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Harry Smith's "Early Abstractions" (Video)
Posted to Movie Center

Much more dynamic than Eggling's earlier effort, Harry Smith colorized and expanded on the possiblities set for in earlier experimental films. There's still no narrative - natch....Read More
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Freshman Year: A Four-Quarter Guide
Posted to Campus Report

New student orientation is a strange ritual. Schools have to have it or they end up looking careless. At best, orientation for incoming freshmen keeps the new arrivals from...Read More
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Bar Room Epic
Posted to Zen Ramblings

"Come drink with us, Christopher. Come down to the bar. To the Blue Goose on Main Street where the gin falls like rain. Come drink a martini a Manhattan or fizz. Come chug Irish...Read More
mai tai
Mai-Tais
Posted to Poison of Choice

The Mai-Tai was supposedly invented in 1944, at the Trader Vic's restaurant in Oakland, California, for friends who were visiting from Tahiti. Maita'i is the Tahitian word for "...Read More
Cucumber Melon Sangria Blanca
Cucumber Melon Sangria Blanca
Posted to Good Drinking

Okay, so what is classier than box wine? Making a delicious, expensive sounding, Sangria out of that box wine! Here's what you need to do: To start you need a lot of wine,...Read More
Klat Guy
Stoney subs at CHeBA HUT (now open in San Diego)
Posted to Ganjarama

Got the munchies? Finally California has something its been missing, a hip sandwich franchise that caters especially to hungry stoners, “Where the only thing fried, is the...Read More
Steven Slater
Steven Slater, American Instant Folk Hero
Posted to Sputterpop

Pulling A Steven-Slater: It's In The Way You Quit Your Job Sometimes the job gets to the best of workers, especially when the job requires dealing with the public, and among the...Read More
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America Wakes Part Eleven: Nate Crowe
Posted to Zen Ramblings

Chapters 1       2 3       4 5       6 7        8 9...Read More
Long Island Ice-Tea Soap
Zirh Introduces a Booze-Soap Line
Posted to Good Drinking

Long Island Ice-Tea SoapAt the end of a long, hard night drinking out on the town, it’s likely that you will have at least some alcohol on your body, your top, your jeans, ...Read More
Sacramento California Music
Sacramento, California - Alive with Musicals!
Posted to Sacramento Music

The capitol city of Sacramento, California comes alive during the summer with the California Musical Theater and Music Circus back to back musical productions. One...Read More
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Hooray! Too Many Stupid Toys!
Posted to Net Insanity

life after IP Address DoomsdayPut on your party hats, pop the cork on that bottle of Dom Perignon, tell your boss to go consummate his relationship with his fountain pen and break...Read More
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Tell an Old Joke Day
Posted to Today's Special

Tomorrow, July 24, is the day everyone gets to sigh with collective relief because they don’t have to come up with new jokes to entertain people with. Okay, maybe those of us who...Read More
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Travel Pro: Airport Check-In
Posted to Vacation World

Over the past decade American air travel has become a pretty daunting task. What was once a mode of luxury and leisure has become a heavily trafficked and frequently esoteric...Read More
strawberry margarita
Strawberry Margaritas
Posted to Good Drinking

I'm a devout admirer of the traditional Margarita made with fresh squeezed lime juice, quality tequila, and Grand Marnier. But at this time of year, with all the lovely fresh...Read More
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Vodka Haiku
Posted to Zen Ramblings

                    a neutral party filtered to the nth degree plays well with others Read More
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Champagne Haiku
Posted to Zen Ramblings

                        the first sip is greatthe first glass is deliciousthe last is regret Read More
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Pairing and Why It Matters
Posted to Hungry Blogger

There are a few hallmarks of culinary snobbery that are near universal. For instance, the baffling number of forks at a full table setting. While it actually is pretty absurd to...Read More

Ten Skills to Master by the End of the World 12/21/12
Posted to Earth Talk

December 21, 2012 is less than two and a half years from now. Some say that this could be the end of the world due to certain prophecies fortold by the Mayans, the i Ching, and an...Read More
Bikini Barista
Bikini Baristas
Posted to Latte Talk

Bikini BaristaIn the old days, someone like Mr. Roper on Three's Company was forced to either go to beach himself (which I don't really recall him ever doing) or to get out his...Read More