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I would like to begin by acknowledging that Sherlock Holmes is a brilliant detective. I would also like to acknowledge that if I lived in Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes would never have needed to solve The Red-Headed League because I would have taken one look at the premise and said, “Absolutely the fuck not.” Friends. FRIENDS. **Warning: Spoilers Ahead!** The World’s Most Suspicious Job…

There are few foods more universally accepted than the onion. You can cross cultures, religions, centuries, wars, continents, and socioeconomic classes and somehow everyone eventually lands on: “You know what this dish needs? An onion.” Not a truffle. Not saffron. Not edible gold flakes served by a man named Sebastian. An onion. The onion is the supporting actor that quietly wins the Oscar…

There are two types of travel people: The “I just booked a spontaneous long weekend in Lisbon” crowd. The “I have a running list of places I will likely never go but think about constantly like a mildly obsessive daydreamer” crowd. Welcome to category two. Population: me. Today’s destination is Mitrovica, a place that sits squarely in the “fascinating, complicated, and logistically…maybe not”…

If you’ve ever casually said, “Oh yeah, I’ve read The Arabian Nights,” I regret to inform you that what you probably meant was: “I have a vague cultural awareness of three stories Disney got its hands on and absolutely nothing could have prepared me for the chaos of the actual text.” Because what even is this book? Let’s start with the premise, which feels less like a literary setup and more…

There are two types of cosmetic ingredients: The ones with sexy names that sound like they belong in a spa menu The ones that sound like they belong in a high school chemistry final you definitely failed Maleic acid is firmly in Category #2. It sounds like it should come with a hazmat suit and a warning label, yet it’s quietly hanging out in some of the most popular hair products on the…

Dear Washington, D.C., We need to talk. Not in a “we should see other people” way, but in a “I have some feelings and they are wearing sensible walking shoes” way. First of all, you are a lot. You are monuments, memorials, marble and power suits and school field trips and men in khakis explaining the Constitution like they personally drafted it over brunch. You are the physical embodiment of…

There are music documentaries that feel like homework, and then there are music documentaries that make you want to stand on your couch, point dramatically into the distance, and scream-sing about highways and destiny. Wings for Wheels falls squarely into the second category. This documentary follows Bruce Springsteen during the chaotic, obsessive, borderline-unhinged creation of Born to Run.…

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who choose chicken breast, and those who understand that chicken thigh fillets are the superior life form. If chicken were a high school movie, breasts would be the popular cheerleaders: lean, bland, conventionally attractive, and slightly boring. Thigh fillets would be the brooding indie girl who writes poetry, drinks oat milk before it was…

I don’t know what it is about Kimpton hotels, but I appear to be on a personal vendetta tour with them. The last time I stayed at the Palladian Kimpton in Seattle, I was deeply, spiritually offended by the bathroom setup. This time, at The Madera Kimpton in Washington D.C., I somehow managed to turn myself into a full-blown slapstick routine. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever been such a chaotic…

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I don’t know what it is about Kimpton hotels, but I appear to be on a personal vendetta tour with them. The last time I stayed at the Palladian Kimpton in Seattle, I was deeply, spiritually offended by the bathroom setup. This time, at The Madera Kimpton in Washington D.C., I somehow managed to turn myself into a full-blown slapstick routine. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever been such a chaotic…

To find me at my new digs, please visit KristenExperiments.com The post My Site Has Moved! first appeared on Kristen Experiments. The post My Site Has Moved! first appeared on Kristen Experiments. The post My Site Has Moved! first appeared on Kristen Experiments.

I don’t know what it is about Kimpton hotels, but I appear to be on a personal vendetta tour with them. The last time I stayed at the Palladian Kimpton in Seattle, I was deeply, spiritually offended by the bathroom setup. This time, at The Madera Kimpton in Washington D.C., I somehow managed to turn myself into a full-blown slapstick routine. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever been such a chaotic…

Let’s get one thing straight: table salt is Regina George. It’s everywhere. It’s powerful. It shapes society. It makes everything better. And occasionally, it ruins your life. Salt is one of those ingredients so basic that we barely think about it, yet it has single-handedly driven wars, built empires, preserved civilizations, and turned otherwise sad food into something worth living for. Without…

To find me at my new digs, please visit KristenExperiments.com The post My Site Has Moved! first appeared on Kristen Experiments. The post My Site Has Moved! first appeared on Kristen Experiments.

If you ever want to feel both extremely poor and extremely powerful at the same time, may I suggest a visit to the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. I went in July of 2019 with my boyfriend (important detail, hold onto it), ostensibly because I like rocks. Which is true. I do like rocks. But not in a “I know Mohs hardness scales off…

Let’s get one thing straight: table salt is Regina George. It’s everywhere. It’s powerful. It shapes society. It makes everything better. And occasionally, it ruins your life. Salt is one of those ingredients so basic that we barely think about it, yet it has single-handedly driven wars, built empires, preserved civilizations, and turned otherwise sad food into something worth living for. Without…