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December 4, 2013

VIDEO: Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter on Thai Stick

Australia Network News recently broadcast a story about Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, by Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter. The story focuses, in part, on Mike Ritter’s personal story as someone who dropped...

December 3, 2013

The History of Chinese Food! Images from The Land of the Five Flavors

From propaganda posters to depictions of festive banquets (and their aftermath), The Land of the Five Flavors: A Cultural History of Chinese Culture by Thomas Hollmann and translated by Karen Margolis, captures the rich history of Chinese food and its...

November 28, 2013

Contemporary Romanian Cinema and the Romanian Film Festival

November 27, 2013

Doughnuts? A Thanksgiving Tradition? Apparently So.

We culminate our week-long (or, at least short week) feature on Thanksgiving with a quick look at the holiday’s history in New York City. In his chapter, “The Food and Drink of New York from 1624 to 1898,” from Gastropolis:...

November 27, 2013

Joseph Cirinicone Discusses the Iran Nuclear Deal on Rachel Maddow

Joseph Cirinicione, author of Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late, was recently on The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the recent nuclear deal with Iran. Cirincione considers how Obama’s strategy of sanctions led to the deal,...

November 26, 2013

Talking Turkey with Herve This!

“Use the dishwasher! For the next holiday meal, I recommend that you prepare two turkeys. Cook one in the dishwasher, in a plastic bag, for several cycles of your machine.”—Herve This In highlighting our books on this blog, we like...

November 25, 2013

Loosen Those Belts! The Science of Overeating (Just in Time for Thanksgiving)

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we thought we would look at one of the darker traditions of the holiday: overating. Sure, the food is delicious and plentiful but we should know better. But are there other, scientific factors that...

November 21, 2013

Interview with Peter Maguire, author of Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade

The following is an edited transcript of a podcast interview with Peter Maguire, coauthor of Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade. The excerpt starts with midway with Maguire talking about the marijuana smugglers. For...

November 20, 2013

Images of Surfing, Drugs, and Drug Smuggling via "Thai Stick"

From California surfers to the hinterlands of Thailand, Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, by Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter, documents the growth, professionalization, and dangers of the international marijuana trade. That story is,...

November 19, 2013

Book Giveaway! Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade

This week we will be featuring Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade the extraordinary tale of marijuana smuggling in the 1970s by Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter. Throughout the week we will be featuring...

November 15, 2013

University Press Roundup: Special UPWeek Edition

Welcome to our University Press Roundup! As many of you know, this week was University Press Week, and many of the blogs we normally cover here participated in the #UPWeek Blog Tour, so we are making this the Special UPWeek...