Gaminology

I must confess that I rolled my eyes when I saw that the latest Target designer collaboration "takes [...] direct inspiration from Fre...

Of Santorum and Camembert

In much the same vein as the post below . Dan Savage is apparently incapable of condemning the readily condemnable homophobia driving much o...

"Jews were slaves too. You don't hear us complaining about it all the time"

I just ended up finding this video via a link on Twitter, and I'm entirely sure anyone who watches it will guess what follows. But I...

December tomatoes

Once again , we're hearing about the nefarious consumer demand for out-of-season produce, specifically tomatoes. Once again, I'm go...

Writing projects

For The Chef at Heart with No Time    We set up your kitchen like the set of your favorite cooking show.  Shop for the ingredients of your f...

Something resembling a pain au chocolat

Chocolate-chip cookies were so terrible as to have to be thrown out. Croissants edible but brioche-like and thus a failure. Cannelés: convin...

"That's why men hunt and women nest."

Amanda Marcotte asks , "Is there any facet of life that can't be filtered through the bizarre belief that men and women are fundame...