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Mr. Bartoletti was considered a superb interpreter of the 19th- and early-20th-century music of Italian masters.

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Climate "path we're on is more likely to result in a temperature increase of between 3.6°–5.3°C," says IEA.

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I popped into Revolution Brewpub (2323 N. Milwaukee Ave) over the weekend to grab a bite to eat and explore the beer menu a little bit. Brewpubs seem to be my new summer activity, so brace yourself for a little less fine dining and a few more pints. Especially if the heat decides to catch up with the season.

The scene: This space is a crazy crowded, raucous sprawl that spills onto the street. You don’t really mind because there’s occasionally room at the bar and a waiting area where the only concern is not spilling the drinks. They’ll even serve food if you don’t mind juggling a plate and a glass while you “wait” for a table.

On tap: I tried the District North Line Lager, a limited time brew with characteristics of both a lager and an IPA — a smooth mouthfeel with a hoppy kick. The boyfriend quaffed Cross of Gold, a smooth, nicely carbonated blond ale with a hoppy aroma. We were both happy and satisfied with our choice of beverage. I almost switched my second glass to Provocateur, because c’mon the name, but it had a sweet muddy maltiness that I didn’t want to ruin my happy hop vibe.

On the plate: Though we came in time for brunch, we opted for the lunch menu to better pair with the beers. Given how awesome the plates of Red Flannel Hash and Cherry Porter Pancakes looked, I’m not sure we made the right choice.

The Smokehouse Burger was a good foil for the District North Line Lager, the hops cut through the surprising heat. This sandwich came piled with pork and pepper jack cheese with a blue cheese potato salad on the side that was perhaps a better idea in theory than practice.

The Iron Fist Fish and Chips were well prepared but decidedly bland except for the jalapeño slaw that lurked in a little cup like the nightmare of condiments. Perhaps the slaw was designed to sell more beer. Beer was the better bet, anyway.

On dessert: Dear Revolution, there is a difference between a slice of lemon meringue pie, what we ordered, and a lemon tart, what we were served, and it is this: crust to filling ratio. It was a great tart and the masticated blueberries helped balance things out a bit, but I shall remain haunted by the unrealized sliver that should have been. Fortunately, Bang! Bang! Pie Shop (2051 N California Ave) was within an easy distance for a proper fix.

There’s no reason to leave Revolution Brewpub if you’re hungry, but I wouldn’t make a special trip for the food. For the beer? Yes, definitely. There’s much more I’d like to try and it’s a great space to get your drink on. Here’s hoping for a long, hot summer!

Revolution BrewPub
2323 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

AMAZING performance by 20 y.o. on America's Got Talent, who who was kicked out by his parents for being gay.

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Not sure what toy to buy your favorite stinky friend? Well, Toy Critic Pug is here to help. In this episode, the winner is certainly the Furby and the biggest loser is the llama cut out, which is just plain horrifying.

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“A young family in Brooklyn going for a Sunday outing. Their baby in named Dawn. Their son is retarded.” NYC, 1966

By John Pultz, excerpt from Diane Arbus: Family Albums, 2003

The closest Arbus ever came to producing the “Family Album” was the portfolio A Box of Ten Photographs, which she dated 1970 but first offered for sale in 1971, with an advertisement in the June issue of Artforum and a flyer that she sent out to influential curators throughout the country. The Box pulls together images made from negatives that dated from 1962 to 1970 that were emerging as her most popular ones. Of the ten, four had been in New Documents in 1967, and five appeared in a five-photographer show at Harvard in 1971. Five also constituted “Five Photographs by Diane Arbus,” published in Artforum in May 1971, a month before the advertisement ran. Arbus provided handwritten identifying “captions” for each portfolio image in the manner of a family album, and the clear plastic box that housed them, designed by her friend Israel, was intended to double as a frame, another reference to family photographs. The Box is unique in Arbus’s oeuvre. Because she alone, not editors and curators, was responsible for its contents, it might be thought of as the “Family Album” writ small, the once chance we have to see how she would have pursued this goal.

The ten photographs, all of people except for the one of a Christmas tree in the corner of a home in Levittown, New York, show a range of groupings, from single figures to a family of four. Words alluding to families and homes appear in the captions, directing our attention to the domesticity of even the strangest of figures. The Jewish Giant is seen “at home with his parents.” Lauro Morales, a Mexican dwarf, appears “in his hotel room”, his home. A retired couple in a nudist camp are seen “at home” (and “on the television set are framed photographs of each other”). As Arbus moves from the grotesque to the merely tragic, she equalizes all her subjects with the calming references to home and family. The caption for the Brooklyn family on a Sunday outing, like the picture itself, holds till the end the sting of the narrative: “A young family in Brooklyn going for a Sunday outing. Their baby in named Dawn. Their son is retarded.” The riveting picture of the twin girls from Roselle, New Jersey, needs no further reference to family in the title, so clear is its basis in the sisters’ near identical appearance, swearing to their shared family genes. The King and Queen of a senior citizens’ dance, who had never met before, are made by chance into a couple, for one night at least. One photograph, anomalous within this group because it suggests family by its absence, is annotated by Arbus as a “patriotic boy with straw hat, buttons and flag, waiting to march in a pro-war parade, NYC.” It presents as subject who seems adrift, out of step with young Americans of his generation, and with no sense of camaraderie.”

 

 

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Not sure if you're in the mood for something salty or sweet or crunchy or chewy? Why not satisfy all those cravings at once with these buttered popcorn brownies? The secret to getting the popcorn to stick to the brownies is a heavy drizzle of condensed milk and chocolate. Excuse me, I've got to go bake some brownies and pop some corn now.

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Beer, cheesecake and fudgesicles? Could these sweet treats by The Beeroness be the ultimate in decadent summertime snacks? I thinks so.

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All Songs Considered co-hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers for a look back on the first half of the year in music. The four battle it out over their biggest surprises and favorite new artists, songs and albums from the first half of 2013.

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Donald Featherstone, an artist, is most famous for inventing the plastic pink flamingo lawn ornament. But people who know him and his wife Nancy well think of them as an incredibly close and romantic couple. For the past 35 years, they've worn matching outfits everywhere they go. Mrs. Featherstone writes:

Whoever gets there first gets to choose what we're wearing. It's not a stampede, though; we're both amenable to the other's choice. If we're going to a party, we'll discuss what to wear like any other couple, except the difference is we want to look the same. Someone once told me that if she and her husband came down wearing the same colour top, they'd change. What a shame to be so insecure. We both have very strong identities as individuals and wearing the same clothes doesn't affect this; clothes don't make your personality. Instead, dressing the same gives me a lovely feeling of closeness to Donald. I've never not felt like doing it; we've done it for so long now that it would feel unnatural not to.

Donald used to have to travel for business and when I packed his case, I'd tell him which outfit to wear on which day, so we coordinated even though we were apart. It helped us feel connected to each other. But his boss realised Donald was much more productive if I came along, too, so I'd help out at the conventions. It was good for business, because people would seek out our stall year after year to see what we were wearing.

We don't like to be apart. Donald proposed on our first date and we've been together almost all the time since. If you want to do things by yourself, why get married? Why have separate hobbies? We never argue – Donald says he learned long ago to say, "Yes, dear", but in fact it's because we have a strong foundation. Being with him is never an effort. [...]

All it is is a positive reflection of the nature of our relationship. We're a matched set.

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During last night's finale of Britain's Got Talent a member of the onstage orchestra left her seat to hurl eggs at Simon Cowell.

Natalie Holt, 30, stormed the stage as opera singers Richard and Adam Johnson were approaching the climax of their performance of To Dream The Impossible Dream and began pelting the music mogul. Speaking to the Telegraph she explained: “I basically took a stand against people miming on television and against Simon and his dreadful influence on the music industry". This came less than two hours after she issued an official apology in which she said that her actions were "silly". "I want to apologise to Richard and Adam for overshadowing their performance," she had said. "I’ve never done anything like this before and in hindsight I have realised it was a silly thing to do".

The show's producers cut to a long shot moments after the egging began and security rushed her off of the stage. She did reportedly hit her target at least once. The incident begins at the 1:45 mark in the clip below.

The courses, part of a partnership with education company Coursera, let faculty "experiment, on a voluntary basis, with different online venues that might provide additional reach for their teaching and research." [ more › ]

What's better than seeing a movie with your friends? Seeing a movie with your friends nearly naked, of course!

You can do that at the Hot Tub Cinema, a pop-up event in London and around the UK where you can rent an entire tub to share with friends, or buy individual tickets to get close and cozy with scantily clad strangers. Either way, it's an adventure! Link - via Cool Things

Sure, you don't really need a fruit bowl. You could use a mixing bowl or keep all your fruit in the fridge. These lovely options, however, can help you pull your kitchen together while adding a dash of style. 

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"Hair icon" and "pantsuit aficionado" Hillary Clinton posted her first tweet with a nod to the two gay men who created the Texts From Hillary meme and Tumblr blog. Note the "TBD" at the end of her profile.

ABC's hidden camera show What Would You Do? examined the reactions of fellow shoppers as a trans teenager was confronted by a her (actor) father in prom shop.

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Cute puppy born with a mustachio mustache. Awwwwwwww it’s too adorable

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The Georgian forces operate in perhaps the most dangerous part of the country, helping fill a void left by American troops who have been pulling out.

The blogger behind Mallow & Co. acquired a supply of lime-flavored marshmallows and used much of it to make Rice Krispie treats flavored like key lime pie. She needed a use for her remaining supply and realized she could mix up mojitos. These aren't alcoholic, but with vanilla flavored almond bark and mint extract, they should nicely complement a cold mojito.

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It's not bloodwine, but Vinport's Star Trek-themed wines will accomplish the same result in sufficient quantities. The labels reflect three episodes: "City on the Edge of Forever," "Mirror, Mirror," and "The Trouble with Tribbles." Just don't slip behind the helm after drinking any.

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Fifteen members of the Illinois House and one state senator have issued a joint apology for the failure of the marriage equality bill to come to a vote.

Dear Marriage Equality Advocates, Like you, we are incredibly disappointed about what happened Friday in Springfield. But let's not forget something very important: Marriage equality is going to happen. As a community, we must come together, assess our strategy, and redouble our efforts in the fight for fundamental fairness. This is not the time for us to splinter – for that is exactly what our opponents want. The more united we are in the coming days and weeks, the sooner the bill will get passed – and the sooner our dream of full equality will become a reality. We want to extend our sincerest apologies to the families who rushed to Springfield in the waning hours of session to support equality in anticipation of this historic vote. You have been and continue to be our inspiration and we pledge to fight together until we achieve full equality for all Illinois families.

Who's been ringing a 75-year-old woman's doorbell in the middle of the night? Here's the strangest story of ding dong ditch you'll read today:

An elderly woman in Germany who heard her doorbell rung repeatedly late at night naturally called the cops. Although it seemed like the work of a prankster, officers uncovered a much smaller culprit: ants.

Police in Offenburg responded when the 75-year-old woman made a desperate call at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, the German news magazine Focus reported. But when they arrived, officers didn’t find anyone at the door. On closer inspection they found that ants had built such a large nest that it was pressing the doorbell components together to make it ring.

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Scientists have documented a steep rise in throat cancers caused by HPV that can be transmitted through oral sex. Now, about 70 percent of all throat cancers are caused by HPV.