"And, finally, the iconic master chef Julia Childs finally has a best-seller—"almost 48 years after it was first published," the NYT writes in its lead business story today. The sales lift is thanks to the latest Nora Ephron flick Julie & Julia. "In a month, I’ve sold almost seven times what I sell, typically, in a year of ‘Mastering,’ and it’s going to get even higher," Lee Stern, the cookbook buyer for Barnes & Noble, told the NYT. "It’s amazing.""

Thank.you.Today's.Business.Papers,for.misspelling.the.name.of.an.iconic.master.chef.

Gmail's spam filter isn't ENTIRELY foolproof....

Yes, that's right. Gmail marked an email from the Google Adsense team as spam. Not visible on the right side is the offer to map the location of Google's headquarters.

Written on the back of my journalism school stylebook

Profs make unreasonable demands on my skills so I get used to it. They make me better.

Obama bearpaw cheek?

Does Obama have a bear-paw birthmark on his right cheek?

Fun video

Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance
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Best SNL skit in a long time

I love ", explanation of bizarre foreign expression"

The New York Times has done this twice lately that I've seen.

“That guy’s like this,” Mr. Ishikawa said, lowering his voice and holding up four fingers of his right hand without the thumb, a derogatory gesture indicating a four-legged animal and referring to the buraku.

and

“Those macaroons — they’re so hard they could choke a Christian,” said Marc Beekenkamp, a Web designer, using an expression that means the dish is hard to digest.

My Christmas present to you.

CNN outdoes itself on the heds tonight

Anti-kidnapping consultant kidnapped.


Boys school probe brings back pain


Priest blasts Playboy
 
Bonus, because I couldn't make this shit up if I tried and I've been trying lately -here's how the priest is introduced in the transcript to which I linked: "Let me bring in somebody for whom this hits home. He's one of the best known priests in the United States. His name is Father Cutie."

The controvery is over a Mexican Playboy cover featuring an Argintinean model posed in a way that reminds some people of Mary, Queen of Scots...I mean the Biblical virgin Mary. Apparently this is a big deal to the people who are offended (well, duh) and therefore Father Cutie has to get all literally righteous on them. Or something. Read the link, this dude's crazy.