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Starchy Compliment is a persona of Phillip Alan Wells, University of Houston, journalism '91

Addams Family—Auntie Mame—Some Like It Hot—Travels W/My Aunt—Mama's Family—Greater Tuna—traditional Gothic horror—Irving Berlin—Bette Davis—Tab Hunter—Mitch Miller—Bernie Sanders—Frank Sinatra—Lawrence Welk

Interviewed Mickey Gilley, KPRC-TV, '79
Challenger blew up 1st day @ UH newspaper, '86
Intern, WSJ Houston, '88
Clerk, UH Media Relations, summers '88, '89

Vegetarian since '92

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Image: "The Little Shop of Horrors"--The Filmgroup/Santa Clara Productions/American International Pictures

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Photo: Allied International/Kobal/Shutterstock/Alamy via the "Ryder" magazine online

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Recipe: Basic Pimento Cheese

https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/basic-pimiento-cheese-recipe via "Southern Living"
Photo: Fred Hardy/"Southern Living"

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Photos: Maria R. Bastone/AFP via Getty (top), Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty (bottom)

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Photo: Bettmann/Getty via "Town & Country"

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Lenny Kravitz on the cover of a magazine!

Photo: Melodie McDaniel/"People"

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Get well soon, Tyne Daly!

Photo: James Ruebsamen/"Los Angeles Herald Examiner" via Los Angeles Public Library

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"While the genre paintings of Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Jan Steen are forever relegated to the 1600s, Bruegel and Avercamp painted views that, until recently, remained a common sight in every Dutch and Belgian village."

Low Country Climate Canvasses of Little Ice Age

https://daily.jstor.org/climate-canvasses-of-the-little-ice-age/ via JSTOR Daily
Original image: Hendrick Avercamp, "Winter Landscape with Skaters near a Town" via PubHist

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Photo: ITV/Rex/Shutterstock via "Telegraph"

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Congratulations, John Waters! A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

Photo: Chris Pizzello/AP via KTLA

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"Now in her early 60s, Onoh has developed an idiosyncratic relationship with the horror genre.
"'I am terrified of ghosts and darkness. I still sleep with a bright light on. I can't sleep without [it],' she says.
"'As I grow older, I found that I struggle to watch horror films or read horror books,' Onoh says, while admitting that 'it's my natural thing to write horror. I don't know why.'"

Nuzo Onoh, 'Queen of African Horror,' Terrified of Ghosts

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66707505

Pic: BBC

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"Astonishingly, it appears they then continued their ascent, with the money, to the top of the Dauberhorn, at 2941 metres."

Thieves Scale Tough Switzerland Climbing Route, Rob Donation Box

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66628465 via BBC
Photo: Facebook via BBC

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"Colm O'Gorman, executive director of Amnesty International Ireland, said: 'It is hard to think of an artist who has had the social and cultural impact of Sinead. What a loss. Heartfelt condolences to her children, her family and all who loved her.'"

Sinéad O'Connor, Acclaimed Dublin Singer, Dies at 56

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2023/07/26/sinead-oconnor-acclaimed-dublin-singer-dies-aged-56/ via "Irish Times"

Photo: Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection

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Image: "Ed Sullivan Show"/CBS via Bionic Disco

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Photo:Columbia/CBS

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"Not only has Chapman’s song reached No. 1 on Country Airplay, she is the first Black woman as a song’s sole writer to top the chart since its debut in 1990. Chapman also reached No. 1 on Billboard‘s Country Songwriters chart, dated June 17, because of the success of Combs’ rendition."

Tracy Chapman Reacts to C & W Redo of 'Fast Car'

https://www.billboard.com/music/country/tracy-chapman-reacts-luke-combs-fast-car-cover-1235367446/ via "Rolling Stone"
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"Blum is also a master welder and one of the craftsmen who created the City Museum. Over the last decade the busy farmer-welder became co-owner of the long-abandoned St. Liborius Church in north St. Louis. It sat vacant for years and was deteriorating badly before Blum and his partners rescued it from the wrecking ball."

Fire Guts Skatepark, Arts Studio Created by Jewish Pig Farmer in Historic St. Louis Church

https://stljewishlight.org/news/news-local/fire-destroys-skatepark-arts-studio-in-north-st-louis-created-by-jewish-farmer/ via "St. Louis Jewish Light"
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"Before boarding the sub, Pogue was given a tour of the vessel, during which he commented on its 'improvised design.' This included lighting from Camping World and an unofficial Playstation controller used to drive the submarine."

CBS Story on Missing Titanic Tourist Sub Goes Viral After Reporter Gets Jitters Over 'MacGyvery' Design

https://deadline.com/2023/06/cbs-oceangate-titanic-submarine-viral-david-pogue-safety-concerns-1235420540/amp/ via Deadline Hollywood
Photo: CBS News via Deadline Hollywood

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Photo: Jay Bernstein Public Relations via Atlas Obscura

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