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Ceramics Saturdays: Aga Khan Museum

I knew next to nothing about Islamic ceramics when I walked into the Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Art in Toronto last month. I knew they had beautiful faïence wares, often intricately decorated, but that was about it. The collection at Aga Khan blew my mind–in particular the Bellerive Room, which showcases Prince Sadruddin’s personalContinue reading “Ceramics Saturdays: Aga Khan Museum”

Loading…Review of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (for Switch)

I’ll just get straight to it–the reasons to play this game are (1) the characters and their development (2) the design of the world and how it looks on the Switch (3) the combat dashboard, which manages to winnow a quite technical JRPG combat system down to something that’s not only playable but enjoyable. ReasonsContinue reading “Loading…Review of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (for Switch)”

ESC #29

In which we encounter the only true failure of the ESC series to date…. An Asian theme on this one. The winner for everyone was the dessert. The lumpia were very good as well, and the chive green beans straightforward and flexible. David Chang’s Spicy Pork Sausage Ragu with Rice Cakes was the problem here;Continue reading “ESC #29”

Madame Cleo

A throwback for anyone who watched late-night TV in the 90s…. I get the biggest kick out of these shorts filmed by a mom of 2 (now 3!) sighthounds, so I thought I’d share silken windhound Cleo’s Halloween production with you. (Make sure to tune into part 2 as well. Boo!) youtube.com/shorts/4bTH5-ayvD4

Drama Queen: Black Knight

I actually watched this one a year ago, I think, but never posted on it. But after I watched Officer Black Belt with Kim Woo Bin, which was awful, I went back and rewatched Black Knight to remind myself what he can do with a decent script and director. Black Knight is based on aContinue reading “Drama Queen: Black Knight”

Loading…Review of Spiritfarer

You know when you don’t want to say goodbye to a character in a video game that you’re having a special experience. That’s the main strength of Spiritfarer: the designers at Thunder Lotus have put so much effort into crafting the various spirits you pamper, cajole, and coax into the afterlife that it’s hard toContinue reading “Loading…Review of Spiritfarer”

ESCs #27 and #28

[Insert usual apology for the lack of pictures; as is manifestly apparent at this point, I can’t cook and take photos at the same time….] ESC #26 had a Southwest Asian vibe. The fish curry and samosas were the standouts. The cauliflower was fine, and the golden compote, while promising on paper, turned out tooContinue reading “ESCs #27 and #28”

Turtle Skateboard

Honestly I feel like we all better watch out….

Drama Queen/I Have Notes…for Black

See—this is why I keep old journals….so I can go through them and self-plagiarize for this blog. Until I found that journal, I forgot how angry the ending of Black made me when I watched it in 2018, so I couldn’t be happier about doing an “I Have Notes” post on it. This is alsoContinue reading “Drama Queen/I Have Notes…for Black”

Kimchi Grilled Cheese and Doenjang Tomato Soup

I cannot believe I haven’t posted on this as this has been my go-to easy, quick comfort meal when I’m not feeling good or it’s crummy out, for at least the last 3 years. Maybe it was because I kept messing around with the tomato soup b/c I didn’t feel like I had it dialedContinue reading “Kimchi Grilled Cheese and Doenjang Tomato Soup”