Cake or Death?

2010

December

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January 4

2009

December 15

November 8

October 11

September 5

August 26

July 10

June 9

May 12

April 17

March 18

February 30

January 55

2008

December 21

November 39

October 45

September 49

August 54

July 45

June 50

May 40

April 54

March 45

February 48

January 10

This suspect photo is going to give me nightmares.

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Scenes from a cross-continent motorcycle trip

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Aretha Franklin’s Hat. I cannot stop looking at these....

Muffin tops

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A new Decemberists’ song, “The Rake’s Song,” is available for free download...

Oh, my God. The Onion is following me on Twitter. They are going to be so disappointed.

“Remember in the late 80’s, early 90’s, when you used to...”
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The Impossible Project

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“As almost ten years’ worth of online diary entries...”
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The Renegades at the New York Times

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“We pass the time of day to forget how time passes.”
— “Amelie”

Mighty Haus: Indoor Garden Guide

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— My main man Pete, at the end...

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“It’s like bread with a pancake crust!”
— Myke, on French toast. He...

I did a lot of this last week. No, not ride the San...

I changed what I listen to when I cook from Al Green to the...

You know you should have studied abroad...

… someone asks you, knowing you minored in Spanish, what something in a book means and you...

“I need my Enya today!”
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"Big Kitchen With Food": A 5-year-old's...

anniehinton: Want. And will buy. Ditto.

This Sandra Lee cake is amazing. The comment on another incarnation of the video that cracks me...

No one knows it, but:

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The Minimalist: The Latest Must-Haves for the...

Tuna casserole

This City Paper column about tuna casserole reminded me of one of my favorite stories about my dad. ...

Photos of the abandoned soundstage for "The...

“If I were a font, I’d be comic sans.”
— A non-designer friend...

Slate: How the newspaper industry tried to...

Design Sponge: Teacup candles

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A year in books

I am not a prolific reader, though I love to read, and this year was a particularly slow one for me....

Every year for the past three years, I’ve made a CD (or two) of my favorite songs of that...