Thought for Food

peoplemag: “It was a really fun, happy time.” - Kelli Allman...

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:33:23 -0400

“It was a really fun, happy time.”

- Kelli Allman (née McCormack), who shared this photo of President Barack Obama’s 1979 prom in Hawaii, to TIME

Feathered hair don’t care.

nevver: The New Yorker Summa summa summatime….(This year...

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:12:42 -0400

nevver:

The New Yorker

Summa summa summatime….

(This year with Gena!!)

Mildly obsessed with this hand-felted baby mobile. The Etsy shop...

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:45:37 -0400

Mildly obsessed with this hand-felted baby mobile. The Etsy shop has a veritable Noah’s Ark of charming little felted animal mobiles (and, um, Star Wars figures!), but I love the simplicity of this one best.

This poor little love has giardia. She’s also concerned...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:10:08 -0400

This poor little love has giardia. She’s also concerned about global warming & she doesn’t like the sound of this drone program either.

darklamb: Excuse me. What the fuck. Why is there “sponsored”...

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:00 -0400

darklamb:

Excuse me. What the fuck. Why is there “sponsored” shit from GeneralElectric (obviously not a tumblr i follow) popping upon my dash. This is crap. Also crap is that there are close to 11 thousand morons who liked this picture of a train that this corporation posted. You have got to be fucking joking me.
Is this the beginning of the end?

Yes.

somethingchanged: Kid goats protected by sandbags during World...

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:00 -0400

somethingchanged:

Kid goats protected by sandbags during World War Two, London Zoo, March 1941.

"My nightmare is the H-bomb. What’s yours?"

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:17:00 -0400

“My nightmare is the H-bomb. What’s yours?”

- Marilyn Monroe, in a 1962 interview with Alan Levy, via Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 (which I’m really enjoying — but then I was the 19-year-old who totally OD’d on her journals one dark summer of my own).

Speaking of Marilyn being a little ahead of her time … what a canny answer. I imagine the question posed as a meaningless bit of celebrity interest. You know: what do you dream about? What’s your greatest nightmare? Do you really go to bed in nothing but Chanel No. 5?

And she turned it around like that, referencing in one line the greatest horrors of the last century. That’ll shut ‘em up.

PS: If you love Marilyn, you might love Blonde, a rather harrowing fictionalized account of her life by Joyce Carol Oates. It’s been, god, 12 years since I read it? I remember absolutely eating it up.

noseasboba: I never get tired of this photo. Ella Fitzgerald...

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:58:17 -0400

noseasboba:

I never get tired of this photo.

Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play at Mocambo because of her race. Then, one of Ella’s biggest fans made a telephone call that quite possibly changed the path of her career for good. Here, Ella tells the story of how Marilyn Monroe changed her life:

“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt… she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.”

——

“It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.” - the Creator of the GIF

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:41:56 -0400

“It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.” - the Creator of the GIF:

darklamb:

Finally! I knew I had it right all along! Whew.

I mean, duh. I can only surmise that the people who thought it was a hard G are vodka drinkers.

Me?

I prefer gin.

humansofnewyork: “He’s twenty years old. I try to take him...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:04:00 -0400

humansofnewyork:

“He’s twenty years old. I try to take him outside whenever I can so that he can have some new experiences before, you know…”

Wait, I don’t follow.

What do you mean, “you know…?”

Union Square gets 5,000% return on Tumblr

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:51:14 -0400

Union Square gets 5,000% return on Tumblr :

soupsoup:

Tumblr’s employees will also do well. The company’s first 10 employees will receive an average of $6.2 million in cash; the first 30 will receive an average of $3.3 million in cash, and the rest of the 178 employees will each receive $371,000.

It’s all fun and games until someone gets so dirty they...

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:23:14 -0400

It’s all fun and games until someone gets so dirty they need an emergency bath.

I work a couple blocks away but this was my first time at Shake...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:45:53 -0400

I work a couple blocks away but this was my first time at Shake Shack — and, get this, maybe the first time I’ve ever ordered a burger. They don’t do much for me — I’d rather spend my calories on straight cheese, please — though I will admit it was deeee-licious. And the company, Ms @katarinamaloney — even better. (at Shake Shack)

MCC 2013. One thing I’ll say about these galas — and...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:35:00 -0400

MCC 2013. One thing I’ll say about these galas — and I’ve been to a few — is that I’ve learned how to dress for them. Though black tie is acceptable — and there are plenty of serious gowns and tuxes on display — a cocktail dress and frivolous pink thing atop your head is by far the way to go. (Clutches are also a non-starter: if you can’t double-fist, what’s the point?*)

Another thing I’ll say: a good 75% of my enjoyment of the event is the sheer thrill of being in the New York Public Library. What a triumph that building is. If it ever fails to leave me breathless, put me on a plane and send me back to Minnesota. My time here will be done.

"MySpace was where you went in the past, WordPress and Movable Type were where people went if they..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:00 -0400

“MySpace was where you went in the past, WordPress and Movable Type were where people went if they had the patience and writing output to maintain a traditional blog, Facebook was where you went to define yourself by schools and checkboxes, and Tumblr was where you went to make your own identity and express your creativity.”

- The One-Person Product – Marco.org (via peterwknox)

Peter chose my exact pull-quote from this fascinating post.

PS: Marco — love the last paragraph (I admit I was curious!). You and your family couldn’t be more deserving.

Swiss black forest cake with brandied...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:40:00 -0400

Swiss black forest cake with brandied cherries (via gastrogirl)

When I was an exchange student in Rheinheim, Germany, my host-dad was a konditorei owner, very recently retired and rather bored, who baked us croissants and lebkuchen and good brown bread any ol’ day. Every morning I slathered them silly with liverwurst and good salty butter and mild creamy cheese and lord, it was a TIME.

For one celebration, he made Schwarzwälder kirschtorte and it blew my little mind. My reaction must have been intense — who are we kidding? of COURSE it was intense — ‘cause he then proudly made it, “Nora’s Favorite Cake,” for every single celebration that followed, including that well-known German holiday known as Every Other Sunday.

Oh, I was fat!

Oh, I was happy!

Totally made up for his weird pale anti-social daughter and her weird pale anti-social boyfriend and the bitchy English boarding-school cutter I shared a room with — all three of whom I was, of course, contractually obligated to befriend, to the extent that such a thing was possible.

Thus is the power of cake.

Gwen Stefani at the beach (via buzzfeedceleb) Smart woman....

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:00 -0400

Gwen Stefani at the beach (via buzzfeedceleb)

Smart woman. Y’all on your SPF game for Summer 2013, right? Don’t forget your neck, chest, and backs of your hands, every day. Wear hats. Hats are chic. Hats protect ya neck and face. And while you’re at it, go ahead and get a prescription for Retin-A Micro. No need to mess with any of the expensive over-the-counter stuff (which are just imitating prescription-only ingredients anyway). Assuming you have health insurance, this does everything you need — gives you the clearest, softest skin of your life, and more importantly, actively treats and prevents wrinkles, freckles, and sun spots — for about $15 a pop. I even smear it on my neck, chest, and the backs of my hands — why not?

The other day my dermatologist’s medical assistant asked me if I was on it — yep, I said.

“Good! Absolutely everyone should be, even if they have perfect skin!”

Damn straight. Pass it on.

PS: This post brought to you by a 31-year-old woman who’s just desperately trying to atone for past mistakes — of many varieties.

The (quite-possibly) magical stuffed animals that were the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:04:16 -0400

The (quite-possibly) magical stuffed animals that were the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh, on display at the New York Public Library, via Mandarin Oriental’s Instagram.

Overnight Refrigerator Oatmeal … something else to do with...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:29:00 -0400

Overnight Refrigerator Oatmeal … something else to do with those chia seeds, courtesy of Claire and Erica’s addictive Monday newsletter. Reminds me of the breakfast cookies I used to love — and you better believe I’ll be subbing in my homemade cashew milk (marry me, Blendtec).

PS: From the same source, Learn Guitar with David Brent.

PPS: Ok now, this is truly hilarious. I wrote that much ^^ before I saw this in the newsletter under Claire’ things: “Admitting that half the reason I am in-the-know about anything outside of work is because I keep on top of Nora Sherman’s personal-but-still-so-servicey blog.”

Um, my heart skipped a beat.

Mutual Admiration Society! Thank you!!

What a brilliant little moment this was. (via...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:59:24 -0400

What a brilliant little moment this was.

(via hipsterical:televisionwithoutpity)