At Christmas, in Britain, when it’s time to indulge your sweet tooth, you’re bound to get offered up something a bit off-putting–something with orange peel and brandy butter–something that we Americans would view as being of ‘an acquired taste’–something that has loads of dates and figs in it…something like mince pies or the ultra bitter [...]
Entries from December 2008
December 12, 2008
Wedding Singers (Not the Movie)
I’m at work right now and probably shouldn’t be here at this blog typing away. So, I’m gonna make this a quick one. Call it respect for the workplace or call it a cheap excuse for not actually doing any writing–it’s probably a little of both.
Earlier this month, I threatened to show Horatio Sanz [...]
December 9, 2008
It’s ‘Your Turn’, Newsweek
I was all set to write about a really cool music video that I saw (more on that in a future post), but then, in my daily bit of websurfing, I came across a link to a great cover story from Newsweek magazine.
61. Newsweek
I love Newsweek.
It’s the news periodical that my family has always [...]
December 2, 2008
Horatio’s Christmas Gift To Mankind
What makes a great Christmas song? There’s hundreds of classic carols and tunes that could populate a decent playlist. But, I’d argue that there’s less than…let’s say twenty or thirty…that could make the cut that were written within the last three decades. I’m talking original material here, not The Bird and The [...]
