Oh god, how much do I love Dan McCarthy? Shall I count the ways? I attended a Harry and the Potters concert last year and picked up an original of his beautiful Yule Ball poster. I figured more people need to know how very awesome his prints are. Should I ever be in a [...]
Today I braved the rain to go over to the ever-enjoyable Inman Park Festival. There was a lot of the usual crap that I can’t believe generates enough revenue to pay for the vendor entry fees, but there were some real gems too. Three of my fine co-potters at Mudfire had some especially nice stuff. [...]
So you know those cutsy little name necklaces Carrie Bradshaw made so popular? Check out the even more awesome handmade version by Make Pie Not War. And by the way, I love the not-so-subliminal political advertising.
Escapist magazine offers a section of video reviews on a variety of video games entitled Zero Punctuation. Now, I have never, personally played a single such ultra-violent game since Quake III, but nevertheless you have to enjoy the ramblings of an irate Englishman who calls himself Yahtzee Croshaw. All reviews of anything ever should be [...]
Dig the terrific work of Kyle Bean. These pieces are titled The Future of Books and Shoot your Shot: 3D Interactive Typography, respectively. Awesome.
So the Geo Quiz yesterday on The World featured a discussion with the amazing Paula Wolfert of the use and preparation of smen or in French, beurre ranci (yes, rancid butter). According to this website,
In Morocco, smen (or sman) is still a delicacy. It is made by kneading butter with various decoctions of [...]
I ran across this recipe, apparently a vestige from an old world grandmother over at Clumsy Cookie. The recipe is appealingly sweet and simple. And of course, being a huge proponent of the abundant use of lard in baking, I am all the more enthusiastic. I am going to give these a try this week. [...]
