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We just took a certain client’s site live this week. This was how the whole process went.

Fantastically animated music video. Great movement and attention to detail.

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I just heard this line in a podcast I’m listening to. It’s an unabridged reading of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey. I had to rewind and listen to it several times to be sure of what I was hearing:

Such was Catherine Morland at ten. At fifteen, appearances were mending; she began to curl her hair and long for balls; her complexion improved, her features were softened by plumpness and colour, her eyes gained more animation, and her figure more consequence. –Northanger Abbey, Chapter 1

“Long for balls”? My mind is right in the gutter. Could somebody please explain to me what this means? I am less familiar with Victorian terminology than I should be… Maybe a ball like a dance? A big fancy costume ball? God I hope so.

WTF was wrong with those Victorians.

WTF is wrong with me.

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In the Devil’s Garden
by Stuart Lee Allen

A fantastical romp through the seven deadly sins and the foods that most encourage them. Bizzare dishes run rampant, including rare little birds drowned in liquer and eaten whole, fish in scalding sauce served wriggling, psychoactive Absinthe, even “man’s milk” (you don’t want to know). Next to them on the forbidden list: tomatoes, potatoes, corn, beef, rye, wine, beer, and chocolate.

This is truly a must-read for anyone who cares about what goes into their mouths, what stays out, and the history behind the food on your table.