Sandwich Monday: The White Castle Veggie Slider
For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a new sandwich for vegetarians: the White Castle Veggie Slider. It's a mini-burger made with carrots, broccoli and other veggies.
Arts
There's Nothing Sketchy About This 'Outline'
Reviewer Heller McAlpin says Rachel Cusk, known for her lacerating memoirs, begins to bring her fiction and nonfiction closer together in Outline, an "impressive deepening" of her work.
A Few Caveats About The New World Of Television
There's a lot happening in the world of television, with both business and content. But before we assume a new future, there are some cautions to keep in mind.
'I Was A Dramatic Kid': For Jessica Chastain, Acting Came Naturally
Chastain started her own theater company at age 10. As the first in her family to go to college, she says attending Juilliard was scary, but her grandmother helped her through it.
Why Pygmies Aren't Scared By The 'Psycho' Theme
Deep in the Congolese rain forest, a group of Pygmies lives in near isolation from Western music. When a team of scientists played them music from Star Wars and Psycho, the results were surprising.
What Those George Clooney Jokes Know About Red Carpet Culture
George Clooney's September marriage has been the subject of a lot of jabs that are only sort of about him.
Big Wins For 'Transparent' Make It Clear: TV's Undergoing A Revolution
The show, which portrays a 70-year-old coming out as transgender, won two Golden Globes — the first wins for original programming by Amazon.
Shelby Stephenson is NC's Newest Poet Laureate, Press 53 Reissues "Fiddledeedee"
On December 22nd, Governor Pat McCrory announced North Carolina's newest Poet Laureate, Shelby Stephenson. And on January 1st, Press 53 reissued Stephenson's classic long poem Fiddledeedee.
Former Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti has said, "Fiddledeedee is Shelby at his best. Blessed be his wholly liturgical verse - the bard, the very voice, of North Carolina."
In Slovakia, Christmas Dinner Starts In The Bathtub
Christmas carp is a holiday mainstay in many central European nations. Traditionally, it swims in the family tub for a day or two, sometimes becoming a sort of pet before it ends up on the plate.