It's National Potato Day! I don't know about you, but when I think of potatoes, I inevitably think of one thing:
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Some foods and drinks are so closely tied with a fictional character, it's nearly impossible to think of one without the other. Reese's Pieces will forever be the candy choice of E.T.s everywhere, while Turkish Delight is apparently tasty enough to sell out your siblings to the White Witch. And don't even think of ordering a shaken martini without using James Bond's now famous instructions. In a similar vein, I doubt anyone reading this blog doesn't hear the words "White Russian" and immediately think of one man: The Dude.
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Mad Max: Fury Road is coming out on blu-ray and dvd in less than a month, and I am very excited. I saw the movie 3 times while it was in theaters, something I hardly ever do anymore, but the stunt work alone was worth the cost of admission. Beyond the spectacle, though, is a surprising amount of substance. A simple story is the backdrop for complex themes and detailed world-building. It is that all-too-rare thing: the thinking-person's blockbuster.
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I have a confession to make: I'm kind of messy. In life, and in the kitchen, I try to keep things neat and organized, but somewhere along the way, I let something slide, and from there an avalanche of mess always seems to follow.
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Well, I've done Hannibal and Wonderfalls, so it seemed a little silly that I hadn't yet done a recipe for showrunner Bryan Fuller's other super delicious show, Pushing Daisies.
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Happy Comic Con weekend, everybody! While I didn't attend the con this year, the news and pictures and panel videos that come out this weekend are always a lot of fun for genre fans the world over. A couple friends of mine managed to get in on Thursday and Friday, and even attend the Hannibal panel, which, if you've been reading this blog regularly, you know is a pretty big deal to me.
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