From Serious Eats: New York Photographs by Robyn Lee Blue Ribbon Bakery Market 14 Bedford Street New York, NY 10014 (near Downing Street; map); 212-647-0408; blueribbonrestaurants.com Service: The toastmasters are careful but fast Setting: Postage-stamp-sized storefront Compare It To: Alidoro, 'ino ...

If you want to know how long Mira Bergen has been keeping Shabbat, just ask to see her marble collection. On New Year’s Eve in 1999 Mira was at a crossroads. She had been coming to the local Orthodox community for Shabbat on and off for over 10 years and loved it. She especially cherished the warm...

In 2004, a Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich sold for big bucks on ebay. In 2007, she was a hardboiled egg. She reigned as a pretzel in 2008. Mother Teresa also had her food-icon fame days, as the infamous NunBun first discovered in 1996. It is just now coming to light, however, that Muslims also ...

I saw this on a blog and pass it along to you with the disclaimer that this is tongue in cheek for those of you who don't understand satire! (See New Yorker post comments) “Top Ten Reasons Not to Come to Church in the Summer” 1. The last time you wore sunglasses in church the preacher got parano...

Title - Welcome to Nothing Author - shorthorror Pairing - Jimmy Sullivan / Matt Sanders Rating - NC-17 Summary - Jimmy Sullivan has never found so much in so little. His struggles become someone else's struggles after an unexpected run-in. Now Jimmy doesn't have to suffer by himself. Disclaimer - Pu...

† christian bale was arrested over in london for supposedly assaulting his mom & sister! celebslam † oh no! 'golden girl' estelle getty passed away this morning (3 days before her 85th birthday) tmz † do you think angelina jolie really wants to do a film w/ billy bob thornton? i...

 A newsletter story from the Corporate Strategy Board on "consequent markets" got me thinking about the impact of possibilities on decisions (see last post). If we perceive outcomes as not possible--such as surviving cancer or traveling back in time--we dismiss them, naturally, from our decisio...

Burnt Orange Report has been hitting back against the over the top anti-blogger bias found within the OpEd page of the Austin American-Statesman but in Sunday's paper, a frontpage "story" crossed a line even for this paper's low standards. Editor & Publisher documents the atrocities: -- The audi...

Real headlines from real news sites with not-so-real subheads From CBS News: $550K “Wardrobe Malfunction” Fine Tossed FCC now officially biggest boobs in Super Bowl half-time show From CBS News: Men Sentenced For Setting Friend’s Crotch Ablaze Barred for life from singing “Ch...

Minerals are essential for your health and nutrition. Minerals are need for the proper composition of body fluids, the formation of blood and bones, maintaining healthy nerve function, and minerals also function as coenzymes, which enable the body to build and feed cells.They are also partly respons...