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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 […]
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 […]
BA on Assignment
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 […]
Diversity
Finding Religion
Don’t worry. I already found it. It’s not in the practice of religion, it’s in the study… Let me go on… A year ago, my cousin asked me, “What do you think of going to church?” My answer was, “I think going to church is great for some people… I”m not one of those people, […]
News International and News Corporation = Criminal Activity
I just don’t know where to begin with this one. I mean, being a journalist is supposed to equal honesty, integrity, a responsibility to the consumer… What the F? I guess to be fair, News Corp has not been implicated...
No More NASA?
OKAY, I’m being overly dramatic. NASA is not actually going away, just the space program. But, that’s not clear in the way it’s being reported in the news. The news filter is clearly clogged. Important details are not mak...
Anthony Weiner
The Details: Anthony Weiner was a congressman representing the State of New York – Brooklyn/Queens. I think that’s all most people knew about Anthony Weiner until about a month ago. Now we know his wife is Huma Abedin, ...
