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Zacapa XO: Delicious, Sure

December 22, 2011
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Zacapa XO Rum

Zacapa XO rum is good. Very good. But I'm not sure I'll ever have occasion to drink it again. Premium quality, it seems, merits premium pricing. Go figure.
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Thanksgiving’s Transforming Traditions

November 16, 2011
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Thanksgiving’s Transforming Traditions

It’s a dilemma facing families who hold the holiday precious: how do you make each Thanksgiving better than the last without violating what people know and love? And what can take the place of a treasured recipe or practice that, owing to the passage of time, is no longer available? About three years ago,...
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Ed Piskor Talks Comics

October 28, 2011
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Ed Piskor Talks Comics

Ed Piskor's recently finished the online version of his 400+ page graphic novel, Wizzywig, which will soon be given the collected treatment by Top Shelf. Wizzywig is the story of Kevin Phenicle, aka "Boingthump," a phone phreaker/hacker during the early days of high-tech computing who is sort of a pastiche of several real-life individuals.
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The Curious Case of Don Julio 70

October 15, 2011
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The Curious Case of Don Julio 70

A review of Don Julio 70, created in honor of the 70th anniversary of the year that Don Julio González himself began making tequila. It's presented as something of a "best of both worlds" tequila, merging characteristics of blanco and anejo all in one through a special filtering.
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Infusion Resolution: Gov. Brown Should Pass SB 32

September 20, 2011
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Infusion Resolution: Gov. Brown Should Pass SB 32

There are few better ways to show off how lovely fresh produce can be than to extend its life as an infused spirit -- something that California's master mixologists should be taking advantage of. But a Prohibition-era restriction prevents it. UPDATED.
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Moral Dilemma of the Week: I Found a Wad of Cash

September 5, 2011
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Moral Dilemma of the Week: I Found a Wad of Cash

Does it say something about the state of popular media that when I spotted a wad of bills on the sidewalk, my first instinct (which I obeyed) was to look around to see if anyone could be filming my reaction to the money?
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Degrees of Fandom: Jon Westhoff on the ‘Low Concept’ Comic Anthology

August 29, 2011
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Degrees of Fandom: Jon Westhoff on the ‘Low Concept’ Comic Anthology

"Low Concept: An 11 O'Clock Comics Anthology," was recently published. It weighs in at an impressive near-140 pages... and it took some doing. This comic book was all fan created in the name of a podcast that in turn celebrates comic book fandom, and the straw stirring the drink was O.O.'s very own Jon...
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Fantasy DoubleFeature a Fine Appetizer

August 11, 2011
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Fantasy DoubleFeature a Fine Appetizer

As an admitted fantasy nerd, and a big fan of Four Star Studio's pevious "DoubleFeature' books, I had high hopes for "Fantasy DoubleFeature." It could be the case that the biggest downside to cheap-but-shorter comics that they leave you wanting more.
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‘Unfit for Public View?’ Another Chat with Tim Pennington

August 2, 2011
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‘Unfit for Public View?’ Another Chat with Tim Pennington

Tim Pennington, a really creative artist with whom we spoke a while ago, recently had a career moment, of sorts. A painting of his was pulled from the walls of Blackbird Espresso in Topeka, KS. Tim opened up about this experience, and what else he's been up to since we last spoke.
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Leslie Stein Talks ‘Eye of the Majestic Creature’

July 7, 2011
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Leslie Stein Talks ‘Eye of the Majestic Creature’

Leslie Stein took advantage of a temporary artist's block to chat about her recently published book from Fantagraphics, 'Eye of the Majestic Creature.'
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