Pork rinds celebrated a national resurgence a few years back thanks to the popularity of Atkins and other low carb diets, but crunchy fried pig skin has always been a staple of Southern cooking. A tasty by-product of the “hog killing time” that traditionally took place on southern farms between Thanksgiving and Christmas, pork rinds […]
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Time and space
In preparing for my father’s recent memorial service, I sorted through fourscore and more years’ worth of family photos and six hours of home movies, unearthing Kodachrome slides that appeared to be taken yesterday and damaged but dreamlike 8 mm footage. Later, in the large church I grew up in, in a small town in […]
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The secret to the perfect summer drink is the copper cup
Back when I lived in Pennsylvania’s capital city, one of our favorite bars was a place called Harry’s. In its heyday, Harry’s was the watering hole for politicos and lobbyists, where drinks flowed and deals were made. By the time we found it, a half-century later, it was the only business open in a burned-out […]
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Clear for departure
In the fall of 1973, my parents got caught up in another conflict between Syria and Israel. My father’s congregation in central Pennsylvania gave them a Mediterranean cruise and a trip to the Holy Land as a thank you for a decade of service. They arrived in the Middle East just as the Yom Kippur […]
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In Man vs. Pie, it’s a draw
While living in central Pennsylvania, I had a roommate whose secretary made him a lemon meringue pie at Christmas. He brought it home and cut himself a slice as we played video games on his Amiga. (Did I mention this was in the ’80s?) He took one bite, made a face and put the plate […]
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How John Carter is the grandfather of modern fantasy
It is a testament to how poorly Disney has handled the John Carter property that the non-geek public still knows very little about the movie, much less that the character is celebrating its centennial this year. Indeed, audiences might be excused if they think the new Disney movie is ripping off Star Wars, Total Recall, […]
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The “legacy” of TRON is real: Looking back at a ground-breaking movie
DisneyJeff Bridges returns to TRON The one thing you need to know about TRON: It isn’t a great movie, but it’s an important one. Released in the summer of 1982, at the end of the first computer game boom, TRON tried to plug into the immense popularity of video arcades. The plot, such as it […]
