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Monthly Archive for January, 2010

#25 – Soup

Soup is a fixture on most menus. This hot, cold, or, unfortunately, lukewarm liquid meal is comforting even in its most bastardized forms. Still, though it might be difficult, we must make distinctions. It is a painful fact for soup lovers to accept, but the truth is, not all soups are created equally. Consider soup [...]

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But we’d like to inform you that our sister site, ANOTHER 300 Reviews launched officially today with a post from our very own Sara Joy Culver!  Please take a moment to check it out.  Thanks! -300 Reviews

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#24 – Boredom

I quit drinking. The reason I quit was that I was never bored anymore. This is a lie – there were many more reasons, including witnessing a man have his head opened with a pool cue. However, this is usually harder and more laborious to explain as it entails a story, several – so, I [...]

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#23 – Text to Go

If all goes according to plan, the future of electronic books will be settled in an epic literary battle between Google, Amazon, and the anonymous authors of the Wikipedia article on “Intellectual property.” A staggering portion of this chin-scratching quarrel revolves around books by unknown authors that no one has ever heard of. For people [...]

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Located in Center City Philadelphia, the Mütter Museum’s initial purpose was to educate future doctors about anatomy and medical oddities. Now open to the public, its mission has expanded to “tell important stories on what it is to be human”. The exhibits, however, could suggest otherwise: 2000 Objects Collected from People’s Throats, The Soap Lady [...]

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#21 – Lemon-Lime Citrus Drinks

Between Coke and Pepsi, Coke is the older of the two brands, the dominant one. It associates itself with warmth, nostalgia. In a Coke commercial, computerized polar bears sip from icy bottles on Christmas Eve. Conversely, Pepsi is a drink for the young, an underdog, a moment of impulse. Pepsi is the “choice of a [...]

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#20 – Acqua di Giò pour Homme

Giorgio Armani’s Acqua di Giò pour Homme is currently the top selling men’s fragrance in the United States.  The opening citrusy blast is pleasant and invigorating, and soon after the heart of the scent appears:  synthetic jasmine lending a pleasant floral aroma, a bouquet of fruits gushing in the accord, and a well integrated aquatic [...]

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