On No-Rise Beer Bread for Idiots and Loons
Where do you stand on using a coffee can rather than a pan, which is what some recipes specify? I suppose it's just another way to emphasize the "look at me -- using things wrongly (but deliciously!)" vibe. Either way, beer bread is a little magic -- I like to throw in a little dill.
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On It's Cute That New York is Slowly Catching Up with Wisconsin
@hungrybee Beecher's (above) would enjoy providing them.
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On It's Cute That New York is Slowly Catching Up with Wisconsin
@Claire Zulkey When I got here I think I heard that attitude the most from suburbanites. I always thought the Ohioans/Iowans got it worse, though, for obvious reasons.
(Confidential to everyone from Wisconsin living in NYC: I just heard there's a place in New York where cheese curds are selling for only $13 a pound!!!)
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On Google Is Gamifying Reading!
I would love to earn a badger, bronze or otherwise.
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On You're Welcome, Benoit Denizet-Lewis
@lempha Was just about to say the same thing, although maybe not in so many letters.
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On How to Spot a First Edition
I think the idea behind Random House's method is that the words "first printing" or "first edition" take the place of the "1" in the printer's line. So RH removes those words for all printings after the first, and you're left with the numbers. Probably Bennett Cerf thought it was awesomer that way.
One other thing that might be worth mentioning: the first U.S. printing of a book that has already appeared elsewhere (e.g. Knifecrime Island) isn't likely to be worth a huge amount, either. Those can't be "true firsts."
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On Obese Gorillas Forced To Eat Tons Of Salad
What *should* be the number-one killer of gorillas in zoos, I wonder.
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On Here's Why You Need A Cast Iron Skillet
Folks, once your cast iron skillet has a reasonable amount of seasoning on it, it is totally ok to wash it -- with soap! And even a little scrubbing when it needs it. Give it a try; nothing horrible will happen for SURE.
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On "Alternative History Fiction" Is the Tackiest Genre
@Art Yucko Well, at least when they've finished writing. (Down with the 1%!)