This was a big year for catching up on a lot of back catalogs for me, but a couple of standout songs are:

Hm… This might be proof that I'm stupid, but I kind of admire a song called "Your Is The New You're".

Hm… This might be proof that I'm stupid, but I kind of admire a song called "Your Is The New You're".

@avclub-d019eb089e65903455cc52308f00b997:disqus "Oleo" is way, way funner to say than "margarine" or "shortening".  And feels way more grandma-ish.

@avclub-d019eb089e65903455cc52308f00b997:disqus "Oleo" is way, way funner to say than "margarine" or "shortening".  And feels way more grandma-ish.

Same here — I'm far more excited for the things I've gotten my family than what I'm going to get from them.  I mean, don't get me wrong — I'm going to be very happy come Christmas morning to start digging into my pile of loot, but right now I'm more eagerly anticipating them digging into their piles.  (I'd say the…

Same here — I'm far more excited for the things I've gotten my family than what I'm going to get from them.  I mean, don't get me wrong — I'm going to be very happy come Christmas morning to start digging into my pile of loot, but right now I'm more eagerly anticipating them digging into their piles.  (I'd say the…

I thought I had long ago resigned myself to Hollywood adaptations of books never living up to expectations, but apparently I was wrong.  This casting is just so staggeringly nonsensical that I can't help but be outraged by it.  I'm quite fond of the Reacher books, and at a family reunion once mentioned it to my…

I thought I had long ago resigned myself to Hollywood adaptations of books never living up to expectations, but apparently I was wrong.  This casting is just so staggeringly nonsensical that I can't help but be outraged by it.  I'm quite fond of the Reacher books, and at a family reunion once mentioned it to my…

Seriously, what on Earth were they thinking going with "Jack Reacher" when there are so many more action-movie-y titles already existing in the series?  Of course, these are the same people who cast Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, so I suppose they had to go with the character name as the title as a way of saying, "No,…

Seriously, what on Earth were they thinking going with "Jack Reacher" when there are so many more action-movie-y titles already existing in the series?  Of course, these are the same people who cast Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, so I suppose they had to go with the character name as the title as a way of saying, "No,…

I love The Corkscrew in Princeton, NJ.  My household drinks tons of wine but we're hugely ignorant about it, and apparently incapable of learning anything.  But we don't have to learn anything, because The Corkscrew does all the work for us.  They have a reliably great selection, and when our cellar (read: "pantry")…

I love The Corkscrew in Princeton, NJ.  My household drinks tons of wine but we're hugely ignorant about it, and apparently incapable of learning anything.  But we don't have to learn anything, because The Corkscrew does all the work for us.  They have a reliably great selection, and when our cellar (read: "pantry")…

Whoa — adding BOOZE to Rice Krispie Treats?  Man, this week's Food Club is full of such staggering brilliance!  I've added powdered strawberries to Rice Krispie Treats (after over-dehydrating the strawberries and grinding them in a spice mill), and thought I was the most brilliant cook of all time.  But I was wrong,…

Whoa — adding BOOZE to Rice Krispie Treats?  Man, this week's Food Club is full of such staggering brilliance!  I've added powdered strawberries to Rice Krispie Treats (after over-dehydrating the strawberries and grinding them in a spice mill), and thought I was the most brilliant cook of all time.  But I was wrong,…

Oooh, thanks for posting this.  I've been on a speculaas quest for the last few years after randomly stumbling across the most enchanting, perfect, insane speculaas at a random bakery while visiting my sister in Scheveningen.

Oooh, thanks for posting this.  I've been on a speculaas quest for the last few years after randomly stumbling across the most enchanting, perfect, insane speculaas at a random bakery while visiting my sister in Scheveningen.

Dammit, I didn't read far enough and blew my Christmas cookie recipe wad further upthread.  I'm doing Food Club wrong!

Dammit, I didn't read far enough and blew my Christmas cookie recipe wad further upthread.  I'm doing Food Club wrong!

Wow — that sounds completely fantastic.  I'm terrible about trying meatless dishes, but this seems well worth the effort.