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Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) is the funkiest, yet artiest funk-rock-jazz — or whatever you want to call it — collective of musical miscreants to ever rise up out of the mean streets of Detroit. Was (Not Was) may be primarily a studio concoction. But this is not your typical group of …
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Prends soins de toi: A toast to Mardi Gras!
Read More »Center For Biological Diversity Launches The Endangered Species Condom Project
The Endangered Species Condom Project is launched to promote awareness of endangered species.
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When I come to think of it, a day reserved for love isn’t such a bad thing.
Read More »Resolution in Congress Calls for Disarming Nukes and Fighting Child Hunger
The real struggle for peace lies not in nuclear bombs, but in providing food, education, and hope.
Read More »Happiness and True Love
We have all the happiness and love in the universe right inside of us, waiting to be tapped.
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"A gift from the heavens for scotch lovers" has been kept on ice for over one hundred years.
Read More »Two For The Road and Don’t Get Lost
Previously on the Speakeasy: "Fate has thrown us together like two drinks at the airport bar."
Read More »Elderflowers Under the Manhattan Bridge: The Ubiquitous St. Germain
The Brooklyn Hills are alive with elderflower liqueur.
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