We wish you Merry Christmas and a happy prosciutto
NY Times: Stand Aside, Rudolph: The Mouse Will Lead. Oh man, look at the first item in this run down of holiday gifts for foodies: Armandino Batali’s Salumi now does mail order. Oh man. One pound culatello, one finocchiona, and a whole bunch of lamb prosciutto for me please.
Oh, the rest of the gift choices [...]
Elections, ballot counting, and the truth
I have a bunch of pages stuck open in my aggregator that I haven’t posted yet because I didn’t feel right about them. They’re all about alleged or actual errors, improprieties, or other issues with the voting in this presidential election. Today Scott Rosenberg at Salon posted what I feel is the more balanced perspective [...]
Review: The Frank Sinatra Show with Ella Fitzgerald
In the late 1950s, at arguably the apogee of his cultural influence and artistic powers, the fates (in the form of Timex’s sponsorship) rewarded Frank Sinatra with a set of network television specials. The shows, classic variety shows of the old mode, featured Ol’ Blue Eyes and a variety of musical guests. In December 1959, [...]
