• The Original Tea House and Café

    A new tea house and café is now up and running in downtown Buffalo, located at 392 Pearl Street, close to Chippewa. The business is owned and operated by Ibrahim []

  • Dragon's Dogma 2: Legacy Guide

    Legacy is a pivotal main quest in Dragon's Dogma 2 that could serve as the game's final quest, depending on your choices.

  • The Original Version of The Bridgerton Poster Was Released

    A side by side of the original and the final version of the #Bridgerton poster pic.twitter.com/GREzXtPjr3 Nic and Newts (@NicandNewts) April 15, 2024 A side by side of the original and the final version of the Bridgerton poster. This was posted on IG by lead actress Nicola Coughlan. source

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    The origin story of Wawa's name and logo

    I was curious how Wawa got its name and logo. Answer: From Wawa,

  • The enduring legacy of the French 75 cocktail

    A new book aptly titled “The French 75" takes a deep dive into the drink's fascinating history and enduring appeal.

  • The origin of all things: Kyotographie 2024 – a photo essay

    The 12th annual Kyotographie photography festival features 13 exhibitions staged in striking locations across the Japanese city of Kyoto. Photographers from around the world submitted pictures on the theme of ‘source’The Kyotographie international photography festival runs until 12 MaySpring in Kyoto ushers in cherry blossom season, but it also marks the return of one of the biggest photo festivals in Asia. Kyotographie, now in its 12th year, fuses the past and present with its striking images...

  • 'Civil War' – Raw, Original and Utterly Pointless

    Alex Garland wasn't kidding. The writer/director of 'Civil War' said his dystopian thriller didn't take political sides. The film bears that out, focusing entirely on journalists scrambling to cover a country at war with itself. The problem? 'Civil War' isn't action-packed in a traditional, rah-rah sense. Nor does it shed new light on what it means to be a war correspondent. What's left? Visceral moments and the sense that almost anything can happen on screen. Like Garland's previous film 'Men,'...

  • 420 origins traced to San Rafael's 'Waldos'

    Marijuana culture's high holiday, 420, falls on Saturday this year, an occasion celebrated by pot enthusiasts around the globe who gather under the haze of cannabis smoke by sharing joints in camaraderie.But why is April 20 the day to light up? The origins stem from a group of five Marin County men, now in their 60s, who coined the slang term in 1971 while students at San Rafael High School. The group called themselves "the Waldos," a term first used by comedian Buddy Hackett to describe odd...

  • What is an NFL mock draft? Here are the origins and a look at 2024

    Mock drafts are one of the most popular forms of NFL analysis. How did they start and who is the most accurate NFL draft predictor?

  • ONTD Original: Stationery Influencers Are Indeed a Thing

    While making a comment in the Michael J. Fox post about how Hollywood has changed, I talked about how there are tons of influencers who are extremely popular in their own little spheres of influence and how it's rare for influencers to become popular across multiple themes, audiences, target demographics, whatever. My example - stationery influencers are 100% a thing. Today, I will introduce you to a few stationery influencers who have their own niche audiences, because stationery is definitely...

  • 1985's Etak, the original in-car navigation computer

    Map Happenings posted a retrospective of the Etak, the original in-car navigation computer from 1985. The simple and unambigious monochrome display looks great! Lacking GPS, the technical tricks it used to pinpoint the user's location, such as magnetic dead reckoning, are now "high-end features" of navigation systems. — Read the rest

  • How Does the Original 'Shōgun' Miniseries Compare to the FX Show?

    The original Shōgun miniseries is an epic production and faithful to the novel, but there are key differences between it and FX's series.