Author Archives: Jenn Kepka

“Ballers” is Better Than Nothing

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Jenn Kepka

I’ve been wishing someone (and not Aaron Sorkin) would bring back Sports Night for a while. There are even more cultural issues in sports, media, and the intersection to discuss than there were in the late 90s/early 2000s — or at least … Continue reading →

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Random Happy Bits from #MarriageEquality Day

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Jenn Kepka

I learned: That Detroit offers mass weddings every Friday in the summer at 3 p.m.: The Wayne County clerk in downtown Detroit was ready for the decision with gender-neutral applications and affidavits. But so far, no one has arrived. If people … Continue reading →

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Skip Entourage, but read the reviews (for fun!)

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Jenn Kepka

A.O. Scott: Watching the movie is like finding an ancient issue of a second-tier lad mag — not even Maxim, but Loaded or Nuts — in a friend’s guest bathroom. You wonder how it got there. You wonder how you … Continue reading →

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When is it time to resign?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Jenn Kepka

I’m riveted by the drama in my own statehouse, where Governor John Kitzhaber seems to be considering (and reconsidering) whether to resign while allegations mount that his partner, Cylvia Hayes, traded on her position as First Lady for personal and professional … Continue reading →

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Quickly: Quick Bread #3 and #4/50

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Jenn Kepka

I fell behind on writing about this, but I haven’t fallen behind in actually making quick breads. The winter break from school and some food donation boxes required me to try 4 new recipes, 2 of which came from this … Continue reading →

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Quickly: Quick Bread #2/50

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Jenn Kepka

I had to take something for an informal lunch-time potluck. I wanted to bake because I’d had a bad day. I also didn’t want to pile on to the sweet-overload I knew awaited us all at this meeting (because everyone … Continue reading →

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Quickly: Quick Bread #1/50

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Jenn Kepka

Having almost nothing to do with anything else that I usually write about, I was given (and enjoy) a Food magazine subscription two years ago. In every issue, there’s a little booklet that gives you 50 variations on some food … Continue reading →

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#X-Man

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Jenn Kepka

So, I read The Skimm every day, and today they had this as the end note: #X: If someone texts you that, it’s not a typo, a drug reference, or something involving porn. It’s a hashtag PSA that people use via text … Continue reading →

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Recipe of the Night: Sweet potatoes with roasted grapes, honey, and goat cheese

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Jenn Kepka

I think I found this recipe by searching for things to do with goat cheese. Goat cheese is one of those items that we buy in big logs whenever it’s on sale, or whenever a recipe calls for even a … Continue reading →

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Battle For The Net

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Jenn Kepka

I’m all for Net Neutrality. We’re a fairly Internet reliant home, and we’ve been under the thumb of the least fair of the Internet players for years (hiya, Comcast). So I take this all kind of personally, with a heaping … Continue reading →

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