Jun 26th, 2008 · The Louisiana Legislature has proclaimed the Sazerac — a potent mix of rye whiskey, bitters and absinthe — New Orleans' official cocktail. A local bar chef explains the appeal and shares the secret to making the iconic drink.
Mar 9th, 2008 · Financial security for all Americans was weighing heavily on President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 75 years ago. On March 12, 1933, FDR delivered the first of what would become his famous "fireside chats" designed to reassure an anxious public struggling to find its way out of the Great Depression. He spoke after proclaiming a four-day bank holiday to prevent panicked customers from making huge withdrawals.
Feb 16th, 2008 · All the pre-printed t-shirts proclaiming the New England Patriots Super Bowl champs have made their way to Nicaragua now that the Patriots have lost.
Nov 21st, 2007 · Self-proclaimed "Leaf Geek" Mollie Katzen shares vegetable inspirations for Thanksgiving. She prepares a chard recipe from her latest cookbook, The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without, and extols the virtues of roasted Brussels sprouts.
Nov 20th, 2007 · The self-proclaimed comedy porcupine talks about his new novel, Into Hot Air: Mounting Mount Everest.
Oct 15th, 2007 · According to a self-written "mythology," Cuban Cowboys' lead singer fell out of Fidel Castro's beard while he was in a bubble bath, smoking and watching TV. Hear an interview and performance by the self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Cuban Surf Rock Band."
Sep 22nd, 2007 · In November 1979, gunmen in Mecca seized Islam's holiest shrine to proclaim the arrival of the Muslim messiah. It took Saudi forces, aided by French commandos, two weeks to flush the rebels out of Meccca. Author Yaroslav Trofimov argues that the way the rebellion was quashed helped spawn the birth of al-Qaida.
Aug 31st, 2007 · As the war in Iraq grinds on and the Iraqi government reels from crisis to crisis, ordinary Iraqis are looking for certainty. That has sparked a resurgence of interest in self-proclaimed psychics, fortune tellers and healers.