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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
The Salt
Sandwich Monday: The Grilled Cheese Doughnut
October 22, 2012 For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a new take on a sandwich classic. In the spirit of the KFC Double Down, which replaces bread with fried chicken, we make a grilled cheese using a doughnut in the place of the bread. It's a good first step on the path to replacing all of our food with doughnuts.
From 'Groovy' To 'Slacks,' The Words That Date You
October 22, 2012 When Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich used the word "slacks" in a recent column, a reader commented: "Slacks? How old are you?" It got Schmich thinking about the words we choose and how much those choices can reveal about our age. Tell us: What are the words you use that date you?
All Tech Considered
6 New Video Games That Will Get You Hooked
October 22, 2012 Video game makers are rolling out their new titles — with a wide range of creativity and style — just in time for the holiday shopping season. Jamin Warren, founder of Kill Screen magazine, shares his top picks.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Movies
A Look At 'The Girl' Who Caught Hitchcock's Eye
October 20, 2012 The HBO film The Girl sets out to shed light on the complicated behind-the-scenes relationship between actress Tippi Hedren and director Alfred Hitchcock during the filming of The Birds in 1963. As Elizabeth Blair explains, Hitchcock's obsession with Hedren is the stuff of a Hollywood thriller.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Monkey See
Does The Hallmark Channel Have Basic Cable's Most Efficiently Defined Brand?
October 19, 2012 You can look all over the cable landscape, and you'll have a hard time finding anything as predictable as the made-for-television romantic movies on the Hallmark Channel. If you can't script them yourself by now, you're not trying.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Monkey See
MTV's 'Underemployed': Heavy On Stereotypes, Still Light On Realistic Apartments
October 18, 2012 Emma Miller says MTV's Underemployed, about twentysomethings and their frustrations, might reflect a few real issues but falls back on entirely too many clichés.
Monkey See
Entirely Real Photos: There Can Never Be Too Many Weird Reproductions Of Royals
October 18, 2012 You've seen Will and Kate (as royal watchers casually call them, you see) as dolls; now see them as a cake.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Monkey See
Sometimes A Friend Is Just A Cigar: Why Not Everybody Needs To Kiss At The End
October 17, 2012 There's a common sense among TV fans that if any two people are close enough, fans are entitled to see them kiss. This is a mistake.
Television
Jessica Lange, Back In Black For 'Horror Story'
October 17, 2012 NPR's Neda Ulaby talks to the American Horror Story star and show creator Ryan Murphy about horror as metaphor, and what's in store in Season 2.
The Salt
What's For Dinner? Fueling A Presidential Debate
October 17, 2012 Both candidates fueled up on potatoes and meat last night as they prepared for the debate at separate Marriotts near Hofstra University. But did what they choose to eat help their performance? We asked an expert to weigh in.
Monkey See
Entirely Real Photos: It Is Possible That Jennifer Lopez Needs Less Wind Machine
October 17, 2012 Far be it from us to give advice to Jennifer Lopez, but we're going from "tousled" to Wizard Of Oz here.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Monkey See
'You Can't Do That On Film': A Performance Documentary Without Performance Footage
October 16, 2012 A new DVD celebrates the kids' sketch show You Can't Do That On Television. But can a documentary work without looking directly at its subject?
Monkey See
Entirely Real Photos: Alan Cumming's Suit Is Why Suits Were Invented
October 16, 2012 If there's one thing you can say about Alan Cumming, it's that the man can wear a suit.
