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Wine: Natural isn't perfect

By Dave McIntyre
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Wine is not immune to political correctness or polemics. (Readers who merely desire a simple glass of fermented grape juice to enjoy with dinner might want to turn to the editorial page now.) The latest battlefront in wine is whether that juice you're drinking is "natural.

The natural-wine movement has been sweeping France for a few years now, with stylishly dressed millennials in trendy wine bars in affluent urban neighborhoods celebrating the peasant vignerons who defy globalization in defense of terroir.

Oped out

Had a long conversation with a former co-worker who has turned conservative. Stayed away from politics, but at some point he started ranting about socialists. I told him that by current standards Nixon and Reagan would be considered socialists. I may have been pushing the envelope with Reagan, but certainly he espoused policies that would be anathema to the Tea Baggers: cut-and-run in the face of Arab insurgents, reduce nuclear weapons, etc. In any case, we didn't get to the fine points, as the response was spittle-flecked screaming.

Fox News causes brain damage.

werner herzog 3d cave art

Delusional Downtown Divas. Created by Lena Dunham, Carroll Dunham and Laurie Simmon's daughter and artist in her own right, a filmmaker and writer. You need to watch a few to get the real idea. Pretty funny IMHO.

vine of the soul

steam punk mac-mod

Jim Nutt
"Trim" and Other Works: 1967-2010
May 5 - June 26, 2010
Reception for the artist:
Wednesday, May 5, 6-8 pm
Three Artists Talk About Jim Nutt:
Steve DiBenedetto, David Humphrey, and Alexi Worth
Saturday, May 8, 2 pm
David Nolan Gallery

st. anselm - deep fried dogs and wine on tap from fette sau peeps.

pixels
- via theo on facebook
The tetris bit is my favorite part.

I just realized the search term (in quotes) "haploid zombie" doesn't return very many hits. Good name for a punk band.

Hello Kitty wine!

These kinds of studies are sorely needed, and fast, because as of right now, about 85 percent of the corn grown in the US is genetically engineered to either produce an insecticide, or to survive the application of herbicide. And about 91-93 percent of all soybeans are genetically engineered to survive massive doses of Roundup herbicide.

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I am in the mood for some great fish n chips for quite awile

made a lovely fish sandwich from super long island fish last saturday but i want FRY, never even heard of this place (below from zagat blog)

let go sunday for dinner, good wines too
http://www.londonlennies.com

London Lennie’s opened roughly 50 years ago in Queens as a four-seat fish ’n’ chips shop. Since then, it’s become a full-fledged fin house, and to celebrate its half-century in existence, on April 13 from 3–6 PM (otherwise known as the freelancer’s happy hour), it’s offering $1.50 fish ’n’ chips at the bar (718-894-8084).

via reddit, world's saddest cookbook

two women try to sneak dead john lennon onto airplane. i thought paul was the dead one. real life weekend at bernies, sunglasses and all. i think i got this right.

the binging

Yeah, but only "in retrospect". All those premature anti-invasionists are still dirty, fucking hippies.

KFC's Bacon Sandwich On Fried Chicken "Bread" Starts Killing People Nationwide April 12

First and probably last shad roe of the season this morning. Mmm. Sauteed in butter four minutes on a side with lid on, drizzled in lemon juice, sprinkled in salt.

hammer time

anyone get the serious man. just watched it via netflix. good yet disappointing. was it an existential exercise on modern jewishness?