Ode to our Cellar Dwellers

September 9th, 2011 by Mau Lanese

Orange and brown, awash in autumn dogbone hair clips, Jordasche bottom They gather in Muni and eat foods that are farty all in the quest for the trophy Lombardi Leaves in the gutters, clams on the steamer the overpaid losers roll up in their Beamers Head to their lockers and strap on the pads while [...]

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I’m Ready for my Closeup, General Moses: Movies shot in Cleveland

August 18th, 2011 by Mau Lanese

The Marvel studios blockbuster of next year is currently filming here in our little burg. The Avengers combines all the characters from their other box office smashes(Hulk pun fully intended): Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and mercifully, not Punisher. People are excited and there is a buzz downtown. but is this the first time a [...]

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The Cannoli Doesn’t Fall Far from the Saucepan

August 11th, 2011 by Mau Lanese

This weekend is the Feast of the Assumption in Little Italy. I am going down Saturday to attend a swinging shindig my friend is having at her house located right in the thick of the action. With that, the new season of Jersey Shore(set in Italy) in full swing and my recent culinary ventures in [...]

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What I Did on my Summer Staycation: Part 1

July 25th, 2011 by Mau Lanese

So it’s nearing the end of July. According to the calendar, we are only one third of the way through the summer. However, with the blistering heat and outdoor activities that got started back in early June, it feels like we are halfway or further.  Despite all the tornadoes,high profile criminal trials, government protests, flooding, sports [...]

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Summertime Blues

May 29th, 2011 by Mau Lanese

I used to not be a fan of summer. Decades spent in a childhood home with no air conditioning, and a basement(the only refuge) full of creepy crawlies always made me kind of a summer hater. Since I hit adulthood, it got a little better. A little. A seven year career driving the elderly around [...]

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