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Episode 3: David Carr, Lolita, Wine Snobs
This week: author/columnist David Carr discusses ping-pong as a contact sport... Lolita turns 50, but she's still too young... and how to defraud wine snobs. Read more...
The Lolita Haze
- Inspired by scene in book in which Humbert Humbert eats a plum. Read more...
Berliner Olympic
- Combination of the Olympic - popular in Owens' day - and the Berliner. Read more...
Episode 2: Girl Talk, Ein Berliner, Patriotic Fruit
This Week: the artist known as Girl Talk tells us about his explosive high school band... A short history of Jesse Owens... How to mix a "Berliner Olympic" cocktail... An introduction to the All-American fruit most Americans have never tasted. [Photo: Girl Talk performs live at the Virgin Festival, August 2007. Credit: Joe Cereghino] Read more...
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