In our newest ‘cast, we welcome back fan favorite Tony Carnevale and review Frances Ha starring Greta Gerwig and co-written by her and (directed by) Noah Baumbach. Topics include: brownies, black & white movies, New York in your 20’s, besties, meeting Richie Rich, modern dance, nosebuds, men with two cats, picking up girls at the grocery store, giving out fake numbers, and Nate’s favorite wrong number-“Sandwich Girl”
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We watched Frances Ha and we loved it and we talked about it! And also we talked about liking other things in real life and on FB and tumblr and guys ignore my description and listen to it because I think you’ll like it!
This is perfect in every way, especially on Mother’s Day. Read it and weep mostly happy tears.
I found this fella today tied to a bench in Prospect Park. I was taking a jog, and stopped to get him some much needed lunch and a bath. We visited the vet (Animal Kind Veterinary Hospital, 365 7th Ave Brooklyn - they were amazing and so informative) and got him all checked out. His name is Bentley according to his microchip.
He is very friendly and well-behaved, though he needs a little help on the leash. Part of that is probably that he’s only about two years old (vet estimate). We got his shots, some antibiotics for the wear and tear that comes from living on a bench for a few days, and some dog food to get him fattened up. His collar was traded in for a harness (way easier to walk).
He weighs 52.6 lbs, and he’ll get bigger as he eats properly. Right now he’s napping on his new bed, and he’s so freaking cute and wonderful.
But I can’t have a dog right now. As much as I would love to keep him it wouldn’t be fair to him, and it would be irresponsible of me considering my current employment situation (recently fired, not quite freelancing). I’ve contacted Shawn Casey of animal rescue but they are currently full. If any one wants this friendly guy please let me know. You can email me at gantpowell@gmail.com. I will answer any questions you might have. Until then, we’re going to bop along and probably go on some jogs together. Also I’m going to fatten him up properly.
It’s been a long day for me, and a terrible week for Bentley. I hope he gets really healthy and happy. I don’t know about fate, but I think this was supposed to happen today.
Grant, you are a lovely human being & I love that you used the term, ‘bop along’.
Park Slope’ers/Brooklynites - Let’s find this sweet bear a home!
x.
Poor boy. You’re doing a good thing. (Signal boost.)
New Yorkers, help find this boy the perfect home! This guy is so great to rescue him and care for him when he is low on money. Let’s get this great doggy a home!
Dear Friends,
I wrote recently, on Twitter, that I was getting the word “feminist” tattooed on my ass. I was only joking, but I might as well have been serious. It’s true that in all the most important things I am—mother, writer, hiker, wife, daughter, seeker—feminism is at the center. It’s a descriptor so clear and permanent it seems to me it’s inked on my ass whether it’s literally there or not. I’ve been a feminist since before I knew what a feminist was. It’s an indelible part of my identity and it informs everything I do.
When I first began reading Bitch I marveled at how simple it is, that mission of putting those words—“I am a feminist”—into action. Of writing as activism, of fusing theory and experience and activism into an urgent call that doesn’t politely ask to be listened to, but demands it. In each issue, Bitch speaks in a voice that doesn’t ask permission to be heard.
It takes guts to be a feminist. It takes nerve to remind people that our world is colored by gender and gender bias, by inequality and ugliness and violence. It is a difficult business, emphasizing that these things matter, that they are not special interests or fleeting causes, that we are informed and affected by them whether we realize it or not, that we carry them with us not because we choose to but because we have to. To read Bitch is to remember that we don’t always choose our causes; some of them find us.
It takes guts, too, to care. To admit that you want the world to change, deeply and radically into one that values women and values feminism. I care, and I’m asking you today to join me in supporting Bitch Media as they work to be part of that transformation. If you agree that feminism is essential—even if the word itself isn’t inscribed on your ass, or any place else on your body—then please, show your support by making this investment with me. Invest in women; invest in the kind of work that needs to be done day in and day out to make feminism real and current and interesting.
Invest in Bitch.
- Cheryl
Cheryl Strayed
Writer, Mother, Feminist
In this episode, we tackle another non-ro-co because when Ryan Gosling says he isn’t going to make movies for awhile. You need to pay attention! Hence… ”The Place Beyond The Pines” starring Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, and Bradley Cooper. Our guest is the lovely A.J. Langer(My So-Called Life, Private Practice). Topics include: Catalano vs Krakow, Brian Austin Green, professional screen kisses, Eva Mendes & the Goss, what to do when Ray Liotta is at-the-door, Clyde disses Brett’s motorcycle prowess, and bald talk!
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You guys this week our guest was AJ Langer who is my awesome friend but also happened to play Rayanne on My So Called Life, so if you’re a human being you should listen to this (with ears)!
HAVE YOU EVER FUCKING SEEN the Hamburger Helper? That shit is terrifying. What’s worse than that? The sodium content. Get off the salt lick and grub on some real food.
Seriously someone in HH marketing should be fired.
TUCSON TEMPEH PASTA
1 block tempeh (~8 oz.)
1 yellow onion
1 bell pepper
2 carrots
3-4 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon olive oil
2-3 teaspoons soy sauce or tamari
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon liquid smoke (It is near the BBQ sauce at the store I swear. You haven’t even looked yet so stop fucking complaining.)
14 ounce can of tomatoes (make sure you don’t buy some brand full of salt)
1 pound of pasta (whole wheat, rice, quinoa, whatever the fuck you want)
juice of 1 lemon
1 cup of green peas or other vegetable
Optional: add some steamed broccoli, spinach, roasted sweet potatoes, whatever you got that you need to use up.
Cook the pasta how the box tells you to. You got this.
Chop up the onion, bell pepper, and carrots. Mince the garlic cloves up nice and small. Heat up the oil over a medium heat in a big skillet or a wok. Crumble the tempeh into little pieces with your hands and toss into the skillet. Add the veggies and cook them until the onion begins to look all golden and the tempeh bits start to brown. Add the soy sauce, spices, and garlic and cook them for about a minute. Your place should smell fucking awesome by now. You’re welcome. Now add the liquid smoke and tomatoes and let the mixture start to bubble a little. Let this all stew together for a minute or two.
Add the cooked pasta, lemon juice, and any additional veggies you picked out to the tomato mixture. Mix everything together until the pasta is nice and coated. Add more spices if you think it needs it. I like to serve mine topped with red onion, jalapenos, and cilantro but you add your favorite shit.
Serves 4-6 people as a meal (or one bad mother fucker with leftovers)
My new favorite tumblr. Healthy recipes written hilariously.
I’ve never seen anyone die before. I was prepared for the sadness. The heartbreak. I wasn’t prepared for the beauty. The purity. The clarity. The clear perspective. What matters is obvious.
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He is dying and it is sad but that is not all it is. There is a grace to him. He is trying to be brave. He is scared about what comes next. But he is more scared about staying here. The pain is too much. I told him that whatever happens next, I think it will be ok. He responds, “Me too.”
“Comedian Matt Ruby’s soul-stirring meditation on his father’s death. Pair with the mortality paradox. (via explore-blog)”
Please read Matt Ruby’s whole post about his father’s death. It’s so beautiful.
In this episode, we see “Admission” (starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, as well as Wallace Shawn, Michael Sheen, and Lilly Tomlin). Back in the backseat is Samantha Morris! Topics of the day include: Nate and Tash talk sleepovers, Happy Endings, Gosling talk, getting into college, movies to watch while folding laundry, and is John Mayer only mom music now?
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I forgot to reblog this, but I think you should listen to this podcast with your ears. It will hurt less.
