Erin Hthat one in the center? DAYUM. that is gorgeous.
New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and this morning Carolina Herrera presented her collection for fall 2014. While some other designers are in a dark mood— showing a lot of black for autumn — Herrera's team added some deep eggplant, royal blue and bright orange amongst the black, navys and grays.
Erin HFUCK YES you can have my uggs when you pry them from my warm, comfortable, dead feet.
Fashion icon André Leon Talley wears Uggs. If a man who's friends with Grace Jones and a long-time advisor to Anna Wintour can, well, there by the grace of God, go I.
Erin Hoh betsey johnson, please never change.
The theme of Betsey Johnson's fall-winter '14 collection is "hot," and hot it most certainly was (apparently, the show started late because it had been held for a tardy Paris Hilton, 2000s-era patron saint of the phrase "that's hot).
Erin Hthis is gorgeous. my whole bathroom is the size of that shower, though.
This past year multiple clients requested something for their bath that I had never heard of before: putting the tub inside of the shower. And by this, they meant they want one glass-enclosed 'wet room' for bathing and showering. This configuration has an airy spa-like feel and look, and takes up less space than designing separate tub and showering areas.
Erin Hyes, i love these too. that sheer white/silvery one? swoon-worthy.
Naeem Khan showed his fall-winter collection yesterday; he says he was inspired by Cabaret and the boudoir — perhaps not in the most subtle manner (the show opened with what was essentially a formal bathrobe), but in a way that beautifully combined elegance and sensuality.
Erin Hi like these AND i'm gin-soaked! perfect.
Paging Myrna Loy: All of your slinky, satiny gowns, stardust-encrusted dresses, befeathered coats and looks-like-you-borrowed-it-from-your husband dinner jackets are right here. Right now.
Erin Hi'm not a fan of beets, but look at this thing! it's gorgeous! it might convince me to eat beets, it's so pretty.
Beets and turnips for Valentine’s Day? Who would have thought?
To be honest, not me. I had originally tested this recipe out as a new side dish for my Thanksgiving extravaganza. It didn’t make the cut, because I already had so many other side dishes in the works, and there wasn’t enough space in the oven to prepare this blushing beauty.
My Beet and Turnip Gratin sat dormant in my photo archives until this past weekend when I was menu planning for Valentine’s Day. Sitting at my computer struggling to find a VDay side dish, I suddenly remembered. A vibrant mix of red, pink and yellow, this Beet and Turnip Gratin is equally tasty and beautiful. Rich and earthy, the gratin is made with a variety of beets, turnips, shallots, garlic, thyme and chicken stock. The skillet cooks covered until the vegetables start to soften, then uncovered until the top is just crisp and golden. Finished with a flurry of chopped chive, my Beet and Turnip Gratin would pair nicely with beef, chicken, pork or fish. Continue reading for the recipe.
Continue reading: Beet and Turnip Gratin
Erin Hzac posen, for the taylor swift in you
Zac Posen's collection for fall 2014: So much drama. SO. MUCH. DRAMA. Huge ballgowns, sweeping capes, bust seams that look like pointy Maleficent horns. Drama. Come and get it.
Erin Hno pho? i don't trust this list.
VIEW SLIDESHOW: Staff Picks: What's Your Favorite Soup in Chicago?
[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger]
Hang in there, Chicago. While we are still dealing with something that is honestly being referred to as a "Polar Plunge," doesn't that sound far less frightening than a Polar Vortex? Plus, even though the Chicago Tribune threw enough question marks in the title to make you wonder whether the paper is being honest, by Thursday the temperature might actually creep above freezing for the first time in two weeks. I know! So, what should you do in the meantime to stave off the cold? You should eat soup.
While we've already catalogued some of our favorite winter soups, we've had the chance to do a lot of research since then, so we decided that it was time to see what our staff likes to slurp during a real chill. The results are as varied as you'd expect, covering a number of different cuisines in as many neighborhoods.
Take a look at our picks, weigh in with your own, and let's get through this last ridiculously cold stretch—hopefully, I didn't just jinx us.
Erin Hwhat the fuck?
Russia's anti-gay laws have been a major focus in the lead-up to the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, and during his address at today's opening ceremony IOC president Thomas Bach made a strong statement against "any form of discrimination" and in favor of tolerance. Viewers worldwide heard the statement; NBC viewers in the U.S. did not, because the network edited it out.
Erin Hso much dirt would get caught in those ridges. ugh.
I spent a whirlwind day at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Vegas this week, and saw a number of cool kitchen products, like these lift-system cabinets and a whole slew of smart new faucets and sink accessories. Here's a final look at the 14 things that really caught my eye, from Kohler's new ridged apron front sink to Viking's super-high-speed TurboChef double oven.
Erin HYES
In the world, somewhere, there apparently exists a recording of Ice-T doing an audiobook for a Dungeons and Dragons book. And that is how you know the universe loves you.
Erin Hsuze - any interest in this?
Erin Hthis is the most accurate headline i've read all day. i died of cute.
Erin HPASTIES, NOT PASTRIES YOU INEPT MOTHERFUCKERS AAAAAUGH
One morning in 2011, Woosie the cat disappeared—just walked away from it all. His owners gave him up for a goner, but this week they got a call from the vet, telling them to come pick up their pet. Turns out he'd been living it up at a pastry factory the entire time, because he's a GENIUS.
Erin Hi want to give charlotte a high five.
A seven-year-old girl named Charlotte has taken LEGO to task for not only making more "boy people" than "lego girls," but sending the former on adventures while the latter "sit at home."
Erin Hthank you, michael hastings and toi hutchinson. about damned time.
State Sen. Michael Hastings [D-19] recently introduced a proposal, co-sponsored by fellow State Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson [D-40] that would ban revenge porn--the practice of posting sexually explicit materials on the web of an ex as means of shame in order to get back at them. [ more › ]
    
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Erin HYES i want to go, i will not be able to talk alan into this. Anyone else want to go?
Bedazzle your sweater and slide into your sparkliest spandex pants—Leslie and the LY’s are returning to Chicago. [ more › ]
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Erin Hgood.
Erin HOMG it's HUGE
There are wings to be eaten, chips to be dipped, and nachos to be devoured this Sunday during the Super Bowl. But before you finalize your menu, take a second and consider the not-so-humble Snackadium (snack + stadium) that most definitely deserves a spot in your festivities.
Erin HOMG this was the best. you've got to click through to the whole post. i can't stop laughing.
This is the worst thing I've read in my entire life, so brace yourselves — the Gothamist has unearthed a Reddit thread asking doctors, nurses and other medical professionals to share their "most gory, disgusting or worst medical experience." As one might predict, it's not something you'd ever want to read or think about unless you're either masochistic or dangerously curious (being the latter, I did, and I quite literally almost passed out at my desk).
Erin Has often as you feel like showering. MYSTERY SOLVED
Showering is about three things: Hygiene, cultural acceptance, and personal preference. But this doesn't make any clearer how often it's necessary. I'm not a daily shower type. I like the relaxation of showering, but I hate the squeaky clean feeling of super dry/tight skin, heavily moisturized skin from moisturizing soap, and the super feathery clean shampoo hair sensation. But my husband takes a hot soapy shower every single day and thinks I'm weird. Am I? I decided to find out.
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Erin Hhey suze, let's go to lunch!
[Photographs: Mike Gebert]
If there's anywhere in this town I'll gladly give up meat, it's the 2500 to 2600 blocks of west Devon. That strip is home to two vegetarian restaurants where I'll eat happily and without the least sense of deprivation, Udupi Palace and Annapurna. Udupi Palace, famous for three-foot-long dosas, a kind of crispy pancake, has always been a bit posh and upscale by Devon standards, but Annapurna to its west was long one of the street's dives, a tatty snack shop and grocery with a grumpy old man running the place.
Now it has granite countertops and flat screen TVs running Indian musicals from the 1960s, and an apparently younger and hipper staff. A lot of spots along Devon have gotten that kind of facelift as all those Indian doctors and tech guys put money back into the immigrant community where they came from. But even spiffed up, Annapurna's soul is still in modest snacks served in institutional plastic serving trays, everyday Indian street food.
One I particularly like is chole bhatura. It's actually two things—chole is a spicy stew of chickpeas in a brown gravy or curry, and bhatura are puffy breads made with maida, a very finely milled flour.
It's supposed to be a breakfast dish, though there's nothing about it that accords with Western ideas of breakfast-- it's as robust and spicy as any Indian lunch or dinner dish. (And anyway, Annapurna doesn't open until 11 a.m.)
Here it comes on a platter dotted with other things. There are onions, a couple of chunks of jalapeño, a little pile of what looks like barbecued beef (it's actually chiles, stewed and made into a stringy paste).
And there's a little pile of something sweet—it looks like mashed rice or bread, with a sweet taste to it. Maybe someone knows its name, but I don't.
What fascinates me about this platter is trying to puzzle out how it's all meant to work. You scoop up the chole with the bhatura, obviously, but I find it hard to see how it needs onion or chiles along the way. And then the sweet stuff—does that somehow work with the chole, or is it relief from the spice? Is that what makes it breakfast, the little hint of sweetness with the texture of Malt-O-Meal? There's a whole different conception of how foods work together here, that I know I barely understand even as I enjoy it thoroughly—and, incidentally, don't miss the meat a bit.
Erin Hi normally hate jumpsuits, but i kind of dig this one.
You're filthy rich, you're smoking lots of hash and you're throwing epic parties in a palace outside the medina. What do you wear? All of this. Purple haze all in your brain.
Erin Hi know the masks are whackadoodle, but i LOVE that minidress.
Maison Martin Margiela is a house enamored with the idea of reappropriation; for this couture season, though, the in-house team has replaced the usual found items (i.e., baseball mitts, candy wrappers painstakingly embroidered onto silk) with vintage fabric sourced from private estates.
Erin Haaaaah yes! i love you too, solomon georgio.
Solomon Georgio, an L.A.-based comedian, decided to celebrate Martin Luther King Day with a little nonviolent resistance. He combed Twitter for racist tweets, but instead of shaming or raging at their authors, he simply wrote something patient and kind and then added, "I love you." The primary revelation: Racists DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO when a black person is nice to them.
Erin Hmy dad had that exact police scanner for about 20 years. i am very nostalgic for the days when radio shack was relevant.
Everything from 1991 Radio Shack ad I now do with my phone
You’d have spent $3054.82 in 1991 to buy all the stuff in this ad that you can now do with your phone. That amount is roughly equivalent to about $5100 in 2012 dollars.
Erin HPamela Raintree: Hero
In December, the city council of Shreveport, Louisiana passed an ordinance banning housing and employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. What great news! Everyone in Shreveport must be throwing dance parties in the name of progress and RuPaul's Supermodel (You Better Work) — because employment equality! — is probably playing 24/7 from every speaker in town! Ehh, not quite.
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