Scott Gardiner : To be distinct is a balancing act
"There are differences, of course: Quebeckers [ Why can't English people just say Quebecois? ] carried their culture from France in the 17th century; Alberta borrowed its from Texas, circa 1950. If Albertans cling more tightly to their Stetsons than do Québécois to their pure laine toques, it's only because the latter have worn theirs long enough to have reached a more comfortable fit. And though each may prefer to focus on the qualities they see as being theirs alone, the rest of us might wish to take a closer look at what these two cultures have in common."
If the DeCSS code set to folk music turned your crank,
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Mama Cranberg's Cranberry Relish recipe set to song. Following a pretty silly train of thought, I was reminded of a conversation I once had with a local radio executive, recently turned father. Having bought into the idea of
the Mozart Effect, he decided that he was going to put a radio in his young daughter's bedroom and play classical music while she slept. I guess when you work in commercial radio you just think that advertising is a good thing, since it pays the bills and all, until your daughter wakes up and knows the tunes and lyrics to insidious marketing ditties that she's never heard before.
The Basics of Italian Cuisine
A most excellent site cross-referencing recipes and their ingredients.