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“I didn’t mean to keep count of how many people I’d watched die since Mrs. Heyland thirty-one years ago, but my subconscious was a diligent accountant. Especially since I was nearing a pretty impressive milestone - today the tally nudged up to ninety-seven.” -
flickr user C R (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)Delmonico's was the first American restaurant to have a printed menu, the first to offer a separate wine list, the first to have tablecloths, the first to offer a private dining room and the first to provide an orchestra for background music.
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No wonder the carrot is the second most popular vegetable in the world after the potato—not bad for a plant which, according to the Oxford Companion to Food, “had an unpromising origin.” It is, after all, merely a refined version of a common weed—Queen Anne’s lace. -
Nathan Anderson is pursuing a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre with a double minor in Music and Dance. Garrett Langley is pursuing a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre with a minor in Interior Design. Nathan and Garrett are performing in SEMO's River Campus production of The Wizard of Oz. -
Nathan Anderson is pursuing a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre with a double minor in Music and Dance. Garrett Langley is pursuing a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre with a minor in Interior Design. Nathan and Garrett are performing in SEMO's River Campus production of The Wizard of Oz.
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“For a long moment, the command post is silent. All eyes study the drone video feed on the screen. A sea of red heat signatures is moving through the jungle, heading directly for Jericho City. We’ll never survive contact with this many E. Rex. Even before we came down to the planet, we knew that the Eos Rex was the most dangerous predator on this world. We call them E. Rex because they resemble the T. Rex from Earth’s past.” -
The French think they're superior to us when it comes to clothing, wine, and food -- not to mention romance! And, admittedly, they do have a way with each; and perhaps nowhere is French sophistication more evident -- at least in the culinary world -- when it comes to pancakes. -
To support and promote creativity, Cedric ‘The Entertainer’ Kyles returned to Southeast Missouri State University on March 23 for an evening of comedy to benefit scholarships. With a comedy career spanning 30 years and many memorable roles, Cedric Kyles has come a long way since graduating from SEMO in 1987. -
“I see a young man on TV, riding a horse out of a barn, hugging a little girl. Let’s face it, I’m in the market for a useful idiot, and he’s strong and has that big goofy grin. So voila, there he is, the ideal candidate. He doesn’t have the brains of a plate of spaghetti, or seems not to. A cipher even to himself. Never even voted, can you believe it. Perfect, absolutely perfect. I’ll create him. I’ll be his Henry Higgins. And he’ll repay me with votes.” L.D. chuckled. “I had no idea what I was in for.” -
From a culinary perspective, every season is joyous, but for me it’s always spring, at least in my kitchen. That’s because my favorite item of kitchenware is the springform pan. The function of the pan is to make it possible to take out of the pan a cake which is too fragile to trust to the conventional method of turning it upside down and keeping your fingers crossed that it comes out in one piece. -
Exposition: Dr. Felipe Brito Talks About 'Jazz At The Hall' Event and Life as a Musician and TeacherThe Felipe Brito Quintet will join saxophonist Bennett Wood for an evening of jazz standards at Scout Hall, on Friday, March 29, at 7:30 pm. -
Exposition: Dr. Felipe Brito Talks About 'Jazz At The Hall' Event and Life as a Musician and TeacherThe Felipe Brito Quintet will join saxophonist Bennett Wood for an evening of jazz standards at Scout Hall, on Friday, March 29, at 7:30 pm.
