Michael Fassbender's name may not be quite house-hold yet, but he's likely to get much more work from his role in Inglourious Basterds.
As British officer and film expert Archie Hicox, he's the living definition of dashing.
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Laughs »Stalking Cat
When I get an email from my friend Brandon that says “you just need to see this” I know it's going to be good. And this is.
Stalking Cat explains:
“My name is Dennis Avner and my Indian name is Stalking Cat AKA Cat, Tiger, Tiger man Cat man and others not known to me.
I am Huron and Lakota and in following a very old Huron Tradition I am transforming myself into my totem, a tiger.
I have been featured on Ripley's, Larry King Live, German TV, UK TV and Japanese TV. As well as others I am not sure of.
Please keep in mind I am a professional and I need to make a living like everyone else. I can not afford to do your gig at my own expense as I am often requested.”
Obviously the guy isn't given this away for free, which is a shame because he would fit in perfectly at the Ren Fair, though I doubt the Fair has a budget?German TV.
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Web Sites »Historic Food
Historical Food is a grand site for glimpses into the culinary traditions of the past. Ivan is the foremost authority on historical food and runs a working museum used as a teaching aid in his courses. Located in a seventeenth century farm in England, classes teach people how to create unforgettable feasts using old techniques and equipment.
Among the classes are: Late Medieval English Cookery, Italian Renaissance Cookery, Jelly and Moulded Foods and Period Sugarwork and Confectionery. For those of us unlikely able to attend one of these, the site is full of enticing, gorgeous photographs to fawn over.
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Recipes »WIld Mushroom Pasta
Mushrooms have been cultivated for thousands of years but modern cultivation commenced around the 16th century. Epicurious offered the basis for my recipe of Wild Mushroom Pasta, but because I didn't use dried mushrooms, instead grabbing a bag of mixed varieties from Madura Farms at the farmer's market, I used chicken stock and a splash of wine instead of reserved mushroom water.
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TV Shows »Henry VIII
You may not think it, from his hoodlum roles past,?but Ray Winstone makes a brilliant Henry VIII in this most entertaining television miniseries from a few years back. It's an oft told and adapted tale, but this production which also features a great performance from Helena Bonham Carter as Anne Boleyn is the best I have seen.
Angry reviewers, and there always will be angry reviewers online cry with outrage at the lack of historical correctness, on which I can't comment, but if you are not using this as a history lesson and merely want to be entertained, enjoy.
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Places to Visit »Kapellbr?cke
My friend Shaun's job takes him to wonderful places. Like Kapellbr?cke in Lucerne, Switzerland, the oldest wooden bridge in Europe with hundreds of skeleton paintings from the 16th century adorning the ceiling. He took some great photos that you can view at Rotating Corpse.
The watchtower has a past as creepy as the imagery – it's been used as a torture chamber and prison.
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Spend a Couple Minutes »Play the Hurdy Gurdy
My friend Shaun, who's peeking up all over this week's Renaissance themed week, is a real Hurdy Gurdy man. We pitched in to buy the once popular instrument for his birthday last year online.
The only catch was that he had to construct it himself. After months of toiling with scary looking woodcutting contraptions and crazy glue, a beautiful hand crafted piece has emerged, just in time to show it off at the Ren Fair.
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Spend a Couple Hours »The Renaissance Faire
As is our yearly tradition, today we traveled to the New York woods for the Renaissance Faire. There was glorious weather, costumes galore, and plenty of beers enjoyed in the shaded forest with bestest friends.
Perhaps because of the sunshine, the place was packed with revelers and the money they've racked in has been put to good use. The usual spots, like one of our favorite places in all of New York to beer it up, The Blue Boar and shopping stalls like M'Ladies Panties, shone in a new coat of paint, while other attractions, like the rotten tomato toss and the huge traveling bell machine were brand new.
Jim splurged on some amazing completely customized moccasins from Catskill Mountain Moccasins. They make an actual cast of the foot and take several months to complete the shoes by hand. Shaun and Mike were a bit more conservative with their spending and went home with a souvenir mug and a skull crystal on a rope.
But the fair is more than the souvenirs you go home with, it's an experience that you really should try if you haven't already. The last weekend of the season is coming up, so get your tickets (buy online for discounted prices), throw back some mead, and enjoy a joust or two before it closes!
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Drinks »From A WOW Stein
This WOW stein will make you say wow! Hand crafted night elves, dwarves, mages, draenei, and gnomes! This was an excellent birthday gift to Jim from our friends who wanted to acknowledge his love for the game and for drinking beer from elaborate ceramic ware.
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Hunks »Douglas Fairbanks, Jr and Snr
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr followed in his father's swashbuckling footsteps in films like The Three Musketeers. Fairbanks Senior, known as Hollywood royalty was made famous for his heroic roles like Robin Hood, The Thief of Baghdad and Zorro. Few men have shaped the interpretation of outlaws of medieval and other historical times.
Both married Hollywood starlets: Senior married Mary Pickford and helped create United Artists with her while Junior was briefly married to Joan Crawford before she started diddling around with Clark Gable.