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‘Twas a Wine Country Christmas

December 24, 2009

Regional variations on Christmas classics fascinate me. In parts of England, for example, the eleventh of the “Twelve Days of Christmas” sees “Eleven dames-a-dancing” rather than piper’s piping, which sounds a lot more interesting (unless I’m missing something). Albeit, the term “dame,” for me, evokes the kaleidoscopic burlesque of the Barbary Coast and buxom gun [...]

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DHowell.TV: The Menace of Mistletoe

December 11, 2009

Mistletoe is the kiss of death. I explain why.

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Eggnog: The Motion Picture

December 4, 2008

The colonists called it egg’n’grog, the French call it lait de poule (“hen milk”), but Raymond Daigle and I call it inspiration. Eggnog, a reflection on a Christmas-themed cooking show gone awry, is our annual offering for David Templeton’s Twisted X-mas Live. Premieres 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6 @ the Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave., [...]

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How to Avoid Hooking up at the Company Holiday Party

December 10, 2007

Ah, the proverbial company holiday party—where one must suffer the indignity of white elephant gifts, off-brand booze and mistletoe hanging over one’s head like the sword of Damocles. Spending an obligatory evening with the water cooler crowd feigning holiday cheer is trying enough, so why up the ante by waking up next to one of [...]