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Farewell, Maurice Sendak. And May Children Adore You Forevermore

Cover: Where the Wild Things Are

One of the most important children’s book artists of the twentieth century died today. Maurice Sendak, who wrote and illustrated the 1960s classic Where the Wild Things Are was 83. Sendak took the traditional picture book and, through words and art, twisted into a dark and terrifying tale. The author was born in 1928 in [...]

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Blonde and Sweet for My Dunker, Please

Dunkin' Donuts dunker

In traditional diners, coffee shops and shorter-order restaurants, unique terms are used to describe food and drink. At one time, some of these terms were pretty universal. Today, however, many young servers will give confused looks when you order a burger and say, “Eighty-six the onions”. Frequent diners picked up on some jargon, and would [...]

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