Hat tip to Andrew Friedman for bringing this fun video featuring Bobby Huegel and crew to our attention. It follows a palenque visit in Jalisco, possibly elsewhere, and featured Bobby discussing the debate over the NORMA, what constitutes a mezcal, and the big sustainability issues facing the industry. He reiterates our shared push to get bartenders and everyone involved in the industry to make it culturally, environmentally, and commercially sustainable. Patricia Coalunga makes an appearance in the background. It must have been quite a trip.

It’s part of the Tequila Interchange Project’s petition on the NOM which you should take a look at here. Really interesting stuff. They’re also relaunching the web site and membership structure later in May.

 

Lovely*Pic*Nic has added a photo to the pool:

Kuimba Shiri, Zimbabwe

224,00 USD

Vintage 1960s bright coral silk chiffon cocktail dress with lovely gathered bodice, fitted waist, slender skirt, dramatic chiffon shoulder scarf and metal back zipper.

✂-----Measurements

fits like: small
bust: 34-35"
waist: 27"
hip: up to 39"
length: 43"
shoulder to waist: 27"
brand/maker: Harry Keiser
condition: excellent

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Spaltro first began writing music in 2007 in Bart & Greg's DVD Explosion, the local video rental store in her hometown of Brunswick, Maine. Spaltro worked the closing shift, and would experiment with and record music all night into the morning. These early years (2007-2010) had a huge effect on her sound stylistically, creating a basis for her future recordings.[1] The first Lady Lamb recordings were home recordings distributed in handmade packages to the local Bullmoose Record Store in Brunswick, Maine.

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Nature (2015) doi:10.1038/520042a Published online 01 April 2015

Winsor Music's Artistic Director Peggy Pearson was a longtime friend and colleague of the late, great mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. In 1996, she invited Ms. Lieberson to perform Bach's Cantata BWV 170 ("Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust") with the Greenleaf Chamber Players. The performance was recorded, but that recording was never released to the public. Ms. Lieberson passed away in 2006 at the too-young age of 52, and this year, with permission from the Lieberson estate, Ms. Pearson decided to release the private recording from 1996. The estate and the Greenleaf musicians are graciously allowing us to donate all proceeds from sales of this recording to the Winsor Music education program.

So let’s perm out our hair and get ready to create some happy spreadsheets!

325,00 USD

Vintage 1950s Milgrim coral party dress with metallic gold confetti, strapless crumb-catcher and boned bodice, fitted waist, layered tulle skirt, one shoulder wrap and metal side zipper.

✂-----Measurements

fits like: extra small
bust: 32"
waist: 25"
hip: free
length: 45"
brand/maker: Milgrim
condition: excellent

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Today has just been manic, only now getting 5 seconds to get to the computer. Don’t even know where the day went? Oh well, it happens. Anyway, to make up for lack up words, I will just give you some pictures of a few of Jan Kielman’s shoes, who is Poland’s most famous shoemaker. And he does a great value for money too, just search his name in my ‘search bar’ on the bottom right.

 

Untitled. Cambridge Department of Public Works, 2015. Mixed media.

235,00 USD

Vintage 1950s three piece dress set - thick and substantial polished cotton with bold floral print trimmed in strategically places sequins. Top features spaghetti straps, bust darts and double waist darts, and hook and eye side closure, skirt is a classic 1950s full circle skirt and large matching shawl. Wear them together or separate!

✂-----Measurements

fits like: xs

-top-
bust: 32"
length of top: 14.5"

-skirt-
waist: 24"
hip: free
length: 29"

brand/maker: n/a
condition: excellent

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The stock-car racing organization NASCAR released a statement on Tuesday saying it was "disappointed" by Indiana's religious freedom-law, which could allow discrimination against gay people.

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Elegant Evening Lace up Boots, from Vienna, ca. 1895

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The longstanding conservative magazine The National Review is reportedly planning to become a non-profit organization.

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Re-Establishing Agency in the Narrative of Maternal Obesity: A Post-Colonial Critique of Your Mom

The Social Construction Of “Outside”: A Study of a Cultural Concept Concerning Where We Should Take This Shit, Motherfucker

Reexamining Conceptions of Beauty in America: Questioning Whether Your Girlfriend is Even Hot

Facial Anatomy as an Object of Change: Problematizing Your Face

Leisure Activity as Identity in the Modern West: Asking Whether You Even Fucking Lift

Applying Foucault’s Analysis of Medicine and Power to Your Diagnosis as a Fuckin’ Dipshit

“What Are You, a Little Bitch?” A Post-Feminist Analysis of Your Masculinity

Carlos Maza writes for Media Matters:

Fox News anchor Bret Baier debunked the network's defense of Indiana's discriminatory "religious freedom" law, explaining that the law is broader than both federal law and similar measures in other states. Baier's comments echo what others have already noted: Indiana's RFRA is categorically different from other "religious freedom" laws, because it includes for-profit businesses under its definition of "persons" capable of religious expression. The Indiana law also allows private individuals and businesses to claim a religious exemption in court "regardless of whether the state or any other governmental entity is a party to the proceeding." Those differences -- which the ACLU has called "virtually without precedent" -- expand the scope of Indiana's RFRA and provide a legal defense for businesses and individuals who refuse service to LGBT residents.

Get back to the land, but still keep your high-speed connection to modernity with this 1920s cabin in eastern Malibu. Measuring just 930 square feet and outfitted with fiber-optic internet and a landline, this homey, one-bedroom cottage has its own well and water filtration system, plus a fenced-in garden area. The kitchen features a pristine vintage stove and plenty of counter space too, so things are not entirely primitive. The main room has wood-beamed ceilings and a massive stone fireplace. Public records via Redfin say this 1922 dwelling is sitting on nearly two acres of land. It's listed for $885,000.

· 2961 Gorge Road [Partner's Trust]
· 2961 Gorge Rd., Malibu, CA 90265 [Redfin]

What’s better than speed sewing?

Many, many, things. Actually: most things. You certainly won’t see me on a race-against-the-clock sewing TV show, because I would undoubtedly sew everything upside down and back to front, and I’m not sure I could get away with claiming it was avant garde, even with the useful tool of my cute accent* (* only works in America).

And yet, I find myself doing it. After a few weeks of making very slow progress on my Grainline Studio Cascade Duffle Coat, I decided to sprint for the finish and spent all of Saturday making it and Sunday morning bagging it. So….

Ta da!

Ag! I’m in love! As I mentioned previously, I’ve been after a navy blue duffel coat with white cord for aeons and I finally have the one of my dreams. The wool is an absolutely gorgeous double-cloth fleece beauty from Mood – I don’t generally have great luck buying online from them, so I ordered swatches and this one leapt out. It has a fantastic hand, drapes nicely and is deliciously spongy.

I paired it with midnight blue Ambiance lining, and peeks of plaid (more on that below).

Theoretically I’m outside Grainline’s sizing, but when I looked at the finished measurements I realized I’d be OK thanks to the ease – and indeed, this is a straight size 18. Obviously there’s a lot less ease in the bust than called for but actually it’s just the right amount for me. Although I didn’t alter the pattern, next time there are two things I’ll do. First, I didn’t realize the hood is also graded up until after I’d made it – my bust may be a lot bigger than a size 0 but my head isn’t (!) so next time I’ll grade from the 18 at the neckline to a smaller size. Until then I can smuggle squirrels in my hood. Second, the sleeves run a little on the short side – I did a really small seam allowance for the sleeve facing but probably could have done with another half inch. Apart from that, the pattern is a dream – all the notches match, the instructions were straightforward, and I love the styling and details.

 

Talking of details, let’s jump in! After extensive pondering and community consultation I went with a light brown/bronzy leather colour and made my own toggles using 2.5 mm off-white waxed Japanese cording from Pacific Trimming, and horn toggles from MyGann on Etsy.  Then for the zipper band and inside bias, I used some lovely plaid cotton flannel from Grey’s Fabrics. I love the hidden zipper on the pattern – both practical for keeping you warm in the winter, and a place to add a fun accent.

I underlined the entire body of the coat with Thinsulate, which, on the first outing out of the house, was much appreciated. At the last minute I also added shoulder pads, and I’m glad I did as it gives it a slightly  more structured look.

I took quite a bit of time trying to get everything perfect, but alas, there will always be mistakes – in particular, when I bagged the lining I “took off” a little more on one side of the zipper than the other, but I didn’t notice until after I’d graded all the seams so there was no going back! For the famously tricky toggles I used a leather needle, and after an ill-fated attempt to use contrasting topstitching thread I reverted to matching regular thread which cunningly hides the wobbles.

I will admit: this was a bit of a beast to get through the sewing machine. I have a pretty powerful Bernina which glides through jeans without a hiccup, but bagging this coat broke 6 (six!) heavy-duty needles, and involved me having to yank the layers through (yes I’m aware this is why the needles were breaking…). That’s mostly because there are many, many layers at the center front. So, just be aware that you’re going to need a fairly good machine, or to use a lighter weight fabric than me.

So the final verdict is: I’m thrilled with my new coat! It was much easier to make than my other coats thanks to the lack of bust shaping or tailoring, but I think it still looks pretty spiffy. And I look like Paddington.

Do you have a soft spot for duffle coats, dear readers? Have you ever wanted to dress up like your favourite Peruvian bear? And are you as hopelessly addicted to coat-making as me? I’m already plotting my next: a traditional trenchcoat…

The post The Grainline Studio Cascade Duffle Coat: Complete! appeared first on Cashmerette.

photo: Wilco at the Cap in 2014 (more by PSquared)

Wilco join the growing list of people (including Hillary Clinton, Miley Cyrus and the state of Connecticut) protesting Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). They write on Facebook:

We are canceling our May 7 show at the Murat in Indianapolis. The "Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act" feels like thinly disguised legal discrimination to us. Hope to get back to the Hoosier State someday soon, when this odious measure is repealed. Refunds available at point of purchase.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence says the bill -- which could make it legal for businesses to turn away LGBT customers for religious reasons -- "isn't about discrimination," but not everyone's buying it.

In less upsetting news, the daily lineups were announced today for Wilco's Solid Sound Festival.

Continue reading "Wilco cancel Indiana show in protest of Religious Freedom Restoration Act" at brooklynvegan

The Bechdel test has helped raise awareness about the dearth of strong, autonomous women in movies, and while the Bechdel test is monumentally important, there is another group often neglected in discussions of social equality: ROBOTS.

So I’ve invented “The Botdel Test.” To pass the Botdel test, a work must feature two robot characters who speak to one another about something other than a human being. Now, let’s consider some works that feature prominent robot characters and see if they pass the Botdel test.

1. David from Prometheus

Prometheus features one of the most prominent robot characters in recent sci-fi cinema: David. He dominates the movie’s opening. While the rest of the crew is in stasis, David has the ship to himself, and he passes the time by doing eerie imitations of Peter O’Toole and perfecting his blonde hair. He looks like a normal man (er, a normal, very handsome man) and exhibits a child-like curiosity, making it difficult not to humanize him.

Ultimately, though, he does not emerge as a full character with agency. He never speaks to another robot, and his primary role is to serve the evil folks at the Weyland corporation whose best business plan is to capture a killer alien.

Also, David, watching Lawrence of Arabia and bleaching your roots? Really? If you’re going to appropriate human culture, maybe pick a movie less outdated and a haircut less Backstreet Boys-era Nick Carter. If you want to understand human culture, you should watch The Shawshank Redemption or Mean Girls.

Prometheus fails the Botdel test.

Now, on the subject of humanoids…

2. All the Replicants from Blade Runner

I can’t write about robot empowerment without mentioning Blade Runner. The movie’s central concern is robot empowerment — or the liberation of robots from human enslavement and oppression. This premise, however, makes determining whether it passes the Botdel test difficult.

The film offers some of the most dynamic robot characters in sci-fi history (I mean literally dynamic when it comes to gymnastic ninja queen Pris), but every scene focuses on humans: what it means to be human, what distinguishes humans from replicants, why do replicants have way better hair than humans. Sure, the robots have scenes to themselves, especially if you prefer Ridley Scott’s director’s cut and believe Deckard is a replicant, but the conversation never strays from human beings.

There is one exception: when Roy and Pris are alone, they briefly speak of their fallen compatriot, Leon. Blink and you’d miss it. Once Sebastian re-enters the room, they change the subject and start asking about Eldon Tyrell.

Blade Runner barely passes the Botdel test, but it basically has to because it’s the reason for the invention of the Botdel test so that counts for something.

The future looks grim for robots. Just take a look at…

3. TARS from Interstellar

TARS is a stark departure from robot representation in recent sci-fi cinema. While his speech patterns humanize him, his appearance is distinctly un-humanoid. In fact, he unnervingly resembles Minecraft’s Enderman.

TARS is a step backwards in the robot equality movement. He doesn’t represent a nuanced portrait of artificial intelligence. The movie spends no time addressing his self-awareness or point of view or his relationship with his fellow robot, CASE. Instead, the movie uses him merely as fun garnish. Sure, the crew members are fond of him, but only because he is there to dutifully serve them and provide some light comic relief at their behest.

Interstellar totally fails the Botdel test.

Speaking of outer space…

4. Legion from Mass Effect 2 & 3

Legion is one of the main characters in the second and third Mass Effect installments. Besides the other 1,183 geth programs inside him, there aren’t many other robots for Legion to talk to.

NAY, you cry out, Legion spoke to Commander Shepard and Commander Shepard becomes part-robot after Cerebrus saved her life!

I said robots, not cyborgs. Get your shit together. You can’t be making rookie mistakes like that this far into the article.

Legion does have EDI to talk to, but they usually converse about humans (or quarians or organics or some other fancy word Mass Effect made up). When they don’t talk about humans, they turn on each other, trading barbed insults. Legion and EDI, you should be building each other up, not tearing each other down!

Mass Effect fails the Botdel test.

If I’m going to talk about robots in video games, I must mention…

5. GLaDOS and Wheatley from Portal 2

This list would not be complete without the beloved Portal robots. Especially GLaDOS. Her droll game is so good, I wish she were real so we could hate-watch bad TV and make fun of it together. I know that her dry delivery and impeccable timing are just products of advanced programming, but it is nearly impossible not to humanize her. That’s why I had to run Portal 2 through the Botdel test.

More than one prominent robot character? Check. Do they talk to each other? Check!

Wait. Doesn’t Wheatley depend on Chell to press the stalemate resolution button that completes the core transfer? And when Wheatley and GLaDOS argue, they talk only about Chell and the humans who designed them. While players see both robots through their ups and downs and feel for them in spite of their homicidal tendencies, GLaDOS and Wheatley surprisingly and unfortunately do not meet all the requirements of the Botdel test.

Though it pains me to say it, Portal 2 does not pass the Botdel test.

Onto another famous robot duo…

6. WALL-E from, you know, WALL-E

Wall-E is another robot who attempts to become more human by watching weird classic movies. BUT Wall-E’s primary conversation partner is Eve, another robot! He passes the first part of the Botdel test!

This is when it gets tricky. The movie seems like a promising candidate for the Botdel test because it doesn’t give people much screen time. And when they do get their moment, human beings come across as lazy and short-sighted, making the robotagonists (robot protagonists, you’re welcome) all the more likeable and heroic.

But the only thing Wall-E and Eve say to each other is their own names (we assume their attraction is mostly physical). And the two of them spend most of the movie dutifully performing their functions to save Earth from the senseless destruction mankind wreaked on it. All these two do is serve human beings. Wall-E and Eve are like if Sisyphus created robots to push the boulder up the hill for him. If Sisyphus could build robots. And the giant boulder was made of trash. I swear this analogy works.

WALL-E is complicated, but ultimately it fails the Botdel test.

Before you give up hope, there is one piece of popular media that I believe passes the Botdel test with flying colors…

7. C3PO and R2D2 from Star Wars

Star Wars was ahead of its time in many respects: It featured a kick-ass princess; it understood how crucial toy sales were to a franchise; and, most importantly, it portrayed a complex relationship between two robots.

The original series boasts many scenes where C3PO and R2D2 bicker about stuff besides their pesky human friends. Often, we don’t understand everything they say to one another because they don’t practice code-switching to seem comprehensible by their human counterparts. Yes, I used the term “code-switching” in an article analyzing the fair representation of fictional robots in the media. Finally putting my college degree to good use!

C3PO and R2D2 prove that robots have their own stories to tell and that including these stories would enrich any narrative.

Only the ewoks understood how special C3PO was.

Congratulations, Star Wars, you pass the Botdel test!

I hope these examples have made you reconsider how robots are treated in popular media.

Feel free to discuss the Botdel test with your friends! One of my favorite group activities is trying to think of movies that pass both the Bechdel test and the Botdel test. Once you start thinking about how artificial intelligence is represented, you will find the majority of sci-fi movies shortchange robots, and I believe these regressive movies will be forgotten, lost in time… like… tears in rain.

Chloe Cole is a writer at Dorkly. When she isn’t working and arguing with her co-workers about 80s horror movies, she enjoys arguing with her friends about 80s horror movies. And coming up with crazy science fiction premises – like, what would the world be like if every time you orgasmed, you had a 50% chance of blowing up? Also, she doesn’t have any robot servants at home, and neither should you. Check out her work on Dorkly!

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Cards Against Humanity, the naughty fill-in-the-blank card game, today launched the $10 Science Pack, an expansion offering 30 cards written in collaboration with Bad Astronomer Phil Plait and Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal creator Zach Weinersmit...

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Hapa Ramen owner Owen Van Natta and director of operations Deborah Blum have released a joint statement surrounding the big weekend news regarding the split with chef-founder Richie Nakano and the restaurant’s subsequent closure.

Here is the statement, in full:

- Richie Nakano was an employee, not an owner.  He sold his ownership and the Hapa brand in July 2014 for $20,000 and was hired to the executive chef position with above-market salary and full health benefits.  As part of the terms, Nakano accepted certain responsibilities as executive chef and signed an employment agreement that required him to efficiently manage food and labor costs.  Unfortunately, those costs were consistently and significantly over budget (twice the industry standard).  Management provided Nakano with every possible opportunity to generate a solution, but culinary expenses remained well beyond a reasonable range.  Nakano was not expected to make Hapa profitable in the course of four months’ time; the critical issue is that he refused to cooperate with management to acknowledge and remedy financial concerns and work with stakeholders to put Hapa on track toward profitability.

- Nakano was not fired.  He presented a list of demands and told the owners that if they did not agree to these conditions, he would quit.  His proposed terms conflicted with the employment agreement he signed and were unworkable, and the parties agreed to a mutual separation.

- Hapa staff was not fired.  All but two of Hapa’s line cooks are currently employed by the business; today they’re doing prep work for a tasting related to the concept that will replace Hapa.  The management also extended an offer of income to Hapa’s top servers and the kitchen staff to support them during the restaurant’s period of closure.

- We believe that Richie Nakano is incredibly talented and our intent was to partner with Richie to operate a viable and successful restaurant business.  We sincerely wish him the very best.

The restaurant is currently closed, and any timing surrounding the reopening of a new concept in the same space remains undecided.

Nakano’s aforementioned demands, as the restaurant’s chef, included “complete creative control over the entire menu with final say regarding plating, portion sizes, and ingredient use” and “respect for the hierarchy and organizational structure in the back of house.”

The statement from Van Natta and Blum, the latter who spoke to Scoop on Saturday, reaffirms the primary reason for rift (food and labor costs) and clears up some questions about staff and the restaurant’s future.

However, it also frames the impetus for the moves in a slightly different light — and one that Nakano disputes.

“I would never leave the thing that I built and loved,” he says in response to the statement. “They made it clear that they did not want me working there any longer.”

In an internal Hapa Ramen memo sent over the weekend, obtained by Inside Scoop, Blum wrote to her front-of-house staff that she and Van Natta “made the decision, based on many reasons but primarily the lackluster performance of the restaurant in regards to food costs and kitchen labor costs, to close the restaurant.”

· Hapa Ramen closed indefinitely [Inside Scoop]
· Richie Nakano and Hapa Ramen split [Inside Scoop]

Hapa Ramen: 2293 Mission St. (near 19th Street), San Francisco. (415) 202-6333. www.haparamensf.com

Future never sleeps. He released his third mixtape in six months, 56 Nights, last week, and has been on a tear releasing videos for songs from both Monster and Beast Mode. For the "Fuck Up Some Commas" video (Free Bandz contributed to Urban Dictionary if you need the etymology of the phrase) he heads out to a secluded industrial area to light some stuff on fire, including money! Good thing they are secluded because that is illegal. Future dances a lot in this video (and he's has been dancing a lot more in his videos in general), so I'm hoping he goes full Rae Sremmurd and drops a little more choreography next time. He also has those champagne bottles with sparklers on them that I first saw in the "Lit Like Bic" video, so maybe he has been taking notes on the SremmLife lifestyle from his fellow Mike Will Made It associates. Clearly, the best part of this video is when Future goes into his staccato one. word. at. a. time. rapping. Future hasn't become the rap savior we were expecting during his untouchable run a couple years back, but man, no one can manipulate a beat like him. Watch it below.

 

It looks like moonshine.

But it’s not spirits. It’s not even beer or wine, and yet it is 28 proof.

I stumbled on Great America “Carolina Clear” at a gas station in Bardstown, Kentucky, of all places. It was just a couple miles from Jim Beam and Four Roses. I would have assumed the heart of Bourbon Country is roughly the last place for a product such as this to thrive. And yet, the guy loitering and smoking out front advised it is an excellent product and will get one messed up almost as good as the illegal stuff. The display had about 40 jars of the product, in various flavors, a couple days ago. When I went back today, only one jar was left.

And so, if it’s not beer, wine or spirits — what could it possibly be? It took me a few minutes, and a return trip, to sort it out, because this is indeed an unusual product.

The front label describes it as Carolina Clear, Malt Specialty. There is no mention of beer, and there is no TTB label approval, because the product apparently lacks the hops and malted barley required to fit within the U.S. definition of a “malt beverage.”

The back label explains, in the FDA-style ingredient list, that the product only has three ingredients. I don’t think anyone will be surprised, at least at this point, that those ingredients are not the ones elevated in the Reinheitsgebot (the German Beer Purity Law of 1487, allowing beer to be made with water, barley and hops only). The North Carolina-made “malt specialty,” selling for $5.99 a jar, is made only with high fructose corn syrup, distilled water, and sodium benzoate. It is tough to imagine an alcohol beverage that could be produced at lower cost.

The product can’t fit within TTB’s label rules for beer-type beverages due to the lack of hops and barley. It falls outside the spirits labeling rules due to the lack of distillation. It is harder to see why the product falls outside TTB’s wine labeling rules, because it is like saké, at least in the sense that is also fermented from grain, and the federal government treats saké as wine, for labeling purposes. It is clear that Great America views the product as outside the TTB labeling rules because:

1. TTB would have required a label approval. I see one label approval for this company, but none that match this product.
2. TTB might have eventually said it looks too much like a spirits product, and might have required a clearer and more prominent statement of identity on the front label.
3. The product seems to do a decent job of complying with the FDA food labeling rules (as opposed to the somewhat different TTB labeling rules). The serving size, however, at 3 ounces, seems very small (and the 7.8 servings per container seems absurdly large). This Joose-brand flavored malt beverage has a similar net contents and alcohol content, and yet is sold in single-serve cans.

Notwithstanding these distinctions, the federal taxes and permit requirements would be the same for this product as compared to typical beer.

This product is put out by Stout Brewing Company and also comes in common moonshine flavors such as peach, apple pie, and strawberry. Stout also markets similar products in 3 ounce tubes (as in the image immediately above).

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