Leslie Knope

Awesome Illustrations of Pop Culture’s Best Female Characters as Saints

As we’ve discussed recently, the dearth of strong female characters in mass entertainment continues to be a source of depression, but here’s a little cheer-up: artist Spencer Salberg, who posts his work on his heymonster Tumblr, has created a series of Strong Female Character portraits, which cast the likes of Buffy Summers, Liz Lemon, Leslie Knope, and Zoe Washburn as saints. Check them out after the jump, and buy (very reasonably priced!) prints of each here… Read More

Exclusive: Treat Yo’ Self to Our ‘Parks and Recreation’ Cocktails

Here at Flavorpill, we love us some Parks and Rec. We also love cocktails, so it was only a matter of time before we figured out how to combine the two. At last — ladies and gentlemen, it’s our pleasure to introduce our very own Pawnee-themed, illustrated cocktail recipes. With some help from this author’s hometown pal and talented mixologist Mick Matricciano (who was recently named the creator of Charleston’s best cocktail, so we promise these will be especially tasty), we’re bringing you everything from an alcoholic bacon and egg concoction to a “snake juice” bomb. Treat yo’ self to our seven delicious drinks, then hit the comments to do some tipsy typing. … Read More

The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

1. A full but unofficial version of Beyoncé’s new single, “Girls (Who Run the World),” has leaked. Listen to the track, which was produced by Diplo and Switch and is reportedly the lead single off her forthcoming album, here.

2. After weeks of speculation, Lionsgate has hired Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real… Read More