Dr. Teodor T Postolache of University of Maryland’s School of Medicine authored a study which linked having a cat to an increased risk of schizophrenia and suicide.
You’ve opened many bottles of wine, to be sure. You’ve probably even perfected a technique to do so as quickly as possible. These instructions won’t help you with that.
This is a guide to help you open a bottle of wine the way it should be done, the way the sommelier at your favorite nice restaurant should do it.
You will need:
- A bottle of wine
- A liteau (basically a tea towel)
- A waiter’s key
Get out your pens and papers, boys and girls, it’s time to take a quiz. Read the following ten statements and try to guess who said it! Continue reading
I love movies. More importantly, I love seeing movies before almost everyone else. Certain movies will get me to the theater at midnight, so I figured I’d see them first and write a review the next day so you can get a real review from someone that isn’t a Hollywood hack.
In this installment… The Amazing Spider-Man Continue reading
I was recently at the checkout lane at the grocery store, and was treated to these two covers: Emma Stone on the cover of Vogue and Kristen Stewart on the cover of Vanity Fair. All I can say is ugh… Both covers were shot by Mario Testino, who at this point is just phoning it in. Continue reading
I know you’re only working a half day today. Better get something done before you go. Continue reading
It looks like we’re going to continue seeing how news teams handled the past while it’s the present for another season; Norman Bates will have pimples; Bristol Palin to talk about pimples and child rearing at bedtime; Ryan Reynolds’ suck streak continues; Stay at Schrute Farms, tell ’em Mose sent you, even if we can’t find him. Continue reading
Oh beautiful for spacious skies. Continue reading
After much speculation and even more debate on whether or not someone in the public eye has the responsibility to discuss their sexual orientation, or “come out” publicly, Anderson Cooper speaking to the Daily Beast has made the decision to discuss his sexuality openly for the first time. Continue reading
No one is immune to the volcanic force of language. An altered preposition, an inflection or a simple nuance can change the course of events if not our mood for the day. This awesome power is acknowledged before we even arrive on the planet. Our names will be labored over (sometimes literally.) First names, middle names, even last named will be constructed to pay respect or foretell character traits or ensure we’ll never have a seat on the supreme court. The words we are first taught, those we are allowed to hear and those we are punished for saying are all overseen with a scrutiny befitting a bank manager. Our legal system and our government are keen on the minutia of language and are poised to change and limit it all the time. (Lest we think only of the dangers of limiting free speech, let us remember that screaming “fire” in a movie theater is simply not prudent.) As a society we are continuously reexamining what words and terms are inflammatory or used to incite. Continue reading