I ate its coxa. I ate its labrum. I ate its compound eye. But I could not eat its broken little legs. Crunchy and seasoned with chipotle, ancho and chili peppers, Mexican spiced grasshoppers are as addictive as beer nuts. But there was something about the legslegs so powerful they can propel their owner 20 […]
Lisa Sorg
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New report: Seas rising fastest from Cape Hatteras northward
From the Department of Serendipity: Sea levels along the Atlantic Coast from Cape Hatteras to Boston are rising faster than anywhere else in the world, according to a report in the journal Nature Climate Change. “We present evidence of recently accelerated sea level rise along a unique, 1,000-kilometer hotspot on the highly populated North American […]
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That summer feeling: ice cream-themed music
Who knew there were so many ice cream songs? Here are dozen or so to get you through a long, hot summer. See related story in the June 20 edition of DISH, the Indy‘s special food section. Indy contributor David Ross mentioned another great ice cream song: Natalie Merchant’s “Bleezer’s Ice Cream Store,” from a […]
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Introducing our local crossword
When I’m out I often see people in restaurants and coffee shops perusing the Indy. Many are immersed in one of the news and culture stories; some are reading Free Will Astrology aloud to their dining partners. (I resist the urge to approach them and say, “You know that’s fiction, right?”) And others are doing […]
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A super sundae of ice cream-themed songs
“Ice Cream Man” by Tom Waits In the way Willie Dixon’s “Back Door Man” isn’t about a locksmith, Tom Waits’ “Ice Cream Man” isn’t about a frosty drumstick. Or it won’t be frosty by the time you’ve finished listening to this slow, smoldering blues number. “I’ll click by your house ’bout 2:45/ sidewalk sundae strawberry […]
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Ice cream: my favorite drug
Confession No. 1: On more than one occasion, I’ve eaten as many as four bowls of ice cream in one day. Confession No. 2: I used to drink Hershey’s chocolate syrup straight from the can. Ice cream says summer. It says happiness. And if I had kept eating ice cream at the pace I did […]
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The agenda behind the sea level rise bill: from the Carolina coast to the Kochs
Our grandkids will curse us. At a Senate committee hearing last week, David Rouzer, a Johnston County Republican, ignored the scientific consensus that by 2100, the sea level couldand most likely willrise by at least an average of 3 feet on the North Carolina coast. Without the proper safeguards, such an increase could be catastrophic. […]
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As seen on TV: kitchen gizmos
“In Japan, a hand can be used like a knife … ” (Commercial shows Japanese guy breaking a stack of 2-by-4s.) ” … but this method doesn’t work with a tomato!” (Man pulverizes a tomato with side of his hand.) Who didn’t love a Ginsu knife? It could cut food as delicate as a kiwi […]
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A flack’s guide to fracking
Fracking opponents will urge lawmakers to oppose SB 820 on Frack-Free Lobby Day, Tuesday, June 5, at 10 a.m. The event is sponsored by the N.C. Conservation Network. This week, members of the North Carolina Legislature are expected to take up the Clean Energy and Economic Security Act (Senate Bill 820 for those keeping track […]
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The rise and fall of the Easy-Bake Oven
In the last 20 years, the mystique of the Easy-Bake Oven has declined.
