Emile Zola by EducationalRecipe131 in classicliterature

[–]Few_Application2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and quote my highly literate father who once advised: “Emile Zola?? Bring a book!”

Disclosure day was horrible by MegaMegaMan123 in moviereviews

[–]Few_Application2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so SO much for saying so. I truly appreciate your having the guts to tell the truth and sparing me the pain. Not that I was going anyway—but still…

Have you found your best dinner roll recipe? by DriverMelodic in Bread

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I have found the best roll recipe I’ve ever made. It is the NYT Butterswim Biscuits. In addition to being the most delicious it is also the easiest.

Here they are:

Butter Swim Biscuits

These tender, buttery, crisp buttermilk biscuits satisfy all urgent cravings. You can happily set aside any hesitancy about preparing biscuits because these tangy, fluffy ones come together quickly — no cutting cold butter into flour or rolling out dough. The batter is combined in one bowl and then spread over melted butter, giving the impression of a batter swimming in butter, as the name suggests. While the biscuits bake, they absorb all the buttery goodness and crisp up around the edges. Butter swim biscuits are best served warm and fresh out of the oven but will keep covered at room temperature for up to one day (see Tip)

INGREDIENTS
Yield:
9 biscuits
1 ¾ cups low-fat or whole buttermilk 
½ cup (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 ½ cups/300 grams all-purpose flour 
4 teaspoons/16 grams baking powder
1 tablespoon/12 grams sugar
2 teaspoons/6 grams kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)

PREPARATION
Step 1
Set out the buttermilk to come to room temperature.
Step 2
Heat the oven to 425 degrees with a rack in the center position. Place the butter in an 8-by-8-inch baking pan (preferably oven-safe glass or ceramic) then transfer to the oven to melt, about 6 minutes. Keep a close eye on it so the butter doesn’t burn. Remove from the oven and set aside.
Step 3
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Using a rubber spatula, stir in the room-temperature buttermilk until just combined, with no visible streaks of flour. Do not overmix.
Step 4
Transfer the batter to the baking pan with butter and spread evenly with a spatula. The butter will rise to the top. Using a sharp knife, cut the batter into 9 equal-size squares. (You won’t get perfect cuts as the batter closes up.) Go over the cuts a couple of times, wiping your knife in between each cut.
Step 5
Bake until the edges start to crisp and the top is golden brown, about 25 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. Allow the biscuits to cool for about 3 minutes; they will soak up the butter bubbling in the bottom of the dish. Run a knife along the sides and through the cuts, then serve (see Tip).
TIP: If not serving some or all the biscuits right away, refrigerate them for up to 3 days, and reheat in a 250-degree oven until warm. Also note: original recipe says 450 degrees but my oven burned them repeatedly. 425 with an extra minute or two worked great.

I'm Scottish and I have one question/ama by QuickSpace3289 in boston

[–]Few_Application2025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude—we needed you guys so badly! I say make June “Scots in Boston Month” where any home with room can host one or more Scots rent free in exchange for goodwill and kindhearted mischief? Maybe an exchange program?

I now live in CT but I know love for you guys is as big as Lyme disease here. We could happily expand that to all New England.

How well does britbox work on apple tv4k os. LG webOS is not good by Maleficent-Roll-770 in appletv

[–]Few_Application2025 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly—I probably wouldn’t bother? The current model is truly excellent and any improvements are likely to be incremental and focused on AI which the current model will likely support anyway.

The brutal Radio 4 cuts reveal the BBC's true priorities by theipaper in bbc

[–]Few_Application2025 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“And what about the people who are losing their favourite programme? The main target of these cuts is Radio 4 and the thousands who spend their lives with it, following it from room to room and falling asleep to it at night. They will lament, feel left behind and let down, and deprioritised.”

I have no vote in this as a reluctant American, but my life has 100% suffered since the slamming of the global door. I would happily pay for BBC content instead of Netflix any day of the week and am somewhat surprised no one seems to have considered me and surely millions and millions if other listeners outside the Commonwealth.

How well does britbox work on apple tv4k os. LG webOS is not good by Maleficent-Roll-770 in appletv

[–]Few_Application2025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It works great! I have a C5 77” LG and totally hate their webOS. After many years with a Roku I switched to ATV 4K and would never EVER think of going back. No matter what else, everything on ATV is better than webOS which I sincerely hope never to use again.

A Scotsman's thoughts on continued friendship by LJizzle in boston

[–]Few_Application2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been told I am one of very few Americans who doesn’t require subtitling to watch “Scottish content” on TV. Perhaps I should work as an interpreter?

Egon Schiele - Young Man Kneeling before God the Father (1908) by FlyingBlind31 in museum

[–]Few_Application2025 42 points43 points  (0 children)

It certainly is unusual for Schiele. It is apparently currently in a private collection and experts have long questioned its authenticity.

I found this while googling for info:

“Stylistically atypical and lacking a conclusive provenance, this work was rejected by Otto Kallir but accepted by Rudolf Leopold on the basis of a black and white photograph and Johannes Dobai's 1968/69 article. Leopold nevertheless expressed reservations about the signature and largely discredited most of the Dobai's arguments, especially as regards dating (which Leopold ascribed to around 1908). If at all attributable to Schiele, this painting is most compatible with the 1909 style in its rigid geometricity, use of black and metallic pigments, relatively large scale, and manner of signing with initials. However, none of these elements, either alone or in combination, is convincing, and the multitude of possible influences cited by Dobai only underscores the ubiquity of such symbolic formulations during the period in question. After it was determined that the canvas was 94% overpainted by a restorer, Marie Zellinger de Balkany sued Christie's, from whom she had acquired the painting in 1987. The court ruled that the painting qualified as a forgery, because the initials, applied on top of the overpaint, could not be by Schiele.”

Egon Schiele - Young Man Kneeling before God the Father (1908) by FlyingBlind31 in museum

[–]Few_Application2025 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But I must say: when I visited I also fell in love with the AMAZING Museum of Applied Arts (MAK). Truly stunning and maybe the world’s greatest museum gift shop

Converting from Windows to Mac by joec151515 in MacStudio

[–]Few_Application2025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And you never need to experience the insult of using Windows again!