Posts Tagged ‘blog’
Posted by Katie Greenan / Thursday, July 28th, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
When it comes to attraction, should you tell that special someone how you feel or play hard to get? Earlier this week one local, Greg, shared his opinion: it all comes down to timing. And readers seem to agree with him. Check out the video below to hear what researchers suggest.
Share your relationship stories with us. E-mail me at littleredbook@northernvirginiamag.com.
-Katie Greenan
Posted by colin / Friday, June 10th, 2011
Black bears spotted across Northern Virginia
Metro doors open on wrong side, trap riders
Alexandria mortgage lender treasurer sentenced in $3 billion fraud
Toddler unharmed after father forgets him in car
Speed cameras set sights on beltway
José Andrés Unveils Hora Feliz
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Lean times call for bold initiatives (learned that from this dude named Barack-something-or-other), and restaurateur José Andrés is ready to rip this recession a new one with his $4 “Jaleo hour” deals.
(Photo: Luis Magán)
From 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday through Friday, all three Jaleos–including our award-winning Crystal City branch–will serve up assorted tapas (including signature offerings like patatas bravas and gambas al ajillo), homemade sangrias (stand down, VA ABC!), standard rail drinks and select draft beers. By-the-glass Spanish wines will also be available at half-price.
Reciprocal specials are expected at Zaytinya and Oyamel, as well.
Meanwhile, there’s other changes afoot at Jaleo … (stay tuned)
–Warren Rojas
Fighting the Good Fight (Mostly)
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, March 16th, 2009
Happened upon this hastily scrawled shopping list carelessly left behind (strike 1) at the pharmacy counter of my local Giant:
Found it interesting that the author took the time to seek out organic, fat-free milk and cage-free eggs (the non-descript “H2O” could denote self-bottled water, but I’ll play the cynic here and assume they were going the pre-packaged/designer route – strike 2), yet could not pass up the opportunity to feast upon the trisodium citrate (industrial flavor additive), partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil (genetically modified cooking agent), dried corn syrup (industrial sweetener) and distilled monoglycerides (industrial emulsifier) found in every Fruit Roll-Up:
(strike 3! You’re outta here, buddy!)
Anybody else ready to cop to their Achilles’ heel snack(s)?
(I’ve been known to enjoy a Drake’s Devil Dog (or two), but can claim blissful ignorance as I refuse to read the nutritional content).
–Warren Rojas
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Nothing like a snow day to bring this area to a grinding halt, huh? (We know, Obama. We should toughen up).
Good thing it takes more than a few inches of scattered flakes to topple the interweb, or else we wouldn’t have been able to launch the latest Northern Virginia Magazine blog: Gut Check.
For our inaugural post, we decided to tackle the subject of food in film.
Confidence is high that many gastronauts are already foaming at the mouth in anticipation of this year’s “Julie & Julia” adaptation, an homage to that cackling culinarian Julia Child by amateur cook and pioneering gastro-blogger, Julie Powell.
And while most foodies love to clog chat boards with ebullient tributes to the fantasy dining depicted in flicks like “Big Night,” “Like Water for Chocolate,” and “Babette’s Feast” (random musings here, here and here), we’re infinitely more fascinated by those times cinema baits us with the meal-time equivalent of a Sunday drive (“Move along. Nothing to see here”) then straps us in for an emotional/psychological roller coaster that’s about to go off the rails.
Here, in no particular order, are a handful of dining sequences that illustrate what happens when the simple act of breaking bread breaks really, really bad:
1) The Untouchables: Deniro’s Al Capone espouses the virtues of America’s pastime while sending an indelible message to the weak links in his organization.
2) The War of the Roses: perhaps entertaining guests whilst actively pursuing the dissolution of one’s marriage is not the best idea. Skipping the fish course, on the other hand, projects sound judgment.
3) Alien: already paranoid space jockeys think they’re out of the woods following a harrowing scrape with a previously unknown species. At least until their parasitic antagonist makes the grandest of entrances by eviscerating John Hurt mid-celebratory meal.
4) The Whoopee Boys: Paul Rodriquez poses perhaps one of the greatest existential quandaries (“Do fish have balls?”) and defiles a Cornish game hen while channeling Eddie Murphy, all before dessert.
5) Parenthood: Nothing like having your battery-operated skeletons dragged out of the closet-or nightstand, as the case may be-in the middle of a big family gathering.
6) The Nutty Professor (remake): From grandma’s libidinous tendencies to rampant flatulence, Sherman Klump endures perhaps the most mortifying first date ever courtesy of his wildly dysfunctional family.
7) Donnie Darko: the candid exposition of sibling rivalry, distaste for all things Dukakis and ersatz expletives flying round the Darko table ensures you won’t catch this modern fairytale on Nick at Nite anytime soon.
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life: the real tragedy is that the ill-fated Mr. Creosote arrives too late to enjoy Eric Idle’s jolly dinner ditty.
9) Rushmore: I’ll have the pathos with a side order of sexual frustration
10) Borat: Because sometimes breaking the ice involves stepping on toes.
Did we miss any of your favorite epicurean train wrecks?
–Warren Rojas
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Everyone has something to say. That’s nothing new. But the information age offers everyone a worldwide audience in front of which to say it. Northern Virginia is a stage filled with influential bloggers who garner respect via poignant witticisms and cleverly penned observations. And as they keep watch over our socio-political gaffes and glories, media outlets around the globe are closely watching them.
By Vanessa LaFaso Stolarski
Kagro X
The Daily Kos, a website generally advocating liberal policy, keeps one of the most comprehensive political blogs this side of the White House. Kagro X’s posts have been picked up by The Sentinel, a small newspaper in Cumberland County, Pa., as well as Utne Reader Online and the National Journal
Michelle Malkin
Malkin’s byline has appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News and Seattle Times, and she is a contributor to FOX News Channel. Her conservative blog as of late has been keeping a close eye on our new president. During Obama’s campaign, Malkin was referenced in U.S. News and World Report, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Boston Herald and IDG Norway.
Liz Kelly
Kelly spotlights celebrity buzz in her Celebritology blog where she also offers analysis on the latest in Hollywood news and inanity. Find her musings in the Washington Post print edition and local celeb blogger Wonkette
