Jennifer Rubin didn’t have such a good weekend. As a general rule, it’s pretty easy not to use the murder of ninety-three Norwegians to shill for the defense industry.  For example, instead of leaping to the conclusion that Islamic terrorists were responsible for the attacks, then den...

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Pretty nutty Scottish ’sport’ : Sorta like old school rugby......

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Garlic scapes .  I first ate them last year when I saw them at the Farmer’s Market.  And then we got some in our CSA share.  I never knew what to do with them last year so we ended up eating a lot of garlic scape pesto.  This year I wanted to try something different. I made my own ...

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“Now, to some extent, we’re all Part Man, Part Machine, All Cop.” Some movies ought to be left alone. Not because they’re no longer relevant… but because they’re too relevant. Jose Padiliha’s planned 2013 reboot of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 masterwork Robocop is one such ...

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It’s that time of year again when all of your hard-earned vacation days are spent traveling around the world for other people’s weddings. But if you’re lucky enough to be friends with a food blogger, well then that $600 flight to South Dakota just might be worth it. These days no ...

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George Clinton performing in May of 2007. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Spector1. “Oh, pretty good. Went and did a little bit of fishing yesterday,” said George Clinton, chuckling slyly in his oh-so-raspy voice on the other end of the telephone line, when I asked him how he was feeling.  A...

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This upcoming Tuesday, Jon Benjamin's new Comedy Central series Jon Benjamin Has a Van will be premiering, featuring this thought-provoking segment called "You Can't Shoot Here"… $( ;document& #41;.ready (funct io...

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Mavs swingman DeShawn Stevenson is an old pro when it comes to baiting LeBron James, though his criticism of James following last night’s 86-83 Dallas victory in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, is eerily reminiscent of Cavs owner Dan Gilbert’s accusations of quitting during the 2010 Eastern...

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Yeasayer (Image taken from Sezio.org) Don’t miss your chance to hear the band The Hype Machine called the most blogged-about of 2010.  Yeasayer are bringing their psychedelic 80s sound experiment to The Blue Note this Friday with Smith Westerns and Hush Hush. The Brooklyn-base...

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Last week on an impulse, Jimmy and I headed out to Pungo, the rural section of Virginia Beach, to go strawberry picking! Eating local I just love getting out in the fields and picking my own fruits or vegetables. Eating local, seasonal produce is the best way to get the freshest, best tastin...

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