On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
@barnhouse hahahaa - yes he is only ever Ashley to me and I refuse to call him by his name.
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On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
The best dress is the ball gown she tries to wear as a day dress. I also enjoy how she's just painted as a harlot right off the bat. The best accessory is: the green hat Rhett brings her, and she puts on backwards, and Rhett's like oh, my poor darling, this war is terrible b/c it's deprived you of your fashion sense.
ALSO I HATE ASHLEY. WHY WHY WHY. And the actor who plays him is obvs perfect and only makes me hate him more. I just want to slap him.
Mellie is 100% "for real". Ellen O'Hara...I'll go with a solid 75%.
Hilarious: my fiance had never seen this movie (or read the book) until about 2 years ago, and I made him watch it. At the end he was like "I HAVE TOTALLY NEVER IDENTIFIED WITH THE 'TRADITIONAL AMERICAN MALE' IN AMERICAN CINEMA BEFORE NOW BUT RHETT BUTLER - I GET IT." It was really funny.
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On Mad Men's Megan Draper Reads (And Wears) 1966 'Vogue'
This realization, that Megan really is nothing but the "new Betty" (meaning that she's just the updated, idealized version of what "a wife" should be) makes me like Megan A LOT less. I guess I didn't realize it, but now that I do, I'm sort of hating her. I always felt a bit bad for Betty, b/c she was "trapped" but I don't have the same level of sympathy for Megan when she gets all PO'd at Don for coming home late & drunk. First off HELLO HAVE YOU MET DON? Second - I feel like Megan is a little more liberated, and should know better than to have married him, but really, all her bit of liberation has done is give her the balls to yell at him for coming home drunk and late, instead of just getting drunk herself and going to bed.
And, finally, the scene of Megan drinking a glass of red wine while Don ate - ALL TOO FAMILIAR. Amirite? For different reasons, but still the same result.
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On Today Only: The Awl Is Auditioning New Commenters!
@Morbo What about those bitches at Jezebel, eh?
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On Authentic (Possibly Racist) Natchez Cheese Grits Casserole
You guys - "garlic cheese" is clearly "beer cheese" or "girl scout cheese" as my family called it - and it is DELICIOUS and you SHOULD make it!
Shredded cheddar, a brick of cream cheese, finely chopped yellow onion, garlic salt and chili powder to taste, one drop liquid smoke/braggs, mash with fork, add either a tiny bit of milk or a tiny bit of beer to help things meld together, eat with tortilla chips.
BAM! IT IS DELICIOUS! P.S. if you live in Chicago, Dunlay's on the Square (in Logan Square) serves this and calls it beer cheese.
Choire, I'd also like to ask: "If three of the five best food groups are grits, cheese and butter, how can this dish be argued against?" and you later say that crayfish are the 4th...this disproves my idea that the other 2 were whiskey and cigarettes...WHAT IS THE LAST BEST FOOD GROUP????
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On Roman Bean Casserole
@wallsdonotfall I think it's a wet bean vs. dry bean issue. Those cans are packed by weight, probably, and they're weighing the bean juice. So....I think that's it?
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On How To Make Veggie And Chicken Stock
I DO THIS!!! It makes the live-in-man-friend BATTY what with the big bags of "trash" in the freezer, but I do it anyways.
Also, I will (GLADLY, GLADLY I SAY!!!) join Jolie in the "worst persons in the world" corner over there. And I WILL let the door hit me on the way out, thank you.
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On Three Rotten Classic Books I Never Want to See Again
@JGP I agree with you except you missed "turtles" and BOOBS.
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On Three Rotten Classic Books I Never Want to See Again
@SidAndFinancy Wagner.
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On 'Gone With The Wind': Devil In A Black Bombazine Dress
@jolie JOLIE WE ARE SHOUTING ABOUT IT! OF COURSE!
And I will compete with you for highest percentages of comments b/c I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. Later tonight let's drink wine and discuss the horror that is Scarlett.