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Happy 250th Birthday!

In case you haven't heard, it is the 250th anniversery of Mozart's birth. Orchestras all over the world are having festivals celebrating the anniversery. An excellent excuse to watch Don Giovanni or listen to his Requiem again.

Learn more about this composer from journalist Sara Fishko's radio essay:
http://www.wnyc.org/arts/articles/23931

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filed under : art

mi-xology mixology : Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

7 oz ginger ale
1 oz grenadine
Add ginger ale over ice in highball glass and sprinkle grenadine over. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Remember, age is just a number.

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related : Coco Chanel

Football Skillz

Football or soccer, whatever you'd like to call it, it still takes talent and whole a lot practice. These are heroes that can make people cry. Watch this video of famous players and see some of the reasons why they are paid so much.

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filed under : fun | culture

Children's Book Animal Stamps

The postal rate increase was a surprise to many, and my reaction was a simple over estimate. But my drawer now has way too many

2 cent Navajo Jewelry stamps for the number of remaining 37 cent stamps.

There is some good news from the post office though. The US postal service has just released commemorative stamps featuring characters like Curious George and Olivia.

The text for Olivia writes:
Whether painting the walls like a master, planning the perfect accessory for an outfit or building an ambitious sandcastle, Olivia is always the star of her own show (and sometimes has too much energy for her own good). Published in 2000, "Olivia" won a Caldecott Honor the following year and was author and illustrator Ian Falconer's first book chronicling the energy and spunk of this loveable and unforgettable piglet heroine. Falconer's spare charcoal line drawings, accented with splashes of red gouache, emphasize the details in the world of his young star.

The list includes:

If animal character stamps are good news, then you might also have liked the Jim Hensen & Muppets Stamps.

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filed under : fun | culture

Revamped

You'll notice the new look that mi-xology.blogspot.com has gotten. It incorporates better functionality with a fresh appearance.

Check out our new categories at the top ⇑
and recommendations to the right ⇒.

Enjoy.

Sweet Treat : Drop Danish

Ok, so it's not really a Danish, or Wienerbrød (invented by visiting Austrian chefs in Copenhagen and literally means "Viennese Bread"). But no chilling of the butter and working layers upon layers of dough in this super easy recipe. In fact, there is not even any butter to soften or cut into flour. So quick and easy, it's relatively healthy too!

2 cups flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup milk or cream
2 tbsp sugar
1/8 cup jam, jelly, or preserve
1 tbsp icing

Mix wet and dry ingredients separately.
Combine all at once and stir together until mixture is just wet.
Drop spoonfuls onto ungrease baking sheet.
Make shallow indentation in each mound with wet spoon.
Fill with 1 tsp preserve each.
Bake in preheated 450°F oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.
Drizzle with icing.

Icing recipe:

1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp warm water
1/8 tsp vanilla

Stir together in cup adding extra vanilla until smooth.

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Alphabet Soup

It's all mixed up...
It's fun to watch...

...It's the Origins of the Western Alphabet!

Phoenician, Greek, Etruscan, and Latin versions.
Click to view in full size!

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Eco-Bunny

The Background:
Honda head engineer Kenichi Nagahiro hated the way diesel engines worked, sounded, and polluted.

The Game:
♪ Hate something, change something, make something better! ♪

The Talk:
Eco-hipster bunny waves a mallet.

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Linguistic nostalgia : Shaw

I lay my eternal curse on whomsoever shall now or at any time hereafter make schoolbooks of my works and make me hated as Shakespeare is hated. My plays were not designed as instruments of torture. All the schools that lust after them get this answer, and will never get any other.

—George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was noted for Pygmalion, later a adapted into the musical My Fair Lady.

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Stardust Falls

NASA's Stardust mission ended successfully today, returning safely to earth with samples of cometary and interstellar particles that may help scientists learn more about the origins of the universe.

Information about this mission at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stardust/main/index.html

Just something to think about: In this time when the world seems to be under so much political stress, it is good to know that we can still look up and wonder at the stars and explore and investigate this huge universe in which we live.

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Italo for Beginners

The New York Times's Jonathan Lethem has a beautiful essay on Italo Calvin's influence on his person and how one can become acquainted with the master's works. Italo for Beginners names some collections to begin your reading.

m.i.'s favorites among them:

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mi-xology mixology : Mimosa

1/3 orange juice
2/3 champagne
Pour champagne over orange juice in glass. Garnish

Time to celebrate.

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Biking through the Jungle

Watch this video of bikers popping wheelies and dodging taxies through the streets of NYC. The Rock accompaniment get the adrenaline going. This is a pretty crazy ride through all your favorite neighborhoods.

During the MTA transit strike, the bicycle was able to express its importance to New Yorkers' independence. This is no news to Time's Up, Transportation Alternatives, and Critical Mass -- grassroots organizations promoting a world without cars.

The creator of the video also has other clips available for download.

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Street Art : Blade

Graffiti goes above ground again and again. While Mayor Bloomberg is cracking down, veteran Blade will be having his solo exhibit at the New York Mercantile Exchange from today until February 3rd. Viewing available weekdays from 9am to 5pm at 1 North End Ave.

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