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There’s Always A Shivery Thrill When Sophie B. Hawkins Releases New Magic
The Mellifluous One, Sophie B. Hawkins, has long flown high on my list of ultra-listenable doyennes of sophisticated contemporary Pop/Rock craftsmanship. Her new album is a treat and can be streamed and purchased by clicking HERE. One is ever pleased…
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Best Small Town in the South? My Hometown, Of Course
These sorts of selections are always subjective, of course, but one could do a lot worse than receiving such an accolade from a prestigious mag like Southern Living. The editors there aren’t telling me anything I didn’t already know about…
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Ramses II and His Horny Old Goats
Well, horny old rams’ heads, to be more precise. The photographs in the linked article are quite curious, I must say, even for a longtime Egyptophile. I smell something slightly suspicious but reserve judgment and attempt to render a quick…
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Everyone Craves a Little Southern Food Once in Awhile
Why should Great White Sharks be any different, especially when the buffet is All-You-Can-Eat and the vittles are already swimmin’ around in the dippin’ sauce? Southern Hospitality: You can’t beat it, so just EAT it. ——————————————- #SouthernHospitality #GreatWhiteSharks #NorthCarolina #Ocearch…
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For a Crocodile, Zambian Feet are an Amuse-Bouche
… but the fact that these particular comestibles were found in the belly of one reptilian gastronome is nothing compared to the revelation that freshwater snails kill approximately 200,000 humans beings per year. What the funk? Les Escargots are off…
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Dinosaur Head in Scotland Puts Locals Right Off Their Haggis
The residents of cheerful Cullen, Scotland, are in an uproar (no pun intended) over an apparently semi-toothless antiques dealer who propped a gigantic, psychedelically painted dinosaur-head on top of his store/home in an effort to “put a smile on people’s…
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Spring Breakers, YUM!
Great White Sharks pinging everywhere off the Florida coastlines as Spring Break rolls into high gear. What a buffet for the sharkies—and best of all the meat comes pre-marinated in all manner of sauces: Jack Daniels; tequila; Yukon Jack; maybe…
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Imagine the Scene Reversed
Juvenile Great White Shark goes home to Mom and Dad with a North Dakotan kid in its maw and exclaims “Guess what? Best day EVER!” All gallows humor aside, it must have been a thrill for this young guy to…
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55 Extra Great White Sharks Detected in Cape Cod Waters?
That seems a bit surprising. New England swimmers have got to be rather weathered, bitter, and full of gristle, even to the sharpest teeth. Then again, it is well-known that they make excellent chowder. Seafood is seafood. The great whites…
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Yes, Yes, Scientists Have Been Publicizing This for Years …
… they didn’t just start spreading the word yesterday. We have been told for four or five years that orcas hunt smaller great white sharks to wrench the livers from their bellies and chow-down. What we DON’T know (yet) is…
Jonathan Kieran 