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ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The new movie "Promised Land" digs into the fierce national debate over fracking, the technique that's generated a boom in U.S. natural gas production while also stoking controversy over its possible impact on the environment and human health.
Written by and starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski, the film comes at an opportune time for a big-screen exploration of the issues surrounding the shale gas revolution, with cheap natural gas transforming the nation's energy landscape and "fracking" now a household word.
But viewers shouldn't necessarily expect a realistic treatment of drilling and fracking. It's not that kind of film.
Lending an air of authenticity, the movie was shot in Pennsylvania, where thousands of wells have been drilled and fracked in recent years as industry heavyweights pull huge volumes of gas from the sprawling Marcellus Shale, a rock formation deep below the surface of the Earth.
But "Promised Land" spends little time explaining how energy companies actually go about pulling natural gas out of the ground, and what little explanation the movie does provide is simply not very accurate.
The Focus Features release instead concentrates on another aspect of the drilling boom — the battle for hearts and minds as gas companies seek to lease land for drilling while environmentalists warn of the perils of punching a bunch of holes in the ground. Bewildered landowners, meanwhile, are left to sort out the competing claims and counterclaims.
It's potentially fertile territory. In real life, drilling companies injected millions of dollars into moribund local economies, transforming sleepy villages in Pennsylvania and other states into boomtowns almost overnight. But the industry also sowed division, pitting neighbor against neighbor as some residents complained of ruined water wells and other environmental degradation. Many others, judging by recent public opinion surveys, heralded the prosperity that drilling creates and the abundant homegrown energy it produces.
Even here, though, the movie seeks to entertain more than enlighten, with an implausible plot twist undermining what could have been a realistic portrayal of life as it is really lived in the gas fields.
"Promised Land" follows Steve Butler (Damon), a gas company salesman who shows up in an economically struggling small town in Pennsylvania that happens to sit atop a vast reserve of gas. His task: To get residents to sign on the dotted line, promising them they'll become instant millionaires once the gas starts flowing from the shale underneath their land. Standing in his way is Dustin Noble (Krasinski), an environmental activist determined to convince townsfolk they don't want what the driller is selling.
Damon's character repeatedly points out that drilling has brought new life to struggling towns, calls U.S. reliance on foreign sources of energy "insane," and defends fracking as a technology with a proven track record of safety. And he seems to believe it himself, at least initially.
But the film leaves little doubt as to where its sympathies lie.
"Nobody's going to be disingenuous here. If you were expecting a pro-fracking movie from Matt Damon, you were probably living in an alternate universe," Focus Features CEO James Schamus said with a laugh.
But he insisted that "Promised Land" ultimately is not a movie about a highly technical process in which drillers use water, sand and chemicals to break apart gas-bearing shale rock — and it should not be judged by that standard.
"The filmmakers didn't necessarily set out to make, nor did they make, some kind of civics lesson or propaganda movie about fracking," Schamus said.
Rather, he said, the movie is a Frank Capra-style yarn about "working-class identity, about aspiration, about money and what it does to you," with fracking as the vehicle that propels the story and a healthy dose of corporate villainy.
Krasinski says he and Damon tried to avoid too much of a political message. "We really wanted to tell a story about community, about these small towns that are going through very real situations right now, especially with the economic situation as it is," he told the AP.
Yet industry groups and environmental activists alike see "Promised Land" very much as a message film about the perils of the gas boom, and are reacting accordingly.
Drillers — who mounted a furious rebuttal of "Gasland," the 2010 award-winning, anti-drilling HBO documentary — began pushing back against "Promised Land" months ago while simultaneously noting that it is indeed a work of fiction.
"We're taking it seriously, obviously, and we'll be ready to engage folks who may have questions about the development process as a result of the film. But I'm not sure anyone's losing a lot of sleep over it at this point," emailed Chris Tucker of Energy In Depth, an industry public relations group.
"They may have Matt Damon and Jim from 'The Office' on their side, but we've got the facts, the science, the consensus of regulators, and a 65-year track record of performance and safety on ours. So we think that's a pretty fair fight."
The Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry trade group, plans to run ads in 75 percent of Pennsylvania's movie theaters, encouraging "Promised Land" audiences to visit a website that it set up earlier this year to answer questions about shale gas.
"It's difficult to fact-check a work of fiction, so I don't know if we're going to be able to do that any more than we can fact-check 'Batman,' " said spokesman Steve Forde. "But certainly shale gas development is generating discussion around dinner tables, it's an important discussion to have, and that's the angle we are looking at."
Environmentalists, meantime, are positively giddy over the film's depiction of an industry they view as dangerous to land, water, air and people. They are planning their own campaign around "Promised Land," including the distribution of anti-drilling leaflets, postcards and petitions to audiences leaving theaters.


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Friday, March 2, 2012
Open Friday: Highly Anticipated But Delayed Gaming Products
So, here's my question: what are the gaming products you most wanted to see released over the years but were delayed again and again -- perhaps even to the point of never coming out? For me, I think the big ones are Gary's Castle Greyhawk and City of Greyhawk products, about which I've talked before. What are yours?
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The Temple of Elemental Evil.
The time from when T1 first came out to when T1-4 finally came out spanned the entirety of my hardcore D&D playing years. I thought it was terrible when it finally came out. Not sure now how much of that was having been burned out on xD&D by then.Back when I used to play Castles & Crusades, I was pretty anxious for the Castle Keeper's Guide to come out, mostly because I thought it would resolve all of my problems with the game. I ended up switching to B/X long before it ever made its way to print.
(In retrospect, I of course realize that my "problems with the game" were, in fact, me.)The new review process by Kickstarter took a lot less extra time than anticipated! The project is now live; we just got our first backer and are 0.006% of the way to being fully funded.
I will go eat crow at the Mule, but want to give props to James for creating two of these most anticipated projects, and to apologize for my role in making one of them the most briefly delayed project ever to count as delayed!A.I. by Digest Group Publications...I'm guessing that one's never going to come out. :(
As for other ones, I've not really had that dying feeling that something wasn't going to come out too often, usually because I often don't have a game supplement on the radar screen far enough in advance for that to be an issue, though I've had a few that I was eagerly anticipating until they came out (admittedly on time).RepliesI asked one of the rumoured authors about that product some years ago. In short, don't hold your breath. It will probably never happen. IIRC, even the draft has gotten lost.
DeleteActually I know the story, including a little bit from Joe Fugate himself. They lost a draft due to a hard drive crash, and I think Joe just kind of gave up on the RPG business in general shortly thereafter.
The rights to DGP's back catalog was bought by Roger Sanger, who briefly fiddled with the idea of doing new Traveller material around the time 4th Edition was going strong...but he turned out to be more talk than action. As far as I know, he's never done anything with the catalog, and if he has any of the AI material, nothing has come of it.
Ironically, I bought some of DGP's old stock off of Roger a few years ago, including a spiral bound copy of Traveller's Digest Issues 1-4 in a red binder. Turns out they were Joe Fugate's personal copy (his name was written on the inside front cover of the binder).
The supplements for "Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space". Cubicle 7 recently announced that the 11th Doctor edition is *finally* in production, but I wonder whether they'll have to change remaining books from David Tennant & co. to Matt Smith & co. and get approval from the BBC all over again. And, White Guardian forbid, if Matt Smith leaves at the end of the upcoming season, and they have to rebrand *again* for whoever the 12th Doctor might be ...
Also, back in the day I had hoped for more Fantasy Trip support, but Metagaming closed its doors and the rights-holder Howard Thompson disappeared.Welcome To Metro City, the Final Fight supplement for Living Room Game's never-released Capcom World Tournament RPG.(Viewed by some as the spiritual successor to White Wolf's seminal blacktop, beat 'em-down, bar none RPG: Streetfighter: The Storytelling Game.) The RPG was supposed to hit in early 2004, and the Metro City sourcebook was to follow in mid-2005, but sadly its publisher was unable to afford the license due to the state of the market at the time. There are optimistic murmurings every few years, but nothing ever pans out... :-(
My *other* selection or most highly anticipated but delayed gaming product is WGR7: Ivid the Undying from the Greyhawk Adventures line. During the early 90's, I was a huge mark for Greyhawk, and eagerly awaited(and bought!) each announced supplement. Of all the products announced before the line was discontinued in 1993, I wanted Carl Sargent's Ivid the Undying the most, but it was never released. Bits and pieces of the book were revealed in a couple of articles in Dragon Magazine circa 1994, and it was seemingly forgotten until 1999, when TSR posted a free text version of the manuscript, along with jpgs of its maps, on their website.(Along with other goodies for various worlds still available on WOTC's website, but you'll have to search with the current layout being what it is...)Since then, this free sourcebook been archived on the Acaeum, and a fan has produced an outstanding PDF, which is now quite commonly found online. It'd be nice to have a print version with the artwork slated for use with the book, though!
Also: another vote for radnoff and James' choices.HeroQuest from Chaosium, first advertised as coming soon in 1979(?), came out in 2000. Everything comes to those who wait :-)
[And the _Hero Wars/HeroQuest_ game that was finally released wasn't it.]RuneQuest II also announced Elfpack and Mostali Campaign.
10 years later, Elder Secrets of Glorantha (1989) was supposed to be a version of that but was not as detailed as Trollpack. On the other hand, Mongoose has a Duckpack...
RQ also mentioned The Masters of Luck and Death (a "heroquest boardgame" about the Holy Country), The Sartar Campaign, the Grazelands Campaign, the Lunar Cults and Ships & Islands.+1 Heroquest.
+1 what we got wasn't it.
And I'll add the Jakallan Underworld, which supposedly will be coming out soon. Also tons of other Tekumel goodies, along with a popular, well-received rules set. :)
GURPS India
"The manuscript we received was not satisfactory. We'll eventually do this book, but right now we don't have an author. We're looking for one."
Steve Jackson Games - Daily Illuminator - June 10, 2003: Delayed Products: A Status Report
GURPS Middle Ages 2
"GURPS Middle Ages 1, the first volume in the GURPS Middle Ages series, covered the history of the British Isles between the mid-7th century and late 15th century. Middle Ages 2 will pick up where Middle Ages 1 left off, covering the same time period in France, the Holy Roman Empire, and Italy. It will discuss the economics, folklore, people, politics, religion, technology, and warfare of these times and places. As well, it will present concise information on specific historical topics, including the Merovingians and Carolingians, manorialism and feudalism, the Black Death, the Hundred Years War from the French point of view, the social and economic changes resulting from the Crusades, the Catholic Church (including the Investiture Conflict, Guelph and Ghibelline, the campaigns against the Cathars and Albigensians, etc.), the Italian city-states (Genoa, Florence, Milan, etc.), the beginnings of the Italian Renaissance, and the Condottiere Wars. Other topics will be discussed as space permits, and might include the Norman Conquest from the continental point of view, the Normans in Italy, peasant revolts, the development of organizations such as the Hanseatic League, and less influential cultures such as the Bretons."
Steve Jackson Games - Capsule Descriptions (GURPS Projects)RepliesI'll disagree on these two. The GURPS India playtest manuscript, available from the usual suspects, did lack much merit. As for Middle Ages 2, perhaps that will finally get sold. It took a very long time for GURPS Abydos to finally go on sale, but that happened.
DeletePut me down as another who was hoping to see Middle Ages 2 come out.
A new Wiz-War, perpetually "coming soon" from Chessex, but finally produced by FFG. (Good grief, I just looked and they still have it on their damn website, even though FFG has the new edition out now.)
Also, a new edition of Ogre. Still waiting on that one.From the Acaeum -- "The WG7 code was originally earmarked for a module entitled Shadowlords. From the Summer 1986 Mail Order Hobby Shop catalog: 'A high-level module set in the World of Greyhawk. Journey to the perilous Plane of Shadow to rescue Princess Esterilla and confront the master of the plane... where you find yourself an unexpected guest at a wedding where the guests include a lizardman, a catlord, and a mistress of illusion!'. Assigned TSR stock # 9184. Gary Gygax and Skip Williams were collaborating on the project, but it was shelved due to Gygax's lawsuit with TSR..."
ReplyDeleteOh, and Dice Man #6. Dice Man was a series of gamebooks (like Fighting Fantasy or Lone Wolf) but done as comics, by 2000AD. It mostly had 2000AD's characters as the stars (Judge Dredd etc), but they also had the Dice Man, who was a hard-boiled private eye in a Lovecraft-like world.
ReplyDeleteRepliesAn excellent series, indeed. I have a hard time believing there isn't a market for graphic novels done in the Fighting Fantasy style. I can easily see it one day catching on as well as the FF series of books (i.e. a million+selling series).
DeleteOne of the stories in this past Christmas' 2000AD was a wonderful gamebook-style Judge Dredd strip.
DeleteLate to the party, but wasn't Proteus another magazine that tried the comic/gamebook hybrid?
Let's see...how about EVERYTHING with Pagan Publishing's name on it: Cult of Transcendence, The Unspeakable Oath, Our Darkest Hour, Bumps in the Night, etc. ad nauseam.
ReplyDeleteBlack Blade's Castle of the Mad Archmage. Last update I received was that "We are still planning to release Joe Bloch's Castle of the Mad Archmage, but obviously we're way behind our target of releasing in time for Christmas (2011). The project is being edited and further developed to expand upon the material that Joe initially wrote. Cartography is underway, as is the first pass at art solicitation. I cannot predict with any degree of confidence when this will be released. I am, however, as committed to it's eventual release as ever."
sigh.Pulp Cthulhu was announced as being "close to publication" around nine years ago. Still "on the way" according to periodic updates from Chaosium.
ReplyDeleteTwo immediately come to mind:
(1) In the 1970's TSR released Star Probe and Star Empires, which were billed as the first two of a trilogy of SciFi games. The third one was supposed to be a RPG and I'm still waiting.
(2) An obvious one is Gary's Castle Zygag from TLG. We got cover art for a half dozen or more products, then things fell apart and we only got a small peek at the upper levels of the thing.Back at 2001 and 3rd Edition madness, the "Book of Regency". It was (theoretically) dedicated to dominion rules, mass battle and kingdom buildings – all topics that are now making a coming back with 5th.
The 2nd and 3rd place in Wizards of the Coast contest that resulted in the Eberron Campaign Setting.After the 3rd edition was dropped by WotC in '93, Talislanta dipped into (un)publishing limbo for a decade. First Daedalus was supposed to make a "Black Moon Rising" edition but they faded away into the ether. Then Pharos announced a 1997 10th anniversary edition, but after just a few years-late ashcans that arrangement disintegrated. Finally, some fans formed Shooting Iron to make 4th edition in 2001. It was glorious, but unfortunately that led to a new realm of limbo when supplements were announced but never finished, though the manuscripts were incorporated into publications put out by Shooting Iron's successor Morrigan Press.
So, being a Talislanta fan the last twenty years has mostly meant reading publication schedules with increasing scepticism and cultivating a sense of patience. Fortunately nowadays Talislanta has evolved into a post-publisher format (www.talislanta.com).I very surprised about the negativity towards ToEE. I'm not sure what people expected, but I guess some people are never satisfied. Maybe people's imagination and speculation got the better of themselves and the end result wasn't what you expected.
Get over it. It's done and over with. Sh*t happens and such is life.
AS far as other "vaporware": sometimes things just don't go right. Things get put on "hold" for one reason or another. Sometimes it's delayed for months or years. Sometimes it never sees the light of day. And even when it does get published, there are people who still complain about the end result.
Which goes to show that gamers are some of the most fickle and unsatisfied consumers around who refuse to look at the gaming industry with a realistic eye.So, there's this monastery where all of the monks have to take a vow of silence. The Abbot allows this to be broken once a year, so that monks may request, in person, any items that they need.
The youngest monk, in his first year, requested pens and paper, so that he could write.
In the second year, he requested more fruit in his diet.
In the third year, he requested a new robe, as his was getting threadbare.
At this, the Abbot exclaimed 'My God, man! You have been here three years, and all you do is complain!'
This is a thread asking for complaints. That is the *entire purpose* of it. Of course people are going to complain on it! I count fifty five posts, not all of which are actually complaints. And that's for a hobby that's been around for nearly forty years. If someone were to ask for everyone's complaints on, say, a forum dedicated to the recent Star Wars MMO, it would very quickly get hundreds of posts full of outraged gibberings - about a game not even three months old. But somehow, it is table top gamers that are the fickle and unsatisfied.
Look, people don't like a product that you like. There's a disagreement there, and I understand that. That's no reason to go all Cassandra on everyone, proclaiming the doom of the hobby for what appears to me to be an extremely polite discussion.- AnonymousMarch 7, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Tunnels & Trolls: Catacombs of the Bear Cult, Level II was agood catch.
There was a medieval historical RPG in the works called Tapestry. I very dimly remember the name Jo Walton to be associated with it, but I could be wrong.
Mike Nystuls's Crusade, a zombiecalyptic medieval fantasy RPG in which the characters were supposed to be superhero like heroes. Archangel Games had a flyer for that game at at least two Gen Cons, one a b/w thing announcing the book and the setting ("Briarwood") and later a color cover by Christopher "Iron Empires" Moeller.
And then of course Hogshead's FRUP and Bloodlust...

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The Future of Mobile at Bank of America
Mobile has quickly become an important channel for banks. No longer an emerging technology, consumers are becoming more comfortable using their mobile devices for a wide range of financial services.
Hari Gopalkrishnan, Bank of America
At Bank of America, mobile innovation is a major focus for the bank in 2013 and beyond, according to Hari Gopalkrishnan, Consumer & Wealth Management eCommerce Technology, Consumer Banking Architecture and Segments Technology executive at the bank.
"Our customers tell us they want the bank to be where they are," he explains. "Mobile has a far greater relevance in the day to day life of our customer.
According to Gopalkrishnan, Bank of America views its mobile strategy as a "four-legged stool."
The first aspect, he says, is account information and transactional capabilities, such as customers being able to view account details and transfer funds.
The second is the service aspect of mobile, notes Gopalkrishnan. For example, if a bank customer is traveling internationally, giving them the ability to place a travel flag on their account via a mobile device rather than having them call in to speak to a customer service representative adds convenience for the customer, he notes.
Thirdly, Bank of America is focused on mobile payments and commerce, Gopalkrishnan says. The bank is already offering several services in this regard, including its clearXchange person-to-person payments network jointly operated by Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.
Gopalkrishnan says p2p payments services will be a big part of mobile financial services going forward.
"We are moving towards a cashless society," he reflects. "All the things we do today with checks and cash, we can make available through an online and mobile experience."
Another aspect of Bank of America's mobile commerce strategy is its BankAmeriDeals merchant-funded rewards program, which allows customers to receive coupons from retailers by clicking on offers sent directly to their online banking accounts. The Bank of America mobile banking app was upgraded in August 2012 to include BankAmeriDeals, which is available via the mobile banking app.
The bank has partnered with analytics and card transaction company Cardlytics on the service. The deals are based on a customer's spending habits and can be redeemed by using a Bank of America-branded card when making the purchase.
Gopalkrishnan believes BankAmeriDeals improves upon the typical "daily deals" offering because it is targeted based on customer spending behavior.
"The customer says 'I want to save money but it should be on things I care about based on what you know about me,'" he says. "Analytics is the underpinning of a lot of what we do."
Gopalkrishnan is quick to add that the bank never shares customer information with merchants. "Our efforts around privacy will never be compromised," he says.
Gopalkrishnan believes that mobile capabilities can also spur the future evolution of the BankAmeriDeals program, such as by using geo-location technology to alert customers in the vicinity of a retailer they have a coupon for, although this function is merely hypothetical at the moment.
Lastly, Gopalkrishnan says another major aspect of mobile is PFM. He says BofA looks at different customer segments in trying to tailor PFM products.
"A mass retail customer likely will want spend analysis -- 'How am I doing against my budget?'" he says. "A high net worth client may want estate planning advice."
Gopalkrishnan believes the tablet will really help to bring PFM to the next level. He says the ability offer rich media, more information on a larger screen, and potentially video and live chat make the tablet a highly attractive platform for designing PFM services.
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The federal government hit its debt limit at the end of last year. Since then, the Treasury Department has been taking what it calls "extraordinary measures" to keep the government funded and avoid defaulting on U.S. obligations.
But those measures will run out sometime between the middle of February and early March. Then it's up to Congress to raise the debt limit.
House Republicans are wrestling with the best strategy at a retreat Thursday and Friday in Virginia. And some have been denying that there is a risk of default if the debt ceiling isn't raised.
President Obama has said the debt ceiling needs to be raised as soon as possible.
"The issue here is whether or not America pays its bills," he said this week. "We are not a deadbeat nation."
The consequences of not raising the debt ceiling, he says, would be dire. And on this point, it's worth noting that the vast majority of economists and business leaders agree.
But earlier this week in the speaker's lobby — a bustling room just off the House floor — a very different narrative could be heard.
"There is not going to be a default unless the president of the United States chooses," said Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp of Kansas. "He is threatening folks with a very empty threat."
And here's how Rep. Pat Tiberi, an Ohio Republican, put it: "Nobody is talking default except for the president. He doesn't need to default."
Need a translation? When Huelskamp and Tiberi talk about default, what they mean is missing debt payments — failing to pay the nation's creditors. What they're arguing is that the president and Treasury will have to set priorities.
Tiberi says the top priority would have to be paying interest on the national debt.
"Defaulting is something that we can't do," he says. "So, it's got to be a priority."
Under this theory, Social Security recipients, veterans, government employees, contractors and all the rest would get lower priority; though Tiberi says seniors and veterans should get paid first with whatever is left after interest payments.
But many government payments would be delayed or canceled. This is sometimes called "technical default." And Huelskamp doesn't seem particularly worried about that.
"I think it's an incredible lever that should be used," he says. "I mean, we have a spending problem. The debt ceiling is a great indicator we've got a spending problem. But default is not going to happen. It's not about default. It's about pressuring the White House to come to the table with some actual spending reductions."
The Treasury Department argues this isn't a viable alternative and would simply be default by another name. And it isn't just the Obama administration saying this.
"It's like having a credit score," says Tony Fratto of Hamilton Place Strategies, who was an official in the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush. "The credit score firms out there, they see across all of your bills and they see that, you know, you failed to pay some bills, even if you paid other bills. And that damages your credit score. And it's the same way for a government."
This would be uncharted territory, so no one knows for sure what might happen. But many believe that, just like a borrower who misses a few cable bills ends up paying a higher interest rate on his credit card, the government's cost of borrowing could rise.
As for the whole idea of prioritizing debt payments — even assuming it would be possible — Randy Kroszner, a University of Chicago economist and former Federal Reserve governor, says it isn't a great idea.
"A slowing of payments to the non-debt holders is unlikely to cause economic Armageddon," he says. "But that said, it's not a good position to be in."
Kroszner says risking default — technical or otherwise — isn't a winner economically or politically. On that point, Republican consultant Fratto agrees.
Just imagine the message: "Wait to get paid because we have to pay the debt service that we owe the Chinese and the Japanese," he says. "I think that is just an absolutely unsustainable political place to be. And so I don't see this at all as a likely outcome."
Members of the House Republican conference are weighing whether the debt ceiling is where they want to take their stand on spending — prioritization or not.
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194 comments:
- Celia Bow said...
I love the Wren video it's so pretty and kinda creepy.
- April 10, 2012 9:50 PM
- Maren said...
Very cool, Tavi! You are so amazing and such an inspiration to me! Your singing is really good and pretty!
MAREN - April 10, 2012 9:50 PM
These are great, the Wren one is kind of beautifully haunting.
X Jane
http://thetaleoftwobuttons.blogspot.com - April 10, 2012 9:52 PM
- Suzy said...
You look like Francoise Dorleac in the 1967 movie Les Demoiselles de Rochefort. Dorleac was Catherine Deneuve's sister, who was also in the movie.
Your blond boufant with the headband reminded me of them.
When you "do" the 60's, you do it SO WELL! - April 10, 2012 9:57 PM
- Michelle said...
This video is beautiful! The colors and vibes are totally my style. Your hair and makeup is so perfectly vintage looking! The shots of you playing guitar remind me of 90s music videos.
neonrattail.blogspot.com - April 10, 2012 10:01 PM
- mardijane said...
Oh wow, the first movie is stunningly shot. Cheers to the director and those who filmed it, it is freaking gorgeous! As are you!
Also, you don't sound how I imagined. I have no idea how I imagined you to sound but that wasn't it.
Well congratulations on all your success, you truly deserve it! (Even though I'm totally jealous!)
xx http://becoming-urban.blogspot.com.au/ - April 10, 2012 10:02 PM
- Luxus Finds said...
Tavi, you very often remind me of Michelle Williams.
I find you totally rad. - April 10, 2012 10:28 PM
- Lovers, Saints & Sailors said...
Oh gosh, that video is just gorgeous. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
- April 10, 2012 10:40 PM
Awwww. Thanks for the videos.
- April 10, 2012 10:52 PM
- vegiebug said...
Wow. Your TED talk was amazing and really inspirational, even for a girl whose not a teen anymore! Beautiful words :)
www.vegiebug.blogspot.com - April 10, 2012 10:54 PM
- Sarah said...
Loved your TED talk! (and your collar, whoops look at me ms. constantly aesthetic). You're the greatest, dude.
China Lily - April 10, 2012 10:57 PM
Why do you hide your tail? :( I really like your hair in the first and your singing. That was a very nice presentation you put together. I love ROOKIE.
http://bensstylecorner.blogspot.com/ - April 10, 2012 11:41 PM
- Stephanie said...
Tavi. I wish you were around, and doin' all the great things that you do, back when I was a teen. I actually feel a bit cheated! Regardless, you and your work is inspiring to me and just as relevant to me though I'm nearly 30, because I'll always be in the process of "figuring it all out"...Always. So thanks for being awesome.
- April 11, 2012 12:06 AM
- Charmaine said...
Bah! You're so insightful! I loved your TED video. So smart and so true! As a Feminist who loves fashion I completely get where you (and many others) are coming from. Thanks so much for posting, and keep up the great work! This is very inspiring, short as it is :).
Charmaine - April 11, 2012 12:15 AM
- Joy said...
love the presentation. so eloquent. i can sense that you're getting more and more comfortable with your public talks :D
- April 11, 2012 12:31 AM
- Saskia CH said...
i just watched your ted video and you're unbelievable, in a good way. i loved that you're also inspired by a lot of tv shows. love you to the moon.
www.foxinfauxfur.blogspot.com - April 11, 2012 12:38 AM
- Brittany Sims said...
I loved your TED talk. It was honest and true and I'm 20.
www.brittany-sims.com - April 11, 2012 1:05 AM
- Shere said...
you're so unique :O and your whole image is like a professional "brand". or are you professional already...
- April 11, 2012 1:08 AM
- Shere said...
the joni mitchell of millennium :)
- April 11, 2012 1:10 AM
- Rebeccak said...
Great TED talk! I am going to have to play this in my classes for training teachers when we discuss gender. This is wonderful!
- April 11, 2012 1:14 AM
- Libertad said...
I must say you look adorable on the Wren video's. A mix of a modern Nancy Sinatra and Marianne Faithfull-like.
I wish girls would look more like those artist (knowing who they are, of course).
Lovely. - April 11, 2012 1:20 AM
- Whittney said...
You're quite charming on film.
I simply adore the person you are. - April 11, 2012 1:21 AM
- TheShoeGirl said...
TAVI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the video. What a pretty little song bird you are :)
xox - April 11, 2012 2:36 AM
- allthebigtrees said...
I absolutely love the video for wren xx
- April 11, 2012 3:33 AM
your stance on feminism is a very important one, one that more people need to hear. i'm sure that being in the position you are, you've dealt with enough sexism and ageism to span a few lifetimes (perhaps that wasn't the most appropriate usage of a euphemism considering the context...oh well). to know that despite all that bs you've maintained such a strong sense of self, and of what rookie should be, is very inspiring. i love rookie because it's a feminist publication that is also an incessantly sunny beacon of positivity. that is so important! why don't more people understand how important that is?? who knows, shit be crazy. anyway i really hope you keep pushing this message because honestly, if i had rookie when i was 15, i probably would have been happier, and slightly less alone in my in-my-headedness (not that it doesn't have the same effect on me now that i'm 20). someday the crazy ass media people will learn to shut up and listen for a change. until then y'all, let's all keep on keepin on, do what makes us happy, that'll show em. THE END
- April 11, 2012 3:50 AM
- Beatrice said...
Hey Tavi, I watched your TedX video. You're so eloquent and charismatic, which I love, but above all, inspiring. Keep it up! You're a great role model for young girls and women :)
- April 11, 2012 4:08 AM
- Hanna said...
- April 11, 2012 4:46 AM
- Stefania Rose said...
You are so intelligent and well spoken! I appreciate your realistic approach to feminism, and your desire to see more genuine female representations. You're doing amazing things for women and teens.
I honestly felt surge of confidence after watching you speak! - April 11, 2012 4:53 AM
- Kamila said...
I found myself uncontiously clapping by the end of TedX video - I really love what you guys do on Rookie and I've been reading it since the day it was launched (and I really need it to feel normal). Also it's such a pleasure to hear you talk (and sing, your voice is so deep and pleasant) - it's great that you show the world how real girls can be eloquent and funny and pretty and talented at the same time - you're the best example of that.
I probably sound like a creep but I just really wanted to show how much I admire your work. - April 11, 2012 4:55 AM
- Rachel Louisa. said...
Despite having heard of you for the first time a couple of years ago (I think it was in POP magazine?) I only just started following you yesterday. Your TEDxTeen talk chimed so perfectly with the post I just wrote on misrepresentation in the media that I felt I had to edit it to include it. Thank you for your insightful and heartfelt take on the issue.
- April 11, 2012 5:09 AM
- Felicity said...
Both videos are fantastic (also, the first one's really pretty). I'm twenty-four, so I don't want to sound odd, but you are completely awesome. x
- April 11, 2012 6:24 AM
I love the pinch of darkness around the Wren video.
Greetings from Santiago, Chile.
@cristianpavezd on Twitter.
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/uywe6X - April 11, 2012 6:37 AM
- liluratu said...
not going to lie, I may have had a little tear in my eye listening to you talk about Rookie Mag (is that weird??? i'm figuring it out!).
p.s. a few days a go i was at this recording studio for my school production and this dude was like 'cat stevens was here yesterday' then i went around touching all surfaces and my hand now has the spirit of cat stevens ^_^ i regret nothing. - April 11, 2012 6:55 AM
You're stunning and such an inspiration to other girls.
Emma x
http://beautyandrags.blogspot.co.uk/ - April 11, 2012 7:01 AM
- Anna Saarinen said...
I just can't believe how you can be so great every way!!!
I admire you so,so much for your style, your smartness, your blog and everything I've seen from you! You really are pretty much like a perfect role model!
I just love those both videos. You sing really well and the video's clothes were lovely and the video was made so perfectly! And the sevond video was totally great. It made me admire you even more, if that's possible! I just wish I could have been in the audience...
Please keep blogging for a long time!!
Best wishes from Finland, Aduaa
www.littlesisfashion.blogspot.com - April 11, 2012 7:39 AM
- Unknown said...
lovely videos! you look gorgeous
xx - April 11, 2012 8:03 AM
- Hvit said...
I have to say that TED conference/talk thing was brilliant. I wish you'd started Rookie about 5 years ago when I had all those contradictions and more in my fuzzy teenage hormone riddled head. I know, like you said, it's not answers, but it's comfort, and it's kick-ass and inspiring too.
I have to say though, I didn't find 'bridesmaids' the film feminist at all, or particularly funny, or anything like that. The main character (yeah I know the actress wrote the thing too) was the same stereotypical cliché you get in so many other films, failed business- making cakes (non-threatening and feminine) and hey, she got the cute inoffensive guy at the end. Which is the aim of all our lives, right? Plus there was the really fat-funny/butch character that was such a painful cliche. Ouch.
Anyway, I agree with basically everything you've ever said eva... except that bridesmaids characters were that multi-faceted and that it was in anyway feminist. I kinda thought it sucked. I'm fully prepared to be wrong though.
On a totally different note, I like your outfit in the TED thing. And the first video is AWESOME. I love the melancholy creepy song and stuff. - April 11, 2012 8:16 AM
- A.D. said...
Grrrrrl, your TEDxTeenTalk is amazing. You are destined for great things. Thanks for being you, Tavi.
- April 11, 2012 8:18 AM
- Alix said...
Wow, you totally made a video ... In addition you sing divinely and you looks very much like Catherine Deneuve, beautiful.
http://inthenameofmode.blogspot.fr/ - April 11, 2012 8:37 AM
- X said...
It was so great what you said at that talk/conference! Really, just thank you. It's so important that those issues are discussed.
Lots of love from Denmark (Europe) - April 11, 2012 9:01 AM
- lizz said...
i loved your speech. :)
- April 11, 2012 9:03 AM
- Emma said...
Hi tavi, I loved the Still Figuring it Out video. I think I'll always be "still figuring it out" but that's the beauty of life, no one is perfect. I watched Freaks and Geeks when I was 14 and having a character like Lindsay Weir made me feel accepted in some way. I love reading Rookie and I'm 25 so you're all doing a great job and making something worth while!
Well done!
Emma x - April 11, 2012 9:40 AM
- Angie J. said...
You're a very eloquent speaker! Very admirable :)
x - April 11, 2012 9:53 AM
- nataliya said...
you are so well spoken and i love how you used pop culture and teen tv shows in your presentation!!! i grew up watching those shows and they helped me to see that everything i was feeling WAS normal! i love both videos, in the one for Wren you scared me a little, which means it was really good! haha keep doing what your doing girl, i wish you were around when i was a teenager!!!
sewniice.blogspot.com - April 11, 2012 10:02 AM
i love ur speech. totally my thoughts!
- April 11, 2012 10:57 AM
- Anna L. Roeder said...
Love both videos!
You have a lovely voice.
And I think you have an admirable message about femininity. - April 11, 2012 11:16 AM
I love this video of you at TEDxTeen , especially all of your um's and like's because it shows me you're not a grammar robot. I definitely agree with you about the lack of good TV role models for teenage girls, so right now I am stuck re-watching My So-Called Life--which I love, so it's no big deal, but I just wish there was something else out there--and reading actual books.
- April 11, 2012 12:00 PM
- The lost girls said...
this is the prettiest thing in the world. the Wren video. its beautiful. you are seriously so talented at all sorts of things. and that song. its so cool! did you make it up? im assuming. i didn't even know you sang and played guitar. i really do have that song in my head now though. and the pretty clothes and your cool blonde hair that i wish i had. also, the second video, i went back and read that post you wrote about wanting to be pretty and stuff. i feel you keep the balance pretty well. i love that you don't care so much about what everyone thinks in a society where thats all everyone is thinking about. i try my best to do so as well and your blog and website rookie are so beautifully curated and makes me feel like there are obviously more people like me who care about more than one thing and have obsessions! i really wish we could just sit down and discuss freaks and geeks and the virgin suicides. because in that other video you posted a bit ago, the interview by style like you, i heard you mention if your life was going to be made into a movie or whatever you said i can't remember exactly, it would be a mix of the two and i totally agree. im actually interested in cinematography so im trying to make some sort of film similar to what you described. anyways you are really cool and inspiring in my eyes and also i would love to be your friend even though you don't have time for things like talking with followers and stuff, it would be cool. also has anyone ever told you you look like michelle williams a litttle? actually a lot when you were younger too. well you do and you also have similar voices or something haha. Anyhow, also i read perks of being a wallflower and actually i have to say it was the first time i ever took advice from a book or actually felt ANYTHING from reading a book. it was pretty awesome and im glad you recommended it on rookie. i should really just make this an email but oh well, i already typed it here.
- April 11, 2012 12:12 PM
- K.K. said...
my english isn't so good to describe how much I like your video and also the way of your artistry. Yes, you are an artist and i love the world you create.
- April 11, 2012 12:25 PM
- Helen said...
You're an inspiration. That is all.
- April 11, 2012 12:34 PM
- sophie said...
What a haunting song....I Love it!!!
- April 11, 2012 2:58 PM
- Offbeat Follies said...
I have to say that I disagree with your comment about Catwoman (or using her as the example in the context you gave her) In the right hands (as in, with a writer that cares), Selina Kyle can be a very strong, multifaceted and realistically flawed character - more so than many of the other female "villains" because she actually walks a fine line with what she considers to be right/wrong. She is deep, complicated and definitely worthy of a deeper look into. It's just such a shame that all of these females in the DC Universe (particularly Batman) have given non-fans such a negative opinion because they've fallen into the clutches of writers who refuse to give these women a chance.
- April 11, 2012 3:13 PM
- B. said...
I love the song, the video and the speech!
It's great that many american people can speak so an original german with "only" 8 years of english at school can understand it :)
Love, B. - April 11, 2012 3:26 PM
- Lory said...
TAVI, that presentation was awesome, and so inspirational!I share your view on feminism. Please write a book about girls/ feminism/fashion/popculture! You are my blog superhero <3
- April 11, 2012 3:27 PM
- kira said...
hah I laughed so hard at the MS paint powerpoint. The music video was very sixties (GOD, it's like you're living in this little sixties bubble. makin me jealous)
- April 11, 2012 3:54 PM
- Constance said...
I admire the way your mind is!!! You're a gift!
- April 11, 2012 4:07 PM
- Nell said...
You make really good points. As a person with feminist beliefs who is also into fashion and lipstick and everything that makes women 'soft' and 'too fragile to go on their own', it's really great to hear someone say it's okay to be like that.
majesticpotteryunicorn.blogspot.com - April 11, 2012 5:10 PM
Your Ted Talk was brilliant, Tavi! So inspiring. I love everything that you stand for and you express yourself wonderfully. You are so right about those contradictions that seem to be present amongst girls, like if you're interested in clothing, it has to be about dressing for boys, or you can't be a feminist and like fashion. Such double standards! Kudos to you!
http://couturecultureblog.blogspot.com - April 11, 2012 5:16 PM
- maya.autumn said...
there are times like this when i wish i was from America so i could have an american accent,but i'm not:(
oh welllll...this is great<3
http://cottonmixblog.blogspot.com - April 11, 2012 5:58 PM
- Trisha said...
I really appreciated your TED talk! I have been struggling with my identity and my feminism since I was a teenager and I think I finally realized I don't have to fit a certain bill, as you said. I can be multi-faceted. Even though I am 27, I love your Rookie mag, and will prob still love it when I am 40! :)
- April 11, 2012 6:35 PM
- cartoonfruit said...
that was really cool of you.
yeah, if you believe that women should be equal to men, then you believe in feminism.
the definition of feminism is getting really weird, probably because of the media in some way.
like you said, feminism is not "a rule book". you can still enjoy "girly" things like makeup, you just also believe that yeah... women should be equal to men.
and if you don't believe that, well then... lol - April 11, 2012 6:41 PM
- Sabina said...
Aw wow, best power point presentation ever! But seriously, great motivational speech--and as always you are wise beyond your years. Very good points about feminism being a conversation rather than a rule book. I know that statement is not a recent one for you but that hardly makes it less valid or timely. Preach it! ;-)
Also, I loved that Wren video. As soon as I watched it, I sketched up a portrait from one of the stills, because, um, that's what I do I guess! Hope you like it.
http://sabinamollot.com/2012/04/tavi-gevinson-fashion-blogger-and-now-singer.html - April 11, 2012 7:28 PM
I love your talk, it's amazing that you are able to get your views on a pretty serious problem in society across in such a funny, interesting way (with great paint skills!). I may not be a teen any more, but saying you're a feminist isn't something many people understand and it's nice to know I'm not alone. Keep up the good work with Rookie and well done!!
- April 11, 2012 7:28 PM
- Maria said...
Tavi, you're such an inspiration to me! The talk was brilliant! I just feel like you are so wise and so good at everything you do. Honestly, you are a huge inspiration. <3 Thank you!
Maria - April 11, 2012 7:39 PM
- Salmah Iman Siddiqi said...
Moi, J'ieme Tavi! Meaning I love Tavi! I mean I could have just said that in English the whole time but...yeah whatev's. Anyways, I'm Salmah but you can call me Sal and the first video (no, it's a film darling) yeah film, was wicked creepy. It was like someone went into my inner subconscious and brought all my fears and style drama's into one whole beautiful concoction. I love the sixtie's nostalgic vibe there. I'll follow forever girl! -Yours truly
Salmah - April 11, 2012 9:33 PM
- my name is karen. said...
love the wren video. love your singing voice.
- April 11, 2012 10:08 PM
- Alonso said...
The video is cool,congratulations for this great post.Daniela dedipendenti statali
- April 11, 2012 11:15 PM
Oh Tavi,
Bang up job. It's wonderful what you're doing and I want to say that I really enjoy your blog and your new magazine is fantastic. I feel as though I've gotten to know you which is kind of weird for me since you have no idea who I am and it feels like I have a weird fangirl situation going on (please ignore the Hey Arnold!-esque bubblegum statue of you in my closet). At any rate, I've never commented before and I just wanted to say that.. I'm a fan and you're awesome.
Keep on trucking!
Yep. I'm ending it like that. - April 12, 2012 12:22 AM
- Juanka said...
You´re incredible girl! I love your blog and the work you do. Thanks for bringing more colour and audacity into my life.
http://aestheticallyinfected.blogspot.de/ - April 12, 2012 4:37 AM
- RA said...
how great!
- April 12, 2012 4:46 AM
- J said...
You are really lovely, cute and smart! love it :)
juliaamador.blogspot.com - April 12, 2012 4:50 AM
- Christiane said...
The Wren videa was very beautifully.
I must say that I am pretty impressed of your talk. Even though you are "only" sixteen you are good at getting your point through and you have really thought about it. When I was your age I would never had been able to do the same. I was one big mess of confusion and contradictions.
I admire you. - April 12, 2012 9:33 AM
- Bla bla said...
wow!!! You're lovely and very smart& funny!
You look stunning in first video and your voice reminds me on Bjork!!!
Stay cool
Anika - April 12, 2012 10:01 AM
- blahlah said...
so well spoken and smart. wish we were pals in the real world.
- April 12, 2012 10:16 AM
- Jorge Quintero said...
Great prentation. You're so cute <3
http://theshelterofmybed.blogspot.com/ - April 12, 2012 11:10 AM
- Unknown said...
I love your blog so cute
www.haideeandco.blogspot.com - April 12, 2012 12:12 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi Tavi,
I'm french and my english is not very good so ... I just want to tell you that you are so incredible !
Congratulations Tavi :) - April 12, 2012 1:45 PM
- LIGHTVISION said...
Adults for RookieMag!
Adults for Tavi Gevinson!
You are so worldy, smart, inspiring, humble, and thorough in all that you do.
I'm constantly struck by your mind and capacity to do such wonderful things. And for being such a POSITIVE influence for young girls, teens and women everywhere! - April 12, 2012 3:17 PM
- chloe said...
Wow...i don't really read your blog because i thought its just some crazy kid or something..yea sorry. But now after listening to you...man you stole my heart.I can't belive how awsome you are seriously. Keep rocking!
- April 12, 2012 3:48 PM
- Lizz Aubrey said...
I'm a whole 10 years older than you, and I'm incredibly inspired by your TedxTeen talk. Thank you for explaining yourself so beautifully. Also thank you for the thoughtful and lovely music video. You shine!
- LizzAubrey
Jelly Blog: http://www.lizzaubrey.com/ - April 12, 2012 6:05 PM
- Uso Tópico said...
Hi Tavi! Your video is beautiful, really. It's a dream-teen children all at one time wanted to meet remote. I love your blog, because it is an escape, a healthy personal escape with which you express yourself with little stereotypical and many intentions to please everyone.
We are from very different cultures, different tastes and yet I identify very much with you.
I send you a big hug, Mariale from VENEZUELA
http://usotopicofashion.blogspot.com/ - April 12, 2012 7:41 PM
I think there's a lot of continuity between the music video and the amazing talk on feminism you gave.
I completely relate to craving my life to be as PRETTY as the video. I spent my teen years wishing I had been a club kid, living immersed in a fantasy land.
BUT ultimately that kind of existence or identity, is one-dimensional - much like the so-called "strong" female caricatures you described.
As i get older, i try more and more to relish in the fact that my life isn't even close to always glamorous. Unlike people in TV, movies, etc., real people's identities are contradictory, fluid, and complex. And i'm grateful that we get to be real.
x Peter - April 13, 2012 12:06 AM
wow, tavi. I've been following your blog the last 2 years, and I never commented or anything.
those 2 videos are amazing. I don't know which one inspires me more.
i finally started my own blog, and even though i decided to do it in german (it is about one of the contradictions you are talking about - mind vs aesthetics) i wanted to thank you for being you and sharing your thoughts and creativity.
thank you! - April 13, 2012 1:49 AM
- Mathilda said...
Tavi you are the most interesting artist of this century. And so are you followers. You're my best antidepressant. Thank you.
Mathilda Kóvak - April 13, 2012 1:55 AM
- Anne-Fleur said...
I really enjoyed both videos! It's so nice you have so much to say, while there are so so many people who don't. It gave me something to think about, being in a "I feel this, no wait, why am I then feeling this also?" mood.
When I wake up tomorrow I'll be Stevie Nicks.
By the way, that is you singing right? I really like your voice.
It reminds me a bit of Zoeey Deschanel and Jaymay :) - April 13, 2012 3:49 AM
- C. said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-SVPJM4L4 (hey there, can't say much) *
- April 13, 2012 8:19 AM
- cancercowboy said...
yep, eeriest raccoon ever ^_______^
but with a beautiful voice. seriously, is there anything you can't do or are at least really bad at? might be refreshing for the egos of your readers ^____^
second vid is interesting and kinda short but that corresponds with the topic in an odd way. made me just wish that people read more books. all these universes, all these characters, all those experiences up for grabs. - April 13, 2012 3:16 PM
- Thanh said...
Love these two videos of you. Thanks for sharing, Tavi. It's always great hearing your voice!
- April 13, 2012 4:07 PM
- Kartunista said...
Amazing videos Tavi!
- April 13, 2012 11:10 PM
- Annika Victoria said...
Oh wowwwwwowoww, I just found your blog through TED, and I wish Rookie was around a few years ago when I was maybe halfway through my teens! You're the best inspiration for young girls, and your talk made me feel all happy with the world :) and by the way, you seem to have figured it out much more than most people many years older than you!
- April 14, 2012 6:17 AM
- Brigitte Bell said...
You have a beautiful voice, and you are extremely well-spoken. I love your blog and advocacy of girl/teen empowerment/self-esteem. You rock.
"Just be stevie nicks" hahah - April 14, 2012 5:42 PM
- Rosie Kethel said...
Hi Tavi,
I am 13 and I loved your TED talk. Despite what you said about not trying to be the perfect role model for teenage girls, I think you would have to be one of them so thank-you! - April 15, 2012 3:13 AM
- Lo que lleve la rubia said...
great tavi!
http://loquellevelarubia.blogspot.com.es/ - April 15, 2012 6:33 AM
- that's what she said said...
Funny that you posted videos, cuz I ran into this one http://www.ethelvaughn.com/ and reminded me of you blog, this sepia.. 70's atmosphere.
I used to envy cuz you're so young (and so much younger than me for my dispair) and have accomplished so much. First I thought it was so unfair that a 13-year-old would be recognized in the fashion industry and I who have majored in fashion design (by the time I "discovered" you I was still in college, but still...) can't even find a job. But then I started really reading your blog and saw that you're a really smart girl that desirves all the recognition(?). Your blog is completely different from all the undistiguish mass that fashion bloging became.
You're speech for TED is amazing. I've lived a little longer than you and still I had to watch your talk to understand some things.
Now I really admire you. I stiil envy too, but with admiration.
P.S.:Pardon my English, that's not my first languange. - April 15, 2012 10:25 AM
- Coocoo said...
You have an awesomely soothing voice (that probably sounds really creepy, oh well :3).
Anyway, I'm glad I found your blog.
xo, your new follower, L
http://laserduck.blogspot.com/ - April 15, 2012 11:11 AM
Tavi, I am a feminist myself and i believe in empowerment of not only the heart but also the soul. Keep up the awesome work. Recently I have been struggling with the 'pretty' issue. Living in a society where everything is so mass produce it can be hard to not just fall back and be a random face in a crowd. I live in the south, Tennessee which can be so bad about being 'pretty' that one day I just had to tell myself that I was done living for the world, and for my friends (honestly.), for stupid boys, for magazines, and mostly for 'pretty'. 'Pretty' is everything I don't wanna live up to.
- April 15, 2012 4:43 PM
- Jessicat said...
I totally just re-descovered your blog after some years. Your doing some awesome shit yo! It's totally inspiring and I think your Ted Talk is totally applicable to every woman all the time.
Your a star ^_^
...a start thats going to make me leave the bread rising too long, but I'll be listening to Galaxy 500 while I do that, thank for reminding me! - April 15, 2012 5:16 PM
- Jessicat said...
I totally just re-descovered your blog after some years. Your doing some awesome shit yo! It's totally inspiring and I think your Ted Talk is totally applicable to every woman all the time.
Your a star ^_^
...a start thats going to make me leave the bread rising too long, but I'll be listening to Galaxy 500 while I do that, thank for reminding me! - April 15, 2012 5:16 PM
- Unknown said...
This is fantastic! I love it
www.tiffanyvictoria.com - April 15, 2012 8:07 PM
- Question Mark said...
The TEDxTeens was amazingly inspiring.
I find it cool that there are young people like you out there who believe that it's worth it to stand up and just say out loud what we think is wrong with our society, but also what we'd like it to be.
Bravo! - April 16, 2012 4:20 PM
- Adriana F said...
I love the Wren video and your singing :) Your talk is really impressive, you are very smart and also very talented at communicating your thoughts both in oral and written form... congrats!! You are an example for everyone, not only young girls!
- April 17, 2012 11:02 AM
I really like then congrats!
Fashion Designer & Personal Blog - http://cahbachiega.com (english & português) & Fashion Trends and Fashion Information http://fashion-feelings.com (english & português) - April 17, 2012 11:52 AM
- Planetzim said...
Dear Tavi
I wish I was that insightful when I was your age, I'm still figuring it out and I'm 36! The best realisation though is you are who you are because of your flaws. I love the point about women being multi facitted. I set up my own blog recently and have a little panic about it every day....what the heck to write about, I am interested in so many things.
I also set up my own company recently. planetzim.com - April 17, 2012 3:55 PM
- Bea Thompson said...
I LOVE the Wren video... And it is lovely to see how well spoken you are!
xo Bea
http://sincerelythompson.wordpress.com/ - April 17, 2012 8:23 PM
Well sung and well talked! You are a wise girl and I think you will be considered to have had a major influence on this time we are living in. And that is great! I am 31, a mother of two, and still figuring it out.
- April 18, 2012 3:55 AM
- diandra said...
i'm turning 30 this year and when i was in high school and junior high i had riot grrrl, sappy girl, and canadian feminist indie punk to hold me together. i had a band and a zine and volunteered / worked at the womens centre. i had an ezine too. i've spent the entirety of my twenties "working with youth" and defending young feminist culture to stupid adult feminists who think young women dont care and aren't engaged. thank you for your tedxteen video. XO
- April 18, 2012 12:58 PM
- Nikki B said...
You're a star.
- April 18, 2012 1:13 PM
Is it possible to love someone who doesn't know you, and you don't know him? If it is - Tavi, I love you. I really do. You are like the voice of this garbage inside my head right now. And If you don't mind I will play a prophet now: you, Tavi Gevinson, will be one of these women we all admire, one of these women who I describe with simple "wow, this is IT", one of these women who will be remembered for really long time.
Greetings from Poland - Zosia - April 18, 2012 2:27 PM
- Tish.Tash. said...
Dear Tavi,
You're an inspiration, just like Caitlin Moran, an English writer for a british newspaper The Times. She is also a feminist. She's recently written a book called "How to be a Women" which I really think you'll like, as she too shares similar views as yours. I'm sure you've probably come across her, or have been told about her new book, but just incase you hadn't, I felt it a duty to introduce her into your life.
I hope you get the chance to read " How to be a Woman" and enjoy it as much as i did.
With love
Tish.Tash - April 18, 2012 7:04 PM
- Unknown said...
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- April 19, 2012 5:14 AM
- Unknown said...
Tavi you into atmospheres that do not know ...
- April 19, 2012 6:22 AM
I think you're a very smart gal! ;)
- April 20, 2012 4:25 AM
- Ina Vitale said...
Hi Tavi!
I thought your TED talk was great, but when you mentioned that you didn't know of any current shows featuring realistic multifaceted teens, I thought of the first 2 seasons of Skins (the UK version). If you haven't checked them out, you should, because I have found them to feature the most fair portrayals of teen feelings I've perhaps seen on television. - April 20, 2012 3:39 PM
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- April 21, 2012 4:04 AM
- Lydia Armstrong said...
There is a reason you have become such an influential person in blogging and teen feminism. You never cease to blow my mind. I LOVED your TEDtalk. I actually teared up a little around 5:49, where you talk about hopefully inspiring girls to give themselves the permission to find answers. You are so on the right path.
Also the first part of your talk reminded me a little series I do periodically on my blog called "What it means to be a girl" where I talk about sexuality and the "Cat Woman" type figures, modesty, gender roles, and how this affects how we dress, our self-image, and who we are.
If you want to take a peek, here's a link to one of the first posts I did:
http://www.andthisispeak.com/2012/02/what-it-means-to-be-girl-1.html - April 21, 2012 10:33 AM
- bookworm9822 said...
I love the TEDxteen talk video; it's so fabulous! At this point in my life, I'm figuring out a lot about what it means to be me and to hold up things I support and believe in, so it's great to have that message in my head. Thank you.
And the Wren video: GOLLY GEE, that is so absolutely wonderful and haunting-but-in-a-good-way and incredibly beautiful.
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All talks are really interesting. I like yours because you're really funny with your draw and you speak clearly about what you thing about women. So thank you for share this video !
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Being creative is the glue that holds you together....whatever age/gender/financial status/belief/ethnicity you are. Loving life and knowing we are all going to die one day pushes us to discover, love, enjoy, seek out our truth. Kudos for living life to the fullest! -Lis xo
- April 23, 2012 4:58 AM
I really liked the first video! It was so nice and cute and beautiful and that hair really fits you!
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- April 25, 2012 1:08 AM
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- April 25, 2012 8:17 PM
- Bella said...
The Wren film is so eerie and haunting but nostalgic at the same time. The grainy film quality just adds to the awesome retro feel. Plus...THE CLOTHES. UGH. SO WONDERFUL. Your speech is great, too. Very funny and witty but informative. I totally agreed with everything that you said. As a Hispanic girl, I wish we had more Hispanic female characters that are powerful women without being stereotypical.
- April 25, 2012 9:33 PM
- Jamshaid Ayaz said...
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- April 26, 2012 3:30 AM
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- April 27, 2012 11:13 AM
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Love the haunting quality of the Wren video.
- April 27, 2012 6:23 PM
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totally random: I've been watching Daria lately, and I'm surprised you said it's your favorite show when they did an entire episode criticizing Jane Pratt and her interpretation of "youth culture," and you've collaborated with her and love Sassy too. just a random observation -- I was curious how you felt about that episode :)
- April 28, 2012 4:29 AM
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You have a very lovely and surprisingly mature voice! Keep on singin'!
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- April 29, 2012 9:06 AM
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Neat talk. I think what you were getting at in your talk is that real women are bound by limitations, whereas superwomen archtypes seem to not have any (limitations, that is).
- April 29, 2012 9:05 PM
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Awesome blog Tavi! Everyone check mine out! Only 1 post so far but stay tuned. :)
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- Leeda Johns said...
You are just brilliant !!!! Congrtas for the twos videos : i love !!!!!
You are just a "fashionizer", your blog is famous and but I know you'll say probably not but I just want to express my admiration ... You are still a girl and you made and lost fashionable ! Your outfits are always inventive, we do not expect them necessarily but that's what I like because the fashion is primarily a means of expression and creativity :)
I'm not interested in your blog because you're famous, no, I just want to tell you again : Bravo ! You did a magnificent course and you have not finished with fashion ... Good luck for the future Tavi !!
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- April 30, 2012 11:11 PM
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- May 03, 2012 4:43 AM
Wren vid! Yes!
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Loved the first video, it is so scary but still beautiful. And continue being a feminist!
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Tavi, you remind me of a young Michelle Williams.
- June 08, 2012 2:37 PM
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- June 08, 2012 5:48 PM
- Michael said...
Tavi!! Congratulations! I just watched that TED video which brought me here. You are very incredible, wish you well
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I really loved the TED video! And I am 30 and still figuring things out (;
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Monday, November 7, 2011
French Onion Green Bean Casserole – It's Soupy!
78 comments:
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- November 7, 2011 at 1:50 PM
- Monica said...
this is the dish I normally love to hate with it's memories of congealed Campbell soup at office pot lucks. This sounds interesting.
- November 7, 2011 at 2:31 PM
That looks really good. I'd like to make this for Thanksgiving but I generally need to make most things a day ahead. Would this hold up if I assembled it the day before and cooked it the next day?
- November 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- Poirot said...
I was just thinking that I can't believe people still make that old tired green bean casserole with canned onions on top. This recipe looks yummy ... adding it to my Thanksgiving menu. I just found this site a couple of weeks ago, and have already tried 3 of Chef's delicious recipes.
- November 7, 2011 at 2:55 PM
- Chef John said...
Yes, make it ahead!
- November 7, 2011 at 4:47 PM
Hi ,
How much does this recipe cost in total ?
Thanks in advance . - November 7, 2011 at 8:14 PM
- Unknown said...
Looks delicious! Would be great on anyone's Thanksgiving menu!
- November 7, 2011 at 9:56 PM
yum...that is all
- November 7, 2011 at 10:48 PM
I wonder if some toasted (in butter) slivered almonds might be good in there somewhere?
Looks delicious! - November 8, 2011 at 12:52 AM
- Jeff @ Cheese-Burger.net said...
This will be a great alternative to the traditional canned fried onion side dish.
- November 8, 2011 at 8:00 AM
- Chef John said...
actually, i wasn't kidding. corn nuts are super crunchy and could work well.
- November 8, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Hey Chef! Great recipe, can't wait to try it. Is there any reason why you couldn't melt the gruyere into the white sauce, then toss the cheesy sauce with the beans before assembling?
- November 8, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- philogaia said...
It is like you read my mind this year, Chef. I have a guilty secret of actually liking the tired old beans but I gave up Campbell's soups along with all other processed c**p years ago and had not found a good substitute (seems like it shouldn't be that hard.) The caramelized onions in this with the cheese look like just what I was looking for. I attend a large gathering for Thanksgiving and I think I found my offering this year.
- November 8, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- Daniel said...
Hi Chef, I'm your fan (from Brazil). We do not celebrate thanksgiving, but I got so excited about this recipe that I had to try it. I posted the result on my blog (though it was not so good looking as yours) and linked your recipe (for credits, you know). A friendly good old tapa tapa. ^^
- November 8, 2011 at 8:35 PM
- JoAnn said...
I love this recipe. I make a similar dish with chicken stock instead of the milk and add some of the cheese to the sauce and add hazelnuts to the topping.
- November 9, 2011 at 12:44 PM
- Adlin Azman said...
Hi Chef.. Can I substitute sherry vinegar with balsamic vinegar or white wine vinegar? If yes, by how much? Thanks!
- November 9, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- Chef John said...
yes, same amount of ww vin should be fine.
- November 9, 2011 at 9:23 PM
Dried TIME? Really? I love the idea, but I don't think they sell that...
Looks delicious Chef John. Thanks. - November 11, 2011 at 1:23 AM
this sounds like a much more tastier version of the green bean dish especially with the Gruyere cheese added in and made with fresh green beans. I had to come to this blog so i could get the written recipe to keep a copy to try it with
- November 11, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- huntdonald said...
simple receipt, easy to get all the ingredient , look yummy
i will try to make it someday,
thanks for shared - November 12, 2011 at 4:45 AM
- Unknown said...
I can't wait to try this! I think traditional green bean casserole is boring and have been wanting to try something new. I also wanted to make French onion soup for the first time recently, but never got around to it. Thanks for a recipe that combines my needs! I am a wannabe foodie that writes a blog about learning to cook by trying new recipes, and I'd love to give this one a shot. May I write a post about it and link back to this wonderful post?
- November 12, 2011 at 12:52 PM
I just made it for dinner and it was great! Thanks Chef John we love your recipes!!!
- November 12, 2011 at 6:27 PM
- sandra said...
this looks and sounds so delicious that i'm making it tonight. however i don't have sherry vinegar so i'm using apple cider vinegar instead.hopefully this won't make a big difference in taste and i omitted the cayenne. don't have any anyway.so i'll post later about how this turned out for me.everyone have a great day! :)
- November 16, 2011 at 2:27 PM
Hi Chef John,
Your videos make me look so good in my kitchen! so thank you! With that said, besides a sharp cheddar, could you suggest another cheese that would work well in this dish? - November 16, 2011 at 2:31 PM
- Chef John said...
Any melting cheese will work. Use what you like!
- November 16, 2011 at 2:33 PM
- Monica said...
I want to make this recipe to a take as my dish for Thanksgiving, Can i make it in stages ahead of time and then combine?
- November 18, 2011 at 4:34 PM
- Joyce said...
Chef John, have you tried the Cave-aged Guyere? Quite an upgrade from the regular Guyere :) Enjoy!
- November 18, 2011 at 7:41 PM
- autumnthompson87 said...
I have rw vinegar and rice wine vinegar. Would either one of these be an ok substitute for sherry vinegar?
- November 19, 2011 at 4:18 PM
- Chef John said...
go with the rice vin!
- November 19, 2011 at 4:50 PM
Hello Chef John, I made this recipe today to make sure it would work for Thanksgiving. It turned out GREAT! I was not able to find Guyere cheese, so I tried Havarti cheese. Not too bad. Thank you for the recipe. Now I will look for the Guyere cheese to use.
- November 19, 2011 at 7:25 PM
Sherry Vinegar or sherry cooking wine? Can I use either one for this recipe? I didn't see sherry vinegar in the vinegar section at the store.. only sherry cooking wine.
- November 20, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Hi chef! Some questions...
1. Can I substitue the sherry vinegar with actual dry sherry wine?
2. What do u think abt adding mushrooms, would it work? If so, would shitake be a good choice? And, at what stage would I incorporate it?
Thanks!! - November 21, 2011 at 3:13 AM
- Chef John said...
no, wine would work the same as vinegar. You can saute mushrooms with the onions if you want. enjoy!
- November 21, 2011 at 4:04 AM
- LuxuryTrap said...
Would sharp cheddar work as a substitute for gruyere?
- November 22, 2011 at 11:52 PM
- LuxuryTrap said...
Would sharp cheddar work instead of gruyere? Or would it overpower everything?
- November 22, 2011 at 11:52 PM
- Chef John said...
would be fine!
- November 22, 2011 at 11:59 PM
If I make this today for tomorrow - and just save the baking (so coming from Fridge)would you stay with 375 for 30 minutes or adjust the time and or temperature??
Thanks! - November 23, 2011 at 10:20 AM
so how much does this recipe make?
- November 23, 2011 at 1:38 PM
- Mrs Quilty said...
I could not find beans in the store, can canned beans work as well?
- November 23, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- Chef John said...
Probably 6-10 portions depending on size.
- November 23, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- Jeanni Kistler said...
It's going to be a Chef John Thanksgiving at our house tomorrow! I'm preparing the turkey the "Chef John way", I'm having the French Onion Green Bean Casserole, The Apricot/Roasted Pecan Dressing, the Sweet Potato Casserole with Pistachio crust and of course, mashed potatoes the Chef John way! (I even bought the right masher just for the occasion!...got rid of the old masher with the squares in it.)
- November 23, 2011 at 9:03 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi, I will be making this in the morning. I couldn't find sherry vinegar. I saw from your comment that white wine vinegar is an OK substitute. I bought red wine vinegar and I have sherry, ... I was thinking of using a bit of each. What do you advise? Thanks.
- November 24, 2011 at 12:39 AM
This is incredible. It's elegant & sophisticated so it's perfect for adults & parties yet manages to please my picky young grandsons. It was a real winner today. Many thanks!
- November 24, 2011 at 4:53 PM
I just made this for Thanksgiving today. OH MY GOODNESS...so good! My teenage boys and husband said it's their new favorite. This is absolutely wonderful. Thank you Chef John!
- November 24, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- Gloria said...
Hi Chef John,
Love your videos! I made this for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it! We are living in Costa Rica and couldn't find sherry, sherry vinegar or Gruyere cheese so I omitted the sherry and used cheddar cheese. Still delicious. I'm going to try your Pumpkin no-knead bread in the next couple of days. Can't wait!
Gloria - November 25, 2011 at 7:45 PM
Review of French Onion Green Bean Casserole and Sweet Potato Casserole. I made both of these dishes for this Thanksgiving (2011) and they were excellent! Thanks John for these superb versions; far superior to any recipe I have tried so far. These will remain on my company dinner and holiday menu lists. Thanks again!
- November 26, 2011 at 2:34 PM
EXCELLENT !!! is the only way to describe the way this came out for my Thanksgiving dinner. I was a little hesitate to blanch the green beans., so I cooked them down a bit. Otherwise I followed and didnt omit anything else and it was a hit ! Thanks for sharing Chef.
- November 28, 2011 at 9:28 AM
I made this casserole 4 times during Thanksgiving season. Every time it was for different group (not counting my husband :)) Every time it turned out good in spite my ability to mess up recipes! My self-esteam is on the rise!
- November 30, 2011 at 4:40 PM
Hi Chef John, thanks for all your help, I made The French onion Green Beans casserole on Thanksgiving Day and it came out so good, that is why I am going to do it again fro Christmas. You're videos are awesome and I like the way you show everything. Thanks again and all the best.
- December 20, 2011 at 12:05 AM
Yes, I will be doing this for Christmas dinner as well. When I was in buying the cheese for our thanksgiving dinner, they had some smoked Gruyere at almost half the price, so I opted for that. Since I do the cooking on my Bubba Keg Grill, the smoked cheese went really well with the taste of the bird.
Excellent recipe! - December 21, 2011 at 9:07 AM
- Hairwoman said...
I'm fast becoming your biggest fan. Have tried three of your recipes so far and been completely delighted with the results. Never been a fan of green bean casserole, though. Yours, however, looks so yummy I've just got to try it.
- December 25, 2011 at 2:15 PM
- Unknown said...
I served this yesterday at our Christmas dinner. Actually I put it together the day before and baked it before dinner next day. It was a hit! And I have just emailed the recipe to my son who told me more than once how much he liked it. Thank you for this recipe.
- December 26, 2011 at 6:46 AM
very tasty, easy to cook but dont tell your guests.........shhhhh just sit back and take the praise.. thanks chef john your my hero xx
- January 10, 2012 at 9:12 AM
- Lindsay J said...
Just made this as a tester before Thanksgiving. My husband HATES green beans in all forms but loved this. I can see that you could make most of this or maybe even all of this ahead of time so you don't have to be stressing Thanksgiving morning. Anyway it's a hit and I'll be taking it to dinner Thursday!
- November 17, 2012 at 7:52 PM
- Unknown said...
is the sauce supposed to be sweet?
- November 19, 2012 at 6:24 PM
- The Roger said...
Ahhh... Success with most of the recipe... I used panko italian style though and it occurred to me as i was sprinkling it on top that the flavors may not mesh well... what's your opinion?
- November 21, 2012 at 10:13 PM
- Chef John said...
Sorry, not sure but may work!
- November 22, 2012 at 1:36 AM
- Tami said...
I'm thinking about trying this today! Thanks for the recipe.
- November 22, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- Unknown said...
Made three batches of this for a huge thanksgiving gathering! The sauce and onions make it delicious and savory, but I really feel the secret ingredient is the BUTTER IN EVERY PART OF THIS RECIPE.
Happy Thanksgiving, Chef John!! - November 22, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- Katie said...
Just made this as my contribution to our family's Thanksgiving dinner -- it was an absolute hit! Just fantastic. Thanks, Chef John!
- November 22, 2012 at 5:53 PM
- Unknown said...
Made this for Thanksgiving and loved it! Thank you so much for this wonderful website. I am not skilled in the kitchen but your videos are so easy to follow that I can actually make something tasty!
- January 4, 2013 at 9:39 PM
- Unknown said...
Made this for friends this weekend and it was picked as favorite dish overall! Gruyere cheese was the way to go! Thanks for the recipe!
- February 25, 2013 at 12:34 AM
- ICAST said...
I just made this for my mom and it was heavenly!!!!
Everybody had a second helping.
Thanks for the recipe. - September 7, 2013 at 3:35 PM
- Randy said...
Made this for Christmas Eve. It was excellent. I even made a small dish w/o the cheese for a food allergy and it was still amazing! The onions and panko make the dish!
- December 25, 2013 at 7:28 AM
- Unknown said...
I made green bean casserole for Thanksgiving and it was not good. Second try was more like this recipe, but French cut beans, cream of mushroom, and French's Fried Onions for the topper did not work. Now that I found this I will follow this recipe next time but will stay with the 4 oz. Velvetta I incorporated, then it has to be a can't-miss.
- March 21, 2014 at 8:55 AM
- mysweetharmony said...
Chef John, I've always wondered where you got that great piano theme music for your videos. I love it! Did someone write the music especially for you or is it taken from a song already written? Just made the green bean caserole and it is delicious! Much better than the original one made with the canned soup and fried onions. Thanks ounce again for a delicious recipe and a great step by step video guide. You are a great teacher!
- November 27, 2014 at 3:42 AM
- All Smiles! said...
I was looking for something to have at our Christmas dinner instead of the old soggy green bean fare and came across this great recipe. I must say it was a tremdous hit and will become a staple at our family gatherings!
I just want you to know that since I started watching your cooking videos I have been rescued from not wanting to ever cook again to picking up the old spatula and saying "I can do this!" You make cooking seem a joy instead of the "oh no not again!" syndrome. It felt good to see the smiles on my families faces when they bit into the green been cassarole and the best ever pumpkin pie!
Thanks again for inspirering an old gal back from the brink of the dreaded precooked frozen meal affair.
All the best to you and yours in the New Year! - December 27, 2014 at 2:21 PM
- Brent said...
Love this recipe and Chef John's sense of humor ...
- November 12, 2015 at 10:33 PM
- Unknown said...
I made this last year and everyone loved it, was a big hit. I will be making it again this year.
- November 23, 2015 at 9:00 PM
- Kathy said...
So good! It was so well liked at Thanksgiving that I'm making it for Christmas. Thanks Chef John!
- December 23, 2015 at 10:14 AM
- Chardino said...
will this work if I make it the day before-- the assembly - and then cook it the next (thanksgiving) day? I have it ready for the oven right now, but am wondering if re-heating a second time will take away from the textures.
- November 23, 2016 at 7:10 PM
- Redcaddy said...
CJ, Just seeing this recipe today. Looks wonderful and can't wait to try it this coming weekend at a non-holiday nosh-fest that I've been invited to. I must comment, though, that your non-Southern-ness was very apparent in this video. I, and most Southern cooks that I know, would not dream of chopping off the pointy ends of the green beans! WHY?? Especially if making our ever favorite green beans and Irish potatoes!! Thank you for all you do!
- January 13, 2017 at 7:11 PM
- Martin said...
Great base idea on the boring tradition from scratch -- (F the salty canned soup shortcut). I made this my own using up some wilting green beans: bechamel/ roux done in the last half of onion (with nutmeg! and saved an extra pan) Used a Prova cheese on hand (Gruyer is $$ and not commonly in my fridge, although I do get it occasionally for distinction). It wasn't even for a holiday, just regular chow. (fresh) Mushroom, of course, would've been a plus, but I was lazy. Fabu as always ~love --
- October 27, 2017 at 8:16 PM
- Lula said...
Hi ,
What is the serving size for this recipe? Trying to figure out how much i need to feed 15 people.
Thank you. - November 17, 2017 at 2:57 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm making this tomorrow for Thanksgiving, my first "American" one! Instead of making a traditional Puerto Rican dish as I would normally do, I was assigned Green Bean Casserole for the dinner I'm attending. As I've never eaten green bean casserole before, and most other recipes look like mush, I'm very excited to try this one! Also, the previous positive comments have only raised my confidence in making Green Bean Casserole for the first time, Chef John style!
- November 22, 2017 at 5:25 PM
- monelle said...
Looks great, but unfortunately, you forgot the "View the Complete Recipe" for this recipe :(
- December 22, 2017 at 6:02 PM
- BK from Reno, NV. said...
This will be my third year making this amazing casserole in a row! It's always a big hit! Thanks, Chef John!
This year, however, I am going to experiment with it on the smoker. I'm going to lightly smoke with a blend of Apple and Pecan wood at 225 for 1.5 hours, then crank it up to 400 at the end to crisp up the top. I was thinking of adding bacon as well, but I don't want to overdo it. This is already very rich and flavorful dish as is. I'll toss a coin when I start making it tomorrow night and see if I feel like dirting another pan or not. - November 19, 2018 at 5:59 PM
- kkbray said...
I made this tonight for Thanksgiving tomorrow! I followed the recipe exactly, except I started by browning up some bacon bits in a skillet, then cooked the onions in the bacon fat and added sliced mushrooms and fresh garlic! Then I added the bacon bits on top at the end. I snuck a bite because it ended up looking and smelling so good and WOW this is the best green bean casserole I've ever had. Thank you so much Chef John! Long time fan of you and your recipes!!! Happy Thanksgiving :)
- November 21, 2018 at 8:42 PM