Obviously, a tomato sandwich needs no improving upon. However, if you crave something slightly heartier, might I recommend frying a couple of slices of provolone in a splash of olive oil until oozy-crisp, then sliding the delicious puddle right onto your tomato sandwich?

Why’s a man called the Human Ken Doll even bothering to cover his crotch?

Ramen tip #12: if you feel really fancy, poach an egg in the broth (just crack an egg into the softened, simmering noodles and let it sit) and serve with the yolk still a lil runny. Mmm...

I’m Extremely Gay for Ruth Negga. That’s all.

Make that 31 Helens — this Helen agrees too. :) 

Yeah, like, not only will eating raw wild mushrooms give you a belly full of chitin (making you feel like you swallowed a brick, or perhaps several crab shells), but mushrooms are really good at harboring bacteria. Animals shit out there, Johnna!

My earliest memory is pinned to a fabulous event in astronomy. When I was between two and three, I got to watch the slow progression of the comet Hale-Bopp across the night sky. My family lived in South Dakota at the time, and I remember my father holding me in our front yard and pointing it out. I also remember…

Are you sure you’re not thinking of ginseng? Lotta ginseng poaching going on. I guess there’s some poaching of wild ginger but it sounds like it’s more being used locally in folk medicine, rather than making it onto the broader market.

I think Jare is the one in the far left in the group picture, and IMO she looks much cuter — and much more, as you say, like an actual human child — there than in the clearly heavily ‘shopped picture at the top. The artificial brightening of the eyes, the smoothing of the face... it’s some Uncanny Valley shit.

That Bombshells Flash is my sister-in-law! So jazzed to see her featured — it was her first time at ComicCon, too!

Mr. Vulcanbookworm and I got married on the cheap and baked so much banana bread for our wedding, because I’ve got a killer recipe for it. Leftovers got shared out to guests and enjoyed for our next few breakfasts. And now any time we make banana bread together it’s got an added layer of romance. 

@ folks in the replies alarmed at the idea of using sesame oil to saute: What my husband didn’t learn until recently is that there’s a different between sesame oil and toasted sesame oil. Toasted sesame oil is that strongly-flavored, thick stuff that’s more of a topping or condiment than an oil. Plain sesame oil has a…

My poor mom, a resident of Missouri, managed to contract this a few years back. That woman loves a good steak or burger, so it was a rough few years for her. Eventually, the allergy just kinda... wore off? Maybe the alpha gal left her system and she’d abstained from red meat long enough that her body stopped reacting;…

Oh No, Ross and Carrie, the pseudoscience/cult/other-nonsense-bustin’ podcast, has a great set of episodes where the hosts join Raëlianism, in case you’d like to go even deeper down this rabbit hole. First episode is here.

Totally agreed. Even if NASA still wouldn’t allow public disclosure of the reasons, at least then (assuming they were sensible ones) Epps would be able to say, “I can’t talk about it, but they’ve explained the reasons to me and I understand and respect the decision.”

It’s always been hard for me to find the mental energy to decide on a workout routine. Lately, I’ve been starting my daily workout with videos from one of Yoga with Adrienne’s 30-day yoga series on YouTube. Being able to follow an instructor adds much-needed structure, and I’ve found myself looking forward to finding…

Never forget: honeybees make an adorable “whoop” sound when they bump into each other.

hot take: every single version of Little Women, including the book, is terrible

As a woman who digs women, I thought they were hot too! I’ve heard them criticized as appeals to the male gaze, but dang it, what about my female gaze?

Neopets can’t actually die, though... they just languish in starving misery for years on end. Source: I remember mine exist and go check up on ‘em every couple of years.