The Double Hour (La doppia ora)

Italy, 2009 directed by Giuseppe CapotondiI watch movies for the same reason I read books because I like stories. And what I like most when watching/reading a story is to be surprised. That is why I don't like movies that are predictable. The ones you think you have already seen after watching the trailer. Or even worse after reading the title. Snakes on a Plane anybody? The Double Hour is certainly not predictable. [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:06-04:00May 27th, 2011|3 Comments

Edamame & Other Trendy Produce

by Chrysa SmithIt was Pomegranates. It was Blood Oranges. Now it's Edamame.It's the latest trendy produce in the restaurant spotlight. I must admit, the name is kind of exotic, isn't it? Apparently, the word edamame means something like beans on branches or twig bean. But what exactly is it? It's soybean. But not just any soybean. It's one that's picked just at the height of ripening, differentiating it (I suppose) from those soybeans [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:06-04:00May 26th, 2011|2 Comments

Judgement Day: Can I Have Another Chance, Please?

By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.As I write this, there are two days left until judgment day.Apparently, it’s been a long time coming, but according to one Harold Camping, who insists he knows these things, the date has been on the books for a while now. At least he really, really thinks May 21, 2011 is the date. He originally thought Armageddon was [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:07-04:00May 24th, 2011|3 Comments
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