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Over the summer, my husband and I took turns taking our son to out for dinner one a week night to give him a break from (I mean, not to point fingers or anything) the occasionally yelling/food-flinging dinnertime antics of The Interloper, a.k.a. his younger sister. On one of my evenings, he pointed to the top of one of the many mirror-covered walls at the restaurant with the menu scrawled over it and said "What's a Baked Alaska?" "Well, son," I began because let's not even pretend I don't live for this kind of stuff, "It's a dessert in which ice cream is wrapped in cake and then covered in a marshmallow-y frosting that's toasted and then they light it on fire..." "CAN WE GET ONE OF THOSE?" Look, I don't know what stuff you're made of, but I consider telling a 6 year-old that ice cream wrapped in cake, frosting and fire exists but not for them is cruel and unusual punishment. And so we ordered it and I tried to warn him that they might not do the fire thing and maybe it won't be as cool as I made it sound and then this happened. <a href="Over the summer, my husband and I took turns taking our son to out for dinner one a week night to give him a break from (I mean, not to point fingers or anything) the occasionally yelling/food-flinging dinnertime antics of The Interloper, a.k.a. his younger sister. On one of my evenings, he pointed to the top of one of the many mirror-covered walls at the restaurant with the menu scrawled over it and said "What's a Baked Alaska?" "Well, son," I began because let's not even pretend I don't live for this kind of stuff, "It's a dessert in which ice cream is wrapped in cake and then covered in a marshmallow-y frosting that's toasted and then they light it on fire..." "CAN WE GET ONE OF THOSE?" Look, I don't know what stuff you're made of, but I consider telling a 6 year-old that ice cream wrapped in cake, frosting and fire exists but not for them is cruel and unusual punishment. And so we ordered it and I tried to warn him that they might not do the fire thing and maybe it won't be as cool as I made it sound and then this happened. READ THE REST

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The Weekly Reader Picks are a new series designed to introduce The Old Reader users to some of the great feeds that we enjoy.

While it’s not always easy to recommend music to people, there are many great feeds that cover a large range of musical tastes and genres.  Without further ado, here are our current recommendations for music related feeds.

American Songwriter offers album reviews, artist interviews, recording technology reviews and much more. A core group of regular (but not overly frequent posters) will get you up to speed on great new music from all genres.

NPR Music offers a ton of great music related content. Our favorite is their tiny desk concerts feed, featuring anything from pop to jazz and world music. Artists play live standing behind a desk in the NPR office, usually playing into a single microphone.  It’s a great way to see and hear new artists in their purest form.

If you really want to get stay informed on new music, check out the Stereogum feed, which probes every nook and cranny of popular music.

Song Exploder is one of our new favorites. Each episode features a different artist and uncovers the stories behind how one of their songs was written and recorded. It’s inspirational, and the diversity of the guests pretty much guarantees there will be something for everybody.

The Needle Drop’s Anthony Fantano has been turning people on to new music since 2007. The self-proclaimed “Internet’s Busiest Music Nerd” continually posts reviews the best and worst pop, rock, and hip hop.

We hope some of these will make interesting and new additions to your feeds.

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Dinner parties are a great way to gather your friends for a little quality time, but planning dinner parties can be a real source of stress. To cut down on anxiety but still break bread with your besties, consider what The Kitchn calls a “crappy dinner party.”

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