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The combination of the refreshing crisp cold vegetables with the salty feta cheese and olives, and the tang of the red wine vinegar peppered with dried oregano is a perfect salad that I can eat on the daily.

Pitchfork Music Festival comes to Chicago’s Union Park this weekend, and no pre-festival prep is more important for concert-goers than mapping out their meals. Things have changed a lot since I first attended the fest in 2006—I now have a taste for rosé on a hot summer day instead of cheap beer, and my body rejects…

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The best towels on Amazon can elevate your bathing experience—and they ship quickly to boot. Here are our top recommendations for 2024.

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The @HungryEditor asked a handful of friends and beverage industry insiders to share a recipe for their take on the Pina Colada. Read on for some classic as well new interpretations on the festive drink. (Part 1)

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LOS ANGELES IS A TREASURE trove of historic sites related to Walt Disney, but the Scottish pub in Glendale called the Tam O’Shanter is not among the best-known of them. That’s a shame, since Walt Disney himself was once a regular there. 

In the 1920s, the Disney studio was located on Hyperion Avenue. Compared to the media empire it is today, the studio was quite small and had no cafeteria. Disney and his crew dined at the Tam O’Shanter almost every day in the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s. They frequented it so often, the pub even gained the nickname “the Disney Studio Commissary.”

Established in 1922 by Lawrence Frank and Walter Van de Kamp, the Tam O’Shanter is one of Los Angeles’s oldest restaurants and still run by the same family in the original location. It features the exterior of a storybook-style cottage and an interior decked out with medieval-inspired decor, including English and Scottish weaponry, kilts, and coats of arms. According to local lore, the setting may have partially inspired Disney's first animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

When dining there, Disney would always sit at Table 31 in the corner of the main dining hall, presumably enjoying the pub’s famous prime rib and Yorkshire pudding, next to the large fireplace. Today, this history is commemorated by a plaque, which reads, “This was a favorite spot of Walt Disney and his imagineers.”

The “Disney table,” as it’s known, still bears a few well-worn etchings supposedly carved into the wood by the crew. There’s also a caricature of Lawrence Frank drawn by John Hench, one of the studio’s legendary animators, which was signed by Walt in 1958.

Full video documenting the Uvalde, Texas school shooting lays bare in devastating detail how police botched the response to the massacre.

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy said that if he were the Big 12 commissioner, he wouldn't allow representatives from Texas and Oklahoma, which are leaving to join the SEC, to attend any of the conference's business meetings.

It's time to start researching swimming pools for the season. These are the various types of pools available for home use.

A good, multi-cup coffee maker can save the morning after a crummy night’s sleep.

It can endear you to your groggy houseguests, and make working from home more efficient.

And if you care about coffee, it’s worth investing in a machine that will brew a truly delicious pot every time.

Of the brewers we recommend in our guide to the best drip coffee makers, the Technivorm Moccamaster KBT is not the most high tech. It doesn’t have a bunch of preset functions or features like an auto-brew program. But it (along with other Moccamaster models) does have a following of fiercely loyal fans among our staff, as well as the greater community of coffee obsessives for its great coffee, good design, and reputation for longevity.

Prosecutors said the 33-year-old who helped the CIA design shadowy hacking tools was responsible for “one of the most brazen and damaging acts of espionage in American history.”

Now July’s full Moon has come and gone it’s time to start looking for one of the biggest comets ever found.

Summer is regarded by some as prime time for bright and fresh fruits and vegetables, smoky grilled meats, and the best frozen treats. But once you pass that Fourth of July threshold, the menu items of choice become shaken lemonades, fried Snickers, and anything you can serve on a stick. That’s right—it’s state fair…

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A whistling vessel (huaco silbador) is an ancient type of ceramic art in which water moves between two chambers and produces a bird whistle. There are many that survive from pre-Columbian Central and South America, but they are also being made again today. Even the reproductions are hand made and quite expensive. Steve Mould wanted to look inside to see how they worked, but considering the cost, he used x-ray technology to see inside. To really grasp the way they work, he ended up destroying at least one anyway, but the mechanism, and how it varies from piece to piece, is quite fascinating. The last minute of this video is an ad.

Despite rising film costs, Kodak hopes to keep film shooters snapping by offering a way to shoot film on a shoestring budget. Taking a cue from a 1960's trend in camera design, Kodak has released the Ektar H35 half-frame camera.

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During the days of the Byzantine Empire, monks who gave up a normal life for their Christian faith sometimes appeared to compete over who could sacrifice the most or even punish themselves the most. Simeon Stylites the Elder was a pioneer in self-deprivation. Born around 390 AD in Syria, he entered monastic life as a teenager. He became an ascetic, going weeks without eating to purify himself. He was so extreme that he was asked to leave the monastery, and went to live a hermit's life alone atop a series of pillars. The first one was three meters tall, but he found taller places to sit and stay. Simeon settled on a pillar that was 15 meters tall and stayed there 37 years! His living space was a platform of about a square meter with a railing of sorts. Simeon was only brought down after his death.

Some of Simeon's followers also tried living up on a pillar, and they became known as stylites, or pillar hermits. The practice lasted until the Middle Ages, at least in its extreme form. Read about Simeon Stylites the Elder and his pillar home at Amusing Planet.

We've rounded up the best cameras from Nikon, Sony, GoPro and others in every major category—from point-and-shoot and mirrorless to instant and action cams.

There is nothing like some tasty fast food. For many of us, it’s convenient, affordable, and delicious. But getting caught in the same routine of ordering your “usual” from your favorite fast food joint is easy. Why not try a menu hack the next time you have a craving? Menu hacks allow people to order […]

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Want to leave the US? The world’s largest expat community has a new report on the best and worst places to live. (You won't believe how low the US ranked.)

Mason Hereford can always be found at restaurants with memorable names. He’s the chef and owner of Turkey and The Wolf in New Orleans and recently released a cookbook of the same name filled with recipes for the restaurant’s signature sandwiches, sides, and oddball creations. If we had to describe Hereford’s cooking…

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Hear the words “backpacking food,” and you probably think about stuff in cans: tuna, beans, maybe even Spam, anything that’s already cooked, calorie-dense, and virtually nonperishable. And yet, if you’re going on a backpacking trip for many days or even weeks, canned food actually presents a major logistical issue:…

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Joey Chestnut will attempt to eat 77 mustardless, water-drenched hot dogs this Independence Day, but for the truly patriotic, nothing beats heading to one of the 13 original colonies, Rhode Island, for a few well-appointed hot wieners.

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A new novelty item hits select shelves this week: a 1,844-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon, so named for the year the beer was created, being sold for around $850 (though pricing will vary depending on location). While it seems excessive, PBR has such a devout following that it’s a marketing stunt just crazy enough to work.…

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A hot dog is a splendid thing. It makes an excellent summer entree and an even better jousting implement. But what gives a good dog its signature snap? Folks, it’s all in the casing, that meaty little tube that keeps a frankfurter standing at attention. Hold onto your weenies and join me in a quick rundown of the most…

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A michelada is a beautiful Mexican beer cocktail supplemented with lime juice, hot sauce, chile powder, various seasonings, and sometimes a form of tomato juice (any recipes that include Clamato are my favorite kind). This is a top-five alcoholic beverage, because micheladas function as a thirst-quencher while also…

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My teenage years smell like domestic beer, skate ramp wood, and bad cloves. I am trying to forget it all. I fell in love with craft beer in my twenties and started with Sierra Nevada Pale, jumping to Russian River, Modern Times. and finally to Brouwerij West, Mikkeller, Breakside, Fremont, Smog City, Little Beast, and…

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I can’t stand one-off ingredients. I keep a tidy pantry, so I’m always a little irked when a recipe calls for a teaspoon of pomegranate syrup or half a cup of frozen cranberries. After the dishes are done and dusted, I’m left with a relatively obscure ingredient which will languish in my home until the next time I…

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The following is the second in an intermittent series exploring the cultural contradictions of progressivism.

One cannot but admit how the Left has been exceeding successful in its drive to implement the use of individually derived personal pronouns within the larger culture, most notably within academia and corporations.

The crux of the Left’s argument surrounding the use of personal pronouns is that gender is a fluid (if only flowing one way), subjective determination solely within the purview of the individual; consequently, the individual who identifies as one or more of the many genders has the right to demand the use of their preferred personal pronouns when other people address them.  Thus does a man who identifies as a woman demand that everyone use “her” chosen personal pronouns unless and until “she” decides otherwise.  To refuse to do so is not only considered rude and grounds for disciplinary action, including termination and cancellation, but in the minds of many Leftists constitutes a hate crime.

Yet, when it comes to an entire community, the Left is hellbent upon ignoring their opposition and branding them with a made-up name in the name of “inclusivity.”  The community in question is the Hispanic community.  The term is “Latinx.”

In its ideological zeal, the oblivious, hypocritical Left doesn’t fathom that branding Hispanics as “Latinx” contradicts their arguments in support of demanding the use of subjectively derived personal pronouns.  Succinctly: why does an individual have the right to decide what they should be called, but an entire community does not?

One argument the Left presents is how the term “Latinx” is required for purposes of “inclusion.”  Yet, only the Left’s “magical thinking” can lead one to believe that an inane political term that 40% of Hispanics find insulting will lead to more inclusion.  But, again, this is the same idiocy that believes the exclusion of words such as “mother” and “father” from the common vocabulary leads to more inclusivity.  What it leads to is censorship and division, for exclusion only breeds more exclusion and alienation.

Another argument the Left will make is that in the power to name one’s personal pronouns is a matter of gender, and the use of “Latinx” is a matter of race.  Yet both are matters of identity – the Left’s latest hook for their ideology and pursuit of political power, now that they’ve all but abandoned class consciousness.  In yet one more ironic contradiction of progressivism, in the instance of personal pronouns versus “Latinx”, the Left is arguing the individual has more power than the collective.  Such are the vagaries of the Left’s intersectional spoils system.  But, as one will see below, the Left’s hellbent quest for gender inclusivity also insults gay Hispanics, too, many of whom are conservative.

A third argument is that “language is fluid.”  It is charitable to call this an argument in favor of Latinx, as it really doesn’t answer the question of why a segment of a political party, progressives, the majority of whom are white, can label the nation’s largest minority with a term a large segment of which find offensive.  Imagine the consequences if conservatives called a minority a term that nearly half found offensive?  But Progressive privilege excludes such consequences.

Hence, the Left will keep using the term “Latinx” until the Hispanic community acquiesces to it.  At some point in the near future, progressives within academia, corporations, governmental entities, the statist media, and even dictionaries (as was done in arbitrarily altering the definition of racism to suit their ideological dictates) will promote the Left’s preferred term, “Latinx”, and censor the terms preferred by Hispanics – all in the name of inclusion, of course.  When it comes to language fluidity, for the Left it is less like a gently flowing brook and more like a power washer.

Still, aren’t there political ramifications to be considered?  Per a Fox News report:

“Latinos themselves have roundly rejected the attempt at being inclusive, with one 2021 poll finding only 2% of Hispanic voters use the term.  The term ‘Hispanic’ led the way among those voters, with 68% saying they prefer it.  Latino/Latina came in at 21%, while ‘something else’ garnered 8% support.

“Perhaps more troubling for Democrats who have insisted on pushing the term, the poll found that 40% of respondents said the term “Latinx” bothers them and 30% indicated they would be less likely to support a politician who used the term.”

In the wake of her stunning victory in the special election in Texas’ 34^th Congressional District, Representative Mayra Flores (R-Tex.), the first Mexican-born person elected to the U.S. House, proclaimed:

“The Democrat Party has been in control here in South Texas for over 100 years and feel entitled to our vote.  They feel they don’t have to do anything to earn our vote.  And we sent a strong message to Washington, and we sent a strong message to Democrat Party that you have to get to work.  If not, you’re going to get voted out…

“This is just the beginning and I believe that Hispanics throughout the country are going to see that more Hispanics are joining the Republican Party and they will do the research of why and when they do, they’ll realize that their values align with the Republican Party.”

Nonetheless, even as The Babylon Bee’s trenchant political analysis reveals: “Hispanics Just Voting For Whichever Candidate Isn’t Calling Them ‘Latinx,’” will the fact that the Hispanic vote has been trending Republican lead to the progressives to heed her words and start examining, let alone ceasing, their use of the offensive term “Latinx”?

The progressive ideology has been called many things, but “practical” isn’t one of them.

A Human Events contributor, the Hon. Thaddeus G. McCotter (M.C., Ret.) represented Michigan’s 11th Congressional district from 2003-2012, and served as Chair of the Republican House Policy Committee. Not a lobbyist, he is a frequent public speaker and moderator for public policy seminars; and a Monday co-host of the “John Batchelor Radio Show,” among sundry media appearances.