Yankee Doodle went to town, riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his hat, and, called it macaroni. Fun song to sing? If you've ever wondered why Yankee Doodle would name his feather macaroni, this post will explain. Sans... Read more
Food
Bánh mì paté thịt nguội (aka combination no. 1). "Ham, head cheese, pork roll, pork teriyaki & B.B.Q., w?paté," good fixings, good bread. Ba Xuyên (shown below in 2014) 4222 Eighth Ave. (42nd-43rd Sts.), Sunset Park, Brooklyn 718) 633-6601 www.Facebook.com/pages/Ba-Xuyen/167785206567240 Read more
Lemonade is made for summer. Some will squeeze the lemons themselves. Some will use bottled lemon juice but still make it themselves. Others will buy pre-made lemonade, often with high-fructose corn syrup. Making your lemonade is so easy. Paying someone else for their water and questionable sweeteners is foolish. The great thing about making your own lemonade is you can add flavors to the mix. This is a high-water time for amazing fresh fruits in the Northern Hemisphere. Strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. Take some of that great fruit and added that fruit to your homemade lemonade. If some of those strawberries are a bit mushy, they are perfect to put into a lemonade. Adding the sweetness of fruit means you can reduce the amount of sugar you put in your lemonade. You could even have the fruit be your sugar in a lemonade. Read more
No more cheeky Stanley Cup playoffs references. The NHL and NBA may return soon. MLS is scheduled to play next week. Canadian films on Saturday nights on CBC. Here are the latest Canadian films coming to the CBC airwaves: July 4 10p The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019) 12:30a The Right Kind of Wrong (2013) July 11 10p Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) 12:30a Last Night (1998) Read more
Nigerian-born, Brooklyn-based artist and designer Olalekan Jeyifous "explores connections between culture, architecture and food" in this "series of twenty-eight triptych compositions that combine architectural and urban elements of [Sunset Park] with culinary dishes known and loved by the local community... Read more
Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is a topic I know mostly from listening to CBC News. The lack of interest from police forces is rather appalling. Through Black Spruce is a film adaptation of Joseph Boyden's novel of the same name. Annie Bird and Susanna Bird are identical twins, Cree women from Moosonee, Ontario. Susanna is a model who took off to Toronto with her abusive boyfriend Gus. Annie is a homebody who feels more comfortable hunting than posing. Susanna turns up missing. Her mother gets a lawyer in Toronto who doesn't do much to find Susanna. Annie gets invited by a local friend to go to Toronto on vacation, Annie is reluctant to go but ends up staying behind to look for her sister. Read more
Vancouver honourably withdrew from being a NHL hub city because, well, British Columbia considered the NHL approach on those who tested positive to be unsafe. Gary Bettman doesn't like to be told that he is wrong. "Our advice and our direction was that if there was a positive case that arose, that we would do what we do with all cases that we have here – that we would investigate and there needed to be a contingency in case there were other people that were identified as ill," B.C. chief medical officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said. "It might mean suspension of part of a series for a period of time until that could be done." Read more
