FlashPoints
FLASHPOINTS REVIEWS & HOW TOS
FlashPoints (flăsh'points) - 1) The temperatures at which vapors ignite. 2) The moments at which one moves from spectator to participator.
REVIEWS: NEWEST / POPULAR
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Wine: The Very Basic Basics

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Wine is like art. It has a little to do with what's pleasing to most, but everything to do with what pleases you. And with these few tips, you'll be well on your way to becoming an oenophile.
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Theater Review: Spamalot

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This Tony winning musical adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail is hilariously raunchy ... nonstop razzle-dazzle zaniness from beginning to end.
REVIEWS: ARTS
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Opera: A Beginner's Guide

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Opera is an exhilarating showcase of ornate costuming, elaborate scenery, dramatic singing actors, and racy plots about life, death, sex, political intrigue ...
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Art: View, Appreciate, Discuss

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The next time you stroll through a museum, whether or not you figure out what the artist was thinking, here are some questions to get yourself (and others) thinking.
REVIEWS: DINING
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Fine Chocolate 101

How To

How to buy and taste fine chocolate and understand the difference between a truffle and a bonbon, a chocolate maker and a chocolatier, cacao and cocoa, etc.
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Sushi: An Introduction

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Although the appeal of eating sushi continues to grow in America, partaking can sometimes be a tricky maze of strange foods, dissimilar cultural traditions, and foreign languages.
REVIEWS: EVENTS
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Mardi Gras Galveston

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Mardi Gras Galveston is much like a huge outdoor street fest or an oversized tailgate party with a number of parades, parties, bands, vendors ... and beads.
REVIEWS: LIVING
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Mardi Gras

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Tossing beads, catching beads, masquerading, parading … Mardi Gras has become a festival event celebrated by people of a variety of creeds and ethnicities.
REVIEWS: MOVIES

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REVIEWS: MUSIC
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Classical Music & Symphony Terms

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We don't want to bog you down with an overweight backpack of music vocabulary, but we would like to share a few terms that you might want to know before heading over to the symphony.
REVIEWS: ROMANCE
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Champagne: Opening and Serving

How To

Sometimes, maybe in an intimate setting or at a dinner party, a little more decorum may be necessary to prevent putting a 'damper' on things.
REVIEWS: SPORTS

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REVIEWS: TRAVEL
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Carnival Conquest 7 Day Cruise

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After the longest conga line we'd ever seen, the night ended on the pool deck with the band rocking away and people dancing until way past midnight.