Last Call: 28 minutes of Jackie Chan kicking ass
Reading this engrossing The New Republic feature has me excited to pick up Jackie Chan’s memoir, Never Grow Up. I grew…
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Last Call is The Takeout’s online watering hole where you can chat, share recipes, and use the comment section as an open thread. Here’s what we’ve been reading/watching/listening around the office today.
Last Call: I admit I have already tried the White Castle Sloppy Joe Slider
I am one of those people who should just go ahead and book my Valentine’s Day table for White Castle. Growing up on the…
Last Call: Why people turn their phone screens to black and white
A photographer I follow on Instagram posted today that he’s on day 5 of turning his iPhone display to grayscale. (Here…
Last Call: The race to produce a truly American cheese
American cheese is an American cheese, but it doesn’t exactly have terroir. (Instead, it has a plastic sleeve.) Three…
Last Call: What is the deal with Instagrammed airplane food?
Nobody is flying for the meals, it seems; jokes about the horror of airline food have been around almost as long as Bob…
Last Call: Only Connect is the hardest TV game show I've ever watched
A few weeks ago I became hooked on the U.K. hybrid game show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (a mash up of the comedy…
Last Call: Man is halfway to his goal of cooking every Ina Garten recipe
I became aware of the Instagram account @storeboughtisfine when my friend Melissa, a fellow Ina Garten enthusiast, sent…
Last Call: Costco now selling Nutella in nearly-7-pound tub
It is always shocking to me to see how quickly my family goes through Nutella. My twins are downright creative when it…
Last Call: Let’s watch A Hot Dog Program
Don’t ask how I came across this dusty Internet gem today, because I’m not sure myself, but here it is: In 1999, as…
Last Call: Guessing that Marie Kondo inspired a few cleanups over the holidays
My winter break started out full of promise and activity before I slid into a horizontal, vegetative state…
Last Call: Neil Gaiman implores us to "make good art"
Maybe you caught this when it was a thing six years ago. But it’s the first time I’ve seen this, and boy, what an…
Last Call: Mardi Gras King Cake ice cream and Ricky Jay
Now that New Year’s Eve is behind us, it’s time to look ahead to the next celebratory event: Not to worry, Mardi Gras…
Last Call: Matching Little Libraries with food donations is a genius idea
I love seeing the various Little Libraries that dot my neighborhood—small wood boxes on a stand filled with books that…
Last Call: Have you made your lemon pig for the New Year yet?
Lots of people have traditions to kick off the New Year with a fortunate omen, from making resolutions to eating…
Last Call: The intricacies of leaving food for Santa
At this point, our family Christmas sits on a throne of lies. I asked the kids this year if they still believe in…
Last Call: That Dunkin’ coffee beer is pretty tasty
There are many gustatory delights that greet me on my return to New Jersey every December: I’ve already eaten my requisi…
Last Call: 2018 in media bloopers
News outlets are ethically bound to correct their mistakes, no matter how silly. Journalism-industry group Poynter…
Last Call: Texas artist paints Thomas Kinkade-esque art of fast-food chains
If you don’t know artist Thomas Kinkade’s name, you definitely know his style: the type of softly lit landscape…
Last Call: A coffee comeback and the world's best (really) magic act
Most of the specialty coffee we drink, especially the fancy cold-brew stuff, is made from arabica beans. The other…
Happy holidays from Greg Dulli, and from Gwen
Hey there everyone. I’m about to take off for winter vacation, and I just want to say a huge thanks to all you…