Wilfrid
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In a survey of Gen Z* dap and contact high were recognized; edgelord and Chitlin' Circuit not.
*Sample size=1.
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I should have Olive + Oak in the restaurant choices.
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Paler knows "dap"?
No, I think the typical reader is older, college-educated, probably quite diverse. Maybe the reader knows "edgelord" and that's good, but I am surprised they need to have the Chitlin' Circuit explained.
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Well done. My gripe was that the first three were just sprayed into the article while Chitlin' Circuit needed to be explained to the reader,
I have moved on to a new gripe:
Quoteup-and-coming actress and model Laura Harrier
She's 35. Notably, she was in BlacKkKlansman in 2018. She's established. Is the problem young editors who don't have a clue or old editors who once had a clue?
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Curious. How many of these words/phrases do y'all understand without googling?
- Dap
- Edgelord
- Contact high
- Chitlin' circuit
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I bet Eater links to this.
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86. Quite sudden it seems.
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I agree with that.
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News you can use?
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Actual AI response to a Google search. Whatever I was looking for, it wasn't details on wombat faeces.
QuoteRecent news highlights a surge in dog waste complaints in New York City, with over 800 reports early in 2026, marking a 35% increase, particularly affecting Brooklyn. Residents are calling for better cleanup in areas like Sunset Park. Separately, studies show bowel movement frequency affects health, and wombats produce cube-shaped poo.
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I try to spare you all my obsessions with Japanese and Chinese cinema, but I will make an exception for This is Not What I Expected for food-related reasons. It's a romantic comedy about a very junior chef -- who turns out to be highly talented -- and the CEO of a hotel chain.
The first 20 minutes had me falling out of my chair; I will never believe it wasn't directly based on Ratatouille. That's qualification enough for any movie, but the rest continues to be very funny indeed and the food, throughout, looks great.
The link above is to YouTube, which has the original soundtrack and subtitles. If you have Prime, you can get it there, but when I tried I could only find it dubbed into English, which is just not as good. Unless you can't do subtitles.
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Canora's comments in the article were interesting (quoted above by MitchW). If you try making mocktails using fancy teas and juices, he says, they can cost as much or more to make as alcoholic cocktails. I find that plausible if you make mocktails that way. Of course a soda is going to be much cheaper.
QuoteThe children didn't go to college (drinking school)
I learned to drink before college: over-achiever. Of course, it helped that the UK drinking age is 18 and back when I was a teenager nobody checked IDs (because IDs as such didn't exist and 18 year olds rarely had driving licenses); you just had to look and act 18.
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On a similar note:
QuoteThe food (and the wine) will draw on Iberian and Portuguese influences...
That's like "British and Welsh influences."
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Most useful, thanks. I think I have the Black history and music lined up.
And 'ssippi is a funny name for a wine bar.
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Interesting piece. It didn't surprise me that it's a thing; the extent surprised me. I assumed it's a younger cohort.
I do see people posting things like "$14 for a mocktail!" on social media.
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Since a Mississippi/Alabama trip looks complicated, I am thinking of a simple few days in St Louis. If anyone has been there at all recently, comments appreciated. I have noted the hot salami; maybe I should also try the St Paul Sandwich (basically, egg foo young on white bread).
This is what I have on my list so far:
Restaurants: Wright’s; Brasserie by Niche; Vicia; Robin; Gioia’s (hot salami); Pappy’s Smokehouse
Bars: Planter’s House (cocktails and food); ‘ssipppi (natural wine); The Hideaway (piano bar); Pop’s Blue Moon
Museums: Contemporary Arts Museum; Kemper Art Museum; St Louis Art Museum; St Louis University M of A; Scott Joplin House; Griot Museum of Black History; Missouri History Museum; National Blues Museum
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The photos ehibited here through April 18 may be familiar, but the gallery has come up with massive, very high quality new prints (60x60).
As good a way as any to celebrate 50 years of Horses and indeed Blondie (released December 1976, it says here).
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Author of The Ipcress File and Funeral in Berlin at 97.
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Simon Hopkinson's Roast Chicken and Other Stories doesn't even have drawings.
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Steady progress through Portrait of a Lady. I recall the bad marriage Isabel makes, but had forgotten that it's hundreds of pages before that suitor appears. Pages that are amusing enough, although one sometimes thinks James is really writing for the stage.
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2 hours ago, small h said:
I'm a pescatarian. Never had mouse. Lemme ask Laszlo the Wonder Cat for his opinion.
He's going to break his teeth on my little buddy.
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Apparently there's a photo of the Ends Meat terrine.
Valerie Perrine
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A familiar face back in the day.