If you Google struffoli, there are tons of pretty accurate ones on All Recipes. For my family, at least, it's not the taste of them that makes them...special. It's their existence. In other words, my grandmother makes horrible little rocks soaked in honey and sprinkles, but Christmas wouldn't be the same without them.

I am not just Italian-American, I am NY Italian-American, so I have a lot of weird little cultural things that I didn't know were pretty specific to the region I grew up in. My boyfriend is very southern, and while I haven't introduced him to Honeyballs quite yet (just wait until our first Christmas...), he has…

A lot of money goes into ensuring that people drink milk, but milk is really not that good of a source of calcium or vitamin D compared to the other foods in a healthy diet. The NDC knows this, too. They love to tout studies that show that flavored milk has just as many vitamins as regular milk, but they try to push…

I love you for this comment and I want to be your friend. We can go invent soap together and domesticate wolves.

Hanson is cool. :) They're still touring, too. Their new stuff is fantastic.

I rest my boobs on the counter in our kitchen all the time. I am ecstatic that other women do this...and vaguely concerned that it is more noticeable than I thought.

John Brown was not, in fact, a dangerous psychopath. He was a proponent of early guerrilla warfare, yes, but the picture painted in the vast majority of American History textbooks is wholly inaccurate and strongly biased.

There was a mad scientist kit that let you do that. You could make all kinds of bug candies, as well as gooey brains and boogers. Me and my sister had that. Also, Creepy Crawlers. :D

@Susan B.: I think the article is referring to their recent book, _Half the Sky_: [www.halftheskymovement.org]

@kityglitr: But why so early in the story? I'm a little nervous about what they're planning if they are casting Susan now. Not as nervous if they were casting Carpenter as Susannah, but still.

@roninpenguin: When I read the novels, I pictured a Viggo-esque Roland. He is the character—I won't accept anyone else.

@ServoCannotHoverOverGrates: But why a white woman? Why a white woman who is really not a very good actress. There are so many black actresses who would be incredible as Susannah, and Carpenter is just...not good.

@stolen_pillow: She was black and (if I recall correctly) an active member of the civil rights movement.

Hah! A similar study came out a couple years ago, and when I mentioned it to my roommates, they didn't believe me.

@doubledeckard: Wait, to be fair, Hammond had his own pet tiny elephant. If he can have one, I want one, too.

I saw this extension promoted on a sexual violence survivor community. I think it's great for people who may not have the option to "just block" someone.

@FontWhore (the Great Nubling Hope): I had two ladies and a little girl short me a good portion of their check. I couldn't catch them before they left. It came out of my cash. According to the manager on duty, I was SOL.

@rainandroses (semi-unpro): Actually, Pestilence retired a while back. Pollution currently sits in his spot. Or was it Embarrassing Personal Problems?

@intelly: Huh, I disagree. My first crush was on the blond kid on barney in the early 90s, and I do look back fondly on Peanut Butter and Jelly and I like to Eat, Eat, Eat Eeples and Baneenees.

@Madge: That was my first thought, too! Then I felt bad.