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...with our soft, girlie hands, know about real life?) Palin, in this picture, is real because she eats moose. Obama is not real, because he eats arugula. Yet arugula is served at strip-mall chains like the Olive Garden and Panera. Rachael Ray--not exactly a food snob's idol--makes pasta and beef tenderloin with it. I have looked in vain for her mooseburger recipe. Why are you so out of touch with yourself, America...
...Defense of Wine's Terroir In "Fifty States of Wine," we have more underinformed pabulum [Oct. 6]. I am no snob, but I expect what's in the bottle to accurately reflect the wine's place of origin, traditions, agricultural history and, yes, terroir, which describes all of the preceding. Neither Joel Stein nor Fred Franzia has enough understanding of the subject to speak of it intelligently and should not be relied on to teach curious readers. David Moore, Moore Brothers Wine Co., Pennsauken...
...Defense of Wine's Terroir In "Fifty States of Wine," we have more underinformed pabulum [Oct. 6]. I am no snob, but I expect what's in the bottle to accurately reflect the wine's place of origin, traditions, agricultural history and, yes, terroir, which describes all of the preceding. Neither Joel Stein nor Fred Franzia has enough understanding of the subject to speak of it intelligently and should not be relied on to teach curious readers. David Moore, Moore Brothers Wine Co., PENNSAUKEN...
...takes itself too seriously, consider the infectious “Halfway Home,” the wisely-chosen album opener. An ominous drum rhythm reminiscent of Joy Division is juxtaposed with carefree doo-wops, and the effect resonates in such a way that even the most pretentious art house snob can’t resist the temptation to dance. The song’s light-hearted but haunting at the same time...
...Yelp. Her critic, Jumoke Jones, was so impressed with Kellinger that she replaced her negative review with a positive one. Karl Idsvoog, a journalism professor at Kent Sate University in Ohio, took a more confrontational tack. He responded to students' accusations that he was a "rude, disrespectful, pretentious snob" on Rate My Professors by posting a Web video on Professors Strike Back that said, "We're not there to babysit. We're there to train professionals. Grow...