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  • Culture Connoisseur: The Strawberry Doughnut from Donut Man

    Full disclosure: I am a bagel person. If given the choice between a doughnut and a bagel, I will pick just about any bagel with just about any accoutrement. I usually have very little remorse about picking a bagel over a doughnut. Unless, however, that doughnut is one of two varieties: 1. A Krispy Kreme…

  • Culture Connoisseur: Whiplash

      I’m dreadfully behind on newer television (I really need to get it together for Better Call Saul and Broad City), but I saw a fantastic movie I’ve been thinking about all week: Whiplash. Whiplash has been getting a lot of awards buzz lately, and it’s well-deserved. The semi-autobiographical movie is about a young music student, played…

  • Culture Connoisseur: Sleater-Kinney’s “No Cities To Love”

    I’ll admit that the only reason I know about Sleater-Kinney is because of Portlandia. Carrie Brownstein is just so damn rad that I had to do some research, and that brought me to the riot grrrl band. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, the band was highly influential in their scene and managed to go mainstream. Last…

  • Culture Connoisseur: Dick Blick Art Materials

    I’ve recently discovered the most magical place on Earth, and it’s not Disneyland. It’s called Dick Blick Art Materials. Dick Blick is a group of art stores that stocks supplies at discounted prices. It has a much better selection than Michaels, and is not pretentious in the slightest — I am not an artist, but the staff makes me…