Commentary

August 17, 2009 Like 0 French Davis

By the time you read this, it won’t exactly be timely, but at this point, I can’t really fathom writing about anything else.

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Grandpa Pete’s Vodka Recipe Lives

August 17, 2009 Like 0 James Burrus

The story behind 303Vodka is almost as good as the smooth, 80 proof potato concoction it describes. Almost.

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If I Were Arne Duncan…

August 17, 2009 Like 0 Andra Coberly

I remember the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, the standardized test of my youth. It’s not the most emblematic memory of my school days; it’s not my favorite memory or even my least favorite.

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By all indications, the grace period on our Profligate Human Progress charge account is over, we missed the minimum Kyoto Protocol payments and the interest and penalties for failing to meet our environmental obligations is poised to take us to…

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Refreshing Flavors

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

“This is my old stomping grounds!” my friend shouted to me as I slid into the seat opposite her at Centro Latin Kitchen. “I used to get drunk here all the time when it was the Samba Room. And I…

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Duly Noted: Reach Out and Violate Someone’s Right

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Thanks for nothing, Judge Walker. Last month, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in favor of AT&T in its landmark wiretapping case, upholding the law former President George W. Bush signed in 2008 effectively immunizing from prosecution all telecommunications.

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Burrus at the Bar: High-Octane Beer Gets the Wine Treatment

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Big beer. It’s a creeper trend that has, in the past year or so, gone ballistic as evidenced by the proliferation of high-alcohol, massively hopped special brews often sporting familiar names with “imperial” bolted on the front. Avery’s Maharaja Imperial…

Commentary

Confessions of a Disgraced Driver

July 18, 2009 Like 2 Lacy Boggs

In the post-Inconvenient Truth world, there is a certain amount of guilt that comes with driving a car and taking a bath and turning on lights. Guilt is the new ignorance. Playing dumb or indifferent is no longer the thing…

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You Want Justice? Be Justice.

June 16, 2009 Like 1 Lacy Boggs

One of those “ha-ha” emails landed in my inbox a couple of weeks ago. It was a notarized affidavit, hand-written by a guy named Erik from Montana, explaining why he should be excused from jury service.

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