Desert Island Brews
The BBC has a show called Desert Island Discs, where people talk about what songs they would bring along were …
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Ephemeral Beauty
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Iron Age Fan Clubs
Like Achilles, to whom he is so often compared, the Irish hero Cúchulainn was known for his beauty. Especially among …
Great Balls of Silver
This evening after work, I drove home behind a Ford truck that had a pair of shiny silver testicles dangling …
Rapunzel Schokolade
Chocolate from Germany. These words evoke treasured memories of the beautiful confections I tasted in college, when a friend (an …
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Wine-blogger Neal said it well. Twenty years ago, a wine caused him to realize that the deeper we dive into …
Jules’ Jewel
Jules Taylor 2012 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ($16.99) This is a winner, with that distinctive burst of Marlborough aromatic grapefruit, plus …
No Bones About It
Rubber Chicken’s Rules of the Road: 1. Be tougher than your competitors. 2. Leave the capons in the dust. 3. …
The Belfast Pill
I enjoyed the recent story in the NYT magazine about a new pill (“Lybrido”) intended to enhance the female libido. …
The Bread of Heaven
Way back in 2006, I became a devotée of no-knead bread, popularized by Mark Bittman in a classic article. There …
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