House of Elms

A random smathering of photos, recipes and musings from a newly married couple living in the south.

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"Gotta tip my hat to the Fox bookers on landing what is basically their viewers’ cartoon image of a union worker." - @BrianMontopoli

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Beirut, Lebanon (June 23, 2014)

Photos by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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18 US cities you may not have heard of but need to visit. Like, now. 

Explore!

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Detroit’s on the list, with photos by me.

Let’s connect: Twitter / Instagram / Facebook

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Love this list

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Sweet Potato Turnip and Parsnip Latkes

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Yum

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Happy Friday! Here are some GIFs of kids trying foods for the first time — snabbed from this adorable video made for TEDxSydney»

Watch the whole thing for some priceless reactions to Vegemite, anchovy, and gherkin.

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Source: Demilked

France, 1942 – Nazi Germany occupies Paris. A frightened woman hurriedly gathers all the possessions she can carry and takes one last look around her lavish apartment. The south of France will be safer, she reassures herself. German soldiers have been raiding...

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This collection of animals in the womb is mesmerizing… and won’t shatter your fear of sharks. 

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Wowza

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Chris Conley and the UGA hype video. Get excited, Clemson is only 15 days away. Also you can see a half second of #23, white chocolate, white hope, white Adrian Peterson or as they call him at Aquinas in Augusta GA - Brendan Douglas. Not a lot of people pumping up small school southern catholics but I am proud of this fellow alum.

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China’s Culinary Diversity in One Map

[Image: MIT Technology Review]

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It took me until graduate school that China isn't a homogenous place, this after my classmate Jin told me angrily that she couldn't understand a damn thing that another Chinese student was saying. I thought it was her accent but she enlightened me that is was that she was speaking her own language with another girl from the same region. This Atlantic article exposes this fact in an interesting way, through food

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I love this picture.  

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Great Nike compilation of Tongan two steps, jump cuts and jukes. Enjoy

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Rugby porn

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In Athens, Ga., a Downtown Renaissance

An entrepreneurial spirit that caters to mature tastes has emerged in this college town.

Good piece on Athens in the NYT

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The Distant Executioner

Engaging long form article on snipers

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$2.4M in counterfeit items, 4 pounds of pot seized

Don't ever let anything ruin that smile Gregory Tibbs. thanks edsbs

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Starbucks vs. Dunkin Donuts

A fancy way of breaking down the crap coffee we drink everyday. Thanks edsbs