American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

Now We’re Cooking!

No, I mean it, literally, I was just cooking.
I finally remembered, while making one of my new recipes to take a few pictures while cooking and to write it down.
So tonight I present you with Monkfish Tacos
After the jump you’ll find the recipe as well as more pictures

Other New York Transit News

So, you may have started to see them popping up around the city, or maybe not, but New York has some new bus shelters out and about. Snazzy new metal and glass bus shelters designed by Cemusa are starting to pop up all around the city as well as Cemusa designed news stands as well.
Apparently [...]

What happens when you don’t watch the local news

So I just heard that NYC Taxi drivers have become the target for a string of robberies recently. Unfortunately I realize that posting about it won’t make much of a difference as these crimes are occurring within the cabs and unless you are riding around with strangers, well then most likely there isn’t much you [...]

I’m a Sledgehammer

So, some of you may know Aardman Animations.
They are the folks behind Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer video and various other projects. Aardman Animations probably got their biggest hit from Nick Park’s creations like the Wallace & Gromit series, but also from their Academy Award winning Animated Short – Creature Comforts in [...]

Look, that’s where I live!*

So, yeah I like maps.
Google Maps is one of favorite online map sites and they have just added a neat little feature called “Street View.”
Street View allows you to see panoramic views from the street in most major cities (well, ok, Manhattan is all good, but in say, Queens you only have the major streets… [...]

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