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Shirley Temple 7UP
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March was not Madness
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Beyond the Gates
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I’m Still Addicted to Deli…
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Abbott Elementary
Consumer
Shirley Temple 7UP
6oz Ginger Ale 1oz Grenadine 1 Maraschino cherry The original recipe for a Shirley Temple. The very first mocktail… But did you know there is a name for an alcoholic Shirley Temple? If you add 2 ounces of vodka it becomes… a Dirty Shirley! The lore is that a bartender at Chasen’s restaurant in Beverly […]
Sports
March was not Madness
I’ve been devoted to watching the round of 32 since the early 1980’s. Its highlight is always the spoilers and the upsets. Not this year… Let me get right to the point: the men’s Final Four was #1 ranked in the South Auburn, #1 ranked in the East Duke, #1 ranked in the West Florida […]
Television
Beyond the Gates
Uhhh… soap operas are dead aren’t they? Apparently not… Daytime dramas were hugely popular in the 1970’s and ‘80. By the ‘90’s, they had begun to lose viewer’s attention to the rise in cable options and by the turn of the century, streaming started to take over. One decade in and there were only four […]
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I’m Still Addicted to Deli…
My quest for deli will never end but I feel like I should have titled this post, THE DEATH OF THE DELI… I’ve previously written about my love for deli delights and sadly, I must report the closure of yet more opportunities for me to feed my nosh… Two of my New York delis have […]
Television
Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary is a show about being an educator. The lack of resources, the modest pay and its effects, and most importantly, the commitment it requires to do the job. The set up: A mostly black inner city school in Philadelphia. The teachers are – of course – a cast of character creating their own […]
Category: Automotive
Pain and Glory
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Asier Flores, Penelope Cruz
Our Review 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Asier Flores, Penelope Cruz
Our Review 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
The National Museum of African American History and Culture
The National Museum of African American History and Culture. That’s a lot to say, but, if you saw this museum, you might think the title isn’t long enough… So we got in. And it is ominous. It has the most exhibits I’ve ...
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Director: Joel Cohen
Actors: Bertie Carvel, Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand
Genre: Classics, Drama, Tragedy
Our Review 3 / 5 - Above Average
Actors: Bertie Carvel, Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand
Genre: Classics, Drama, Tragedy
Our Review 3 / 5 - Above Average
The Descendants
Director: Alexander Payne
Actors: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley
Genre: Drama
Our Review 3.5 / 5 - Good
Actors: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley
Genre: Drama
Our Review 3.5 / 5 - Good
Addicted to Deli
I grew up in an extremely Jewish community. So Jewish that we did not go to school on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur. So with that goes a lot of delis. Old fashioned, authentic Jewish delis. MMmmmm. I love deli, especially corned ...
