Where is Peter Jackson with Temeraire? Come on, give some other dragon stories a shot, you guys.

Better Homes and Gardens all the way. Has every basic skill you would need, and even 20 years after my mom gave it to me, I still use it for basic recipes, like waffles or simple cake frosting. Mine is in a three ring binder, as well, which makes it lay open really easily. Includes cooking time charts for meat and…

Yep. The red and white book has been with me since my mom got it for me for my wedding 20 years ago, and hers is still around from the 70s. Better Homes and Gardens for the win. I still use it if I can’t remember how long to soft boil an egg, or if I need a really basic cake frosting recipe. It is the best. Taught me…

Mr. Priviledge, it’s a Larrabee to meet you, sir. 

A beautiful read. I always appreciate your reviews, but this was at another level. 

This is why I couldn’t even finish the last few minutes of the finale of season 1. After he killed [redacted for spoilers], I was done. He is irredeemable, and that was proof. I do think that Hader does an amazing job, but I couldn’t stand trying to justify his behavior after that. Not that the show wants you to, but…

This is so true. So many times I would like to read an article rather than slog through even just an hour long show. I can read the same amount of information in 5-10 minutes.

Well I finally just watched Friends With Benefits on the strength of this review, and I gotta say it was a great time. Not sure why everyone has to shit on Justin Timberlake, who did a great job in this, but I do think that Mila Kunis deserves a huge amount of credit. She is just ridiculously charming. Richard Jenkins…

I went with my husband back in 1999 and I was so thrilled when that transporter thing happened. I’m sure my jaw was on the floor. I also remember a Klingon telling us “You’re both tall for humans,” which is absolutely true. Loved that crazy restaurant as well. Wish I knew where my photos of that trip are, would love…

Oh my gosh, so many great answers, but I am surprised not to see any Oscar Wilde on this list or in the comment section. I will forever love The Picture of Dorian Gray, and it has top spot for sheer entertainment value, but really any of his writing, from the super comedic The Importance of Being Earnest, to the…

YES. A Tramp Abroad is one of my favorite books. 

I love that Duke Ellington version! The original Nutcracker is one of my favorite pieces of music that I have never played (I am a classical musician).

Yep, I’ve been wearing contacts daily since 1991, and I always wear them in the shower and the pool, because why would I want to be blind to wash and swim? I have extremely bad eyes (-7.00) so I would see essentially nothing without them. And in all those years (almost 30, dear god) I have never had an infection of…

I have to say, as a musician who has watched every single actor who pretends to play a stringed instrument look like a 4-year-old at their first lesson, you can not begin to know the pain of watching someone be praised for their abilities when their abilities are nonexistent. I sometimes like to imagine what the…

Roxanne is one of my favorite movies, and I recently rewatched it. It is so good, still, but I was also struck by just how great Steve Martin is in it. There is this one scene where he reveals the vulnerable guy underneath the loud funny one, and it is astonishing and heartbreaking.

I trot out “Chrissy, bring me the big knife!” every single time I need a big knife, which is surprisingly often.

I exclusively buy French’s ketchup now, for this reason! It’s also really good. 

Okay, can somebody help a poor Canadian resident who doesn’t know which widely available beer is worth drinking and which isn’t? I am an American ex-pat, so my knowledge is lacking, and I end up wandering the beer aisle at the LCBO or Beer Store (and now some grocery stores! Yay!) not knowing what to grab. I have…

I’ve always loved Ravelry, even though my knitting has tapered off recently, and this is welcome news. 

If you read an actual article about these seals, they were all released back to the wild after the study was completed. “Three young grey seals were used in the study: Gandalf, a male, and Zola and Janice, two females. The seals were born on the Isle of May and brought to the marine mammal facility at the University…