Question of the Day
What hit song, played on a loop during the height of its popularity, made you want to throw your radio out the window every time it came on?
The year was 1997. And, if memory serves correctly, I did not go more than 45 seconds without hearing Smash Mouth's "Walkin' on the Sun" for at least six months. I destroyed at least 87 radios that year.
Although none of these songs were individually as viscerally objectionable to me as was "Walkin' on the Sun," the Spin Doctors' ubiquitous "Two Princes," the Gin Blossoms' inescapable "Hey Jealousy," and Soul Asylym's omnipresent "Runaway Train" collectively drove me totally trucknutz for most of 1993.
Photo of the Day
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton votes to adopt a United Nations Security Council resolution addressing sexual violence in armed conflict at U.N. headquarters September 30, 2009 in New York City. Clinton chaired a Security Council session on 'Women, Peace and Security.' [Via.]
Today in Fat-Hatin'
Fat-Hatin' Fauxgressive for Governor: New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's campaign is currently running this ad against Corzine's Republican opponent, Chris Christie:
Voiceover: [over montage of traffic and emergency scenes] If you drove the wrong way down a one-way street, causing an accident and putting the victim in a trauma center, would you get away without a ticket? Chris Christie did. If you were caught speeding in an unregistered car, would you get away without points? Chris Christie did. In both cases, Christie [fade-in image of Christie from the neck-up, with double-chin and scowling expression] threw his weight around as US attorney and got off easy. If you didn't pay your taxes, ignored ethics laws, would you get away with it? [slo-mo video of Christie getting out of a vehicle] Chris Christie—one set of rules for himself, another for everyone else.The New York Times, engaging in fat hatred even as it purports to condemn it, opens their story with: "It is about as subtle as a playground taunt: a television ad for Gov. Jon S. Corzine shows his challenger, Christopher J. Christie, stepping out of an S.U.V. in extreme slow motion, his extra girth moving, just as slowly, in several different directions at once." Sigh.
Corzine laughed off criticisms, but his series of ads which "feature unattractive images of Mr. Christie, sometimes shot from the side or backside, highlighting his heft, jowls and double chin" are having what is certainly the desired effect: "In a recent survey conducted by Monmouth University, voters were asked to say the first thing that came to mind about Mr. Christie. 'Fat' was one of the most frequent responses."
As for Christie, he says he's "numb" to fat jokes at this point, having been subjected to them his whole life (I hear ya, buddy), and notes: "I don't see how it's relevant to my being governor." Neither do I.
Wordless With Rage
I give you nothing more than the link, for I am wordless with rage.
Several months of escalating abuse of a young woman...conditional discharge (meaning, basically, be good for a period of time and you don't even have a criminal record!), because, the judge said:
“I’m going to give you this chance, but you should recognize, sir, this was close to the line,’’ the judge told Hagen.Wordless. Rage.
He must perform 40 hours of community service and obey a curfew of 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. during two years of probation.
Birds of a Feather
[Trigger warning.]
You may recall that when the news of Roman Polanski's arrest in Switzerland first broke, France's minister of culture, Frédéric Mitterrand, was quoted as saying: "In the same way as there is a generous America which we love, there is also a certain kind of America which is frightening, and it is this America which has now shown us its face."
He was not talking about the part of America in which men who have raped thirteen-year-old girls are allowed to flee the country and remain fugitives from justice for three decades.
He was talking about the part of America that actually wants to hold those men to account for their crimes.
And this certainly sheds some light on that rather extraordinary position.
France's Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand is facing intense pressure over a book he wrote that described paying for "young boys" in Thailand.Oh. Well that's all right then. As long as you engaged in "sex" tourism with adult "sex" slaves, everything's fine and dandy. (And, gee, what makes me think that they weren't adults, anyway?)
The book was written four years ago, before he joined the government, but is back in the headlines following his impassioned support for Roman Polanski.
…In his 2005 book The Bad Life, he wrote: "I got into the habit of paying for boys," saying his attraction to young male prostitutes was not dimmed despite knowing "the sordid details of this traffic."
"All these rituals of the market for youths, the slave market excited me enormously... the abundance of very attractive and immediately available young boys put me in a state of desire."
Mr Mitterrand, 62, has denied being a paedophile, saying the term "boys" was used loosely.
Henri Guaino, senior aide to President Sarkozy, has defended Mitterrand, calling the fuss over his admission "excessive and quite undignified."
He's got a point. If there's one thing I always say about advocating against sex trafficking and sexual assault, it's that the conversation should be minimalist and dignified—because there's nothing more bourgeois than getting your panties in a twist about child rape.
We Are Their Voice
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) delivers a speech on the floor of the Senate this morning highlighting why health insurance reform is so important:
—I want to thank my colleague, Senator Mikulski, and all of the women who are out on the floor today to talk about this critical issue, because the rising cost of health insurance is hurting women, and it's hurting our country.
For the millions of women across this country who open up the mail each month to see their premiums rising dramatically, who can't get preventative care like mammograms because the co-pays are too much, or who work part-time or for a small business that doesn't provide insurance for them and their families, who can't get covered for pre-natal care, or who are forced to stay in an abusive relationship because, if they leave, their sick kids will lose their health care coverage.
Mr. President, we are their voice.
You know, I remember a similar debate like this, on this floor, almost 16 years ago. Senators in this Chamber were debating legislation that would allow 35 million Americans to be able to stay home to take care of a newborn, or a sick child, parent, spouse, without fear of losing their jobs.
I came to the floor then and I told the story about a woman I knew whose child was sick at the time, and who was not allowed to take time off from work to care for him as he was dying, because she would lose her income and the health insurance that covered him.
At the time, as a new member of the Senate, I spoke passionately about that, told the story, and, as I was walking off the floor, one of our colleagues came up to me and he said, "You know, you're in the Senate. We don't tell personal stories." I remember well what I said to him: I came here to tell the stories of the people I represent. They deserve a voice in this United States Senate.
And those stories impacted that debate, and we passed the Family and Medical Leave law. Well, Mr. President, I'm back today to tell the story of the woman whose child was sick.
I want to tell everyone about the story of this little boy here [points to child in picture beside her]; his name's Marcelas Owens. I met him at a health care rally in Seattle. He was ten years old, and he and his two sisters, who you see here as well, have been through a lot.
Two years ago, their mother, Tifanny, who is not in this picture—that is his grandmother—Tifanny lost her life because she was uninsured. Twenty-seven years old. How'd that happen? Well, Tifanny was a single mom who felt strongly about working to support her family, and she worked as an assistant manager at a fast food restaurant. She had health care coverage for her family. But in September of 2006, she got sick and missed some work.
Her employer gave her an ultimatum: Make up the lost time, or lose your job. Well, because she was so sick, she physically couldn't make up the time and she did lose her job. And when she lost her job, she lost her insurance. And without the coverage and care she needed, in June of 2007, Tifanny lost her life. And Marcelas and his sisters lost their mom.
Our health care system is broken. It's broken for moms like Tifanny, who work to provide for their families and do the right thing, and for men who lose their health care in this market we have today. It's broken for women we've heard about [motions to her colleagues who spoke before her] who've been denied coverage or charged more for ‘Pre-Existing Conditions' like pregnancy, or C-sections, or, tragically, domestic violence. It's broken for their families, and for little boys like Marcelas who will never get back what he lost.
Enough is enough. The time is now. The status quo, that is being defended by the other side, is not working. For women across this country, for their families, for our businesses, for our nation's future strength that, as mothers, we care about so much, we have to get this right.
We have to remember these stories. We need to be their voice. That's why we're here today and why we're gonna keep fighting to make sure that we reform the health care and insurance system in this country, finally, and do it right.
Quote of the Day
"Both you and Sarah Palin are good-looking women. I mean, you're attractive, young – relatively young – women who other women can identify with. You're a mom, a wife. You had a private-sector job. I think that's it. I think that the success of Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann drive the far left crazy because you don't fit – they don't like what you believe in, but you can attract others to listen to you."—Bill O'Reilly, telling Congresswoman Michele Bachmann that her attractiveness is why progressives object to her, and, in a logical inference I guess no one is supposed to notice, that the only reason people listen to her is because she's attractive. Nice.
Now Serving
(In which I substitute an email exchange between Liss and myself for a scrapped idea for a post.)
Deeky: Some of my co-workers asked me to go to lunch with them at a new place in town called Hunny Bunz's. Apparently it's some sort of Hooters knock off. WTF? I said no. But then I changed my mind. I am going. And taking pictures. And doing a post about it. It's my foray into investigative journalism for the day.
Liss: I can't wait for your post.Deeky: p.s. If I come back heterosexual, please read me copious amounts of Capote until I return to my natural state.
Liss: LOLOLOLOLOL!!!
Deeky: Christ. That was depressing. I don't even think I am going to write about it. That's how awful it was.
Liss: What the fuck happened?!
Deeky: It was just sad. And I couldn't bring myself to photograph any of the women. The more I thought about it, the more I realized it would have been totes creepy and exploitive. And the place was busy. An all-male clientele, excepting the one woman who was with us. I'm sure the place will be a big hit.
Liss: You should write a post that starts with the email you sent me, and then how you got there and it was too depressing and why, etc. That would, in itself, be a very powerful post.
Deeky: Good idea.
Some Simple Steps to Being Trans* Inclusive: Part I (Understand Cis* Privilege)
by Shaker TheDeviantE, a queer, poly, atheist genderqueer trans boy, who is: very infrequently writing a blog about "normal" society, becoming a social worker, making music, and otherwise trying to muddle on through.
You know what's cool about being a soon-to-be social worker? You totally have access to other soon-to-be social workers in your classes! And you know what's great about that? You can totally ask your professor if you can give a presentation to help your peers learn how to be better social workers in regards to trans* populations!
So that's what I did two weeks ago.
While writing up the materials I made for the presentation, I realized: "Hey! I'm pretty smart and people sometimes even think insightful. Plus, lots of people want to be trans*-friendly but just don't know where to start, and these handouts rock at helping people know where to start!" So, look no further*, Shakers who wish to educate themselves/others or make their workplaces more trans inclusive! For I, the ever helpful DeviantE have come to give you tips on how to hone your teaspoons. Ready?
We'll start off with a "Cisgender Privilege Checklist"—based, as I'm sure you know, on Peggy McIntosh's groundbreaking "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,"** which decades later is still considered pretty revolutionary for white folks looking to understand racism and oppression of PoC. If you haven't read it before, don't worry, I'll wait while you go do that.
Ok, everyone up to speed? Lovely! On to the checklist! (I am certainly not the first person to make a cisgender privilege checklist—in fact, I took much of my source material from here—I just happen to be the most recent Shaker to have made one.)
Casual Offenses
• Strangers don't assume they can ask me what my genitals look like and how I have sex.
• My validity as a man/woman/human is not based upon how much surgery I've had or how accurately other people view my gender.
• Strangers do not ask me what my "real name" is and then assume that they have a right to call me by that name.
• People do not disrespect me by purposefully using incorrect pronouns even after they've been corrected.
• If I tell people about my gender, I don't have to hear "so have you had THE surgery?" or "oh, so you're REALLY a [incorrect sex or gender]?"
• I am not expected to explain to friends, family, or strangers what it means to be my gender, how I knew what my gender was, or whether my gender is just a "phase."
Medical Issues
• I expect that I will be able to access necessary medical care without lying.
• If I need hormone injections due to an inability to produce them on my own, it will be considered an "obvious" need.
• If I have them, my desires for various cosmetic surgeries are considered normal.
• I don't need to prove how long I have identified as my gender in order to have my health needs taken seriously.
• I cannot be denied health insurance on the basis of my gender; my health insurance does not specifically exclude me from receiving benefits or treatments available to others because of my gender.
• The medical establishment does not serve as a "gatekeeper" denying my self-determination of what happens to my body, nor requiring me to undergo extensive psychological evaluation in order to receive basic medical care.
• I expect that if I am treated inappropriately by a doctor, my concerns will be taken seriously, and I will be able to find another doctor who will treat me appropriately.
• Treatments which are medically necessary for me are generally covered by insurance.
• People of my gender are not considered inherently "sneaky" by health/helping professions.
• I expect that medical professionals competent to treat my conditions exist outside of major cities, and in proportion to the demand for them. I expect no undue delay in access to routine medical services, and for such services to be available throughout the work day/week.
• I will not be required to have a "gender appropriate" sexual orientation in order to be treated by doctors and mental health providers.
• I expect that medical care will be crafted to suit my own particular needs. I expect to be able to access treatment A without accessing treatment B, if treatment B will do nothing to advance my particular needs.
• I do not have to worry that life-saving treatment will be withheld from me due to my gender, nor will all of my medical issues be seen as a product of my gender.
Others' Perceptions
• If someone inaccurately genders me, I do not need to be afraid; I can assume it reflects more on them than on me, I can be amused or angry without calling into question what my "true" gender is.
• I do not have to worry whether my gender will be questioned by others seeing/hearing: pictures from my childhood, my identification or official documents, others' language used to refer to me, my speaking and singing voice, or any of my body parts.
• I can expect to be appropriately gendered by others without having to worry about: my clothing, whether I like certain colors or styles, whether I am passive or aggressive, wearing specially designed clothing, or if I'm willing to lose sensation in my genitals and/or chest.
• I have never had someone tell me what my gender is, regardless of what I say my gender is. If someone mistakes my gender it will rarely continue to the point of an argument, a simple assertion of my gender will generally be enough to convince the other person.
• When initiating sex with someone, I do not have to worry that they won't be able to deal with my parts or that having sex with me will cause my partner to question zir own sexual orientation.
• Bodies like mine are represented in the media and the arts. It is easily possible for representations of my naked body to pass obscenity restrictions.
• Others' appropriate understanding of my gender is not dependent on how rich I am.
• My gender is acknowledged universally, immediately, and without hesitation.
Safety
• If I am attacked by a lover, no one will excuse my attacker because ze was "deceived" by my gender.
• I do not have to worry about whether I will be able to find a bathroom to use or whether I will be safe changing in a locker room. I can use public showers without fear of being attacked for my genitalia.
• When engaging in political action, I do not have to worry about the gendered repercussions of being arrested.
• If I am unable to find clothing that fits me well, I will still feel safe, and recognizable as my gender.
• I don't need to be constantly aware of how others perceive my gender.
Government/Bureaucratic Issues
• When there are boxes to check on various forms, my gender will definitely be included.
– I do not even need to acknowledge that there are other genders than those listed.
I can expect my government-issued identification to accurately represent who I am.
– If my identification does not, I expect to be able to remedy this quickly and easily, without added expense, undue delay, arbitrary criteria, or a necessity to present evidence or medical documents.
• My gender is not dragged into everything that happens to me. If I am involved in a lawsuit or attempt to access government-services that are not related to my gender, I can assume my gender will not be brought up, if it is, it will generally not be a hindrance.
• My gender will not make me immediately suspect to those with government sanctioned power (lawyers, judges, police, bureaucrats, etc.).
• My gender does not make me necessarily unfit to be a parent in the eyes of the law, regardless of what state I'm in.
• I expect my gender to not unduly affect my ability to travel internationally.
• I expect access to, and fair treatment within sex segregated facilities such as: homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, drug rehab programs, prisons, hostels, and dorms.
• I never have to wonder what to put down on legal or official forms when they ask for "sex" or "gender".
• In no country in the world is it illegal to be my gender.
Emotional Issues
• When I express my internal identities in my daily life, I am not considered "mentally ill" by the medical establishment.
• My experience of gender (or gendered spaces) is not viewed as "baggage" by others of the gender in which I live.
• I do not have to choose between either invisibility ("passing") or being consistently "othered" and/or tokenised based on my gender.
• I am not told that my sexual orientation and gender identity are mutually exclusive.
• I can attend "women-only" or "male-only" events or groups (if I identify as the gender listed) without fear of being seen as an interloper.
• I was never forced to wear gender inappropriate clothing in order to "fix" my gender, nor was I refused permission to engage in hobbies or behaviors I was interested in because others did not approve of my gender.
• Those who wrong me are expected to know that it is hurtful, and are considered blameworthy whether or not they intended to wrong me.
• I was trained into whatever gender was appropriate for me, and so I am prepared to live in my current gender, without having to go back and learn vital skills I was not taught when I was young.
• Commonly used terminology that differentiates my gender from other genders/sexes implies that I am normal, and that I have unquestionable right to the gender/sex I identify with.
• Those who tell jokes about my gender are assumed to be sexist.
• The sex/gender dichotomy does not have consequences in my life.
Of course, as with any privilege checklist, the intersections of oppressions skew how people experience the world. Racism, classism, ableism, sexism, homophobia, fat-phobia, ageism, etc. also affect individuals in trans communities. The purpose of the checklist is to give an overview of things that are primarily issues affecting trans* populations.
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*Actually do look further, keep looking and never stop looking (that applies to all of us who wish to better understand the oppressions around us and how our own privileges affect oppressed communities).
** Due to copyright concerns it seems there is no full text available on the web, nevertheless this should give you a fair idea of what the article deals with.
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[Note from Liss: To add to what DeviantE says above about intersectionalities, intersectionality is found in both individuals and oppressions, by which I mean that some of the same tropes used, for example, to marginalize trans women and men are also used to marginalize cis women or cis gay men. So if you find yourself thinking, "Hey, that applies to me, too!" I strongly and invitingly encourage you to take that thought and use it as a connective tool, a means by which solidarity is formed, rather than an opportunity to try to discredit the checklist or its author via comments like, "That's not a cis privilege I enjoy!" It's funny how many of the very things that divide us can actually draw us together, if only we look at them from a different angle.]
Today's Edition of "Conniving and Sinister"
Strips One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45. In which Liss reimagines the long-running comic "Frank & Ernest," about two old straight white guys "telling it like it is," as a fat feminist white woman and a biracial queerbait telling it like it actually is from their perspectives. Hilarity ensues.
I Write Letters
Dear "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam:
You have been stuck in my head for days now.
I wake up with you, I go to sleep with you, I work with you, I brush my teeth with you, I have conversations with you, I write emails with you, I shower with you. Frankly, we've just been spending way too much time together.
It's not me; it's you. You're sad and depressing, if darned catchy! But seriously: I need you to go away now. At least for awhile.
Love,
Liss
P.S. HOO! HOO! HOO! HOO! HOO! HOO! HOO! HOO! AI-YAI-YAI-YAI! AI-YAI-YAI-YAI!
Domestic Violence as a Pre-existing Condition
I've got a new piece for The Guardian's CifA about insurance companies using domestic violence as an exclusionary pre-existing condition to deny coverage:
Last Sunday, the McClatchy news service reported on a rather remarkable insurance loophole that hasn't ever received much attention outside the US feminist blogosphere: "Eight states and the District of Columbia don't have laws that specifically bar insurance companies from using domestic violence as a pre-existing condition to deny health coverage."Read the whole thing here.
This is not a quirky piece of trivia without any real-world ramifications.
According to a 2000 report by the US department of health and human services: "An informal survey in 1994 by the staff of the subcommittee on crime and criminal justice of the United States Senate judiciary committee revealed that eight of the 16 largest insurers in the country used domestic violence as a factor when deciding whether to issue insurance and how much to charge." More recent anecdotal evidence suggests the prevalence of treating domestic violence as an excluding pre-existing condition has diminished but has not disappeared.
Typically, the Republicans and Democrats have taken different approaches to addressing the problem.
The Republicans' strategy is predominantly centred around continuing to take massive donations from insurance companies and giving victims of domestic abuse the finger.
Assvertising
I just saw this KGB advert for the first time last night, although apparently it's been running for awhile. Criminy.
[Transcript below.]
Inferred: Our target demographic is slack-jawed, breast-ogling morons.
Concluded: KGB does not want me as a customer.
Action: Happily obliged.
[Video opens on "KGB" logo, followed by a close-up of man's hands poised to squeeze the breasts on a mannequin modeling a lacy bra.][Assvertising: Parts One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-One, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Three, Twenty-Four, Twenty-Five, Twenty-Six, Twenty-Seven, Twenty-Eight, Twenty-Nine, Thirty, Thirty-One, Thirty-Two, Thirty-Three, Thirty-Four, Thirty-Five, Thirty-Six, Thirty-Seven, Thirty-Eight, Thirty-Nine, Forty, Forty-One, Forty-Two, Forty-Three, Forty-Four, Forty-Five, Forty-Six, Forty-Seven, Forty-Eight, Forty-Nine, Fifty, Fifty-One, Fifty-Two, Fifty-Three, Fifty-Four, Fifty-Five, Fifty-Six, Fifty-Seven, Fifty-Eight, Fifty-Nine, Sixty, Sixty-One, Sixty-Two, Sixty-Three, Sixty-Four, Sixty-Five, Sixty-Six, Sixty-Seven, Sixty-Eight, Sixty-Nine, Seventy, Seventy-One, Seventy-Two, Seventy-Three, Seventy-Four, Seventy-Five, Seventy-Six, Seventy-Seven, Seventy-Eight.]
Saleswoman: Hello.
[Customer turns to face saleswoman, his hands still cupped.]
Customer: How can I tell my girlfriend's bra size?
[Close-up of saleswoman's cleavage through customer's cupped hands. Camera pulls back; she looks down at his hands, then back up at him. He looks completely idiotic, with his mouth hanging open.]
Saleswoman: Maybe you should ask someone.
Customer: Oh. Good idea.
[He reaches into his pocket and fishes out his phone; starts typing in a text message: "How can I tell my girlfriend's bra size?" Swishy edit, as if to "KGB headquarters."]
Man in "KGB" jumpsuit: I got this one. [Cups hands as if to squeeze breasts.] You take your hands—
Woman in "KGB" jumpsuit: Actually, the best way is to compare them to a piece of fruit. Are they apples, oranges, or grapefruits?
[Another woman in "KGB" jumpsuit walks by. Man in "KGB" jumpsuit stares at her exposed cleavage. Cut back to customer, who has received his "answer" via text.]
Customer: They're MELONS!
Saleswoman: I have those. [She turns, as if to walk into the back room and retrieve a "melon"-sized bra.]
Voiceover over text: Text your question to 542542. [Additional text reads: "Answers cost just 99 cents each." Plus some fine print. Cut back to "KGB headquarters."]
Man in "KGB" jumpsuit: [points at busty woman he was staring at] How do you like them apples?
Woman in "KGB" jumpsuit: Those are grapefruits.
What the Hell?
Shaker SteffaB
Star of Honey, I Shrunk Your Grandma. That is some Benjamin Buttons shit!
(If you've a ridiculous and/or embarrassing photo of yourself from your youth, please send it to shakerwhatthehell_at_yahoo_dot_com. I'll post them up as part of our series called What The Hell? so everyone can laugh
[See also: Deeky, Liss, evilsciencechick, katecontinued, ClumsyKisses, Mistress Sparkletoes, Liiiz, Reedme, Mama Shakes, Mustang Bobby, RedSonja, MomTFH, Portly Dyke, SteffaB, Icca, Christina, Orangelion03, Car, Siobhan, InfamousQBert, Maud, Rikibeth, MishaRN, CLD, Cheezwiz, MamaCarrie, Temeraire, somebodyoranother, goldengirl, Liss (again), summerwing, yeomanpip, Susan811, bbl, Deeky (Part II), A Daily Shakesville Fan, Sami_J, liberalandproud Temeraire: Redux, Mama Shakes II, Bonus Deeky, OuyangDan, J.Goff, Iain, Talonas, The Great Indoors, gogo, kiwi_a, em_and_ink, Tik_bev, phdintraining, Deeky Freakhands, busydani, Jenny Anne, rowmyboat, DesertRose, Steve/Pido, Anne Onymous, phredrika, The Last of the Famous International Deekys, Iain, Another Mustang Bobby, mkp-hearts-nyc, Arvan, Norbizness, and Electrasteph.]
Open Thread on Healthcare
Ezra: Meet the New Health-Care System, Not That Different From the Old Health-Care System
Steve: CBO Scores Baucus (Also: Faiz.)
Barb Shelly: Bob Dole Supports Health Care Reform
Discuss.
Top Chef Open Thread
Chef Tom Colicchio will drink. your. milkshake!!!
He will also, if you are have a consenting and otherwise agreeable palate for such a thing, introduce you to his patented tapioca swirl.
