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Crying sour grapes over Valentine’s Day
By Forest Riggs It’s that time again! As humans, we are allowed only so many Christmases, Easters, Halloweens, etc. In fact, our days are numbered from the moment we take
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What you need to know about Delta 8 THC
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday to all of you beautiful people out there! I hope you have been enjoying your new year. In this issue, the topic is Delta 8
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Tessa Thompson will bring Church Ladies to the screen
By Romeo San Vicente The recently published debut short story collection by writer Deesha Philyaw, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, has already been met with critical acclaim and was
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The Light Queen
Dolly Parton on the other pandemic cure (rhinestones!), her Christmas projects, and singing with Leslie Jordan By Chris Azzopardi Dolly Parton’s been everywhere this year, and everywhere she’s gone – virtually,
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2020 revealed who we are as Americans and it was not pretty
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: “When we remember a time, we remember moments, a kaleidoscope of the sights, the sounds, the emotions that remind us of the way we were,†said
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Finding Love in the Time of Coronavirus
By Charles Sanchez Our first date was on a Tuesday night. I wasn’t sure it was a date at first, but I was hopeful. To be dating during a(nother) pandemic
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Stay warm with these steamy dishes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Wow! What a ride the year 2020 has given us. With the stay-at-home situation, all I did was watch TV, cook and eat and eat and
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King Ranch Texas Kitchen, New Year, New Restaurant
By Jim Ayres It seems Tilman Fertitta has his hand in everything these days. But I’m particularly happy about his latest project. A collaboration between King Ranch and the Fertitta
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Good-bye, 2020. Thanks for these memories
By Nancy Ford In a year where a previously unknown virus held the globe in a death grip, the economy tanked, and hugging random strangers became a form of assault,
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Not-so-hot Gossip
By Randall Jobe “Remember, rumors you hear about me are as true as the ones I hear about you.†—Anonymous Set off a spark of gossip among a gaggle of