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Montauk, NY (Memorial Weekend 2011)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Me with a Mojito at Surf Lodge. Don’t know the dog’s name but let’s call him Mojito too! For me, it’s more important to have plans for the Memorial Weekend than New Year’s Eve. Although, I whine and cry and rail my fist to the heavens if I find myself home alone for either occasion. Thank goodness this year a friend made it possible to weekend in Montauk. Technically, I could even sound more bougie and say I went to the Hampton’s for the holiday weekend, as you do have to drive through this illustrious spot to summer, before reaching Montauk. We stayed at…
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Commentary – EVERYTHING MUST GO
Everyone wants to talk about the fact that Will Ferrell has done a film that's such a departure from his comic origins. But I don't really get all the fuss; it's common knowledge that comedy is far more difficult to do than drama and that behind every funny man, lurks a Pagliacci.
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Pom Wonderful presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
What I like most about this documentary is Spurlock himself. One scene in the film has him going through a rigorous Q & A session with a brand specialist to come up with his own brand in order to sell himself to the brands he wants to sell the movie to. (make sense?) Anyway, what they come up with is that Spurlock's own brand is Mindful and Playful, and this is a very good assessment...
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Philly Dining – DANDELION
I was actually in the mood for WARM ROAST BEEF (watercress salad, horseradish mayonnaise, beef gravy, sourdough bread) $12. However, it's more fun to try something more adventurous when sampling a new restaurant, so I went with the DUCK BOLOGNESE (strozzapreti, fried duck egg) $16. This was very savory, only I would not have been able to discern it was duck, it tasted like a very good, lean and tender beef sauce.
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Art of the Garden
I'm working on a Mixed Media Garden Series (click to view a sampling of the series) and was hoping to have more than one piece in the exhibit, but they only chose Fuchsia Garden.
