Author: Alicia Caffero
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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A VEGAN ON THANKSGIVING
It starts with a call from the host, “What can I make you?” and the response: “Just don’t even try. I’ll bring a salad or something.” Once arriving with a meat substitute brings about routine stares and the inevitable “What’s…that?” as family observes the comparably barren plate. Grandma’s a nervous wreck and won’t stop asking,…
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WHINE AND DINE: RUE DE JEAN
Upon entering 39 Rue de Jean, I became coated in the class that was dripping from the establishment. From candles, to tasteful, orchestral takes on current pop songs, this place aimed to please the masses. But the longer I became exposed to this ambiance it became more like ambien, as the candle light was nearly…
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DEAR TEDDY LIVE AND LOVE
Dear Teddy, I haven’t eaten anything but bricks for the past three months. Will this affect my digestion? -Charmin Charmin, You tell me. How’s your figure? Are you a brick house? Hoping for the best, Teddy Dear Teddy, My boyfriend and I have been together for 6 months and I really like him. The problem…
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BEARLY HOLDING ON: A BEAR SQUADICLE
This list is for those days when every single joke you make is returned with an awkward cough. It’s for those days when you question the validity of your talent and your dreams. It’s for those days when the life hits you in the face harder than student loans, and you wind up laying in…
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A TALK WITH TROPIDELIC
Tropidelic is a band originating from Ohio with five collections of music released and one in the making. Tropidelic fuses energetic funk, hip-hop and reggae, making their music truly one of a kind. While on tour, they stopped in Savannah and had a chat with Xuan Sequira about their music, life on the road and…
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DOMINION
The black and white film Dominion made its debut to America Sunday Oct. 23 at the Savannah Film Festival. The term black and white is used loosely as it was predominantly a series of grey tones making the film as muddy as Dylan Thomas’s final hours. Dominion is about the final day of poet Dylan…
