A medium onion is one with a connection to the spirit realm and can talk with those who have passed.
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If hubris and the successful pursuit of headlines were genuine indicators of political aptitude, perhaps Sen. Bernie…
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Please note that this post contains ALL OF THE SPOILERS. In fact, I’m so conscientious of spoiling Rogue One that…
Congratulations! You won the election. Not you, specifically—unless you’re reading this, Mr. Trump, which, now that…
We were given as a gift an ancient recipe book that instructs on wood type rather than temperature, since most folks were using woodstoves until the 40's, and that’s how we cook our food (hence, the gift). Hickory and oak are a common combination for large cuts of meats (especially bone in) because hickory burns very…
It didn’t make it into the finished video, but Myron explained that they use a particular combination of types of wood (hickory and oak, if I remember correctly) to provide the heat, in order to get the right flavor in the smoke. (Also, I think it’s just more fun to feed the burn barrel, as opposed to just tearing…
Have you ever been the only black man in an office full of outspoken, conservative co-workers? No? Well, let me tell…
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This week’s episode of Foodspin finds me and Drew in the small town of Unadilla, somewhere in what sure felt like…
Blame white people. Blame white men in particular, but reserve plenty of blame for white women. Blame old people,…
People hated the 2012 presidential election, too. They publicly prayed for its end. It was irritating and stupid;…
Or you could just buy some gummi lighthouses.
In December 2015, readers at women’s site xoJane were enthralled and filled with all-caps rage by Rachel Brewson, a…
Nary a single flag-humping horse’s ass, badge-licking fraud, or smarmy nostalgic thinkfluencer in the Western…
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Look at these two. Get a room, already!
Last night, my two-year-old son and I watched Hillary Clinton deliver her historic victory speech on CNN, me sucking…
I’m fine with Bernie staying in the race to accumulate votes and show Democrats that there is broad, national support for a progressive agenda. I am not alright with him staying in the race in a desperate bid to win.
Warning: this is going to be rather meta, because I am a historical musicologist and therefore take Mitchell's ideas as reflections on the "anxiety of influence" and the ever-present conundrum of artists over what is truly new and original vs. what takes from the past and reworks it for the person, place, and time.