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Archives for February, 2010
I Cannot Tell A Lie – Hercules Is More Important Than An Apocryphal Cherry Tree
Posted by Zuska on February 23, 2010 How did you celebrate George Washington’s birthday this year? You didn’t do anything? Well, it’s not too late. Pour yourself a nice hot cup of coffee or tea, and sit down to read a pair of fascinating articles published this past Sunday and Monday in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Hercules: Master of cuisine, slave of Washington…
Let Them Eat…Whatever’s In These Dented Cans From The Back Of My Pantry
Posted by Zuska on February 15, 2010 Don’t you just love food palaces? Round these parts in Philly, we have several new Wegmans stores to choose from, and of course Whole Foods. A new Whole Foods opened not far from where I live that includes a little bar – you can have a beer or glass of wine and a little something…
Darwin Pamphlets at Philadelphia’s Philagrafika 2010: Out of Print
Posted by Zuska on February 15, 2010 Philagrafika 2010 is happening now, all over Philadelphia. Involving more than 300 artists at more than 80 venues throughout the city, Philagrafika 2010 will be one of the largest art events in the United States and the world’s most important print-related exposition. Prominent museums and cultural institutions across Philadelphia are participating in Philagrafika 2010, offering…
Skloot Talks About Immortal Life on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane 2/16
Posted by Zuska on February 15, 2010 Tomorrow morning Rebecca Skloot will be on WHYY‘s Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane. She will, of course, be talking about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. You can tune in and listen on the web here. Radio Times starts at 10 a.m. EST but Skloot is scheduled for the second hour of the show, at…
How We Are Surviving Snowpocalypse 2010
Posted by Zuska on February 10, 2010 Arborvitae. It is snowing. Again. Snow, then freezing rain, then more snow with a vengeance that promises to keep on all day through to midnight. This is on top of the batch we got last Saturday. Philadelphia got 28.5 inches though round these parts it seems we “only” got about 17. It was enough to…
Upcycled Purse Honors Howard U. Grad – it could be YOURS!
Posted by Zuska on February 5, 2010 Penny Richards has created a new purse, available on her Etsy site. Here’s some info about it she shared with me (details about the purse construction available on the site): [the purse honors] Melba Roy, a Howard University graduate (undergrad and masters) who was a mathematician at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in the 1960s.…
Let Me Mansplain That Sports Illustrated Cover For You, Little Lady!
Posted by Zuska on February 5, 2010 Lindsey Vonn is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Womentalksports.com notes Vonn is first a GREAT athlete, but she also represents norm of feminine attractiveness. The combination of athleticism and attractiveness make Vonn the likely poster girl of the US Olympic Team, and the media hasn’t disappointed in constructed her as such. Not to be…
Musings on Listening to Skloot Talk About “Immortal Life” on Fresh Air
Posted by Zuska on February 2, 2010 Just finished listening to Rebecca Skloot talking about her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, on Fresh Air this afternoon. You can now listen on the web (transcript not yet available). Around 25:10, Skloot tells Terry Gross about an experience she had with a faith-healing ceremony with members of Henrietta Lacks’s family. Among other…
Skloot, “Immortal Life” Featured on “Fresh Air” Today
Posted by Zuska on February 2, 2010 Be sure to catch Fresh Air whenever it airs in your local market to day, or catch the podcast. Rebecca Skloot is on today, talking about her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which, as I hope you know, is released today. And I hope you pre-ordered your copy already. Fresh Air is on…
Eat Your Veggies!
Posted by Zuska on February 1, 2010 Well, with a little pork. My mother used to make haluski, which is basically chopped cabbage fried in butter and served over boiled noodles. In the old days, the bubbas made their own noodles, but we used store-bought packaged. As I kid, I was not fond of haluski, but as my palate became more refined,…