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Album of the Day: Tuesday July 1, 2025

"Mr. Fahey's playing, though wordless, speaks with a mournful eloquence akin to a sermon at twilight—simple in form, yet profound in spirit. The Legend of Blind Joe Death stirs the soul like a distant hymn across the fields, bearing sorrow and hope in equal measure, without ever raising its voice." - Abraham Lincoln 16th U.S. President*

*Quotes by living, dead, or fictional people have been generated through the use of A.I.

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Feature Presentation: Tuesday July 1, 2025

Planet of the Apes

1968

Cornelius, a renowned archeologist, just wanted to study the past. But when the past comes crashing back to earth, his world is turned upside down, confirming his wildest theory - that the revelation that the Sacred Scrolls taught us, that apes have always ruled and man has always been primitive - is challenged when a man named Taylor that can speak, think, and challenge, frightens everyone. Cornelius must now prove his excavations confirm a different story - tools… bones… toys… are remnants of another civilization. Human civilization. Will Cornelius help Taylor find his way to the Forbidden Zone and settle once and for all whether the Sacred Scrolls or science hold the secrets to the world’s past?

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by Michael Wilson, Rod Serling, Pierre Boulle

Staring

Charlton Heston as George Taylor

Roddy McDowall as Cornelius

Kim Hunter as Zira

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by Michael Wilson, Rod Serling, Pierre Boulle

  • Heat

    A stellar cast sizzles in Heat, a taut psychological drama about an obsessive detective and a brilliant thief whose fates are linked in the aftermath of a high-stakes securities heist. A brilliant L.A. cop (Al Pacino) follows the trail from a deadly armed robbery and becomes fixated on a deadly but equally brilliant master thief (Robert DeNiro) and his crew (Val Kilmer and Jon Voight) who are taking Los Angeles to the cleaners, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd and Natalie Portman also co-star.Heat also includes one of the most spectacular shoot-outs in film history as DeNiro and Kilmer rip through downtown Los Angeles with both guns blazing.

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  • The Last Starfighter

    "GREETINGS. STARFIGHTER!” You have been recruited by The Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and The Kodan Armada." So begins an adventure of galactic proportions in The Last Starfighter. After Earthling Alex (Lance Guest) conquers the Starfighter video game, he is recruited by alien Centauri (Robert Preston) to be part of an elite legion of fighters. Leaving behind his trailer park home for the outer regions of space, Alex becomes the last hope for the beleaguered Star League and hundreds of worlds - including Earth. Loaded with out-of-this-world bonus features, The Last Starfighter is the ultimate video game fantasy come true!

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  • Jaws

    When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.

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  • Piranha 3D

    Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for Spring Break, a riot of sun, drunken fun and sex-crazed mayhem! But this year, there's something more to worry about than hangovers. When an earth tremor cracks open the lake floor al hell breaks through…a million ravenous, razor toothed piranhas that have been trapped for 2 million years... Surviving.. Evolving.: Waiting... ..these unstoppable killing machines hunt in packs... the first bite draws the blood... the blood draws the pack…

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  • Mars Attacks!

    AWAKE, EARTHLINGS! It's later than you think. Don't miss this hilarious frenzy as Tim Burton (Batman, Beetlejuice) directs - and Mars Attacks! SEE! Stars that shine across the galaxy. Jack Nicholson (in a dual role), Glenn Close, Annette Benning, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito and a dozen more! SHRIEK! At mean, green invaders from the angry red planet! Armed with insta-fry ray guns, endowed with slimy, humongous brains - and enlivened with out-of-this-world but state-of-the-art special effects. GASP! As the U.S. legislature is overwhelmed. (Don't worry, we still have 2 out of 3 branches of the government working for us, and that ain't bad!) THRILL! As Earth fights back with an unexpected weapon. Take that, Martians!

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  • Planet of the Apes

    Complex sociological themes run through this science-fiction classic about three astronauts marooned on a futuristic planet where apes rule and humans are slaves. The stunned trio discovers that these highly intellectual simians can both walk upright and talk. They have even established a class system and a political structure. The astronauts suddenly find themselves part of a devalued species, trapped and imprisoned by the apes.

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  • The Man in the White Suit

    Sir Alec Guinness delivers one of his most beloved performances as Sidney Stratton, an eccentric chemist who one day invents a fiber that never wrinkles, wears out or gets dirty. But when the mill owners and workers both realize that this miracle fabric will destroy their industry, Sidney suddenly becomes the most hunted man in the nation. Can a young idealist trapped between big business and mad unions find safety in science or will the future of Britain become unraveled by one extraordinary white suit?

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Drink me: Thursty Thursday June 26, 2025

Dark and Derry

This drink combines bold and mysterious flavors, just like the town's sinister secrets.

gunpowder rye, cointreau, orange bitters, and Moxie

Drink Me

  • The Invisible Woman

    Elegant savory spicy and botanical gin martini

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  • Dark and Derry

    This drink combines bold and mysterious botanical flavors, just like the town's sinister secrets.

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  • Zhora Fizz

    This drink’s deceptively smooth grapefruit and subtle bite will get you through the neon-lit streets of a dystopian future.

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  • Rhaegal

    Green as wildfire, with a heat that lingers like dragon breath.

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  • Elliot the Dragon

    Ain’t your average sailor’s swill—this here’s the stuff of legends. Dragons have been known to hover just for the aroma.

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Alchemy: Saturday June 28, 2025

The Cluck Bucket Buffalo Wing

Do you want wingy? Don’t you think your mouth deserves a little party after selling all those brake pads? Picture it: crispy, smoky, juicy wings just dripping in spicy, buttery sauce. You get all excited and turn into  Joe Joe the idiot circus boy with a pretty new pet While these take some time to prepare it’s better than that meat lover’s pizza in the trunk. And that’s why people like you, me Tommy, and Helen need to forge ahead. You want wingy.

Recipes

  • Whammy! Chicken Blue Cheese Cave Sauce

    Blue cheese dressing… It’s not just a condiment, it’s a lifestyle. Bold. Creamy. And smells faintly of notes of barnyard—but in a good way. It's a sophisticated dance between dairy and danger. One bite, and you’re transported to a secret rendezvous in the French countryside that says, ‘Welcome to flavor country.’ 

    Drizzled it on a steak, and that steak now calls you 'Sir.' Or a a triumph of American engineering, the buffalo wing. I trust it—like a good mustache.

    Stay saucy, San Diego.

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  • Ephraim Winslow's Wickie Lobster Onion Soup

    A delightfully briny concept the sweet and salty, this sea-soaked creation born of desperation, superstition, and a slow descent into madness. Caramelized onions in lobster broth topped with an onion roll and broiled cheese give a Proteus take on a classic french soup.

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  • Cinderella Hazelnut Cookies

    A cookie grown from the tree’s from love and sorrow, grief become the source of her salvation. Hazelnuts saved Cinderella not by granting wishes directly, but by symbolizing her resilience and connection to a source of nurturing love.

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  • Argos Seafood Chowder

    Rich, briny, and comforting. This combination of the fresh-caught bounty of Aegean infuses the broth with the essence of the sea, while fragrant fennel and sweet leeks dance with tender morsels of fish and shellfish. A whisper of white wine lingers beneath the surface, balanced by the warmth of cracked pepper and a touch of dill. It is the taste of peace, of a city untouched by wrath, of a last perfect meal before the gods remind mortals of the Kraken.

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  • Old Man Marley’s Baked Mac and Cheese

    Microwaveable mac and cheese? Heh... not quite the same as how my late wife used to make it. Hers bubbled in the oven —four cheeses, crust like gold. But you know... Bless those highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese dinner in those little trays, the one you heat up in a couple minutes, and the people who sold it on sale. It ain’t bad when you're by yourself. Amen.

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  • Chicken and Dumplings From Beyond

    Now we journey beyond mere mortal cuisine—into a cyclopean cauldron of culinary cosmicism from another dimension, an experience not of nourishment, but of existential unraveling.

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  • Peanut Butter Jelly Time Cookies

    Okay, so these are called Peanut Butter Jelly Time Cookies. Real creative. But fine, yeah... they’re kind of amazing. Soft peanut butter cookie base—dense, rich, like the good kind of college guilt. And right in the center? A dollop of jelly—raspberry or grape, depending on whether your childhood trauma came from PBS or Cartoon Network.

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  • Springfield Glen Clam 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 Shebyville. I now declaire this menu item official and ready to order. Vote Quimby

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  • Miyagi-Do Stovetop Mac and Cheese

    Very simple dish. Noodles, cheese, milk. But—if make with care, with balance—become comfort, become like karate: not fancy. Too much cheese—overwhelm. Not enough—empty. Right amount? Harmony. Daniel-san, remember: even easy food can teach you something. Respect ingredients. Respect yourself. You hungry—eat. You tired—rest. You lost—make mac and cheese...

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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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