Leonard Cohen may have been Canada’s answer to Bob Dylan, and he may have a devoted following. But he is not a cult figure. Here’s proof:
For some reason, Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah has been playing in my head for the last few days. So I’ll banish it from there to here. To make sure it stays out, I’ll include five video performances from youtube.
Here’s the most popular youtube video of Cohen himself performing it:
Posted by acilius on November 18, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/11/18/leonard-cohens-hallelujah/
Canadian artist Kristan Horton has imitated stills from DR STRANGELOVE using household objects. The project has resulted in a book, Dr Strangelove Dr Strangelove. The picture below is an example:
A big plane, like a 52- you should see it some time!
Posted by acilius on November 18, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/11/18/dr-strangelove-dr-strangelove/
Tom Rubnitz’s Pickle Surprise:
Alton Brown’s Deep-Fried Pickles:
approximately 2 1/2 – 3 quarts peanut oil
1 quart dill pickles
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups cornmeal
1 tablespoon kosher salt
Place enough peanut oil in a 4 – 5-quart cast iron Dutch oven to come halfway up the side. Place over medium-high heat to fry at 390 – 400 degrees F.
Remove pickles from brine and quarter lengthwise. Pat dry with paper towels.
Pour buttermilk in a shallow dish. Mix cornmeal and salt in a separate dish.
Dip pickle spears, 1 at a time, first in buttermilk, then in cornmeal/salt, then repeat.
Carefully place each spear in hot oil and fry until golden brown, approximately 2 minutes. Fry 3 – 4 pickles at a time. Maintain constant temperature of 390 – 400 degrees F. Transfer pickles to cooling rack set over baking sheet. Cool 5 minutes.
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Here’s my own Mashed Potatoes and Pickles recipe:
hot mashed potatoes
cold sweet pickle chips
Arrange pickles on potatoes and serve.
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Posted by CMStewart on November 13, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/11/13/pickle-recipes/
Phoenicians bartering
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The ancient Phoenicians made the MSN homepage today, with this article about a 2900 year old cemetery unearthed near Beirut.
Posted by acilius on November 12, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/11/12/phoenician-remains/
Yesterday afternoon a friend of mine asked me how to tie a bow tie. Since I didn’t have a bow tie with me, I couldn’t show him, and it isn’t the sort of thing you can express very well in words alone. We went on youtube and found this instructional video. We wound up watching it three times, mainly because we were fascinated by the expression on the face of the man around whose neck the knot is being made.
As I was getting dressed this morning, I chose a bowtie. I tried to tie it as this video recommends, since this is clearly superior to the way I have been using. Muscle memory defeated me- I kept starting it the new way, then switching in mid-move back to my old way, and ending up with at most half a knot. I’ll have to train myself to get in the habit of doing it right.
Posted by acilius on November 7, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/11/07/how-to-tie-a-bow-tie/
Halloween may be over, but that’s no reason to put all the masks away until next year. The masks below are among several Indonesian masks featured in this gallery on weirdomatic.
Posted by acilius on November 1, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/11/01/masks/
The queen of England, she’s got a lot of stuff. She has a website where she lets you look at some of it. Here are a few items from the “Insignia and Badges” section.
The birth of the future King George IV
Medallion honoring Captain James Cook
Cameo for a badge of the Order of Victoria and Albert
Coins and banknotes from the reign of Elizabeth II
Posted by acilius on November 1, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/11/01/some-insignia-and-badges-from-the-royal-collection/
Scary Halloween video!
Posted by CMStewart on October 31, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/31/girly-man/
An image from Lee Mawdsley, via the artist and his model:
Posted by acilius on October 23, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/23/lee-mawdsley/
Posted by CMStewart on October 16, 2008
https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/16/birdbeat/
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