How Nutty Are You Butty?

It’s time to examine some more odd ice cream names that dwell in the depths of your local grocer’s freezer: Neopolitan Ice Cream: This is the ebony, ivory, and in between of the world of tasty frozen goodness.  This style of ice cream was developed in an attempt to bridge the great racial divide in early America.  Previously, and [...]

The Book of George

“First I Was a Kid“ I’m sixty years of age.  That’s 16 Celsius.  And I’ve never told you much about my childhood. It seems I was unusual even before I was born.  During pregnancy, my mother carried me very low.  Indeed, for the last six weeks, my feet were sticking out.  She was the only [...]

The Brothers Murphy

As far as famous comedic siblings go, I’d probably rank the Murphy brothers somewhere above Dick & Tom Smothers, and below the Wayans clan (who win out due to their numbers alone).  The only thing that prevents the two of them from claiming the top spot in my mind is timing – meaning they never really performed together during the peaks of [...]

Enter the Ninja

Die Antwoord is a “zef” rap/rave group from South Africa that describes itself as: “a loveable, mongrel-like entity made in Zuid Afrika, the love child of diverse cultures – black, white, coloured and alien, all pumped into one wild and crazy journey down the crooked path of enlightenment”.  The three person group is fronted by a man [...]