with learning who will take home the million dollar cash prize, we’ll also discover who is the fan favorite. The winner of that poll will take home a cool $100,000, and while I don’t usually pay attention to these contests, this time …