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‘Twas a Wine Country Christmas

By Daedalus Howell | December 24th, 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

By Daedalus Howell | December 11th, 2009
Mistletoe is the kiss of death. I explain why.
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Eggnog: The Motion Picture

By Daedalus Howell | December 4th, 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

By Daedalus Howell | December 10th, 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 [...]
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