February 2012
11 posts
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I Think I Like Lana del Ray
Let’s not confuse the incessant hooks in Lana del Ray’s songs with traditional talent. Her voice is unusual, but not necessarily pretty. It doesn’t accomplish any great feats, rather, she more steers her songs with vocal tricks and maneuvers. The production of her widely-hyped “Born to Die” is slick. Her lyrics are terrible.  ”Now my life is sweet like...
Feb 22nd
Feb 22nd
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 14th
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25 Extremely Upsetting Reactions To Chris Brown At... →
britticisms: We’ve failed a generation of women. We’ve failed a generation of men. That’s the only thing I can take from this. We’ve told women that they don’t matter. We’ve told them that their bodies are up for debate. We’ve told them that their voices are nothing. We’ve told men that this is alright, that violence is okay, that anger is the appropriate emotion for frustration. What else is...
Feb 13th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 6th
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January 2012
10 posts
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Jan 30th
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Jan 30th
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Jan 20th
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frites & fries: Relationships: The Foodie and the... →
fritesandfries: Can a foodie gastronome and a non-foodie non-gastronome be in a relationship? The Wall Street Journal investigates the struggle between the heart and the stomach: “When a foodie and a non-foodie fall in love, cooking and eating aren’t always a shared experience. “Non-foodies feel left out…
Jan 20th
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Jan 10th
Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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I joined a gym today, so of course that entitles me to walk around in new yoga pants with the tags on, right?
Jan 4th
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Jan 1st
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December 2011
17 posts
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 23rd
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it took me FAR too long to listen to Deer Tick. This year’s “Divine Providence” has got lasting power.
Dec 21st
Listening to Sigur Ros, drinking a jasmine tea latte and blogging. Must be Sunday.
Dec 19th
frites & fries: Science Saturday: Seduced by Food... →
Interesting. fritesandfries: Why is food porn so attractive? Well: “Baby chicks presented with parents with exaggerated versions of the features they’re homing in on — the color of a parent’s beak, say — will respond more strongly to an exaggerated, but artificial, version of their parent than to the real thing. In the…
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 15th
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Edward H. Diesing: 1927 - 2011
My beloved Grandpa Diesing passed away on Dec. 2. I wrote this eulogy for him and was honored to read it at his funeral. The Grandpa I knew was a reserved, quiet man who was happy to listen and  observe. However, he was never short on offering wisdom when the time was right.   His lessons were as brief as advising me to keep a diary at the age of seven, so I could look back on my life later and...
Dec 15th
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I Heart Herring
I grew up eating pickled herring as part of regular holiday spreads, thanks to my Milwaukee-bred grandparents’ Polish and German heritage. However, I hadn’t tried it smoked until I saw it on special in an unassuming outdoor bistro in Paris last October. Served in plump fillets atop warm boiled potatoes and crunchy carrots, the flavor of the succulent fish rivaled that of smoked...
Dec 15th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Just one more roast beef sandwich then I swear I’m going to become one of those pesky ‘tarrians.
Dec 2nd
I’m about to tweet and it’s not going to be cute #hashtags are stupid
Dec 1st
November 2011
7 posts
Nov 28th
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Nov 28th
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The El Bull documentary was amazing! I think I need to become an avant garde chef.
Nov 26th
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Ezra Furman: A Guide for the Perplexed: THE YEAR... →
ezrafurman: Hello, readers. I’ve been a bit confused about the purpose of this blog since its inception. Mostly I’ve used it to post youtube videos of music that excites me. There has also been the occasional pontification. What I have not used it for is to upate people on my music career. I am making a…
Nov 26th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 4th
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What I Wore: Wine and Roses
whatiwore: WhatIWore: When: Sept. 26, 2011 evening What: Shades: Fred Flare Dress: c/o Tucker for Target Sweater: thrifted and overdyed J. Crew sample Belt: Goodwill Boots: Justin for Fossil (c/o) Bag: small boutique in Hong Kong Where: Dinner on Kirkwood Why: You may have noticed that in the past few weeks, I’ve been morphing into a richer, warmer Autumn color palette. Although I...
Nov 1st
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October 2011
1 post
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Oct 13th
September 2011
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Sep 27th
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The Chicago Restaurant Club: The Chicago... →
chicagorestaurantclub: Once we got word that El Cid—a unanamously celebrated Mexican restaurant in Logan Square—was having its last pig roast of the summer, we knew that it would inevitably be our next stop. Upon the idea of a pig roast —or, as the restaurant dubbed it, a “Pig & Swig”—I had immediately conjured…
Sep 24th
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stylingdutchman asked: hi! you asked about my hair when you reblogged my pic, yes it is ombre! I do it myself, easypeasy and such a fun way to shake up your look :) thanks!
Sep 24th
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Sep 23rd
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