November 2004

Happy Turkey Day

Hey dudes. How Not to Make a Turkey has hit the web. Also, check out my blog-esque recipes for the rest of the meal, including the picadillo stuffing, roasted sweet and purple potatoes, and ensalada de aguacate. How Not to Cook a Turkey Dispatches from a desperation Thanksgiving BY LAURA FRIES I’m not the type of food writer [...]

November 24th, 2004

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Racy

Looking for images of the ridiculous Sharon Reed (television news anchor in Cleveland dumb enough to get naked on air) — found Fleshbot.com, an awesome porn blog. Rock on!

November 22nd, 2004

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Journalism & the Media

Ah! Male Fish turning into Women!

Male fish are turning into female fish due to estrogen polluting the waterways! Reports MSNBC.com: “I’ve done a lot of studies throughout my career which extends back to 1973,” says research associate John Woodling. “This is the very first time that what I’ve found scared me.” “This fish has characteristics of both male and female,” says Dr. [...]

November 22nd, 2004

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Soma & Ugly Americans

Spaghetti Squash with Roasted Tomatoes

When Ms. Cazh and LauraFries.com get together for indie date night, the rules are simple. No meat, just veggie lovin’. Check this super easy, super fab sauce, on figure conscious fauxghetti. Responsible eatin’ never tasted so good. Keep on reading for the recipe… SQUASH IT Aiight, this is simple. Buy a spaghetti squash — no substitutions, please. Slice [...]

November 21st, 2004

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Powell and Rice

The Sunday Independent runs a very measured, reasoned assessment of the Powell’s departure, and what that means for the world. They did, however, forget to mention one thing.

November 21st, 2004

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Soma & Ugly Americans

E-love

And this is why I love Jonny Sheets. Read this in a Cape-Cod monotone, without pronouncing ‘r’s: “And if you could..I know you’re a busy woman…I know you have Tampians begging at your post-San Antonio toes for witty one-liners and wayward winks but if you could…fit it into your schedule to say hi when you [...]

November 20th, 2004

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About Me

I’m not the only one …

November 19th, 2004

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About Me

Talkin’ bout

Everybody’s talking, talking ’bout media. The NYTimes’s Daniel Okrent wrote a great piece on the necessity of objective journalism. Jay Rosen postulates if it can even exist — or if it should. And the Planet’s own Max Linsky takes on the subject from his own perspective. I took the picture.

November 15th, 2004

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Journalism & the Media + Uncategorized

Gonzales in the News

Ahem. Fuck you, CNN.com. You just ran a ridiculously biased piece — “Gonzales nomination angers abortion foes,” devoting fourteen graphs to the fact that some anti-choice/pro-life groups are implying that Gonzales is an unfit attorney general because he (gasp) follows the letter of the law (when it comes to abortion), not his personal feelings. [...]

November 12th, 2004

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Journalism & the Media

News for my tummy

Food writing is cool? So says the Hartford Courant, in this article about food writers much more talented than I.

November 11th, 2004

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