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Album of the Day: Friday July 18, 2025
"Nirvana's Bleach is a fierce and unrelenting cry from America’s forgotten corners—raw, honest, and vibrating with the pain of lives overlooked. It is not polished, nor should it be; it is the voice of young people demanding to be heard, even if all they have are distortion pedals and fury." -Robert F. Kennedy Lawyer and former United States Attorney General
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Feature Presentation: Friday July 18, 2025
Donnie Darko
2001
Donnie seems like your average teenager - going to high school, riding his bike, making new friends. But when his newest friend, Frank, is imaginary and a six foot bunny with a metal mask that talks, his world is turned upside down as he learns that he’s possibly a conduit for inter-dimensional collapse. This is no Easter Bunny handing out candy, but rather apocalyptic messages in riddles about wormholes and doom, without a jellybean in sight. When Frank tells Donnie that the world will end in 28 days, Donnie responds the way any teenager would: he floods the school, burns down a motivational speaker’s house, and yells at Patrick Swayze. Meanwhile, time loops, parallel universes, and existential dread are all happening simultaneously - like attending your high school reunion after eating a bag of mushrooms. Will Donnie sacrifice himself to reset the timeline? Save his girlfriend? And possibly preserve the space-time continuum? Or will he just chalk it up to a really off week?
Directed by Richard Kelly
Written by Richard Kelly
Staring
Jake Gyllenhaal as Donnie Darko
Holmes Osborne as Eddie Darko
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Elizabeth Darko
Drink me: Thursty Thursday July 10, 2025
The Human Torch
A rugged version of an espresso mnahattan
flaming over proofed bourbon, scotch, espresso cream, coffee liquor, espresso, and chocolate bitters
Drink Me
Alchemy: Saturday July 12, 2025
Cut-Rite Chain Saws’ Green Chicken Chili
No one can beat Dallas’ favorite caterer’s Drayton Sawyer chili, but if you’re looking for something other than red meat for your next chili cook-off, look no further. This chili doesn’t skimp on the meat either and doesn’t rely on hard shelled peppercorns. No need to go out on the highway to find your meat, for those who need to feed a hungry family using store bought ingredients like rotisserie chicken, left over rice and caned beans - you can cut your cook time down without loosing that fresh flavor.
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…