by Meg Bantle | Feb 7, 2018 | Articles, Columns, News, Newsletter, O Cannabis!
As recreational and medical marijuana legalization laws continue to pass state by state, more and more people are curious about cannabis. As different people are willing to try cannabis for recreation or medicine, the image from That ’70s Show of a group of people in...
by Monte Belmonte | Feb 6, 2018 | Articles, Columns, Monte Belmonte Wines, Newsletter
Roses are red. Wine is red. Violets are violet. Let’s try some chocolate. Valentine’s Day, wine, and chocolate are like a magical ménage à trois. And like that other ménage à trois I was part of, you don’t want to realize in the middle of it all that you have made a...
by Jack Brown | Feb 6, 2018 | Articles, Cinemadope, Columns, Film, Newsletter
Review movies long enough, and you’ll hear the tale of Taste of Cherry. The 1997 film from Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami won the Palme d’Or at that year’s Cannes Film Festival, and was hailed by many as a masterpiece. But when it hit theaters in the U.S., there...
by Rob Brezny | Feb 5, 2018 | Articles, Newsletter
ARIES (March 21-April 19): At 12,388 feet, Mount Fuji is Japan’s highest peak. If you’re in good shape, you can reach the top in seven hours. The return trip can be done in half the time — if you’re cautious. The loose rocks on the steep trail are...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Feb 2, 2018 | Articles, Between the Lines, News, Newsletter
Sometimes the great teachers are role models to emulate, and sometimes they are the ones whose unfortunate actions you learn not to repeat. Poynter Institute, which touts itself as the world’s leading instructor for journalists, unfortunately fell into the...
