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Archives for September 29, 2011

Vladimir Putin: the “most interesting man in the world,” or the beginning of a personality cult?

Vladimir Putin: the man, the myth, the … next president of Russia? In the post-Clinton age, if there’s one person who appears on the Drudge Report more than Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, it’s Mr. Putin. If it’s not in relationship to international affairs and Russia, he appears there in some daring, manly activity, occasionally […]

Este Pizzeria. New York style pizza in Salt Lake City.

With a couple of chairs and small tables outside and a flat glass window, you don’t know what you’re getting when you walk up to Este Pizzeria. What you get is faux urban, pop culture decorated, and all deliciousness. I ordered a half-half split pizza–half all cheese for my friend, toppings of sausage, some onions, […]