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“I don’t know if Native Son is a good book or a bad book.  And I don’t know if the book I’m working on now will be a good book or a bad book.  And I really don’t care.  The mere writing of it will be...

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Tales of the Sixteenth Century: The “Blood Countess”

Here we have the blood-chilling tale of Erzsebet Bathory, an Eastern European countess of Transylvania who lived from 1560 to 1614. Legend has it that this mass murderous noble slaughtered her...

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Ron Swanson: I am starving, I haven’t had lunch since yesterday, so I’m going to head over to Callahan’s. Andy Dwyer: Let me go go Bighead Joe’s for you, they have the most insane burritos. Ron: I...

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Happy Repeal Day!

On December 5, 1933 the Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed, repealing that horrid law known as prohibition and making the sale of alcohol legal in the land of the free...

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Now Drink This: The Mulled Wine Edition

If you’ve been searching for a delightful wintertime drink, look no further than mulled wine.  Mulled wine and its variations, like Scandinavian Glogg, have been delighting taste buds during the cold...

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Save the Apostrophe!

Yesterday on Patt Morrison’s show on KPCC one particularly savory topic of discussion was the role of the apostrophe in the English language today, specifically whether or not it’s still necessary....

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Well Said

“My advice to writers just starting out?  Don’t use semi-colons!  They are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing exactly nothing.  All they do is suggest you might have gone to college.” -Kurt...

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“Do you enjoy these games, in which the player must appear ridiculous?” –Sir Richard Carlisle, on charades “Life is a game in which the player must appear ridiculous.” –The Dowager Countess, Violet...

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Now Drink This: Sangria

With warm weather days just around the corner, it’s high time to start planning for summertime day drinking.  When deciding on a hot day happy hour beverage, you can’t go wrong with sangria.  Of...

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Now Eat This: Soy Chorizo Frittata

Frittatas are a breakfast lover’s best friend. They’re easy to make, only require one pan (preferably the almighty cast iron skillet), and can be altered to satisfy any particular taste. This frittata...

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