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2011 World’s 50 Best Restaurants: Two Tickets to Denmark, Please

Those devilish Danes have done it again. Curse their delicious Nordic cuisine! (Not really. Pass the Greenland musk ox, please.) Restaurant magazine and S. Pellegrino's annual "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list is out and it seems Denmark, the land of Lego AND Hans Christian Andersen, is also home to first-prize...
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Turn Leftover Easter Ham & Candy Into Awesome Crepes

Despite The Virgin's recent successes at making everything from aphrodisiac sandwiches to hot cross buns, I got off easy this Easter and didn't have to prepare a damn thing for the holiday meal. However, that didn't stop me and my sig other from heading home from dinner with a bag of leftover,...
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Lori Klein, Anthem Racist, Gets the Carlos Galindo Treatment

>p>Who let this gum-smacking, white trash witch out of her cage?Oh, do I have a treat for you. Here's a new video from Phoenix activist and radio show host Carlos Galindo of him taking on racist Republican state Senator Lori Klein. In the video, Klein basically admits to telling an...
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Jan Brewer’s Reminder After Defying Conserva-nuts: I Signed SB 1070, Remember?

Governor Jan Brewer recently pissed off her far-right-wing-nut base by vetoing three bills it desperately wanted, and today she's trying to make amends by bringing up the issue that got her elected: Arizona Senate Bill1070.The bills Brewer vetoed include the ridiculous "Birther Bill," which could have required presidential candidates to provide...
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Ask A Mexican on Social Acceptance and Linguistic Understanding

Although many of you have loved and/or loathed my columna for years, the Mexican still finds new readers every week in the unlikeliest of spots (hola, Chattanooga! See you in August, inshallah!). As a result, I sometimes receive questions about the methodology of the column, questions all of us know...
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Family Feuds

At first glance, Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers looks like another semi-autobiographical intergenerational family comedy meets coming-of-age story. Peer a little closer and you’ll find a play that’s less autobiographical—and less overtly sentimental—than most of Simon’s other plays. This is Simon at the top of his game, the play that...
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Brewed For Battle: Fruit Lambics

At what point does one elevate from merely drinking beer to being a full-on beer snob? Answer: when you feel compelled to tell other people what to drink. And the inevitable result of this peculiar ailment is the beer argument. In the spirit of all great beer-related discussions, we present...
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U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke’s Buzz-Kill on Medical Marijuana: Feds to Act Against “Large” Grow Operations — But Won’t Define “Large”

  Federal agents may bust anyone participating in a "large" pot-growing operation, despite Arizona's voter-approved medical marijuana law, says Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke in a letter to the state. In a recent letter to Will Humble, the director of the state Department of Health Services, Burke reiterates that the feds will look the other...
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The Mexico City Mule at Mucho Gusto

Since there's really no better accessory than a cocktail in your hand, each week brings you a tasty adult beverage from one of our favorite drinking establishments, complete with recipe. This week: The Mexico City Mule at Mucho Gusto Taqueria & Mexican Bistro Whether it's the awesome patio or the...