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- I made a necklace
- I started this thing months ago after buying the bead on a lark while strolling through downtown Decatur. I finally finished it tonight. Coral and silver center bead. Strung with brown Druk glass, carnelian and silver spacers. Silver clasp. Strung on Beadalon. About 16″ (choker length). Coral bead from Mingei World Imports. Other beads from my [...] [21 Jan 2008]
- Mike Huckabee, Christiofacist
- UPDATE: You may also be interested in The Boston Globe’s editorial Islamofascism’s ill political wind. From the piece: The pairing of “Islam” and “fascism” has no parallel in characterizations of extremisms tied to other religions, although the defining movements of fascism were linked to Catholicism – indirectly under Benito Mussolini in Italy, explicitly under Francisco Franco [...] [16 Jan 2008]
- Oysters with tomatoes, onions, and peas over toast
- Tonight’s dinner experiment, originally uploaded by tiffanybbrown. Ingredients (amounts approximate): Shucked Pacific oysters. I used small ones, about half of an 8 oz jar. 2 cups crushed tomatoes 1/2 an onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup frozen peas 1 tsp. lemon zest 2 tsp. dried parsley flakes A splash of marsala cooking wine (2 tbsp. maybe) 1 tsp. sugar (more or less to [...] [3 Jan 2008]
- Tiffany and the Bee
- I heard the hum before I saw it. I knew it was nearby, but I couldn’t see it. I swung. I spun around. The hum grew distant. Then before I could react, I saw a black spot in the corner of my eye. I swatted with one hand and snatched off my glasses with the [...] [23 Sep 2007]
- A cooking experiment: Indian-style curry
- After about a week’s worth of researching recipes, I decided to take a crack at making Indian curry Sunday. And then I realized I was missing yogurt. No matter, I tried it anyway loosely following a few recipes, but paying no attention to amounts. The result? Spicy, but yummy. A rough recipe follows the photo. Click [...] [28 Nov 2006]
- Why Nate Robinson is my hero.
- He’s 5′9″ (1.75 meters) of pure hops, athleticism and entertaining basketball play. And oh, by the way, he blocked the shot of 7′5″ (2.25 meters) Yao Ming. Robinson is definitely one of the most exciting players in the NBA. [23 Nov 2006]
- Recommended: “Third Girl From the Left”
- The Free Sh*t Fairy invited me to read and review a copy of Marta Southgate’s “Third Girl From the Left.” Here is my review. (Cross-posted on BlackFeminism.org). Rarely can a book manage to be both funny and serious. Martha Southgate has managed to do just that with her novel, “Third Girl from the [...] [27 Sep 2006]
- The snap music backlash
- UPDATE: Check out this Killer Mike track from the “I Pledge Allegiance” mixtape. Ouch! Visit the site Laffy Taffy Rots Your Teeth for more. Check the video “Everything is Different Now,” which is actually a hot ode to traditional hip-hop. You can also download and pass around the 10-track album mixtape.* Think of it as freeware [...] [9 Sep 2006]
- Recommended listening: “The Left Hand of God: Responding to the Religious Right”
- From WGBH Boston, a lecture by Rabbi Michael Lerner on values, progressive politics and society. He has some powerful shit to say about the effect of our work lives and our market-driven, capitalist culture on our spiritual selves and how right-wing politicians manipulate this spiritual crisis for self-serving means. Dude is a total badass, IMO. Worth a [...] [3 Sep 2006]
- Dear body,
- I’ll make a deal with you: don’t gain any more weight and I’ll stop hating you. Love, Tiffany [2 Sep 2006]