I reeled, overcome with ultimate horror of a sort unfelt by man since the pitiless god Pocky dragged his tentacles through the loathsome grime of primordial worlds not our own. Continue reading
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Ernest Hemingway reviews a candy bar
From his pocket he took a candy bar covered in a black wrapper. It was black chocolate. He held it and looked at the fire and looked at the moon. The night was big and black and Nick knew that this was the moment to do the terrible thing. Continue reading
It’s the 4th of July: What are you eating?
Talking books, keeping summer boredom at bay, and the world’s strangest pizza topping. Continue reading
What Truman Capote, Sylvia Plath, and a supermodel have in common
I have no idea why I know that Cherries in the Snow is a particular color of lipstick. Am I aware of it purely due to the insidious power of marketing? Or is there greater cultural significance to this oddly-named makeup? Continue reading
The ultimate summer cake recipe
Called “one of 2018’s biggest and most controversial trends” by The Washington Post, edible glitter was invented for the cake decorating industry to garnish display cakes. By January, the FDA had to issue an advisory warning. Continue reading
The darkest secrets of Choose Your Own Adventure books
“Almost everyone who reads these books goes back to the beginning after reaching an ending, wondering what would have happened differently if they had made other decisions. It’s a very powerful tool for teaching as well as entertaining.”
But what were the Choose Your Own Adventure books teaching young readers in the 1980s? Continue reading
Everything I know about glitter is wrong
Recently, I got to thinking about glitter. What is it made of? When was it invented? Most important of all, what would happen if someone baked it into a cake and ate it? Continue reading
