Joining the Havana Club
JOINING THE HAVANA CLUB (THEN AND NOW)
When done right, food and wine and spirits combine science, art, and history — combined with memory and imagination.
Read MoreFast Food Futures
WHAT’S THE DIRECTIONAL ARROW ON MAJOR FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT CHAINS?
Two things happened today that I’d like to share.
First, the Arby’s Roast Beef location in my neighborhood closed down permanently. Shocker. They’d been open for at least 20 years since I moved to the area. This was a surprise. I also saw that the iconic Arby’s on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood shut down recently. So, this is apparently a nationwide downsizing.
Read MoreThe Evil that (Good) Men Do
Destructionists who ruined millions of lives and whose toxic distortions destroyed multiple generations in more than a hundred countries around the world are *not* worthy of mass celebration.
But their deaths do provide us with an opportunity — and an obligation — for reflection, re-evaluation, and correction.
Alan Greenspan died yesterday. He was 100.
Read MoreIs “Thief” a Marxist-Themed Indictment of Capitalism?
IS “THIEF” (1981 MOVIE) A MARXIST-THEMED INDICTMENT OF CAPITALISM?
Read More“I want you to work until you are burned out, you are busted, or you’re dead.”
— Leo (the mob boss played by Robert Prosky in Thief)
Saying Goodbye to Tony
SAYING GOODBYE TO TONY
When I moved to Las Vegas in 2002, there were four Tony Roma’s restaurant locations spread all over town. I tried them all–many, many times.
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