Dear readers, today marks the 10th anniversary of the worldwide celebration of all things pirate, International Talk Like A Pirate Day. As is my tradition, let’s honor this day with a rousing rendition of “Derelict” by Young Ewing Allison, originally written as a companion to… Read More ›
Darling readers, in honor of today’s holiday in honor of saintly mothers everywhere, here’s a quick roundup up of ten of my favorite malignant matrons of the silver screen. 1. Joan Crawford as Lucy Harbin in Straight-Jacket (1964) 2. Wendie… Read More ›
There is something about the ghostly green of a properly louched absinthe drink that evokes Halloween – images of fairies, madness, and exuberant excess swirl within its depths; now jade, now palest green, now a poisonous milk white. Extremely popular among Bohemians at the end of the 1800’s, absinthe… Read More ›
The Year of Halloween 