Ah birthdays–the great equalizer. How fun that we all get a day when we get to say, “Everybody, pay attention to meeeee!” and everyone kinda has to, right? Granted, birthday celebrations tend to go pretty downhill after 21, but that’s no excuse not to do a little dance, make a little love, and get down that night. And so, our Question of the Day: What did you do for your birthday in 2011? Or, if you, like my husband, won’t be celebrating said birthday until the verrrry end of the year, What will you do? Continue reading
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Make your list and check it twice: what do YOU want to find under the tree-of-no-specific-religion this year? Be realistic, be fanciful. It’s up to you. Continue reading
Little-known secret about me: I really like TV. But whatevs, who doesn’t, right? Sadly (although not really, because most have passed their prime long ago), many landmark shows are either in, entering, or just had their final seasons, but as seminal rock band Semisonic once taught us, every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end, right? And so, Desperate Housewives might be ending, but Ringer is just beginning. Chuck is done, but 2 Broke Girls, the little racist show that could, is but a newborn babe. (Seriously though, if you fast forward past the racism, it’s a good show!) And so, of course, the Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite New Show of 2011? Continue reading
Hi kids! Know where I am today? If you said “sitting at your desk at home like you are every other day,” you are incorrect! I am currently on vacation, and on tap for today is a visit to what’s supposed to be one of the best restaurants* in the country. I’ve had a bunch of great culinary experiences in 2011, mainly because my husband discovered that he loves to cook and bake, but I expect this one to top them all. And so, the Question of the Day: Be it cooking, eating, dining, or watching the Food Network, what was your best culinary experience of 2011? Continue reading
Sporty things! They happen! And they’re exciting! And sporty! They often involve balls, and people, and people doing things to balls. How can anything be better than that?
And so, in honor of the Crasstalk Day of Sporty Things, the Question of the Day: In Your Opinion, What was the Greatest Sporty Moment of 2011? Continue reading
“If music be the food of love, play on!” Mmm, musical sustenance… so very, very important. 2011 was a huge year for artists such as Adele (21), Coldplay (Mylo Xyloto, people suddenly unironically liking Chris Martin), Lady Gaga (The Immaculate Collection Born This Way), and Rihanna (Loud), but also some good ones! (I kid, I kid!) And so…
Question of the Day: What was your favorite song released in 2011? Continue reading
Oh hi there! Are you stressed out? Got a lot on your plate? Have so much to think about that you couldn’t possibly add anything else into the mix? Too bad, because Chanukah and Christmas are in less than three weeks! Gift-buying stress and impending family gatherings for everybody!
Fortunately, there’s at least one very, very good part about those two holidays, because really, who doesn’t like free stuff? And so, to get us in the gift-receiving spirit, today’s Question of the Day: What’s the best gift you received in 2011? Continue reading
Our nation’s politics, reality stars, and Justin Biebers may make it seem like we can’t produce anything good anymore, but literature is an annual case for the fact that some excellence will always emerge no matter how hard we try to repress it with Kardashians.
And so, the Question of the Day: what do you think was the best book released in 2011? Continue reading
Why, hello there! My, how quickly this year’s gone! December already? That’s madness! MADNESS!
However, since this year is coming to a close, whether we’re ready for it or not, I thought it might be nice to devote the QOTDs of December to the glory of the past year. Or, if your year sucked, to the few good things that helped us all get to 2012. For me, it was actually a pretty big year–a year of changes, and, as every year is in some way, a year of firsts. And so, the Question of the Day:
What did you do for the first time in 2011? Continue reading
As Crasstalk celebrates its first anniversary with kittens, cheese biscuits and JO knifefights, we want to ask you: What were the greatest (or most tragic) gifts you’ve given or gotten on a milestone – a major birthday, an anniversary or other major life event?