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It's October 13, and it's a Friday
Fear of the number 13 came first. The belief that Friday is an unlucky day came later. How they first merged may have something to do either with Jesus…
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No, Hollywood did not invent zombies
Although George Romero is credited for introducing them to Western pop culture via Night of the Living Dead, Romero never used the word "zombie" to…
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Pre-Halloween movie / TV marathon
With horror movies and TV series dominating all streaming services, we might as well indulge.
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Spaghetti, hotdogs and imperialism
Filipino and Japanese spaghetti are both cooked with ketchup and sliced hotdogs. What brought about the similarity?
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Herbal "tea" is not real tea
Tea is Camellia sinensis. Brews made with some other leaf or flower is not tea but more in the nature of infusion or what the French call tisane.
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How the British obsession with tea shaped Hong Kong
Pirates, smugglers, opium, silk. Silver bullion and trade deficits. All these are part of the story about how tea-drinking reached Europe and became…
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What do Nancy Wheeler, Grace Hart and Tess McGill have in common?
A summer intern who gets breakfast and coffee for the guys at the office, an FBI agent tasked with picking up coffee for her male colleagues on the way…
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The 4:20 Habit
The 4:20 Habit
Brewing stories over drinks and mid-afternoon snacks.
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