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A Guide to Irish Accents

A Quick Guide to Irish Accents – An overview of the accents found in various regions of Ireland. There are multiple unique accents found in various regions of Ireland, each showcasing its own distinct features and variations. Below is a brief rundown of some of the primary accents you may come across: Share The accent from Ulster (Northern Ireland) has a prominent lilt and unique pronunciation of specific vowel sounds. Words such as "

A Historic 90s Brand Making a Comeback

If you’ve been watching the Wu-Tang series on Hulu you’ve probably seen a bunch of clothing brands, including Tommy Hilfiger and Polo. But there’s one clothing that you might have missed. The logo was red, black, and green as were the clothes. And the lockup featured two C’s across the badge. It wasn’t Chanel — it was black-owned. It was Cross Colours. Look below at a still shot from one of the Wu-Tang episodes & the logo.

A NYC Steak House Mystery! - by Anne Kadet

Hello Everyone, Welcome to Issue #71 of CAFÉ ANNE! HUGE NEWS: New York City has kicked off an election to designate an official city wildflower. The candidates, nominated by a different park board in each borough, include Butterfly Milkweed (Manhattan), Pinxter Azalea (Staten Island), Giant Sunflower (Queens), Wild Columbine (Brooklyn) and Spicebush (Bronx). It’s important that we get this right—wildflowers are scary and out of control, and we need to designate a solid, reliable floral leader who won’t go rogue.

A recipe for enchiladas that was vetoed

Do you ever have a newsletter and intend to make a recipe and just literally cannot bring yourself to do it? Reader, It Happened to Me/I Did It to Myself: a very ’50s style enchiladas recipe was fully avoided out of sheer panic. Here’s what I was supposed to make: We’ve been here before—with the meat loaf, with the hamburger and rice. For all my love of the midcentury, and appreciation of its moments of kitsch, I fear (some) of its food.

A Review of All Creatures Great and Small, Season 3

Where do we find a few good men? This is the question the recently concluded season 3 of the PBS Masterpiece series All Creatures Great and Small proposes to answer, both for its age and our own. The show is loosely based on James Herriot’s beloved books of the same name, which were in turn based on his real-life experiences as a veterinarian in the English countryside and previously adapted by the BBC for television.