the collected musings of ms. rachel b. doyle

tips 'n' tricks for bacon loverz

Ok, so the other night I made Jamie Oliver’s delicious Farfalle with Savoy Cabbage, Pancetta...

Oct 1st

echolot: Received a weird invitation for tonight’s opening...

Oct 1st

View of a sculpture by Berlin-based Japanese artist Chiharu...

Sep 29th

Photos by Akif Hakan Celebi. (via missmodular and we heart...

Sep 27th

I heart Jessica Hagy’s contributions to the...

Sep 26th

Bill Clinton: STFU Already

Sep 26th

Sep 26th

Nostalgia for kid lit

I just began watching Lost, and dammit if it doesn’t remind me of Gary Paulson’s...

Sep 26th

Last Night's Dinner

Sep 25th

Photo credit: Karen Kuehn, 1991, Gelatin Silver print Here’s an interesting passage from a...

Sep 25th

fek: Nina Simone covering Hall & Oates’ “Rich Girl.” Word. From her Baltimore album, which...

Sep 25th

Random trivia gleaned from Wikipedia

Weirdness!  January Jones (best known as Mad Men’s lovely Betty Draper) dated Ashton Kutcher...

Sep 24th

What was the #1 song on the day you were...

Sep 23rd

“After over thirty years, a mug shot surfaced of David...

Sep 23rd

Is the proposed bailout a good idea?

squashed: No. $700,000,000,000 is roughly the cost of the Iraq war. It is also enough money for...

Sep 22nd

missmodular: Juuuuust browsing. Not making any...

Sep 21st

Flying bunny, I dedicate thee to my three awesome friends...

Sep 20th

The 25 best UK exam blunders

Sep 20th

Why did the Italians get this gem while the German show...

Sep 19th

“I get leery when people base a large part of their identity...”
— Miss Information sums it up...

Sep 19th

sexxxy!  (via khlrqa)

Sep 19th

Black Comic Introduces McCain at RNC

Sep 19th

Excluding laziness about finding the remote control, this is the only week in history that...

Sep 19th

Inside Obama's Emails || The Onion

Sep 19th

DemocraticStuff.com is selling the most insane collection of...

Sep 18th

“[Fiction is] one of the few experiences where loneliness can...”
— David Foster Wallace

Sep 18th

Say what you will about Jeff Koons, but his exhibition at...

Sep 13th

The Nation hates 'racist' Amy Winehouse

Sep 13th

Wow, I LOVE the look of the new iTunes. On the downside,...

Sep 12th

I’m giddy about this new, perfect for apartment-decorating...

Sep 12th

Oh man, the Mini Rooftop in Hell’s Kitchen sure is...

Sep 12th

I would be unbelievably happy if one day, while walking, I...

Sep 7th

“This is a stunning moment in economic history: At one time...”
— Rich Man’s Burden, from...

Sep 6th

Harper’s Bazaar spread “Bubble,” photo by Melvin Sokolsky,...

Sep 6th

Peggy Hill, Sarah Palin About Sarah Palin: A Letter from...

Sep 5th