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...humble Rust Belt origins attest to a refreshingly earnest approach. On their third independently-released album, the lyrical gimmicks are nothing if not inventive—especially when rapping about early-bird buffet beatdowns on “The Old Folk Smashers.” Though neither Grape-a-Don nor Lord Grunge can turn a phrase as deftly as fellow bizarro MC Paul Barman, they can still coax a smile and a nod of the head—Batman, Thai food and Applebee’s are all namechecked in just the first two tracks. Grand Buffet?...
...Cigarette Beach seems unsatisfying at times, it’s because the album fails to truly capture the off-the-cuff wit and sheer lunacy of the duo’s live performances. With most of the tracks simply lurching into the next, Grape-a-Don never gets the chance to fully develop his loose cannon personality. What’s more, the absurd shout-along choruses of early Grand Buffet favorites like “Candy Bars” and “You’re on Fire” have largely been replaced with tedious...
...help from U.S. foreign policy. Since Cola Turka hit local shelves two months ago, a high-profile ad campaign has been stoking nationalist sentiment. Starring Chevy Chase as a confused New Yorker struggling to understand why anyone who sips the drink becomes instantly Turkish - sprouting a moustache, cooking stuffed grape leaves and bursting into rousing national song - the launch coincided with the heavy-handed seizure of Turkish soldiers by U.S. troops in northern Iraq. Analysts put Cola Turka's share at around 10% of the 1.2 billion-liter local market. Manufacturer Ulker is aiming for 25%; Coca-Cola now takes...
...spellbinding A Gate shimmers with silvery moonlight, created with white and gray tempera washes on black-painted paper. Despite the gravity of his condition, Klee never lost his magical powers of enchantment or playful sense of humor. In Bacchanale With Red Wine, unsteady hieroglyphs seem woozily afloat on their grape-purple burlap background. In Animals Meet, the body of a cat with a long, thick tail also forms an elephant heading in the opposite direction. A horizontal black brush stroke with two pairs of stick legs turns out to be A Canoe Walking Across Country. There's more than...
...Violet, Raspberry Chili Pepper and Mandarin Orange-Ginger ice creams. At New York City's Il Laboratorio del Gelato, Jon F. Snyder, who grew up working in his grandmother's Carvel franchise, makes 75 rotating varieties of intensely flavored ice creams and sorbets with selections like Lavender, Rice, Green Grape and a Black Plum that tastes fruitier than the actual fruit. --By Lisa McLaughlin