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Tomato Nation Read-Along #10: Poll
June 2, 2011 – 9:10 AM | 10 Comments
Tomato Nation Read-Along #10: Poll

We’ve got true crime; we’ve got baseball; we’ve got reflections on true crime by my favorite baseball writer; we’ve got TV studies, memoirs, and an investigation of the fate of Pudding Pops by my colleague …

The NC Double Shot Round of 32, Flight 2
May 31, 2011 – 7:45 AM | 27 Comments
The NC Double Shot Round of 32, Flight 2

Today’s write-ups by Sarah D. Bunting. Confused? Click here. Need an ingredients breakdown? We recommend Google, straight up with a twist.
1 Martini / Gibson vs. 9 Mimosa. The Martini pounded its opponent last time; I …

The NC Double Shot Round of 32, Flight 1
May 27, 2011 – 1:36 PM | 26 Comments
The NC Double Shot Round of 32, Flight 1

Today’s write-ups by Keckler. Confused? Click here. Don’t know the ingredients? Try Google.
1 Bloody Mary vs. 8 Black / White Russians. Okay, as gross as the Russians sound to me, even worse is the cocktail …

The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 4
May 23, 2011 – 10:54 AM | 22 Comments
The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 4

Today’s write-ups by Keckler. Confused? Click here. Don’t know the ingredients? Try Google.
1 Screwdriver vs. 16 Vesper. I know the Vesper’s going down hard here and I know full well Bunting only agreed to add …

The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 3
May 20, 2011 – 10:04 AM | 39 Comments
The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 3

Today’s write-ups by Sarah D. Bunting. Confused? Click here. Don’t know the ingredients? Google, baby.
1 Martini / Gibson vs. 16 Pink Lady. I used to have a boyfriend who refused to eat potato salad because …

xoJane.com: Like A Dog To Its Own Vomit
May 19, 2011 – 12:53 PM | 52 Comments
xoJane.com: Like A Dog To Its Own Vomit

Jane Pratt has me cringing again.
Reader AMA tipped me to Pratt’s new project, xoJane.com, and wondered about my thoughts “given [my] previous takedown” of Jane Magazine, so the cringing began with my own writing from …

The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 2: Co-H
May 18, 2011 – 9:20 AM | 37 Comments
The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 2: Co-H

Today’s write-ups by Keckler. Confused? Click here. To refresh your memory on ingredients, we recommend Google.
1 Gin and Tonic vs. 16 French 75. See, this is a sucky match-up because I love both of these …

The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 1: A-Ch
May 16, 2011 – 8:50 AM | 40 Comments
The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 1: A-Ch

Today’s write-ups by Sarah D. Bunting. Confused? Click here. To refresh your memory on ingredients, we recommend Google.
1 Bloody Mary vs. 16 Americano / Campari and Soda. A Campari cocktail has such a wonderful mid-century …

The NC Double Shot
May 14, 2011 – 10:40 PM | 11 Comments
The NC Double Shot

We’ve crowned kings in the snackets for cheese, ice cream, cereal, and candies both chocolate and non-. Now it’s time for yet another series of face-offs — but this one’s at the bar, as the …

Marwencol
May 10, 2011 – 11:13 AM | 5 Comments
<I>Marwencol</I>

Marwencol presents initially as your typical Independent Lens documentary feature, a bittersweet meditation on the strength of the human spirit that, while informative, doesn’t maintain good boundaries with the twee. But this film, about Mark …