The Harlem Stride

from the NY Observer Invisible Man By Devin Leonard The pianist James P. Johnson was born in 1894. He played his first gig when he was 8 years old at a bordello in his Jersey City neighborhood. The patroness sat him down at the keyboard and told him to keep his eyes...

Edgar Allan Poe Gone

from The Chicago Sun-Times Allan Poe gets proper funeral October 6, 2009 ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE—- It’s been a good 200th anniversary year for Edgar Allan Poe. The master of gothic horror has been celebrated at events in several cities to mark the...

Making Your Own Sausage

from the LA Times The case for homemade sausage Making links or patties from scratch takes some patience, but your reward is sausage that suits your tastes.   (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times) It’s a sausage lover’s world out there, right? Especially at...