Think about it.  Did you ever see Bob and Rita Marley in one place at the same time?  No you did not.

Gen Xer here. I hope Gen Z kids wake up to this stuff — Marley, Dylan, Chuck Berry, etc. — because, at least, it is essential cultural history if not art masterpieces.  Marley in particular.  My daughter got all snarky when I was listening to Johnny Clegg and I very impatiently pointed out to her his importance in…

Joking aside, kids DO pretend in exactly the same way and it isn’t always the sign of something bad happening.

I’m not sure where I read this — probably the Tipping Point or some other Malcom Gladwell — but I think Elmo and the new Elmo’s World section of Sesame Street was the product of CTW doing actual research on how to connect with children. I assume that he resonates more with children than Grover ever did which may have…

Yeah as with anything on the subcontinent, the vibe is different. People east of Bihar, in my opinion, are laid back to a fault. Still on the topic of food, I don’t think Bengalis put enough effort into daily cuisine but they kill on street food and desserts. And of course other decadent stuff like “Adda,” poetry,…

Stop projecting.  Your kid wasn’t going to Harvard anyway.

It fails to work on so many levels.

Never waver from the extremely uncomfortable. That’s the secret to a good marriage.

Well I learned a lot about my marriage in the process.  We’re getting divorced.

I’m in and around Bengal so I know “achar” which I love.  I usually go for the flavor bombs like lemon, garlic, chilis, etc.  I’m not really into the sweet ones like the sweet mango achar but the spicy mango achar is great.  Achar really doesn’t make a ton of sense to me because they are so strong in flavor so it…

Judging from your name you probably know better than me but anyway....    I’m not sure of the word beyond chutney.  You usually get a coconut dip and a tomato dip with your dosa.  Both are “chutney” but I’m not even sure what that word means because in eastern India (that I’m most familiar with) people use chutney and…

There’s a south Indian tomato chutney that’s very close to ketchup or western tomato sauce. You eat it with dosas typically.  

PickaPeppa or GTFO

I remember watching hours of garbage on MTV circa 1982 waiting for that crazy video with that weird jerky guy to come on.  This was almost certainly my first exposure to modern music.

I love the Grateful Dead but I’m completely stressed out by Deadheads and the parking lot scene, in particular the early 90s scary hippies with their piercings and aggressive marijuana (ab)use. More Jerry, less Perry, amirite? Anyway, I would never have been able to access those great recordings without Dick’s Picks,…

I’m completely projecting from recent experiences but yeah he’s probably not sorry at all. In fact, he probably thinks it WAS their turn to take out the garbage and, yes there WAS a difference between tonight and tomorrow morning even though we’re all just sleeping. Hell, he probably also thinks that there already ARE…

National Lampoon was just a private sector version of Harvard Lampoon. Same editors.

Lorne Michaels rips off National Lampoon and Kentucky Fried Theatre. There’s your (much more interesting) origin story.

Because it’s the “end of an era.”  Didn’t you read the article?  The birth of Jesus Christ, the Fall of the Roman Empire, Columbus “discovers” America, 9/11, Pokimane leaves Twitch.  It’s shocking there isn’t more reporting on it.