‘It’s not just about the facade of television personality, it’s about real work being done in kitchens’
Paula Deen
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Our rising feminine mystique
Nobody puts our brilliant babes in a corner these days, and July has been a banner month for talented women representing our fair little town.
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Savannahian You Love To Hate
We were sort of surprised at this, given the level of rancor directed toward local politicians and given that Mrs. Deen has managed to stay out of the headlines for […]
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5 Questions: Paula Deen
SAVANNAH’S other very important Paula—Mrs. Deen—is commencing a return to the big-time after a rough patch. A series of controversies—some self-inflicted and others frankly whipped up by a sensationalist media—resulted […]
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American dreamin’
Then we have our own homegrown scandal peppering the pot: The national news trucks double-parked in front of the Lady and Sons may have gone home, but the bad taste lingers. And it’s not because someone overcooked the okra.
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Editor’s Note: The real Paula Deen scandal
I prefer to focus on what the Deen story is really about: The intersection of race and money. That’s the real taboo.
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Paula Deen shows how to eat fried words
And I will admit that I have made more jokes about my own race(s) than I’ve heard. Honestly, the only struggle I’ve had when thinking about my own race was figuring out which box to check.
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Kathy Griffin: Danger and dishing
Now that it’s a wrap on the sixth season of her TV series, My Life on the D-List, two-time Emmy winner Kathy Griffin is back on the road, doing what […]
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Too much of a good thing?
— An officer requested assistance after stopping a subject on Montgomery Street. When backup arrived, they saw a woman standing on the side of the road yelling, “thank you Jesus, […]
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Mark Your Calendar: Charitable comedy
“Laughs for Lemonade,” Saturday, July 17 at 8 p.m. at the Lucas Theatre, is a standup comedy show featuring Karen Morgan, a finalist on Nick at Nite’s Search for the […]
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A rock and country legend
RANDY WOOD’S Concert Hall in Bloomingdale so frequently touts the artists they book as “world class” that you’d be forgiven for simply assuming it’s so much hype. However, the simple […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
The Stanton Moore Trio with The CodeTalkers *** Here’s yet another high-profile booking at this upstart River Street venue that should have jam-band and N’awlins-style funk fans literally giddy with […]