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Album of the Day: Thursday July 11, 2025

"Now lemme tell ya somethin’, kid... I gave this thing a spin last night while polishin’ off a foot-long and a bottle of rye - nearly danced clean outta my pinstripes. That Bee Gees fella hits notes higher than a pop fly in July. Now pass the relish" - Babe Ruth American professional baseball player

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Creature Double Feature: Saturday July 12, 2025

The Bay

(2012)

When a horny fish man finds a sexy primate woman (Julie Adams) swimming in his lagoon he will stop at nothing trying to woo her into staying. As two jealous scientists, Dr. David Reed (Richard Carlson) and Dr. Mark Williams (Richard Denning), seem willing to do anything to stop the romance and capture the beast with their zany schemes for their own glory, the fish man has other ideas in mind. Will the scientists get their glory? Or will love at first sight persevere for the two star-crossed lovers?

Directed by Michael Wallach

Written by Michael Wallach and Barry Levinson

Staring

Nansi Aluka as Jaquline

Christopher Denham as Sam

Stephen Kunken as Dr. Abrams

Ticks

(1993)

When city people lose their minds the second they see a big lizard with teeth, Mrs. Delores Bickerman (Betty White) needs to protect her wildlife friend from the outsiders. After a sarcastic guy, a lady from the museum who thinks she knows everything, and a nice sheriff start blowing up half the lake trying to catch the animal and getting half of Maine’s wildlife division involved - they realize this “friend” is a giant crocodile! Will these idiots they brought in be able to sedate and capture the beast? Or will Mrs. Bickerman be stuck with an emptiness in her heart she hasn’t felt since she fed her husband to the amphibious reptile? ("he was getting on my nerves anyway")

Directed by Tony Randel

Written by Brent Friedman

Staring

Rosalind Allen as Holly Lambert

Ami Dolenz as Dee Dee Davenport

Seth Green as Tyler Burns

Drink me: Thursty Thursday July 10, 2025

The Invisible Woman

An elegant, savory, spicy and botanical gin martini.

white peppercorn infused gin, blanco vermouth, orange bitters, and lemon juice coarse sea salt rim

Drink Me

Alchemy: Saturday July 5, 2025

Lum’s Chili Dogs

You’re going to love these chili dogs more than Jimmy Hoffa loved ice cream. It’s messy. It’s heavy. And it don’t pretend to be somethin’ it’s not. It’s meat, cheese, chili—done right. The secret? Left over dogs and burgers from the cookout the night before. The dogs revitalized and steamed with beer. The chili? Raised from the dead with spices and a day old burger patty, maybe it had cheese on it, it doesn’t matter. The tanginess of the cream cheese and parmesan mustard spread cuts through all that fat with sweet red pepper jelly to bring it all together in balance. It ain’t good for you, but that’s not the point. You don’t eat one of these because you’re watching your health—you eat it because sometimes, after everything, you need somethin’ warm and sloppy in your hands that reminds you you’re still here.

Recipes

Book of the Month: July 2025

Superman: The Red Son

by Mark Millar (Author) , Dave Johnson (Illustrator) , Kilian Plunkett (Contributor)

The Daily Planet, April 30, 2003 — Special Edition

"SUPERMAN: SOVIET SON?"
Global Icon Revealed to Be Champion of the U.S.S.R.

By Lois Lane, Senior Correspondent

Metropolis - The world was stunned today by the revelation that Superman, long thought to be a neutral force for good and protector of Earth, was revealed to be in fact a citizen of the Soviet Union and loyal defender of its regime.

The Man of Steel -previously a symbol of hope for all nations - first appeared publicly under the Soviet banner in Moscow, rescuing civilians from a nuclear mishap and receiving commendations from Premier Joseph Stalin himself. Dressed in a red-and-black iconic uniform, adorned with the hammer and sickle…

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