Ancient Grains Archive

Positive Affirmations

The first in a series of helpful mantras, mottos, and self-esteem boosters for the modern day someone-or-other. ...Read More

This Week in Reading: Man Books, the July Issue of Esquire and Polio

Previous installments of This Week in Reading can be found here. I am now back in the bosom of the United States, without having been vomited on by my child (batting .500 over the last four trips), so if Gravol has any interest in sponsoring a post about how not to be ...Read More

A Cartoon About Sports

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Everything I Remember About Hootie And The Blowfish

Hootie & The Blowfish was the first concert I ever went to. They had that one song where he goes “Oooh ahh ooh” I think. They had that other one where you sort of get the impression he’s batting his eyelashes at you. They had that one where it sounds like he’s smiling a lot. I ...Read More

Recent Headline Questions Answered Without Checking

1. "Did You Know These 20 Stars Are Gay?" Yes. 2. "Did Raven-Symoné Come Out?" Yes. 3. "What Did Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem Name Their Baby Daughter?" Luna. 4. "What Caused Gwyneth Paltrow to Hallucinate In Her Twenties?" Mescaline. 5. "Too Drab: What the Heck Are They Wearing?" Taupe. 6. "See Jennifer Aniston Without Makeup--How Does She Look?" Great. ...Read More

Who Will Be The Toast’s First Intern?

The Toast is seeking an intern! Did you miss the early summer rush? Now is your chance to become one for the next three months. Goths and non-Goths are encouraged to apply. Some qualities we would like in our (goth???) intern:
  • Experience with site metric work and Google ad exchange
  • A designer who can code ...Read More

Jaya Catches Up: The Giver, or This Is a Town Of Lies

The strangest thing about this project is realizing just how many books I didn’t read as a kid. Books that weren’t even on my radar. What on earth is My Friend Flicka? What the hell did I do as a child? Anyway, The Giver (Indiebound | ...Read More

Your British Feelings: The New Doctor Who and The Return of Sherlock

It's been quite a week for British television. Peter Capaldi has just been announced as the next Doctor on Doctor Who, which is a British show that is broadcast exclusively on Tumblr:
The 55-year-old Glasgow-born star will be the 12th actor to play the Doctor, replacing outgoing lead ...Read More