Thursday, April 25, 2024

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**In the land of Dallas where meat lies One Rib to rule them all, One Rib to satisfy them One Rib to bring them all and the Lodge fill them.** Now, anyone from a hungry office worker in downtown Dallas, to a wandering hipster in Deep Ellum, or to the barbecue enthusiast (basically anyone) who enjoys Dallas food knows or needs to...
Is it safe to declare The Black Keys the best rock ‘n’ roll band in the world?  They’re certainly the most universal, with their songs equally beloved by alternative, indie, and, at long last, mainstream rock fans.  Made up of just two laid back guys from Akron, Ohio with great senses of humor in guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer...
All legends fall in the making Sorry truth, dying young, demon youth. What's the 27 Club? We ain't making it past 21. They tell me I'ma be a legend I don't want that title now 'Cause all the legends seem to die out. (Legends, 2018) A legend he was, and die out he has. Jarad Higgins, widely known as Juice WRLD, died Sunday, December 8, at...
  “Under the bridge downtown is where I drew some blood/Under the bridge I could not get enough/Under the bridge forgot about my love/Under the bridge I gave my life away.”   Perhaps no other set of lyrics that Anthony Kiedis—the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers—wrote is as insightful or powerful as this set here. These lyrics, excerpted from...
The inclusion of burgers in American culture runs deep; nothing is more iconic in the American diet. Some find that notion to be worrying, but to me, I find it to be beautiful. They are a staple of celebrations, the main dish of a cookout, or the pathway to a solid nap. And with this integration, burgers vary drastically...
Jesuit is always making technological changes which optimize efficiency for the faculty and student body. For example, Jesuit upgraded its Moodle software, the platform for all classes and activities, to a more cloud-based software to prevent any crashing. Similarly, Jesuit is changing its RangerNet platform, used for keeping track of grades and assignments, to a more upgraded BlackBaud software....
It's the beginning of 4th-period lunch and many hungry students wait to be given permission to get food. Before the students, however, the faculty is allowed to fill their plates. The food served to them is a product of what we all know as SAGE Dining Services. The faculty of Jesuit has been eating from SAGE for a whole...
Are you ever hungry but too lazy to actually cook anything tasty? Well now, do I have some delicious food choices for you. After football games, soccer games, or basically after any Jesuit event, there are many enticingly greasy options around the Dallas area you and your friends can go eat at, but where do we go? We've all...

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