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A Dinner Party Favorite Entrée – SHRIMP ÉTOUFFÉE

Étouffée, in South Louisiana, is pronounced (aye-too-Faye) and is traditionally made with crawfish. We prefer to use shrimp. The Creole New Orleans version has a dark roux and is beige in color. This recipe is from Lafayette and is relatively easy to prepare. Served over rice, it will impress most guests at your table every […]

Edgar Degas – Impressions of The Ballet

(Photo: Taken at The Met Museum, by AgnosticPreachersKid via Wikimedia Commons)   Artist Edgar Degas Degas and Impressionism: Edgar Degas was indeed associated with the Impressionist movement in the 1870s and 1880s. While he shared some techniques with other Impressionist painters, such as quick brushstrokes and the use of vivid color, he also had distinct characteristics in […]

In Plain English — What is RNA? How Do RNA Vaccines Work?

THIS ARTICLE IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION (PRO OR CON) FOR VACCINES, NOR IS IT MEDICAL ADVICE. THIS HEALTH ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN TO HELP EXPLAIN mRNA AND HOW mRNA VACCINES WORK. WE WERE CONFUSED AND OTHERS PROBABLY ARE, ALSO. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN IF YOU DO SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. ONLY YOUR PERSONAL TRUSTED PHYSICIAN OR […]

ED RUSCHA – “BEETLES” ART THAT INFLUENCED HIM

The Dada drawing that was a “light switch” for Ed Ruscha “UNTITLED – BEETLES” by artist Johannes Baargeld, c.1920 In art school Ed Ruscha was struck by an unusual drawing by Dada artist Johannes Theodor Baargeld that he developed a “mystical connection” to. He made a cold call to MoMA to see if he could […]

Humans are Organic, Sympathetic, and Warm Blooded — AI is Cold and Mechanical

Currently, our lives are moving at a breakneck speed, the pace has been accelerating more and more as computer technology has changed everything. The news cycle has shortened to having breaking news every minute, our mail is delivered electronically within seconds of being sent, we can always be reachable through our cell phone tracking devices, […]