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Up on Smoke? An adventure in North Carolina BBQ

By sswart • Dec 29th, 2009

Deep down, in the deepest, most basic part of man’s makeup, is smoke. It is as integral and elemental as fire, but growing up in the birthplace of barbeque, its importance was masked as just another part of my Southern heritage.
Barbeque is so interwoven into our lives, from childbirth, birthdays, weddings—pretty much any and every [...]



Cinema du jour

By sswart • Jun 26th, 2008

There’s nothing on cable, you’re tired of that seemingly endless trek to the video store, and no DVDs have come in the mail. What are you to do? Thanks to the availability of high-speed Internet and some hard-earned lessons from the music business, the movie you want to see is as close as your mouse or remote. With today’s technology, you can rent, purchase and watch movies without having to leave your comfy chair—except to get the popcorn out of the microwave.