Three Deviled Eggs
To keep talking about deviled eggs for a second, the best ones I've ever had were served as a trio: they all had a yolk-and-mayo base, but one came mixed with avocado and shredded tuna; another came covered in thick squares of fancy bacon and balsamic vinegar-macerated strawberries; and the third came topped with whipped goat cheese, caviar, and a papal-style crown of cured salmon. They were incredible. The salmon one was so tall it made me consider the outer limits of the deviled egg — could you put half a hard boiled egg under anything and call it a Deviled Egg [Anything]? Deviled Egg Chicken Wrap. Deviled Egg Glass of Water. It could almost be like the Princess and the Pea: "Is this ... a Deviled Egg Strip Steak?" she'd ask after one bite, pulling the meat back to reveal that, yes, there was a half a hard boiled egg beneath it. "Unbelievable," they'd say. READ MORE
"Now I'm going to do something really cool that you might not have seen in other mayonnaise recipes"
The Tablet-Carvers' Wrath
Another Tuesday, another look back at some twisted ancient curses featuring eight-pointed stars covering people's genitals. "An eight-point star covers the deity's genitals and snakes project out of its head," reads the description of the first curse tablet, on which the text apparently reads, in part, "Crush, kill Fistus the senator ... May Fistus dilute, languish, sink and may all his limbs dissolve." The second one is more aimed at crushing and destroying souls, hearts, and livers. READ MORE
The Post-Meal Half-Hour Rule
"Never brush immediately after an acidic meal or drink. Always wait at least 30 minutes."
"She likes Target, the Food Network and sun-dried tomatoes"
Here's everything we ("we") know ("know") about Priscilla Chan, who got married this weekend. Wait, no, here's a bit more. She seems great.
Staring Into the Sun
Jason Kottke found a neat time-lapse video of yesterday's freaky solar eclipse (by photographer Cory Poole) that he's calling "the coolest" online, in case you missed it, and CNN has many more great photos in a slideshow. No. 5 being the most jarring. No. 11, too.
Graphing Lust, Infatuation, and Attachment
What Love Looks Like is a newish Tumblr of varyingly poignant, science-free charts by Brooklyn-based artist Louise Ma. The death ones are fun (see above), but the "Let Me Show You" set is a little more upbeat. Or is it? READ MORE
New Music: Sigur Rós, Regina Spektor, Kelly Clarkson, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
It's Monday morning, which means NPR is streaming its usual spread of not-yet-released albums, and this week it's a particularly nice offering: Sigur Rós, Valtari; Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Here; The Walkmen, Heaven; Regina Spektor, What We Saw From the Cheap Seats; and Saint Etienne, Words and Music by Saint Etienne. READ MORE
Diplo, "Set It Off"
A little new music for the weekend, in case you missed it: another track from Diplo's upcoming Express Yourself album, which is due out June 12. Barbeque playlist? Pre-barbeque preparation playlist? Post-barbeque hangover/cleanup playlist? READ MORE
