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Did you hear that sound? A million nerds’ world views...
Apr 1st
And it’s a pretty good one at that. vanmega: This...
Apr 1st
The Province: UBC ordered to pay back $4m in...
Apr 1st
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dustinjohnbromley: News Reporters Getting PWNED
Mar 31st

Bonus

neilhillbrandt: Yeah son, thanks to Quinn I am now going to see BBQ (Mark Sultan) at Rancho Relaxo...
Mar 31st
Metro: Liquor hikes tomorrow
Mar 31st

John or Paul?

And I’m not talking about the apostles.
Mar 31st
thrillho. weknowthenight: Davey O has solidified his...
Mar 31st
The National Post: Conrad Black: The...
Mar 31st

The Need to Want

towerofsleep: geekbonchic: Perhaps this comes a bit late, but I recently got around to...
Mar 31st
“He has shown time and time again that he is more than...”
— MP Greg Rickford (via...
Mar 31st
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whoa. (via)
Mar 31st
“raptors/zombies/misc.” altairanorthe: what...
Mar 31st

Condoms, tissues, tears

areminder: Friend 1: “I learned something this weekend. if you go to the neighbourhood...
Mar 31st
Raekwon Signs With EMI, Finds Home For Cuban...
Mar 31st
Listen Listen
thehandshake: Years ago Ween was asked to come up with a series of jingles for Pizza Hut. None of...
Mar 31st
(via lamerveilleuse)
Mar 31st

Beatles or Stones?

And no *insert other band here* answers… that’s not the question, smart guy.
Mar 31st
MacLean's: Pierre Poilievre v. Google
Mar 31st
anniepants: (via peyotecoyote)
Mar 30th

NHL 3 stars

slapshot: Daniel Sedin Left Wing - VAN G: 2 | A: 1 | Pts: 3 Bobby Ryan Right Wing - ANA G: 2 |...
Mar 30th
Advertising Age: Alpha Media Shutters Blender
Mar 30th
bobbydigital: A collection of refaced Government tender
Mar 30th
(via everythingdies)
Mar 30th
AllHipHopNews.com: Necro Concert In Vancouver...
Mar 29th
Cabane à sucre
Mar 29th
If he learns to fetch better beer, this little guy could...
Mar 29th
spencerian: For Quinn. thebarstoolromantic: Scarlett Johansson Silent Movie (via...
Mar 29th
jakemadison: Don’t be surprised if you see Col. Sanders out...
Mar 29th
nogold: (via hellobluebrown)
Mar 28th
Mar 28th
Method Man was too high to pay back taxes
Mar 28th
The Stills are nominated for the Juno for Best New Group. They’ve released three records since...
Mar 27th
Dan Savage for Mayor of Seattle?
Mar 27th
MacLean's: Defeat
Mar 27th
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ihavegoodtaste: Prank War 7: The Half Million Dollar Shot (via collegehumor) Watch Amir get...
Mar 27th
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bobbydigital: Stevie Wonder - Superstition live on Sesame Street As much as I like Feist...
Mar 27th
MacLean's: Ian Brodie offers a candid case...
Mar 27th
All this Jake the Snake talk led me to Wikipedia. Choice...
Mar 27th
Tournament of Meats (via Urban Diner) Seriously, what are...
Mar 27th
I hope he’s working his way up the ladder to the...
Mar 27th
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P.O.S. - Why Go (Pearl Jam Cover) Somehow, this kind of works.
Mar 26th
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pizzapuke: Shearing Pinx - Me and the Queen
Mar 26th
The Straight: Eight food & dining events...
Mar 26th
Can you really blast a band for being...
Mar 26th
So, what’s the new feature that they disabled “liking” to implement the other day?
Mar 26th
robotindisguise: Best giant-girls:
Mar 26th
Hipster Runoff Exegesis
Mar 26th
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neilhillbrandt: Punch-Out!! Trailer. It’s about time, Nintendo. fuck yes.
Mar 26th
robotindisguise: Now that’s livin! (via juliasegal)
Mar 26th
“It’s completely racist movement. In US used to be buses for...”
— Someone is not happy with Last...
Mar 26th
towerofsleep: thepublics: The monolithic notion of a...
Mar 26th
towerofsleep: leoraevelyn: Will Oldham (via...
Mar 26th

someone must know this

the base is stucco, but isn’t there a separate name for the crushed shards of glass and...
Mar 26th

someone must know this

elainecorden: circumpolarnavigation: help me out, what do you call that type of siding thats a...
Mar 26th
Listen Listen
sauna-man: FINE MIST - “STOP OR START” (2009 SUMMER JAM) disco summer! get familiar.
Mar 26th
seanorr: tofuttibreak: keep america rolling!
Mar 26th
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cameronr: Basketball - S.I.E.M.P.R.E. (live in Lisbon) This is exactly what I pictured it would...
Mar 26th

animals that cannot be trusted.

Worth noting that the original got pulled from the last panel of this. theslyestfox: i’m...
Mar 25th
So… the judicial system is too easy on...
Mar 25th
(via pinder)
Mar 25th
131313thavenue: HA! thekingdomblog:
Mar 25th
BBC: Thai 'Spider-Man' to the rescue
Mar 25th
Play Bubble Bobble on the internets!
Mar 25th
Please be more Holy Bible and less Know Your Enemy ...
Mar 25th
*crossing my fingers for the “hate”...
Mar 25th
SINGLES
Mar 25th
itsgoingtogetworse: My version of Hell # 324 The song “girl you know it’s true” by Milli Vanilli...
Mar 25th
What if they’re shitty records? That would be like...
Mar 24th
It looks like a kiwi with a coooooool attitude. ...
Mar 24th
Some guy at my work has this on his office door. Apparently,...
Mar 24th
The other side of the Fox Theatre story
Mar 24th
Listen Listen
Marissa Nadler feat. Black Hole Infinity - No Surprises (Radiohead Cover) I’m just listening...
Mar 24th
The videogum write-up of "Last Kiss" is...
Mar 24th
Like that autistic kid draining 3-pointers and a couple of...
Mar 24th
Squirrels are omnivores (most rodents are, aren’t...
Mar 24th
jakemadison: US will appoint Afghan ‘prime minister’ to...
Mar 24th
Warch Watch
robotindisguise: neilhillbrandt: young-gentlemens-club: exclamation: amilniazi: Fox News...
Mar 23rd

$15 billion

vanmega: Here’s what you can buy for $15 billion dollars these days: Petro Canada, a company...
Mar 23rd

Random Top 5: Snacks While Writing Music...

1. tortilla chips and salsa 2. bulk pretzels and this stuff 3. honey dijon Kettle Chips 4....
Mar 23rd
“Someone just asked me to be transferred to someone who could...”
— A guy I work with, after...
Mar 23rd
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ironswan: Oh, Mario! He never saw it coming.
Mar 22nd
(via ironswan)
Mar 22nd
If only cats had opposable thumbs… they could be...
Mar 21st
lamerveilleuse: Why Emma rules, and why I love Naben...
Mar 21st
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slapshot: Celebration in question I love how they pause the replay and make Pettinger flash so...
Mar 21st
auto-zelda reblog skinnyghost: Heh heh heh. ...
Mar 21st

Fox porn theatre closing in Vancouver?

elainecorden: Oh, don’t get me wrong. Legit complaints are just that. I was just trying to say...
Mar 20th

Fox porn theatre closing in Vancouver?

elainecorden: Fair enough but two counter arguements -the prostitutes didn’t start until what I...
Mar 20th

Fox porn theatre closing in Vancouver?

elainecorden: blownspeakers: elainecorden: amilniazi: “Suddenly we noticed, like,...
Mar 20th

Fox porn theatre closing in Vancouver?

elainecorden: amilniazi: “Suddenly we noticed, like, prostitutes, all kinds of craziness,...
Mar 20th
robotindisguise: Somehow this looks right
Mar 20th
curiosity killedfed the cat altairanorthe: (via fecklesss)
Mar 20th
The Straight: 2009 Golden Plate Awards
Mar 20th
Listen Listen
+1 dustinjohnbromley: hotsnakes = automatic reblog syntheticpubes: Hot Snakes — “Plenty For...
Mar 20th
“We have baked stilton on the menu now. And a girl ordered it...”
— My sister, a server.
Mar 20th
Mar 19th
The Straight: Readers share their pet peeves...
Mar 19th
The Straight: The Emergency Room Remembered by Gregory...
Mar 19th
Listen Listen
grimmertown: standardgrey: postpunk: The Jesus and Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking So....
Mar 19th
Is your name Tiger? Are you golfing right now? No? Maybe think about getting a smaller umbrella...
Mar 19th
warfordium: thischarmingmandy: Three reasons why...
Mar 19th
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(via towerofsleep)
Mar 19th
weknowthenight: aidanknight: tmblg: Moscow, 1988 The...
Mar 19th
cameronr: dtybywl:(via risingtensions)
Mar 19th
CBC: Scientists still wary after science...
Mar 19th
“There are now more Earls restaurants in downtown Vancouver...”
— Scout Magazine
Mar 19th
“elisabeth must share a bit of this guilt ..how can she let...”
— commenter sirknight on the...
Mar 19th
Listen Listen
The Paper Cranes - Telephone Just in time for summer. Get it for free on their website.
Mar 18th
“Hate crime victims” it would seem enjoy special...”
— from the comments on this...
Mar 18th
Vancouver Sun: Gay community rallies against...
Mar 18th
altairanorthe: i love it when cats do this… ...
Mar 18th
robotindisguise: iheartmyart: Bambi, Ben Frost
Mar 18th

TSN Doubleheader

I’d like to point out that the CBC inflicted Toronto vs Calgary on everyone but Quebec when he...
Mar 18th
$25/hr TO FOLLOW MY WIFE AROUND (ARCADIA)
Mar 18th
Yanni shaved his moustache. File under: things I learn...
Mar 18th
jakemadison: Late Policy.
Mar 17th
CBC: MLS expected to announce Vancouver...
Mar 17th

Idea for a micro-blog #649

vanmega: A blog which posts the craziest, bat-shit, tin-foil hat, xenophobic, change-hating...
Mar 17th
Condoms won't stop spread of AIDS, says Pope
Mar 17th
I’ve always wondered this too. And I finally googled...
Mar 17th
Canadian accused at U.S. border of 'stealing...
Mar 17th
A guy who works in IT in another department just asked me if the slash in a url was “a forward...
Mar 17th
theslyestfox: (OP:zinke/RB:piccadilly)
Mar 17th
new Nasty On LP
Mar 17th
globeandmail.com: Minister won't confirm...
Mar 17th
This seems rather unsafe. anniepants: jennilee: 胖邱
Mar 17th
The new iPod Shuffle features playback controls mounted on...
Mar 17th
robotindisguise: iwantmybearsuit: meghanelizabeth: (via...
Mar 17th
robotindisguise: thedailywhat:This pretty terrific ad for...
Mar 17th
@Grimmer: I hear this is out/will be out soon?!
Mar 16th
bobbydigital: LET ME SHOW YOU MY POKEMANS
Mar 16th

Spiritualized to play Ladies & Gentlemen

areminder: ‘LADIES & GENTLEMAN WE ARE FLOATING IN SPACE’ ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL OCT 12TH Live...
Mar 16th

Random Top 5

Things to consume when hungover: 1. water 2. banana 3. poutine 4. whatever snack I made when I...
Mar 16th
“Hey, I thought of a good name for a sci-fi gay porn”
— Naben (via blownspeakers) ...
Mar 16th
I didn’t laugh until the flying spaghetti monster...
Mar 16th
Listen Listen
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Totally Natural In case you were wondering,...
Mar 15th
lamerveilleuse: Naben’s response to everything I...
Mar 15th
“Hey, I thought of a good name for a sci-fi gay porn”
— Naben
Mar 15th
(via skinnyghost)
Mar 14th
London: conference on the idea of communism...
Mar 14th
robotindisguise: IHC’s Periodic Table of Video Game...
Mar 14th
(via robotindisguise)
Mar 14th
So sick of the hobos always begging for...
Mar 14th
London: conference on the idea of communism...
Mar 13th

Pun-ishment

matthewgruman: 1. Two antennas meet on a roof, fall in love and get married. The ceremony wasn’t...
Mar 13th
“To answer your question; first off, we take a bag of...”
— Belinda Simms, Old Dutch...
Mar 13th
CalgaryIsAwesome.com
Mar 13th
everythingdies: WWW.TMBLR.COM
Mar 12th
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I never realized how often he left his feet on hits. slapshot: Scott Stevens greatest hits....
Mar 12th
The Straight: Adjective - I Am Sorry For Your...
Mar 12th
elainecorden: towerofsleep: blownspeakers: Hipster...
Mar 12th
reblog anything ScarJo robotindisguise: Scar-Jo ...
Mar 12th
Hipster Runoff Presents? At what point to you drift so far...
Mar 12th
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Tetris: the Movie I bet Uwe Boll is totally bummed that someone made this spoof before he could...
Mar 12th
He just read Troi’s Facebook status and can tell...
Mar 12th
The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks
Mar 12th
Stream: Japandroids - Post-Nothing (2009)
Mar 12th
Obama's revolutionary reform of U.S....
Mar 12th
“I love music blogs because they’re music fans. They’re...”
— Terry McBride (via cameronr)...
Mar 12th
bloomlater: 04-27 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater at Qwest...
Mar 12th
elainecorden: blownspeakers: elainecorden: neilhillbrandt: All this talk about fur and...
Mar 12th
vancouver, BC craigslist > women seeking men:...
Mar 12th
elainecorden: neilhillbrandt: All this talk about fur and animals has made me hungry for...
Mar 12th
The Hold Steady Taped Show Archive
Mar 12th
“The rail drinks have their mixers The finalists have pixels...”
— Craig Finn (from the...
Mar 12th
Mar 12th

meta

me: I'm sorry, but we don't really do tech support of Yahoo!'s applications. You should try contacting their support staff.
caller: Do you have a number for them?
me: I'm sorry, I don't, but I imagine they'll have some sort of online form on their website.
caller: Their website?
me: Yes, there should be some sort of "help" information right on the Yahoo! website.
caller: Should I just google it?
Mar 11th
davidlook: The Olympics is going to be fun. No really.
Mar 11th
The Hold Steady Wiki
Mar 11th
natashavc: liana: I can only imagine what my life would...
Mar 11th
elainecorden: robotindisguise: I see a gremlin face ...
Mar 11th
Sex, Lies and Photoshop
Mar 11th

Does anyone know what time Scratch is...

You’d think this information would be on their website, perhaps on the “contact”...
Mar 11th
The King of Kong
Mar 11th
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Handsome Furs - I’m Confused Zombies!
Mar 11th
Hi Quinn, I wanted to send you a quick note and let you...
Mar 11th
CBC: Unger to get new trial over 1990 music...
Mar 11th
Stereogum: Billy Corgan Endorses...
Mar 11th
While I appreciate the courtesy reblog, I have to echo Neil...
Mar 11th
robotindisguise: juliasegal: (via goodghoul)
Mar 11th
Listen Listen
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Hysteric (acoustic)
Mar 11th
Step 2: remove the simple syrup from the traditional recipe...
Mar 11th
Step 1: candy some meyer lemons and blood oranges
Mar 11th
“Prior to being a pastry chef, Chad was a sniper for the US...”
— someone just said that on the...
Mar 11th
“Students were asked to judge the quality of a variety of...”
— iPods and Young People Have...
Mar 11th
jordanhudson: It’s about fucking time. via catastrofe
Mar 11th

Overheard in Vancouver: Usually I'm all...

Construction worker #1: You know Meinhardt's up on Granville?
Construction worker #2: Yeah?
Construction worker #1: You know it's one of them Jew stores, right?
Construction worker #2: ...*changes subject*
Mar 11th
More Olympic News
Mar 11th
How Awesome Is Battlestar? So awesome they’re...
Mar 11th
Do young boys no longer pick on other young boys? I’m...
Mar 11th
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jakemadison: The greatest thing about all of us being alive right now is that we finally possess...
Mar 11th

On "Stairway to Stardom"

Man, I wish I had photoshop at work. towerofsleep: barthel: Rachel: Oh my God, why doesn’t this...
Mar 11th
natashavc: notbychoice: The U of C never fails to...
Mar 10th
“In ‘87, Huey released this, Fore!, their most...
Mar 10th

On the off chance any of you out there...

Sled Island Music Festival 2009 For release on March 10, 2009 NEWS RELEASE Sled Island...
Mar 10th
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Bend Sinister - The Same Things cute.
Mar 10th
Warch Watch
Mastodon - Divinations
Mar 10th
Warch Watch
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
Mar 10th
Scout: Is the Imperial Snow Walker a 21st...
Mar 10th
Listen Listen
with the saaaaaaaame clip and the same 45! neilhillbrandt: This track gets me so fucking hyped....
Mar 10th
CP: Saudi court sentences 75-year-old woman...
Mar 10th
I’m pretty sure this was a different kind of offensive...
Mar 10th
“His war against the visiting public began in the 1990s, when...”
— Chimp planned rock attacks on...
Mar 10th
You’re an omnivore whose reading comprehension skills...
Mar 10th
Do iron fists of fondant taste like shit like regular...
Mar 10th
Bacon Grilled Cheese Toad in the Hole This treads the line...
Mar 10th
in-real-life: DOGGEH! ffffound: Photo
Mar 9th
Forever 21 is a minor threat.
Mar 9th
The business of hockey
Mar 9th
Mar 9th
“I need to talk to someone about evolution, even though...”
— a call that my co-worker just...
Mar 9th
My hockey tumblr
Mar 9th

Hey Quinn...

areminder: Remember that comment you made regarding Dan Boeckner and The Boss? Well, from...
Mar 9th
dailyotter: Via
Mar 9th
JPNDRDS
Mar 9th
Adjective
Mar 9th
hipstertracker: Zelda mobile for sale, only $500!
Mar 9th
Just a reminder that this starts in an hour and a half.
Mar 8th
areminder: I’ve always loved this shot of Pearl Jam.
Mar 7th

web 1.0

I sent a message via Facebook to all the attendees/maybe attendees for this thing and I just got a...
Mar 7th
If this card could talk, it would have racked up multiple...
Mar 7th
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dustinjohnbromley: 38 Cute Animals, 1 Cool Screen, 8 Different Uses (via SamsungLabs)
Mar 7th
reblog x a milli. elainecorden: okayfine: (Elaine and I...
Mar 7th
three things i wouldn’t mind eating right now. what a...
Mar 7th
FoxNews: Obama's Blockbuster Gift for Brown:...
Mar 7th
[Obama to Lift Ban on Funding for Embryonic...
Mar 7th
“An attempt to understand the pain of a man whose Honda...”
— Jarvis Cocker on...
Mar 6th
skinnyghost: (via drivenbyboredom) I like how...
Mar 6th
jakemadison: Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Randy...
Mar 6th
Listen Listen
Ghostface Killah - Message from Ghostface When a bunch of other rappers are defending Chris Brown...
Mar 6th
The 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival Starting...
Mar 6th
Urban Diner: Vancouver City Council Allows...
Mar 6th
(via leightsy) Clearly this person has never seen wildlife...
Mar 6th

I realize I'm about a day late on this...

vanmega: That whole Kutiman mixes YouTube thing is AMAZING/CREATIVE/OUTSTANDING. Yes, all caps...
Mar 6th
“People don’t have a problem with conscious rap; they...”
— Chris Rock
Mar 6th
The Financial Post: Athletes fight for Right...
Mar 6th

Let's Give Carl Wilson 'The Colbert...

elainecorden: grimmertown: A great book. towerofsleep: barthel: perpetua: Carl Wilson,...
Mar 6th

Well, that didn't take long

Scoring Summary 1st Period Calgary 5:20, Michael Cammalleri 34 (power play) (unassisted) ...
Mar 6th
jordanhudson: omg it’s the internet. superart: “The...
Mar 6th
Can you hear This? Musicians high frequency...
Mar 6th
robotindisguise: Mario!
Mar 6th

The plot thickens

I’m forced to recall a recent episode of Top Chef, in which Fabio (recently voted “fan...
Mar 6th
From the original flickr page: “I dined at Lunchbox...
Mar 6th
elainecorden: basementhorse: Basement Horse: “Why are we...
Mar 5th
towerofsleep: Dustin?
Mar 5th
“fake poses, so alt, blah blah, go eat a sandwich, female...”
— elainecorden: Looks like...
Mar 5th
PFork: Feist Duets with Tweedy on the...
Mar 5th

Reading

elainecorden: jakemadison: Ahh, they always do that.  Anthony Lane also reviewed Sex & the...
Mar 5th
matthewgruman: (lafuguedantoine)
Mar 4th
If I go to shows on consecutive nights, it’s a rarity these days, but I think I’m going...
Mar 4th
Pro Fun City in Discorder
Mar 4th
Team 1040: Burrows Inks New Deal
Mar 4th
Team 1040: Burrows Inks New Deal
Mar 4th
“Upon completion of the entire puzzle, the user unlocks a...”
— from a promo email I just...
Mar 4th

Hey, Watchmen Fans

So, since I’ve never read it, I don’t share the enthusiasm for Friday… but for...
Mar 4th
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The Hockey Sweater
Mar 4th
PFork: Mastodon to Play New Album in Its...
Mar 4th
bobbydigital: Not amused. Totally busted on the river.
Mar 4th
robotindisguise: Quit looking at me creepy tree
Mar 4th
Our ‘Secret’ Recipe - Korean spicy deep-fried chicken ...
Mar 3rd
Foie-Gras ‘Burger’ with Candied Kumquats &...
Mar 3rd
The future of America is not class warfare,...
Mar 3rd

Waiver Madness

I honestly wouldn’t mind BMo for depth down the stretch or to replace Johnson on the 4th....
Mar 3rd

Waiver Madness

NHL players placed on waivers today, ahead of the trade deadline tomorrow: Sean Avery (DAL re-entry)...
Mar 3rd

From Matador

As announced previously, the new Sonic Youth double LP/CD/digital album, ‘The Eternal’...
Mar 3rd
An oldie, but a goodie.
Mar 3rd

Peanut Gallery, RIP

As most of you have heard the cops shut the party down on Saturday and the Peanut Gallery has had to...
Mar 3rd

random odd religious tenets, pt. 1

According to Judaism, insects aren’t kosher. According to Wikipedia (so it may or may not be...
Mar 3rd
WHY THE NEWS SHOULDN'T SNAG IMAGES FROM...
Mar 3rd
On Sunday, come sell your stuff/buy other...
Mar 3rd
reblog for dustin… is it too late to re-title your...
Mar 3rd
[When women bring home the bacon]
Mar 3rd
davidlook: Bobby Orr’s Bag
Mar 3rd
Gourmet: Eight Great Izakaya Restaurants in...
Mar 3rd
Gourmet: Eight Great Izakaya Restaurants in...
Mar 2nd
“Three things about your neighbourhood that make you want to...”
— - Aaron De Lazzer, Ethical...
Mar 2nd
The Times: Chef Heston Blumenthal forced to...
Mar 2nd
If I were in N. Dakota, I’d be more outraged about the...
Mar 2nd
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ihavegoodtaste: In 1992, German rock manager Gerhard Augustin was in a NYC burger joint when he...
Mar 2nd
That guy just posted his 100th career shutout. As much as I...
Mar 2nd
altairanorthe: (via fecklesss) What a strange array of...
Mar 2nd

Question:

iichlits: How does one ensure that when boiling orecchiette they don’t stick together? I already...
Mar 1st