Pimper’s Paradise: Selling Bob Marley

By TPC STAFF For some time, Bob Marley’s estate has been making his image available for commercial use. That latest venture is Marley’s Mellow Mood natural relaxation drinks. Here’s a taste from the product’s site: Mellow Mood has got me, so let the music rock me. Bob’s lyrics speak for themselves when describing Marley’s Mellow Mood…

Daily Clicks — May 15, 2014

• Matt Daniels is a data wonk who tested the vocabulary of history’s most popular rappers against that of Shakespeare’s to see whose lyrics would emerge as the most loquacious. Big names like Kanye, Snoop Dogg, and even 2Pac landed in the bottom 20 percent while the Wu-Tang Clan dominated the list, proving once more they ain’t ones…

Happy Hour History: The Martini

By JIM SABATASO | STAFF Editor’s note: This part of a series exploring the history of various cocktails the author likes to make for happy hour. Enjoy responsibly. For today’s lesson, we’ll be exploring the storied past of the Martini, a cocktail HL Mencken once called the “the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.” I couldn’t…