Archive for the 'Food' Category
In Case, You Are Wondering, It’s Thanksgivukkah…
• November 29, 2013 • Comments Off on In Case, You Are Wondering, It’s Thanksgivukkah…Posted in American History, Class, Cultural History, Food, Holidays, Immigration, Jews, Religion, Russia, Scandal, Sports, Television Series, The Rest of the World
Tags: Christmas, Eastern Europe, Egg Nog, Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, Holidays, Jewish holidays, Jews, Kale, Menurkeys, Mustard Greens, Pumpkin Pie, Seleucid Empire, Thanksgiving, The Gilded Age, Turkey, United States, Wisconsin
Okay, Cue the Music: Kim Kardashian Gives Birth
• June 15, 2013 • Comments Off on Okay, Cue the Music: Kim Kardashian Gives BirthPosted in Armenians/Syrians/Iranians/Kurds/Turks, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Food, Gossip, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Reality Shows, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: Babies, Baby, Buckingham Palace, Cable TV, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, E!, Escapism, Fat Shaming, Fat-Slammed, Fathers Day, Induced, Kanye, Kanye West, Kardashian, Kardashians, Kate Middleton, Kim, Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries, Kris Jenner, Motherhood, New York Times, Premature Birth, Prince William of Wales, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Reality Shows, Robert Kardashian, United States, Wretched Excess
That Photo From Facebook: Let’s Call Her The Woman Who Doesn’t Wear a Size 4
• June 11, 2013 • Comments Off on That Photo From Facebook: Let’s Call Her The Woman Who Doesn’t Wear a Size 4Posted in Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Facebook, Fashion, Food, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, The Heart, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss
Tags: Age, BBW, Beauty, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Clothing, Facebook, Health, Plus Size Model, Queen Size, Queen Size Wmen, Shopping, Size 4, Sizes 14W-34W, Twitter, Women
Little Grace Colbert, Star of the Cheerios Biracial Family Ad, and Her Parents Speak
• June 11, 2013 • Comments Off on Little Grace Colbert, Star of the Cheerios Biracial Family Ad, and Her Parents SpeakPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrity Children, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Food, Grace Colbert, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Stephen Colbert, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Biracial Children, Biracial Girl, Biracials, Cheerios, Christopher Colbert, General Mills, Grace Colbert, Interracial Marriage, Interracing, Janet Colbert, Meaghan Hatcher-Mays, Multiracial, Nichelle Nichols, Rodney Allen Rippy, Stephen Colbert, United States, YouTube
That Cheerios Cereal Biracial Family Commercial, “Just Checking”
• May 31, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Facebook, Food, Health, Love, People of Color, Race, The Heart, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss
Tags: AdWeek, African Americans, Barack Obama, Biracial Children, Biracials, Black Women, Blacks, Cheerios, Children, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Facebook, General Mills, Jane Eyre, Latinos, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Racism, Reddit, Sally Hemings, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Virginia, WalMart, YouTube
Live Stream of The 2013 White House Correspondents Dinner with President Obama and Conan O’Brien
• April 27, 2013 • Comments Off on Live Stream of The 2013 White House Correspondents Dinner with President Obama and Conan O’BrienPosted in Acting, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Film, Food, Gossip, History, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Conan O'Brien, Dinner, FLOTUS, Gayle King, Geraldo Rivera, James Brolin, Kerry Washington, Kevin Spacey, Live Streaming, Meryl Streep, POTUS, President Barack Obama, President Obama, President of the United States, Scandal, The Media, Tony Goldwyn, White House, White House Correspondent, White House Correspondents Association
That Oscar Mayer Honey Baked Ham-Brutally Honest Grandpa Commercial
• April 3, 2013 • Comments Off on That Oscar Mayer Honey Baked Ham-Brutally Honest Grandpa CommercialPosted in Class, Commercials, Cooking, Cultural History, Food, Health, Television, Wisconsin
Tags: BuzzFeed, General Foods, Health, Hot Dogs, Kraft Foods, Luncheon Meats, Madison, Oscar Mayer, Sandwiches, TV Commercials, United States, Viral Commercials, Wienermobile
The President and The First Lady at The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Saturday, April 28, 2012
• April 29, 2012 • Comments Off on The President and The First Lady at The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Saturday, April 28, 2012Posted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Fashion, Food, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Obama Administration, Republicans in Name Only, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Billy Crystal, Black Women, Dinner, First Lady Michelle Obama, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, Kimmel, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Republican, Seth Meyers, United States, Washington DC, White House Correspondents Association
That Chipotle Willie Nelson Singing Coldplay’s “The Scientist” Commercial
• March 6, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in Animals, CGI Cartoons, Class, Clay Animation, Commercials, Cultural History, Food, Health, Willie Nelson
Tags: AdWeek, Burritos, Chipotle, Coldplay, Free-Range, Grammy Award, iTunes, Johnny Kelly, Michael Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma, PSA, Scientist, Sustainable Farming, The Grammys, The Red-Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson
UPDATE: Heavy D’s Funeral Friday, November 18, To Be Live-Streamed; Plus Autopsy Results Prove Inconclusive and What Might Have Been
• November 18, 2011 • Comments Off on UPDATE: Heavy D’s Funeral Friday, November 18, To Be Live-Streamed; Plus Autopsy Results Prove Inconclusive and What Might Have BeenPosted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Film, Food, Health, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Music Videos, Pneumonia/Respiratory Diseases, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: Al Sharpton, Baptist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Consumerism, Dwight Arrington Myers, Ernie Davis, Floyd Myers, Grace Baptist Church, Heavy D, Hip-Hop Pioneer, Kim Burrell, Los Angeles, Lungs, Mount Vernon New York, Pneumonia, Rapper, Russell Simmons, Smooth Hip Hop, Smooth Rap, The Overweight Lover, Wretched Excess, Xea Myers
Japan to Offer 10,000 Free Trips to Foreign Visitors in a Bid to Bump Its Moribund Tourist Trade, But It May Not Help How Japanese Really Feel About Nuclear Power and Their Government
• October 31, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Food, Health, History, Japan, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Political Malfeasance, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, The Mainstream Media (MSM), World History
Tags: Aftermath of World War II, Bailout, Bilingual, Billions, Collusion, Compensation, Confidence, Distrust, Duplicity, Fukushima Daiichi, Homelessness, Japan, Japan Tourism Agency, Japanese, Japanese Politics, Kyushu Electric Power Company, Lies, Lying, New Orleans, Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plants, Radiation Exposure, Radiation Fears, Rick Steves, Sendai, Soka Gakkai, Tepco, The Katrina Diaspora, Tohoku Earthquake, Tourism, Trust, United States, Utility Companies, Yen, Yomiuri Shimbun
A Great, Big Pumpkin Grows in Connecticut (Via Time Lapse Camera)
• September 25, 2011 • Comments Off on A Great, Big Pumpkin Grows in Connecticut (Via Time Lapse Camera)Posted in Class, Food, Hurricanes, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weather
Tags: Broad Brook, Chris Stevens, Connecticut, Durham Fair, Gourd, Guinness Book of World Records, Halloween, Harvest Fairs, Harvest Time, Holiday, Home, Hurricane Irene, Jack-O-Lantern, Ken Desrosiers, Pound (mass), Pumpkin, Stillwater Harvest Fest, Thanksgiving, The Huffington Post, Time Lapse Camera, United States
That “That’s For Babies” Cheerios Commercial
• July 14, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in Class, Commercials, Food, Love, Television, Television Series, Women
Tags: "That's For Babies", Artificial Sweetener, Big G, Business, Cheerios, Children, Fake Sugar, General Mills, Growing Up, Hanna-Barbera, Honey Nut Cheerios, House, Kayla Colbert, Mother, Motherhood, Parent, Pat Benatar, Rylie Colbert, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Single Parent, Sugar, TV Commercials, Twinkles the Magic Elephant, Yogi Bear
It’s Going To Be HOT in Madison Today
• June 7, 2011 • Comments Off on It’s Going To Be HOT in Madison TodayPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Cooking, Food, Health, Stroke, The Heart, Travel, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Babies, Cats, Channel 3000, Children, Conditions and Diseases, Dogs, Elderly, Gary Cannalte, Hard-headedness, Health, Heat Illness, Heat Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Hydration, Infants, Madison Metro, Pets, Severe weather terminology (United States), Southern Wisconsin, Stroke, Stubbornness, Sun, Sunblock, Sunshine, Temperature, The Heart, Water, Weather, Weather Report, Wisconsin
“Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans” Here for a Limited Time Only
• May 13, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Awards, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cooking, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Documentary, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Environmental Crimes, Film, Food, Hate Crimes, Health, Hurricanes, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, People of Color, Political Malfeasance, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Public Television, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, Television, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Congo Square", "Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans", "Treme", Arguments, Black Creoles, Black Neighborhood, Brenda Marie Osbey, Broken Levees, California Newsreel, Community, Documentary, Father Jerome LeDoux, Film Documentary, Film Festivals, Glen David Andrews, HBO, Hurricane Katrina, Lenwood Sloan, Levees, Lolis Eric Elie, Nature, New Orleans, New Orleans Music, San Francisco International Film Festival, South Madison Branch Public Library, St. Augustine Parish, The Mississippi River, Tribeca Film Festival, Wynton Marsalis
Tea Time with Wendy Williams and Aretha Franklin
• March 3, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Fashion, Food, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Television, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Wendy Williams, Women
Tags: "Dancing with the Stars", African American Cooking, African American Cuisine, African American Women, African Americans, Age, Alec Mapa, Aretha Franklin, Birmingham MI, Channel 3-2, DWTS, Fantasia Barrino, Gastric Bypass Surgery, Grammy Award, Late Night Eating, Loni Love, Madison WI, Miss Re, Natural Food, Pork, Queen of All Media, Rapid Weight Loss, Salt, The Pig, The Queen of All Media, The Queen of Soul, The Townsend Hotel, TV-W, Weight Loss, Wendy Williams, Wendy Williams Show, Wild Animal Print Clothes
Shirley Sherrod Sues Right-Wing Blogger Andrew Breitbart for Libel
• February 13, 2011 • Comments Off on Shirley Sherrod Sues Right-Wing Blogger Andrew Breitbart for LibelPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black Farmers, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Discrimination, Food, Hate Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Native Americans/First Nations, Obama Administration, Race, Shirley Sherrod, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Albany Movement, AOL, Arianna Huffington, Black Farmers, Black Women, Blacks, Charles Sherrod, Civil Rights, Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, Keith Olbermann, Liars, NAACP, Native Americans, New Communities of Southwest Georgia, Pigford v. Glickman, President Barack Obama, Racism, Resignation of Shirley Sherrod, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Shirley Sherrod, The Eighties, The Kibbutz Movement, The Nineties, The Seventies, The Sixties
New Study Connects Daily Consumption of Diet Soda with Heart Attack and Stroke Danger
• February 9, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Cooking, Cultural History, Diabetes, Food, Health, Love, Memoir, Obama Administration, People of Color, Stroke, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Who I Am, Women
Tags: Addiction, African Americans, American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, Black Women, Blacks, Cola, Diet Cola, Diet Pepsi, Diet Soda, Dr. Pepper, First Lady Michelle Obama, Heart Attack, Los Angeles CA, Michelle Obama, Obesity, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Soda Pop, Stroke, The First Lady, United States
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Blizzard Watch for Nine States, Including Cheeseland
• February 1, 2011 • Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Blizzard Watch for Nine States, Including CheeselandPosted in American History, Food, Mental Health/Psychology, Natural Disasters, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Travel, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Candles, Capitol Square, Chicago, Dane County, Gas, Hilldale Mall, Madison.com, Metcalfe's, Middleton, Midwest, Midwestern United States, National Weather Service, Prescription Drugs, Radio, Rocky Mountains, Snow, Snow Blower, The Big One, The White Stuff, Travel, Winter Storm, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Emergency Management
You “Quiero” Taco Bell Now?
• January 26, 2011 • Comments Off on You “Quiero” Taco Bell Now?Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Cultural History, Food, Health, Love, Memoir
Tags: African Americans, Beef, Blacks, Chicken McNuggets, Fake Food, Fast Food, Garlic, Growing Up, Homemade Fast Food, Ingredients, Meat Truck, Onion, PepsiCo, Redevelopment, San Francisco, Soy Products, Steve Raichlen, Taco Bell, The Fillmore, The Sixties, United States Department of Agriculture, What's In It?, Yeast Extract