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Cyd Charisse (March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008)
Turner Classic Movies has abandoned its regular programming tonight to pay tribute to Cyd Charisse, who died on June 17. "Singing in the Rain" aired at 8:00; "The Band Wagon" is just beginning. One…
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Poem: “Surf And Turf” (by Mitch Sisskind)
Surf And Turf "I want the best of all possible worlds For myself!" — isn’t that what we’re Saying when we order Surf And Turf? "Yes I want a lobster tail but that’s hardly…
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The Gimlet
Among detective novelists, Raymond Chandler was the king of the cocktail. Philip Marlowe without a drink is very nearly as unthinkable as Humphrey Bogart – who played Marlowe in "The Big Sleep" (1946) –…
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Adventures in Chinese Cuisine – Day 5
Well, tonight is my last blog for this week and a good discussion of Chinese cuisine simply wouldn’t be complete without writing about noodles, dumplings and steamed buns. The Chinese meal almost always includes…
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A Broad, Abroad: A (b)road diverges in a yellow wood
See what happens when you serve a horny, bored poet a plate full of summer gourds at your poetry conference? She plays with her food. Hullo, peeps. This is your roving, raving European correspondant,…
