I suppose I should let you know who won the When We Left Earth giveaway that I announced a few fortnights ago. Congratulations to Lauren P.

Y’all would be surprised at how many people wrote in and talked about their experiences at space camp. I think it should make me proud that TiFaux readers are so unapologetic in their nerdery.

Moving on, here’s a clip showing what it’s like to blast off — for the families and for the astronauts.

Click here for a video clip of the Hubble Telescope deployment set to rock music that could have been (and probably was) performed by high school guidance counselors. It’s fairly charming. This clip is frustratingly unembeddable, though.

Not that I have a chip on my shoulder.

Welcome to my new favorite show: Cooking With Dog.

Don’t get all freaked out — there are no labradoodle alfredo recipes or anything — CWD is merely an internet cooking show featuring traditional Japanese dishes and hosted by a dog named Francis. Francis, who appears to be a smokey-colored poodle, provides accented voice over narration while a woman provides on-camera demonstration.

It really couldn’t be more simple. Or hypnotic. Take a look.

I think the best thing about Cooking With Dog is that it is no-frills. I mean, yes, there is the whole ‘dog as host’ thing and you have to get used to how unsanitary it must be to have that mutt walking around the kitchen and getting his business all over the fish. But the most interesting part of the show is the food — it’s exotic, clearly explained and charmingly presented.

The show is just as soothing as Barefoot Contessa but retains that wacky Japanese sensibility. The fusion is strangely pleasing.

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