Showing posts with label spiderman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spiderman. Show all posts

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Cocktails and Dinosaurs: News and Libations for the Weekend of December 9, 2016

The posts that used to be weekly, then monthly, and now it's a struggle to get one in a year.  After a weak showing for VeganMofo which I blame mostly on Trump and cabinet appointments that should come with a trigger warning, I'm back with a list of this week's news that I will attempt to make not completely shitty and a tasty cocktail to take the edge off.



  • The first official trailer for Spiderman: Homecoming is finally here.  7.7.17 - Who's coming with me?
  • What about Bob?...cats and wolves.  Illinois is trying to bring back bobcat hunting and Michigan is trying to bring back wolf hunting.

    In Illinois: "The state banned bobcat hunting in 1972 and placed the species on its threatened list from 1977 to 1999." (via Chicago Tribune)
    In Michigan: A bill was approved "...that would allow a commission to designate wolves as a game species if they are ever removed from the federal endangered species list." (via The Detroit News)

    In both cases, there are a bunch of gun toting Elmer Fudd's waiting to kill an animal we just saved.  I don't have time for this!  We just elected a pussy-grabbing monster who believes climate change is a hoax for president.  We're all going to be on the endangered species list soon.

    To help the bobcats, there is no shortage of internet petitions and activists in Illinois are applying for the bobcat hunting permits with no intention of using it (story here).
    To help the wolves in Michigan go to http://keepwolvesprotected.com/ (associated with the HSUS) or tweet at the governor like Kristen Bell and remind him about Flint while you're at it.
    (If you have more information about what we could do to help these animals or other states nipping at the bit to kill off another endangered animal, please share!)
  • Time Magazine names Trump "Person of the Year" and after four hours of scream crying Jezebel posted this delightful analysis of the photo quelling my scab-covered, bruised, and broken heart.  So I ask myself, how did I get here? And there's no way he could turn this honor into something misogynistic, right?

  • Oh fuck... sorry.  Aren't you glad I started with the Spiderman trailer?  That was good stuff.
     
  • Injustice Boycott.  Sign up now.  It's like an advent calendar except instead of eating a piece of chocolate everyday, you send a tweet @ a politician, share an article or donate money to a worthy cause and that's just one week in.
  • Tyson Foods, which according to Wikipedia is the world's largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork and annually exports the largest percentage of beef out of the United States, has launched a $150 million venture capital investment in meat substitutes.  (via myveganjournal.com)  

Cocktail of the Week:  Hard Apple Cider Fall Cocktail with Smoked Sage (recipe courtesy of Chic Vegan)

This cocktail is a delectable boozy blend of gin and hard apple cider.  I didn't know I could smoke sage until making this cocktail and I fully intend to continue.  What else could smoked sage enhance?  Martini?  Mac 'n' "Cheese"?  Hot Chocolate?  Sky's the limit!

Email that crap out of us @ monicatara[at]gmail.com.  Or just comment here!  We love you and we want feedback and cocktail ideas!

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Cocktails and Dinosaurs: News and Libations for the Weekend of October 1, 2010

Semi weekly/monthly/biannual posts that contain obsolete information no one cares about anymore, except for me.


I saw this guy last night or another spider-like man that pulls a rickshaw while doing awesome acrobatic things.
  • Max Weinberg and Conan O'Brien break off their longtime relationship as bandleader and talk show host. Rumor has it Max joined a collective created to defend New Jersey against MTV executives and the cast of Jersey Shore.*

  • Most Stolen Sign in NYC

  • The FBI finally found Waldo! ...but what about the man with the beard?

  • UN names Official Alien Spacecraft Greeter... I can't believe my dream job actual existed and I got snubbed by the UN!

  • Warm summer nights just got a little bit colder. Could the lightning bug be on the brink of extinction? They were my favorite bug to catch and then watch fly away and then catch again... help save them!

Cocktail of the Week:

I don't know what this is called but it tastes like a banana runt. It's a mixture of vodka, midori melon liquor, and pineapple juice. It is quite delicious if you like runts.

Next time, expect a less girly, less sweet libation and please give me suggestions.

Send any news tidbits and cocktails ideas to: monicatara@gmail.com

*By rumor, I am referring to something I made up and presume would be a great idea.