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So here I was, all ready to follow your votes and pit the burgers from O'Connell's Pub and Seamus McDaniel's against each other in a no-holds-barred, steel-cage battle to the death. Except...O'Connell's Pub has been closed all week. Won't reopen till next week.When I'm on vacation.So. Um. Yes.The inaugural Fight Club Sandwich battle is postponed until the week of July 13. Gut Check International Headquarters will be shuttered for the Fourth of July holiday tomorrow. Next week, I'm on vacation, b
Our feature story this week delves into the wacky world of anvil shooting. According to esteemed anvil historian Richard Postman, anvil shooting is an American tradition that's been around for almost 300 years. It originated as a way for people to celebrate holidays with bang. A really, really big bang.All the process requires is two large anvils (not cheap, not easy to find), a fuse, peanut butter, notebook paper, and a pound of gunpowder. Combine said elements, add fire, run like hell, and an
Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin."If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've been told by audience members that I have good timing. I'd like to do what I do with DP on a grander scale."Unfortunately for Jennings, there aren't many disabled characters onstage, and many of those
