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Mincemeat, Smoked Salmon and So Much Booze: The Seafarer Review

Four comrades meet for a poker party one Christmas Eve night, with a stranger invited to make up the number for five-card draw.  Continue reading

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Jingle Berry, Jingle Merry: Smirnoff Limited Edition Vodka for Holiday Cheer

‘Tis the season for all sorts of special holiday versions of old favorite brands. And so, the merry elves at Taylor Strategies have sent along a Limited Edition of Smirnoff vodka to sample. Continue reading

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Strutting and Fretting and Grilling and Eating

Since it’s a well-known fact that Shakespeare adapted the plots of existing plays for his own masterworks, no shade should be cast on Fat Ham’s playwright James Ijames for lifting the plot and major characters from Hamlet.  What he builds on this scaffolding is all his own, totally enjoyable, and even a little profound. Continue reading

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Holey Socks, Holy Smokes!

The success of a two-hander play depends on two things: the script and the relationship between the two players. In The Mountaintop, one sex has a slight advantage: she’s literally heavenly. Continue reading

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Three Odd Things: Movie Tie-Ins

Supermarkets are a fount of inspiration for Catillation. Here’s a collection of the weirder movie tie-in products I’ve noticed in Harris Teeter and Giant lately. Continue reading

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Not Phoning It In: Review of Radio Golf at Round House

You will be both entertained and provoked to thought by this excellently written and acted production. Continue reading

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Keep Your Eye Upon the Donut: Review of Jennifer Who Is Leaving at Round House

Jennifer Who Is Leaving is part of the New Play Festival at the Round House Theatre.  Continue reading

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The Elephant in the Room Is Lord Ganesh: Olney Theatre’s A Nice Indian Boy

The Elephant in the Room Is Lord Ganesh: Olney Theatre’s rom-com with a twist, and cooking. Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Guinness: Tasting Two Variations

Tasting Two Variations by Guinness: Old Fashioned Inspired Ale and Guinness 0 Continue reading

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Three Fowl Things

You don’t have to go far to find strange things these days – just browse your local main-line supermarket. I’m used to finding exotic ingredients and quirky imported products in ethnic markets, but here are three surprising things found in my local Harris Teeter and Giant Food. Continue reading

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