Category: Articles

  • Pacific Ties: An Ode to SPAM

    SPAM.  No, I am not talking about the hundreds of junk email that you receive on a daily basis.  I am talking about the pink meat that comes in the blue can. First introduced to the American public in 1937 as “HORMEL Spiced Ham”, SPAM has survived the Great Depression, World War II, the psychedelic…

  • Mmm…burgers: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

    Being a West Coaster for most of my life, I didn’t even know what White Castle was until I saw the poster for “Harold and Kumar.” After my uncle told me it was a fast-food joint, I was curious as to why Harold and Kumar went. In truth, what initially attracted me to the film…