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Green Clawed Beast

A peach liqueur, orange bitters, and ginger beer flavored mint julep.

Bourbon, peach liqueur, orange bitters, ginger beer, and muddled mint garnished with mint, orange peel, and a cherry.

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  • Gossamer

    A bubbly flowery orange gin cocktail with peach and orange blossom.

    Gin, peach liqueur, limoncello, orange blossom water, orange juice, prosecco, and orange bitters

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  • Day of the Triffids

    A light effervescent vegetal gin cocktail

    Gin, Blanco Vermouth, Cucumber, Orange Bitters, and Celery Soda garnished with cucumber slices

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  • The Thing Clobbering Time Punch

    This is a drink that punches back.

    Pineapple Rum, Passion Fruit Liquer, Dry Curaçao, and tropical flavors

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  • Star Lord's Escape

    A Yellow Chartreuse Piña Colada with Pineapple and Toasted Coconut Rums and Peychaud Bitters.

    Yellow chartreuse, Pineapple rum, Toasted coconut rum, Pineapple juice, Cream of coconut, and Peychaud’s bitters garnished with Mint and Cherries

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  • Lady Dimitrescu

    A tart passion fruit, peach, lime, and pineapple tequila cocktail with muddled mint.

    Anejo tequila, peach liqueur, passion fruit liqueur, lime juice, pineapple juice, orgeat, Peychaud bitters, muddled mint leaves with demerara sugar, garnished with mint, pineapple, and cherry

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  • Dusty Bottoms

    A smoky lemon cinnamon margarita.

    Tequila Añejo, Cointreau, Galliano, cinnamon simple syrup, lemon juice, garnished with lemon peel and atomized mezcal with a tajin rimmed glass

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  • Doctor Montgomery

    Tropical coconut tequila highball for instinct and reason.

    Anejo tequila, Cointreau, Pimm’s No. 1, Lime Juice, Coconut Soda, Orange Bitters, and Mint Garnish.

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Alchemy: New to the Menu

Rhythm Fried Scallops

Now this…this is how you treat a scallop. You don't bury it under a pile of seasoning trying to prove how clever you are. You give it a light coating, fry it until it's this beautiful golden brown…and let the scallop do the talking. That's it. Hear that crunch? That's the first thing you notice. Then the crust gets out of the way. And what's left is sweet, tender meat that's still juicy enough to remind you it came out of the ocean…not a freezer. Scallops are funny. They're delicate. Push them thirty seconds too long in the fryer and they turn into rubber. Get them right…they're softer than butter with just enough bounce to let you know they're fresh. You don't need fancy sauces chasing after something like this. Maybe a squeeze of lemon if you're feeling generous. Good seafood has a way of bringing you back to where it came from. The salt air, the boats, the folks who got up before sunrise so somebody else could have a meal worth remembering. And when it's fried this well…the only mistake you can make is not ordering another basket.

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Alchemy: This Week’s Specials

  • Springfield Glen Chowdah

    Good aftahnoon, distinguished guests, loyal constituents, club members with excessive income and sway over the voting public. It is my privledge to dedicate this appetizer or main course the official chowdah of Springfield without implementing any additional regulations on the nuclear plant and local seafood union 187 “Sleeps with the Fishes”. And let me be paahfectly cleah—if you pronounce it ‘chow-DER,’ you will be escorted off the premises by security, and deported to Shelbyville. I now declaire this menu item official and ready to order. Vote Quimby.

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  • Poppie’s Backyard Barbecue Flatbread

    Eh! What is this? What is this you bring me?! This is not a pizza…this is a crime scene! Hamburger? Kielbasa? Three cheeses, okay, fine, we start okay, but then… ketchup?! Barbecue sauce?! On a pizza? You mix-a the tomato with the ketchup like this, you confuse the sauce! The sauce, she don’t know what she is anymore! And pickles?! Pickles on a pizza? Red onion, pepperoncini, mustard, ehhh! This is not toppings, this is… how you say… a nervous breakdown! …Eh…It’s… it’s not terrible. The sweetness, the tang, the meat, it all… it all works together. But I don’t like that it works! It shouldn’t work! This goes against nature! Against tradition! In Italy, for this… you go to jail. Immediately…But maybe… you bring me another slice.

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  • Docky’s Corn Tails

    Oh my God, okay…so at first I thought it was just a corn dog, right? Like, fun, fair, nostalgic, mustard-on-your-shirt kind of thing. But then you bite into it and…surprise!…it’s lobster. Actual lobster. Sweet, buttery, like it just came from someplace with boats and sweaters. And the corn batter is still all crispy and warm, like it’s trying to be comforting, but the lobster’s like, ‘Hi, I went to college.’ It’s kind of amazing. I wish there were more meats on sticks like this …it’s like when something fancy decides to relax and have fun for once. Honestly? It’s the happiest corn dog I’ve ever met.

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  • Bendini, Lambert & Locke Steak Tip Sub

    Now that steak sandwich at the Blues Café? Son, that thing’s got more layers than one of Mitch McDeere’s deposit boxes. You bite into it and first you think, alright, simple sandwich - bread, beef, maybe a little tomato. Then suddenly there’s this hit of smoky char, peppers and onions cooked down till they confess, a slice of cheese that melts like a plea deal under pressure… and by the time you’re halfway through, you realize you’re in deeper than you meant to be.

    It’s juicy, it’s messy, it’s got that backroom flavor - the kind of sandwich you eat when you know something big’s about to break, but you don’t care, because right now, this is the only thing keeping you from losing it.

    Let’s just say, if that sandwich had a file, I’d mark it Top Secret — Handle with Napkins.

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  • Calypso Crab Louie Wraps

    Well now…this is unexpected. A lettuce leaf pretending to be a plate. Clever. Economical. Very pirate-minded. Lump blue crab…ahhh, treasure from the sea. Fine choice. Delicate, sweet…considerably more cooperative than most things pulled from the ocean. And this sauce…smoky, spicy, creamy…has a bit o’ danger to it. Like sailing through a storm while slightly drunk. Cucumbers, radishes, scallions… crisp little fellows, aren’t they? Keep the whole affair fresh and lively. Then asparagus and tomatoes stroll in actin’ sophisticated. Mmm! That is remarkably good. The crab’s rich, the dressing bites back, the vegetables crunch like ship timbers in rough waters…and the lettuce keeps the whole thing from sinkin’ under its own weight. This, savvy, is the sort of food one eats when pretending to be respectable…I’ll take six.

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  • Dr. Evil’s Spinach Artichoke Dip

    Spinach… artichoke dip. Riiiight. It’s a creamy concoction of vegetables and cheese, designed to lull you into a false sense of security before you realize you’ve eaten half the bowl and lost your dignity. I like to think of it as a gateway dip, one step away from total appetizer domination. Throw in some pita chips and suddenly, you’re under my control. Mwahaha… but seriously, it’s quite good. Almost… evil.

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  • Skinner is a Wiener

    Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don’t have a cow! So this hot dog starts normal, right? Classic bun, regular dog. Then it’s like, ‘Nah, man. Let’s make some bad decisions.’ Sriracha? Boom. Spicy chaos. Yellow mustard? Old-school. Respect. Dill pickles? Crunch city. I’m in. But… chopped Butterfinger?? On a hot dog?? That’s either genius… or something Milhouse would invent. Okay! It’s sweet, it’s spicy, it’s tangy, it’s crunchy…my mouth doesn’t know whether to high-five itself or call a lawyer. This hot dog doesn’t play by the rules. It laughs at the rules. And honestly? If it explodes later, totally worth it.

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Album of the Week: August 9, 2026
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Cleo Reed

Cuntry (2025)

Cuntry is the second studio album by the American folk-rap artist Cleo Reed, released on July 17, 2025, through Reeding

Salt n' Lime

I Been Out Here Hustlin'

Women at War

Ninelives

Tally the Bill 

Sleep Song

Always the Horse, Never the Jockey

Americana

Da Da Da

Wash All Over Me

Baseball

Strike!

No Borders

Nona's Jam

250 for 250: 250 American Artists

Invented Funk as We Know It

James Brown transformed rhythm and blues by emphasizing the first beat ("the One"), interlocking rhythms, and tightly synchronized instrumental parts. Songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "Cold Sweat," and "Sex Machine" effectively established the blueprint for funk music.

James

Brown

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One of the Most Sampled Artists Ever

James Brown's recordings are among the most sampled in music history. His drum breaks, bass lines, horn riffs, and vocal exclamations have appeared in thousands of hip-hop, R&B, dance, and pop recordings by artists including Public Enemy, Eric B. & Rakim, N.W.A, Dr. Dre, De La Soul, and countless others.Extraordinary Chart Longevity

Brown placed songs on the Billboard charts across four decades, from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with over 100 entries on the Billboard R&B chart.

Electrifying Live Performer

His explosive stage shows—featuring precision choreography, marathon performances, and the famous "cape routine"—set a new standard for live entertainment and influenced generations of performers, from Michael Jackson and Prince to Bruno Mars.

Civil Rights and Cultural Impact

Songs such as "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud" became anthems of the Black Pride movement, and Brown used his platform to advocate for education, economic empowerment, and unity within Black communities.

250 for 250 Artists

This Week’s Featured Presentations:

Spiderman: Far From Home

(2019)

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This is the story of a high school student, Peter Parker (Tom Holland), who goes on summer vacation abroad to forget who he is, which is actually a superhero, and remember how to talk to girls. Instead, he meets Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal), a mysterious hero from another dimension who claimed giant elemental monsters were attacking the planet. Instead of checking any of Quentin’s references, Peter regifts him a pair of sunglasses capable of controlling an orbiting weapons system. Naturally, Beck turned out to be using an army of drones and movie studio-quality special effects to create the disasters he was pretending to stop - the oldest trick in the book…right after 'pull my finger.'

Will Peter realized in time the monsters were about as real as crypto currency before London becomes the world's most expensive laser light drone show? Or will Beck fill the air with illusions, exploding buildings, and enough smoke to convince everyone that we should just stick with regular pyrotechnics?

Creature Double Feature:

Jaws

(1975)

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Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) is trying to protect his town of Amity, a summer tourist town where beaches support the economy. Hot shot New York City cop Chief Brody (Roy Scheider), shows up and starts shouting "shark!" when a girl turns up dead. To save his constituents and without any real proof, Vaughn decides to not shut everything down based on a hunch.

But hindsight’s 20/20 and more attacks happen. As the desperate Mayor brings in experts from the Oceanography Institute, Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), sends out fishermen. When all they come back with a sunken boat, a chewed-up story, and the wrong shark, the Chief pressures him into hiring an old sea kook Quint (Robert Shaw) to kill the shark. If the Mayor can keep the money flowing, and stop the panic he might still be able to save August tourism and get re-elected.

Dangerous Animals

(2025)

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When frustrated indie film maker and wildlife aficionado Bruce Tucker (Jai Courtney) tries to cast amateur surfer (Hassie Harrison) in his newest film things go awry as lovelorn Moses Markley (Josh Heuston) tries to halt production. The story begins when our young surfer accepted a ride from a friendly film maker with a boat. That's mistake number one. Mistake number two was discovering he was running an all you can eat shark buffet and the guests weren't the customers. She discovers Captain Tucker, fancied himself an artist who believed every shark attack deserved a front-row audience. Personally, I've always preferred aquariums. The admission is cheaper, and the fish usually don't applaud with their teeth.

As Zephyr is locked aboard the drifting vessel, she needs outsmart a man who treated serial murder like it was dinner theater, escaping traps, sharks, and enough bad luck to make my my Vegas trip look impressive. As the battle turned into a fight for survival on the open water, will Zephyr prove that determination beats delusion or that the safest place around a shark-obsessed captain is anywhere with a bus schedule?

Midnight Movie:

Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth

(1992)

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This story begins when a nightclub owner bought an antique puzzle box. Now, when I buy something mysterious at a flea market, it's usually a fondue set. This one released Pinhead, a gentleman who apparently lost an argument with a Home Depot employee. Pinhead decided to turn New York City into his own private nightmare by creating an army of Cenobites from ordinary people and random thrift store finds. One fellow fired compact discs like ninja stars, another carried cameras that were a real flash in the pan, and a bartender became the kind of mixologist who'd serve you a screwdriver... through your chest. 

Standing in Pinhead's way is reporter Joey Summerskill, who discovers the only thing more dangerous than supernatural evil is trying to investigate it after deadline. She races through exploding churches, haunted construction sites, and enough flying chains to qualify the whole affair as an OSHA violation, all while trying to separate the evil Pinhead from the last shred of humanity still trapped inside him. In the end, Joey proves courage, quick thinking, and a little mystical intervention but will it be enough to stop Hell's most overdressed accountant?

Book of the Month:

Green Lantern: Blackest Night

by Geoff Johns (Author), Doug Mahnke (Illustrator), Ed Benes (Illustrator), Marcos Marz (Illustrator), Christian Alamy (Illustrator)

Gotham Gazette, May 2, 2009 - Special Edition

By Vicki Vale Investigative Photojournalist at Gotham Gazette

The Night Death Claimed Gotham

GOTHAM CITY — Gotham has always been a city that lives with its dead. This week, they walked.

In an act that chilled even this reporter, death itself had come to claim Gotham as ground zero. The figure known as Black Hand desecrated the grave of Bruce Wayne, removing the skull believed to belong to Gotham’s most prominent fallen son and using it to power a device later identified as a Black Lantern battery. 

What followed was not merely an attack, but a revelation. Across the universe, black rings, alien constructs fueled by death, descended upon graves, crypts, and memorials. Heroes long mourned rose again, twisted into something hollow and predatory. On Oa, the home world of the Green Lantern Corps, even the honored dead of the Lanterns returned as enemies, overwhelming their former comrades. The Guardians of the Universe, long considered untouchable, were themselves silenced and imprisoned by one of their own, a corrupted entity known as Scar.

In Gotham, Green Lantern Hal Jordan and the Flash, who himself recently returned from death, were confronted by familiar faces animated by something profoundly wrong. Martian Manhunter. Firestorm. Friends turned weapons…

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