Category Archives: Food and health

Here and There

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Julian Hoeber’s Demon Hill: art installation or just another funhouse at a carnival? Is it different with kids? Why do durians stink? Why do we react in similar ways to danger? Which college majors are to be avoided? It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Education, Food and health, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Cooking a soft-boiled egg correctly is really quite simple. However, the process has deep taproots so bear with me for a bit with some background about my father and grandfather. The Backstory My grandfather arrived in the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Personal reflections, The Good Life | Tagged recipes | 7 Comments

Linkathon

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The latest from “Idiocracy”‘s Mike Judge. A survey of the state of secessionist movements in today’s world. The Catalonia movement seems like one of the most serious of them. So who exactly was the victim? How trustworthy is … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Food and health, Linkathons, Movies, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged food, Gary Taubes, Google, health, Kink.com, Mike Judge, Peter Acworth, politics, secessionism | 3 Comments

Linkathon

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This Kevin Lamb mini-memoir of life at Newsweek parallels my own experience at the magazine almost exactly. Steve Sailer wants to know, how real is “stereotype threat”? Wheat has changed a lot since the 1960s. Paleo/Primal guru … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Music, Politics and Economics | Tagged food, Kara Newman, Mark Sisson, Paleo, politics, Steve Sailer, Will. S. | 4 Comments

Catholics, Carnitas, and Holy Death in Los Angeles

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yesterday I spent the day walking around downtown Los Angeles with faunafrailty, who has been known to show up in the comments here occasionally. During my leisurely Sunday stroll, my keen observational faculties revealed something that might elude … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Photography, Travel | Tagged California, carnitas, Catholicism, Dia de los Muertos, Los Angeles, luchadores, Mexican Coke, Mexican nationalism, Olvera Street, paganism, Santa Muerte, white guilt | 13 Comments

Question Lady Question

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: What do you do to prevent yourself from coming down with colds or flus?

Posted in Food and health | 11 Comments

Michael Pollan, AMA

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Has the Reddit AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) session become one of journalism’s — or at least the web’s — most vital and useful forms? I often get more out of making my way through those things than … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Science | Tagged AMA, journalism, Michael Pollan, Reddit | 5 Comments

Food Trucks in SoCal

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I was at a charity event last night that featured a number of food trucks. Greek, Hawaiian, Mexican/Asian fusion, American/Asian fusion, Middle Eastern, ice cream, and boba were all represented. The menu at the Cheer Burger truck. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Photography | Tagged burgers, California, food trucks, ice cream, mediocre food if I'm being honest | 15 Comments

Ippudo NY

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The Wife and I ate at this highly-praised Japanese restaurant the other evening and thought it more than lived up to the hype, delivering a lot of chic theater and scene-y fun, as well as the best ramen we’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, The Good Life | 5 Comments