DogsOfWar

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Dogs of War was born in a crossfire hurricane. He wrestles alligators in the pouring rain.

Restaurant Review: The Range

The Central Coast area of California runs roughly from Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz giving sweeping ocean views, vast areas of open grasslands, rolling hills and little secreted away hideouts where you can find the best that California has to offer. The Range is just such a place. It does not have a website, is located in Santa Margarita which is between San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, a town of less than 1,300 residents and Google Maps will misdirect you if you’re not careful.  But it’s the food that make people find it despite all of that. Continue reading →

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Has Overt Racism but You Should Still Watch It

A brouhaha has been started because the Brooklyn Bridge Conservancy wants to have a public showing of Breakfast at Tiffany’s which contains Mickey Rooney’s mocking and over the top portrayal of a Japanese-American. The over done makeup, squinting eyes and Rooney’s accent are clearly racist, but this alone is not reason enough to not show the film. It has many redeeming qualities and the depiction of the Mr. Yunioshi character is telling of attitudes of the time and allows us to get a glimpse into the mindset of what film makers thought was appropriate at the time, which was 1961.

The following are all films that have overt racism, sexism, classism or other offenses but that you should still see. Continue reading →

Pimp Your Social Networks

Admit it, you all want more friends, followers, circle fillers and re-posts.  The best way to do that is simply to ask.  In the comments give links to social networking sites that you want others to follow you on.

Please keep in mind that this will cause your Crasstalk username and whatever social network you post to be easily linked together.  If you’re trying to stay anonymous then you should not post your real life Facebook account here.  Comment.

You Don’t Follow Enough Bearded Men on Twitter

Quick question.  How many bearded men do you follow on Twitter?  If you answered less than 5 you are a total slacker. There are two important things about following people (or spam bots) on Twitter, you should have a well rounded list of both bearded and non-bearded people and you should always be loyal to your fellow Crasstalkers.

The good news is now you can combine those two guiding lights of Twitter following.

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