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Mr Zapatero Goes to Washington

During his annual September pilgrimage to the shrines of global governance at the United Nations in New York, Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero boasted that Spain’s per capita GDP...

Nov 1, A Splatter Disaster

I splattered my kids room a few years ago. So now we are changing the theme and I sanded it and then primed then painted two coats of paint. Some

Oct 10, Concrete Splatter on House Exterior

Last year we put in a concrete porch in backyard. Some of the concrete splattered on house. We have had a hard time getting concrete off. We are

Recorded, Alive

This is a special one- two of our heroes, JD Twitch and DJ Rick have written some words for you (in the case of the latter you can find them gloriously splattered over the comments of a post a couple...

Sep 19, How do i paint over red paint on grey painted concrete wall?

Red paint is splattered on a concrete wall in the basement. How do i paint over it? Answer The painted concrete wall can be touched-up as long as

On Human Sacrifice and Political Correctness

This text is somewhat related to one of my older essays, about the history of cacao and chocolate. When I was younger, I was once told that regularly practiced cannibalism didn't exist in any society...

Five Great American Paintings (Part IV)

This installment discusses the fourth of five paintings that I consider to be among American painter Norman Rockwell's greatest artistic achievements.The Problem We All Live With (1964)Norman...

The Rogers Picnic

Photo by Frank YangThe Rogers Picnic, the little one-day festival held on the grounds of Historic Fort York, was supposed to be a low-impact affair - hang out, shoot some bands, check out some acts...

Veteran Models Making A Comeback

Back when I started my fashion career in the early 90's, there were "real" models on the covers of fashion magazines.  Names like Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford and Naomi...

R.I.P.: Dick Martin (1922-2008)

Dick Martin was the blissfully self-assured doofus to Dan Rowan's bemusedly incredulous straight man as the dapper duo hosted Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-73). And if you're old enough to...