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IVOR IRWIN is originally from Manchester, England. Recently retired from academia after getting chest-cracked for a bypass, I'm finally starting to write about stuff I like, rather than making relentless compromise over money and collegiality. No more bullshit

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Food & Drink > Salad Recipes Recipes: Chicken salad: 10 of 67
Chicken & Apple SaladMy kind of salad has to have a little oomph with the taste buds and enough bulk to hold back the longing for fat. Unless you own some natural aversion to alcohol, the pink zinfandel truly makes the difference versus the vinegar alternative.Method: Saut or boilPrep time: 10 minutesCooking time: 10 minutesM... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Disturbia: 7 of 24
DisturbiaThere are remakes, and then there are reremakes. In the realm of remakes there are the awful , like The Getaway and Thomas Crown Affair movies, which simply don't work because the originals are still pristine and every male in Hollywood is still a Steve McQueen wannabe. Then there are the bulletproof script kind. A S... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Hopes for Ghana's national soccer team in the 2008 African Nations Cup: 1 of 3
Go Go Ghana! Things Will Be Different in 2008There's been a lot said in the aftermath of what has turned out to be a disappointing World Cup for African teams.Expectations were high and a lot of folks resent having spent their hard-earned holiday dosh in Deutschland on those awful sausages and sauerkraut because they needed s... More..
Food & Drink > Sauce, Spread & Dip Recipes Recipes: Peanut chutney: 1 of 3
This is my favorite chutney to serve with bland meats like codfish or turkey. It's got a real bite to it. While preparing, be sure to wear rubber gloves before handling habaneros. Warn your guests about the heat, unless you like to live dangerously!Method: Food processor or blenderPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 5 minutesServ... More..
Food & Drink > Poultry Recipes Recipes: Chili chicken: 3 of 6
Chili Chicken: India StyleBelieve it or not, the best thing about going to grad school at Penn State was not access to football season tickets, or the white gospel music on the radio, or those buckets of pony-size Rolling Rock beer. No! The very best thing was that there were so many beautiful, erudite Indian women getting th... More..
Sports & Recreation > English Soccer Comparing the 1999 Manchester United squad and the team from 2007: 1 of 2
The second leg of Manchester United's European Champion's Cup looms later today. I am a nervous wreck. I ask a question in the story's title, but in actual fact,the point is sort of moot. The treble-winning team of 1998-1999 had a dense squad of interchangeable parts and even the squad's youngest members had been around for a... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives The top worldwide soccer strikers up for sale in the summer of 2007: 1 of 1
20 STRIKERS FOR SALE: THE WORLDWIDE TRANSFER STAKES ARE HUGE!Here, for your delectation, are twenty strikers for you to consider as they go to the highest bidder. Gambles and sure things: At these prices many of them are very expensive gambles. Their approximate value is stated in pounds sterling. Please note that there are a... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Midnight Express the director's cut: 1 of 1
Midnight Express: ReduxOld rubbish never dies, it just makes your mind fade away. Go on, take a load off me: You find the appropriate clich. I never thought I'd have to sit through this old sack of dreck again, but, instead of a remake, almost thirty years later, we get the Director's cut. It's kind of funny, actually. Last w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Reflections on Premiership coaches leaving their teams in 2007: 1 of 1
A season ends bringing about change, but usually it takes a tad longer. Three days after the conclusion of the Premiership season, three managers left their jobs, following Glenn Roeder who took his coup-de-grace a fortnight before.The style of each departure was very different. A punk rocking 44-year-old who only turned off ... More..
Entertainment > Directors & Film Makers Director biographies: Paul Mazursky: 1 of 1
There are very few film directors out there who aren't guilty of dumping some of their aenomie, angst and greed upon us once they'vebeen celebrated by the critics. Paul Mazursky, however, is a true exception to the rule. Born Irwin Mazursky on April 25, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, into a blue-collar family that was not predis... More..