And it gets more complicated from there. Unlike champagne and some cheeses, tomatoes don’t have to come from San Marzano to be San Marzano tomatoes. It’s not just a brand, there’s a variety of tomato called the San Marzano (and Heirloom San Marzano, and San Marzano 2, and a couple of others), so they technically they…

Anything that means more Kim Rhodes anywhere on TV is a good thing. Knew her in high school, we tended to be the class smartasses and could riff off each other well.

...the chicken’s need to go gallus-vanting around...

Tiki drinks — particularly, the Trader Vic’s Mai Tai — are my downfall, and have led me to an unhealthy appreciation of grenadine and orgeat. I don’t really have names for these. Maybe they’re real drinks, maybe not.

Media should be the top of the pantheon today, in terms of raw power. She’s likely not leading because she’d rather be worshipped and adored (“time and attention, better than lamb’s blood,”) than have to coordinate this mess. Leave the leading to somebody else... but have no doubt, she has people sending more time,…

“...creeped you out as a kid.”

That’s Mr. Ibis narrating the “coming to the new world” stories? I thought it was Ian McShane’s voice.

I’ve had bad luck slicing meats with the food processor or mandoline. Things always seem to gum up quickly, and I end up using my knife after all.

Mark Sheppard’s done with Supernatural? Frees him up to be — or at least travel with — the next Doctor, dunnit?

Given his performances this year, Iain would be an excellent Master, too.

It’s always felt to me that “Latina/Latino” is right up there with calling somebody “African,” or “Asian,” and not distinguishing further.  Mexico =/= Guatemala =/= Panama =/= Brazil... and that’s not even getting to the rich cultural tapestry within each country.

I’m genetically qualified to be “Latinx,” yet find the term cringe-worthy unless talking about somebody who isn’t constrained within the gender binary. Otherwise, just accept the word as reflecting on the nature of the person saying it. Trying to shove your words into other peoples’ throats is the mark of an assholx.

How is induction for high sustained heat applications like stir-frying? Does it cycle on and off like radiant heat burners?

Amazing. Adding Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians as the soundtrack makes it absolutely mesmerizing.

It’s dynamic. Cottage Grove, Oregon, is NOT the craft beer capital, though it is definitely in the Duchy of Delicious Drinks.

The isopods are simply giant roly-poly bugs. I would love to have a giant pillbug as a pet, especially if they ate scraps*.

He was in whiteface. If he was in blackface, he would have been shot.

This discrepancy is largely a result of what we can natively observe, and what is defined as “the universe.” We observe spacetime — essentially, 4 dimensions. “The universe” is *everything* through the eleven-ish dimensions currently postulated. Scientific American has an interesting pair of articles on the flat…

“Sex is a good thing,” the study says.

Perhaps I’m recalling the wrong Beyoncé photo shoot. Bey shoot seemed far more in line with the usual definition of “sexy.”  This shoot seemed clinical, almost sterile. Watson may well have have been a mannequin for all the voyeurism it prompted — and to nearly the same effect. Replacing Bey with a mannequin would…