Ancient Grains Archive
Toast Points: The Week of Jan. 3rd, 2014
Ancient Grains, Meta
Jan 03, 2014
Okay, here are the posts I desperately want you to read from this week:
1. Watching Deadwood With My Dad, Kelsey Wallace
2. The Sliding Scale of Wolf Sentience and Morality in Disney Films, Daniel Mallory Ortberg
3. Guess the Book From Its Library of Congress Subject Keywords, Gillian Brassil
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The Birthday Party Where My Guests Stole My Diary
Ancient Grains, Weird True Tales
Jan 03, 2014
It was my fault. I invited vipers into my den. When it came time to send out invites to my 12th birthday party, I padded the list with my frenemy, Lindsey, and friends of friends like Lela and Rachel until I had as many guests as I now had years. Several of
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Coda to “Piano Man”: Paul and Davey
Ancient Grains, Fan Fiction
Jan 03, 2014
(To the tune of "Piano Man")
Now Paul is a real-estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
His first novel, Mortgaging Murder, was released to little critical fanfare in 1983
Paul has never gotten a speeding ticket or been on a date
He loves to attend comic conventions
Each year at Emerald City he dresses as
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Femslash Friday: Buffy, Faith, and Slayer-on-Slayer Action
Ancient Grains, LGBT
Jan 03, 2014
If you are a lesbian of a certain age, you know that nothing on television has ever been as formative to nascent girl-on-girl feelings as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And I am not talking about Willow and Tara. Willow and Tara are lovely; they are attractive and accomplished and their relationship is
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Every Felony Committed in Decemberist Albums
Ancient Grains, Music
Jan 03, 2014
It is impossible for any character to make it through an entire Decemberists song without drowning; heaven help us if anyone ever relates the tale of Atlantis to Colin Meloy, who will immediately begin to shake and bleed and spew out song lyrics about sailors walled up in catacombs and ancient queens'
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Link Roundup!
Ancient Grains, The Internet
Jan 03, 2014
Great, free-ranging conversation with Mikki Kendall at In These Times:
What about politicians who go on “SNAP challenges,” trying to live on food stamps to show the dangers of cutting supplementary benefits?
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Healthy Tips For the New Year
Advice, Ancient Grains
Jan 02, 2014
Instead of taking the stairs, visualize yourself on the floor you want. Your self-confidence will get you there.
Try to make sure you get up every hour or so at work and quit.
Make this the year you stop drinking water. It's a crutch, and you don't need it.
It actually doesn't matter how
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Gal Science: The Drop-Off
Ancient Grains, science
Jan 02, 2014
As The Toast searches for its one true Gal Scientist, we will be running a ton of wonderful one-off pieces by female scientists of all shapes and sizes and fields and education levels, which we are sure you will enjoy. They’ll live here, so you can always find them. Most recently: Why
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