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Rosenblum’s sweet saga begins in Mesoamerica, the birthplace of chocolate. Archaeologists say that the Mesoamerican Olmec people drank chocolate several millennia ago. And when Hernan Cortes and other conquistadors arrived in Mesoamerica, they were fascinated by chocolate. But most Europeans took some time to fall in love with chocolate—it wasn’t until the 1580s that they started processing and eating it in large quantities...
Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale: The worst sin a brown ale can make is a sweet finish. Purveyors of Newcastle Brown Ale know its nutty, dry finish well. Multiply the nuttiness threefold, add in hints of chocolate, and package it all together in a lightly carbonated, supremely drinkable body and you’ve got Old Brown Dog Ale. The creation of Smuttynose Brewing Company, based in New Hampshire, this ale is perhaps the tastiest, widely available brown in America...
...though, dashes the possibility that Barnes was ever in danger of running out of ideas for fully-formed, blissful pop tunes. Barnes’ wife Nina makes the heart-racing, dewy-eyed lyrics of “Keep Sending Me Black Fireworks” all the more believable with sweet-natured lead vocals, and “The Actor’s Opprobrium” spins a narrative as surreal as those on any of Barnes’ more traditional concept albums...
...time I finish listening to the song, I experience the same horrifying prophecy. I see it becoming the opening-credits music for some Disney Channel Original Movie about a skinny (but surprisingly buxom) white 12-year-old and her meaningless problems at Palo Alto Junior High. “Sweet lord,” I think to myself, “this…this isn’t ‘original!’ This isn’t ‘challenging!’ It’s glossy! It’s mass-marketable! Maybe...
Bigger decisions loom on the horizon; life beyond graduation, continuing education, and careers. The options are endless, and there are quite a few directions I’d like to sample. So this winter, I decided to try something new. I forgot about the sweet mystique of the road less traveled and pursued a path well-trod by my classmates: e-recruiting...