Phew! Summer is here. Well, officially it’s not here for a little while longer, but since it started hitting 90+ degrees in my neck of the woods around Memorial Day, it certainly feels like summer. And when it’s summer, the last thing I want to do is heat up my kitchen while making long, involved…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTVJTt-Gfx8 It’s early, but I’m calling it: Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” is going to be the Song of the Summer. Every summer has its song that becomes The Hit, with catchy lyrics and a dance-inducing beat. In 1996, Entertainment Weekly published their 100 Greatest Summer Songs. Since then there’s been the iconic, subtle, and sensuous…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6bvuhPyq8Q This weekend, I somehow got hold of a copy of the original Star Wars trilogy (not that misbegotten, atrocious affair from the 90s), and I had a glorious 6-hour marathon going back to Yoda, Han Solo (ah, Harrison Ford), Chewbacca and the droids. Yeah, it’s corny and a half. Yeah, the special effects don’t…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AUCSeyhkSs How did I miss this one? Somehow, Lifetime’s summer series Drop Dead Diva wasn’t just under my radar, it was completely outside of my radar. Then, a friend happened to mention that she was doing a “Drop Dead Diva-thon” over the Memorial Day weekend. I wanted to say, “what’s that?” but instead did a…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwwb_S2qoo0 If you read this blog regularly, you’ve probably figured out there are a few Gleeks on AAR’s staff, myself very much included. But now we’re coming up on the end. After last night’s episode, there’s only one left this season, and that will bring us to the event they’ve been building toward all season: …
On Saturday, the German contribution to the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest (also called the Grand Prix de la Chanson) won, the first time in 28 years. It’s a charming song and a charming performance, so here it is. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmOeISUYXuI&feature=related
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I When I went to primary school you had two instruments, the voice and the recorder. There’s nothing wrong with the first one, but face it – how applicable is the recorder to modern music? But now many schools are adding a third choice: The ukulele. A lot of schools in New Zealand have purchased…
The minute the weather turns hot and humid, my food cravings change. I no longer want homemade soups and stews, and the comforting carb-filled foods of winter. I want salads! Without a doubt, my very favorite, go-to summer salad is a Greek peasant salad, or Horiatiki. Unlike the Greek salad more frequently found in restaurants…
The other night I made what I think of as a good old (faux) Mexican fry-up: Mince with onions, mushrooms, kidney beans, chili sauce and plenty of grated cheese, all over rice. And it was fine. But something was missing. So I looked through the fridge, and my eyes fell on a jar of gherkins….
Furminating, you ask? Well then you either don’t have a long-haired cat or a dog, or you haven’t been tipped off to this amazing device. About a month ago, my lovely cat Princess and I moved to a new home. Despite being extremely careful about recording just what was in each box, and packing vital…
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