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Here's the thing. If it's a joke, it's definitely not very clever, and certainly not worth alienating so many faithful readers. Maxwell's little note, basically belittling our comments as "zingers," seems flippant, arrogant, and strangely oblivious to how seriously some people regard this once-amazing website. Baffling. It's like they WANT to self-destruct.

Interesting. Readers, please consider emailing the editors themselves with all your complaints. When they put up a bone-headed post a few weeks ago featuring a children's "play teepee" that was deeply offensive to Native Americans, I (AT's token Native reader) strenuously objected to the editors via e-mail, and the post was taken down after I threatened to spread it to the online Native community. Here are their contact addresses:

Janel Laban
Executive Editor
janel@apartmenttherapy.com

Jason Loper
Assistant Editor
jason@apartmenttherapy.com

Gregory Han
Tech Editor
gregory@apartmenttherapy.com

Carrie McBride
Family Editor
carrie@apartmenttherapy.com

YES to pasta carbonara!!! It is a lot harder to make than it reads in recipes.

How-to properly scramble eggs, the slow method a la Ramsay.

Some myth-busting, from actual published and certified experts, on common food safety issues.

How-to poach a side of salmon. Simply, with wine & herbs.

A good guide to making a kitchen-warming gift box for a young person in their first new place, cooking for themselves for the first time.

Reviews of healthy stuff we're all a little leery of trying, like all the various butter and milk alternatives, gluten free products, vegan stuff, honest reviews from epicurious foodies!

Holy Mary mother of F**K!

I am also a card-carrying, papered and pedigreed tribal member (Winnebago Nation of Nebraska) and I'm pretty goddam*ed appalled AT would DARE this.

It's not Third Reich quality offensive,

It's not totally inoffensive either.

It's just offensive enough that I figured the editors would have the brains to NOT post it.

And all of you ignorant, flippant imbeciles who think this is nothing: We are this country's only indigenous people. There ain't many left of us, thanks to YOUR ancestors wiping us out. Spare us your indulgence in "innocent fun," and remember that some of our people's homes, symbols, building methods and design are still, to this day, considered sacred. Please sit down and shut up, and let us have what little f**king dignity we barely managed to salvage after YOUR ancestors, and now apparently YOU, have so crudely and hatefully thought was OKAY to take away. Our languages are dead, our families are dead, our land is dead. We have a few precious things left, like the Eagle - but I guess you think that's OKAY to scrawl on your kids' play teepee and rely on the mainstream school system to educate them about why that is such a sacred and important symbol to our people, and how permission should be asked to use it.

Also consider that modern Native people, like me, still have to see our sacred symbols and traditional practices cartoonishly aped by sports teams, fashion, and now, pompous design blogs like this at EVERY TURN. Pile that on top of how so many people think we're getting "rich" off the "casinos" and boy, it can be exhausting to be a modern Native. This is twice now I've had to do this shuck and jive for AT: check back at my posts and you'll see the piece I wrote in the comments regarding "smudging." The ignorance and insensitivity the editors of this once-great website fu**ing shocks me. Come ON, Apartment Therapy. Get your heads out of your hind ends.

I am going to submit this to a couple of tribal news organizations and leaders I know, and let them take it from there.

SHAME ON YOU, AT.

I care more about tradition than price, and ever year for many I've splurged on a Tattinger Rose. It's just our thing for New Year's. I know there's better that's probably cheaper but it has sentimental value for us.

I'm with you Caroline. I don't get what holiday joy there is in killing a living, beautiful tree, dragging it inside to hang sparkly stuff on it and essentially watch it become a big, dead fire hazard. For most, it also becomes a big piece of garbage to be hauled away (kudos to those who use it as firewood or compost). These days, with so much emphasis on green sustainability and environmental responsibility, I'm surprised how many people still insist on a real tree. Sad.

This is such a subjective and regional thing. I'm from Minnesota, where this myth of "Minnesota nice" is supposed to exist, and in 20 years of owning houses, condos and renting there, I had maybe one or two neighborly neighbors. Everyone else acted like haughty assholes. Now I live in a good neighborhood in L.A. and people here are actually nice. I'm not the type to bake cookies, do block parties and watch people's kids and such - but I'll at least smile, wave, say hi, and commit to a 3 or 4 minute chat about the weather. It's not that hard, it doesn't take that much effort. It's not like you have to be best friends with these people. In fact, it takes MORE work and effort to grunt, ignore, and be a weird prick about shit. I don't understand people like that.

And I don't buy the whole cultural thing. I'm no jingoist chest-beating patriot, but this is AMERICAN CULTURE, where we value respect. Part of cultivating that respect is understanding that your ethnic practices might not seem respectful to others, so ADAPT to us like we ADAPT to you. Meet in the middle and join the goddamn human race. That's all.

Ask the artist, for sure........but I'm not sure what you're asking here. Are you thinking there's something complicated about hanging pictures on the wall? It's your house. Hang them however you think looks good.

I just do what generations of cooks do with beans to avoid the toots: while cooking, pop in a healthy teaspoon of baking soda. It'll froth n' roar for a second but it really lowers the compounds that cause gas. Also, remember, any food with lots of fiber will get your butt trumpet going. I just pop a Beano and life is grand.

Here, check this out. For starters:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902EEDD163BF936A25755C0A9639C8B63&sec=travel