Fly Gypsy Mix Up Vodka and Rum (antiMUSIC)A top story from this week. Fly Gypsy, the hip-hop duo comprised of Russian-born producer/one-man-band Alexei Jendayi and Jamaican-born emcee Kowboy Kom, is proud to announce the release of its latest project, The Vodka and Rum Mixtape

Finding Rhythms Within Rhythms in Parisians' Lives (New York Times)“35 Shots of Rum” is one of Claire Denis's most personal movies.

Pioneering spirit turns cane to rum (North Queensland Register)SINCE Kununurra farmer and operator of The Hoochery distiller Spike Dessert was left without access to locally produced molasses after the Ord River Sugar Mill closed in 2007, he decided to go it alone.

Obstacles remain in USA's World Cup path (Yahoo! Sports)A tight CONCACAF qualifying race gives the Americans no margin for error in the chase for South Africa.

A Menu Befitting an Oasis of Greenery (New York Times)The Pond House Cafe in West Hartford offers a creative menu and outstanding views of Elizabeth Park.

Published on: 9/6/2009. (Daily Nation)THE RUM SHOP serves as its roots. Street corners, cricket grounds and verandas are the branches from which the sport has spread.

Subsidies, tax breaks would benefit British rum producer (The Monterey County Herald)WASHINGTON — Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. With little fanfare, a deal is moving forward to direct billions in U.S. tax dollars to an unlikely beneficiary — the giant British liquor producer that makes Captain Morgan rum.

Islands with French flavour (Daily Telegraph)Nigel Tisdall profiles six sun soaked islands with a French flavour.

Caribbean: A little slice of French paradise (Daily Telegraph)Nigel Tisdall is seduced by colonial outposts that are forever France.

Police: Man killed stepfather (Miami Herald)For years, Capt. Spiros Comitos tried to do with his troubled stepson what he did for underprivileged children: have him tag along on his fishing boat and show him a better shade of life.

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