The Statue of Liberty (Horsehead History: Episode 2)
April 28th, 2016 | College of Subversive Knowledge | journalpulp | 2 CommentsHer full name is “Liberty Enlightening the World” — and that’s only the beginning:
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The Sudsbuster
April 25th, 2016 | Poetry | journalpulp | 4 CommentsHe was one of the mellow, the soft-spoken, the tawny-haired — one who preferred to be alone. His name was Mark, a dishwasher at age 45. He was a drifter, a loner. He valued his freedom above all; dishwashing jobs he could always find. Our paths crossed and re-crossed at the Café Claire, where I […]
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Getting Numb With Rum: How Rum Blazed the Trail for Bootleggers and Bourbon
April 20th, 2016 | Bartending | journalpulp | 10 CommentsRum, like the hangovers it can create, is a side-effect, a by-product: a by-product of the juice that comes from sugarcane. This, really, is one of the few definitive things you can say about the origins of rum. Rum, for instance, may or may not have been invented by Portuguese colonists operating along the […]
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How To Make Yourself Instantly More Beautiful (Big Man PigMan: Episode 1)
April 14th, 2016 | College of Subversive Knowledge | journalpulp | No CommentsWould you like to know how to make yourself more beautiful — instantly — no matter how beautiful you already are? Brought to you by the College of Subversive Knowledge.
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Brandy: She Can Break Your Heart
March 4th, 2016 | Bartending | journalpulp | 2 CommentsBrandy is the brown-eyed beauty of distilled spirits — the one from whom you can never quite get away, despite her flawed and fugitive nature. What I like most about brandy is what I like most about people: the almost inexhaustible versatility. The Dutch didn’t invent brandy, but the name comes from a Dutch word: […]
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Horsehead History: 7 Mind-Boggling Facts About The History of Horses You Never Knew
February 25th, 2016 | Book of Dog, College of Subversive Knowledge | journalpulp | No CommentsThis is the latest from the College of Subversive Knowledge, which if you haven’t yet subscribed to, welcome!
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What Is Plot?
February 16th, 2016 | Plot | journalpulp | 3 CommentsLiterarily, the meaning of the word plot comes from the Old-French word: complot — which means to conspire. But what actually is plot? Plot is the method by which you present your story. Plot is a vehicle. Plot is a purposeful sequence of events — and in a well-plotted story, those events all connect logically […]
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What is Music, What is Dance? Book of Dog (Episode 3)
February 11th, 2016 | Book of Dog | journalpulp | 2 CommentsA sonorous body that comes from periodic vibrations, Hermann von Helmholtz defined music as. But what about dance? Dance is the muted maiden of music. It’s the physical expression of how the music makes you feel. Can you have dance without music? I leave that question to better minds. Thank you for watching. And don’t […]
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