While many may have taken up a chorus of Auld Lang Syne as the clock struck midnight on the new year, few likely knew the meaning of the words first put to paper by Robbie Burns back in 1788. The old… Read More ›
1930’s
Silent Sundays: Orson Wells (1932)
A young Orson Wells, photographed by Cecil Beaton, 1932 Related Posts: – Silent Sundays: Alfred Hitchcock (1972) – Silent Sundays: The Devil’s Hand (1942) – Silent Sundays: Vincent Price (1963)
Rise of the Zombie: A Killer Cocktail
During my recent trip to New Orleans, I was fortunate enough to attend a lecture by renowned cocktail historian Jeff “Beachbum” Berry on the fascinating history of the rise and fall of tiki culture, and the rediscovery of tiki drink… Read More ›
The Year of Halloween 