35 Shots of Rum (2008) (New York Times)The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers. Time and romantic attraction threaten to sour a family relationship in this drama from writer and director Claire Denis.

Tendong Lho Rum Faat festival celebrated by Lepchas of Sikkim (New Kerala)During the festival, Lepchas offer prayers and worship Mount Tendong; the Kanchenjunga mountain range, that they believe saved them from destruction by floods.

35 Shots of Rum (2008) (New York Times)The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers.

Is dessert topping with egg safe? (The News & Observer)Q: I have an old recipe that calls for topping canned pear halves with a mixture of confectioner's sugar, 1 cup heavy cream, one egg, vanilla and rum several hours before serving. Would you serve this, since it contains raw egg?

Eat like a pirate: This recipe's made for the high seas (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)Pirates might be bad guys, but pirate-inspired cuisine can be a lot of fun. Above, Caribbean Rum Cake with Scurvy-Preventing Citrus Glaze.

Regional News (Bluffton Today)The victim, 33, had just closed Rum Runners Bar at Hilton Head Beach and Tennis Resort and was walking to her car when a man walked up behind her and grabbed her shortly before 9:15 p.m., according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office press release..

The Adjudicator: NRL finals W1 (FOXSPORTS.com.au)Smell that? It's September. Half the competition are downing their 20th rum-and-coke, but the top eight are about to get serious. The Adjudicator puts down his pint.

Looking for luck on the triple nine (Jamaica Gleaner)It was outside a small, musty rum bar in Lionel Town, Clarendon, that Dexter Chung, a mechanic at a nearby sugar factory realised that September 9, 2009 was only a couple of days away. He had just listened to a lottery draw on the radio.

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

Deal has U.S. taxpayers subsidizing British distillery on St. Croix (The Star-Ledger)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....

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