Rick’s Picks – For the Week of 12/07/2010

Rick's Picks

As the temperature drops Whim contributor Rick Pecoraro seeks out those cultural nuggets on the rise. On tap this week: a beloved television character makes a return, complicated energy drinks, codes and more!

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High Crimes and Punishment – A Brief Guide to Congressional Disciplinary Actions

Having been censured, Rep. Charles Rangel must now wear a "Parental Advisory" lapel pin when conducting official Congressional business.

Gregory Beyer, Whim contributor and perennial candidate for Delaware’s at-large House seat, explains why Representative Charles Rangel was lucky to walk away with a mere censure after being found guilty of ethics violations last week. Recommended reading for all parliamentary procedure wonks.

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A Conversation Between Ernest Hemingway and Charles Dickens – Two Novelists, But Only One of Whom Is Prolific

"Senor, do we get to win this time?" Hemingway, seen here during one his frequent Spanish Civil War flashbacks.

Matt Passet, the only Whim contributor to star opposite Roger Daltrey’s Scrooge in the 1998 Broadway staging of A Christmas Carol: The Musical, grants readers the gift of a gab session between a writer very much at home in the American West and one who was accused of destroying Virginia City’s newspaper office on an episode of Bonanza.

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Rick’s Picks – For the Week of 11/30/2010

Rick's Picks

Whim contributor Rick Pecoraro, fresh off a turkey-bender, returns with a few more suggestions to help you pick the best wizard-based entertainments, video/food pairings and enjoyable drink.

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A Conversation Between Ben Franklin and Alexander Hamilton – Two Men Whose Faces Appear on My Money

Author, printer, satirist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, whore enthusiast.

Matt Passet, the only Whim contributor to ever hold a one hundred-dollar bill, imagines a conversation between two Founding Fathers: one beloved by rappers, the other the first American to get rich or die tryin’.

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