“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.
From Norman Mailer to Wendy Pepper — everything on film, TV, books, music, and snacks (shut up, raisins), plus the Girls’ Bike Club.
Helping public schools, winning prizes, sending a crazy lady in a tomato costume out in public.
Monologues, travelogues, fiction, and fart humor. And hens. Don’t forget the hens.
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“Can anyone explain to me why Tori Spelling is in this movie? …Anyone?”
I’d never seen this eighties gem, lent to me nearly a year ago by Rey, and I enjoyed it much more than …
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Humboldt Fog vs. Brie. Brie cruised to a fairly decisive victory in the last round, more so …
Government cheese’s ouster does, in my opinion, but the people have spoken, and the people like Boursin. And so do I, actually. Whatever your feelings on federal-issue cheese food, the Round Of 64 is over, …
Update, 4/12/08: Havarti wins narrowly with 51% of the vote.Brackets now updated for the Deli draw.
Grocery and Stanke Cheese polls will stay open until Sunday. Not sure where to vote, or how to find …
Aaaaaaaaaaand without further ado: Robert/Roberta. (It was already here, actually; don’t forget, the search function actually…functions now, so if you’re looking for older content, try that first. Top right-hand side.)
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6 Fourme d’Ambert vs. 16 Caerphilly. Fourme d’Amb is the chocolate of blue cheeses. It melts all over the tongue with a captivating sweetness and beckons blue-haters to the dark …
No, not me chilling on the monkey bars — this gadget. Does anyone have any experience with this contraption? Because I could fit it on my fire escape and kick it homegrown this summer, but …
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9 Port Wine spread vs. 15 Government cheese. The Velveetoid brick of government-issue “cheese food” does have its (somewhat embarrassed) adherents, who, since it’s an anonymous internet poll, will no …
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3 Gruyère vs. 15 Taleggio. Managing to be both sharp and fruity — that rare whiff of pineapple is classic — cave-aged Gruyère is top of its game when melted. …