http://rafe.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ The idle thoughts of Rafe Colburn en Vox Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:02:51 -0400 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/red-beans-and-rice.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Rafe) http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/red-beans-and-rice.html?_c=feed-rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/red-beans-and-rice.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:02:51 -0400 I got a pressure cooker for my birthday, and my goal is to learn to make red beans and rice. Red beans and rice were one of the favorite dishes of my youth, and I like them in just about any incarnation. It has been a long term goal of mine to be ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/red-beans-and-rice.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c1141302a5c40800e3989f53fa0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> food http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/the-sopranos-finale.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Rafe) http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/the-sopranos-finale.html?_c=feed-rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/the-sopranos-finale.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:56:49 -0400 What was the last episode about? The sword of Damocles. Very well done, indeed. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/the-sopranos-finale.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c1141302a5c40800d4143c16a5685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> television http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/what-might-have-been.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Rafe) http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/what-might-have-been.html?_c=feed-rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/what-might-have-been.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:45:44 -0400 For our little downtown Raleigh festival, we were supposed to get the Drive-by Truckers, and wound up with Eddie Money. That's tough news to take. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/what-might-have-been.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c1141302a5c40800d414388e07685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music raleigh http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/peter-petrelli-is-dead.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Rafe) http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/peter-petrelli-is-dead.html?_c=feed-rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/peter-petrelli-is-dead.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 May 2007 00:31:59 -0400 So I think that Heroes star Peter Petrelli is dead. If you don't watch Heroes you have no idea what I'm talking about and you missed a great show that premiered last fall. You should catch up this summer or when it's released on DVD. Anyway, I th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/peter-petrelli-is-dead.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c1141302a5c40800cd972bd1334cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> television http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/the-poetry-of-the-sopranos.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Rafe) http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/the-poetry-of-the-sopranos.html?_c=feed-rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/the-poetry-of-the-sopranos.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 May 2007 14:41:18 -0400 Last night's episode of The Sopranos featured Yeats' The Second Coming. Obviously the tone of the poem mirrored AJ's own feelings of impending doom, but what does the poem portend for the show? Only two episodes left. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/the-poetry-of-the-sopranos.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c1141302a5c40800cd972bb2ce4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> television http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/lies-new-coaches-tell.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Rafe) http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/lies-new-coaches-tell.html?_c=feed-rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/lies-new-coaches-tell.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 May 2007 14:26:42 -0400 Let's say you are hired as the new coach for some kind of sports team. What do you tell the press to give fans hope that the team will improve under your leadership? You can't slag the players because they have to play for you, and it's discourte... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/lies-new-coaches-tell.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c1141302a5c40800d4142fe168685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sports http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/lost-will-always-be-with-us.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Rafe) http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/lost-will-always-be-with-us.html?_c=feed-rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/lost-will-always-be-with-us.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 07 May 2007 10:53:52 -0400 I've been watching Lost from the beginning, but I'm kind of wishing they'd wrap things up. Turns out, that won't be happening anytime soon. The creators of the show have signed on for three more seasons, albeit of only 16 episodes each. That mean... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/lost-will-always-be-with-us.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c1141302a5c40800d41433a9616a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> television http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/a-starbucks-in-every-port.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Rafe) http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/a-starbucks-in-every-port.html?_c=feed-rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/a-starbucks-in-every-port.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:18:30 -0500 I like Peter King pretty well as far as sportswriters go, but you have to wonder about a guy who goes on vacation in Europe and hits the local Starbucks (skip to the last page) in every port of call. This is a guy who bills himself as a "coffee ne... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/a-starbucks-in-every-port.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c1141302a5c40800d09e565480be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> coffee travel sports http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/qotd-this-would-be-super.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Rafe) http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/qotd-this-would-be-super.html?_c=feed-rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/qotd-this-would-be-super.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:22:15 -0500 If you could have one superpower, what would you choose? Submitted by J.T. I'd choose to be able to learn more quickly and to remember everything I learn. A trivia and pedantry-oriented super power. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/qotd-this-would-be-super.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c1141302a5c40800d4141f40076a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd superpower http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/how-much-does-old-whisky-really-cost.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Rafe) http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/how-much-does-old-whisky-really-cost.html?_c=feed-rss http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/how-much-does-old-whisky-really-cost.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:12:20 -0500 Last night on Lost, the evil Mr. Widmore taunted Desmond with a drink of 60 year old whisky, telling him that one sip cost more than Desmond could make in a month. So I wondered, is old whisky really quite that expensive? The answer is that it's p... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://rafe.vox.com/library/post/how-much-does-old-whisky-really-cost.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c1141302a5c40800d4142182803c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> television