Aaron Lefkove
Most Recently: Introducing Our Real American Thanksgiving Cookbook: Lefse
Aaron Lefkove would most like to be remembered as the guy who coined the phrase "Summer of Megadeth."
Introducing Our Real American Thanksgiving Cookbook: Lefse
Leading up to Thanksgiving, we're going to bring you recipes galore! Thing is, anyone can make a turkey and yams, so we've asked folks to ransack their family histories for what you might call the "locally traditional" Thanksgiving dish—that delicious and sometimes-bizarre kind of dish that only your family makes. READ MORE
The Old Pornographers: Richard Nash and Mike Edison on Banned Books
The last week of September is traditionally reserved as a time of reflection and celebration of one of America's favorite pastimes, and no, I'm not talking about post-season baseball here. I'm referring to the banning, censoring and otherwise challenging of the printed word. So this coming Wednesday at Housing Works bookstore, Mike Edison, the author of 28 pornographic novels and a memoir about his time spent at Hustler, Screw, Cherry, Penthouse and High Times (plus a stint behind the drum kit for ultimate freedom of expression advocate GG Allin) is throwing the third annual Banned Book Party. He's joined by publishing guru Richard Nash, formerly of Soft Skull and now of Cursor, and the attorney Herald Price Fahringer, who famously defended Larry Flint against numerous allegations of obscenity and went head to head with Rudy Giuliani over the desmutification of Times Square. I caught up with Edison and Nash this week to grill them a little. READ MORE
An Interview with Earnest Pettie, Our Secretive Hero of Wikipedia
Last week I reported on the secretive heroes of Wikipedia and their detailed academic descriptions of 90s hip hop classics. Over the weekend, the author of the two best entries-Warren G and Nate Dogg's "Regulate" and DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Parents Just Don't Understand"-made contact. Earnest Pettie-or Earnestp if you prefer his now-defunct Wikipedia handle-is an editor at Break.com. And now we ask him some questions! READ MORE
"Mr. Dogg is Angry at the Prospect of Sharing His Alcoholic Beverage": The Secretive Heroes of Wikipedia
At 5:12 p.m. on July 10, 2010, substantial changes were made to the Wikipedia entry for DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's 1988 hit "Parents Just Don't Understand." READ MORE
Lesser Known Members of Black Sabbath
• Dave Walker (replaced Ozzy briefly in 1977 for one TV performance) READ MORE
