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Louisville native Jennifer Lawrence shows off her sexy side in the June/July issue of Esquire.

The 19-year-old actress, who starred on the TBS sitcom “The bill Engvall Show” and who was in Louisville last fall to premiere her film “The Burning Plain,” vamps it up in a variety of saucy swimsuits for a three-page pictorial.

The mag even dubs her “a woman we love” and says “she’s beautiful, she can act. …”

Lawrence dishes that she’s “excited to be seen as sexy” in the spread.

This fall you can catch her on the big screen in the Jodie Foster -directed flick “The Beaver,” also starring Mel Gibson .

We’re No. 3!

The National has announced a Sept. 27 show at the Brown Theatre, courtesy of WFPK (91.9-FM) and Production Simple.

The Brooklyn-via-Cincinnati band has just released its highest-charting album, “High Violet,” which made its debut at No. 3 on the Billboard album charts. the band hasn’t performed in Louisville since 2007.

Tickets go on sale Friday to the general public and are $35. Kentucky Center members can buy tickets starting Wednesday. Tickets will be available at the Kentucky Center box office, by phone at (502) 584-7777 or 1-800-775-7777, and online at www.kentuckycenter.org .

Urban bourbon app

The Urban Bourbon Trail is celebrating its second anniversary and the launch of a new iPhone app.

The Urban Bourbon Trail App, which becomes available Monday, features an interactive map with directions, websites, phone numbers, featured bourbons, bourbon recipes, select restaurant and bar information and more.

The Urban Bourbon Trail debuted in 2008 with Mayor Jerry Abramson and is part of an ongoing marketing campaign to identify Louisville as the gateway to Bourbon Country in an effort to grow tourism in this region.

Ruby, she’s the one

Austin, Texas, sensation Ruby James will perform live in the studio at WFPK Radio at 2 p.m. Tuesday, along with a show later that evening at the Vernon Club, 1575 Story Ave. Call (502) 568-3280 for more information.

James just released her sophomore CD, “Happy now,” produced by Charlie Sexton and featuring Will Sexton .

Quote of the Day

It was like college days! Beer, the old hookah pipe, we got that filled up.

JOHN CORBETT, to People magazine, on filming Sex and the City 2 on location in the Middle East with his co-stars.

Birthdays

Actors, etc.Clint Eastwood, 80Sharon Gless, 67Tom Berenger, 60Kyle Secor, 50Lea Thompson, 49Brooke Shields, 45Colin Farrell, 34

Comedian Chris Elliott, 50

Musicians, etc.Peter Yarrow, 72Corey Hart, 48DMC, 46Andy Hurley, 30

The Buzz | Lawrence sizzles in Esquire

OK so right now I am soaking most of the parts in lemon water. I read a bit and it dissolves the residue and the soap the clings to it. my question is that will the lemon juice harm my hookah in any way. second if any of you have had this problem how’d you fix it, I’m open to anything. By the way I am just looking for a way to get the taste out of it and that’s it, thanks.

How do i get the soapy taste from my hookah?

I want to find a local shop in the area (doesn’t have to be Seattle proper) that sells good hookah for a good price with a large selection. all I’ve been able to find are gaudy pipes in the little tobacco shops that have very little to choose from. is there a place that specializes in hookahs that look a little more modern? I heard there were some places on the east side, but I haven’t been able to find them.

Where can I buy quality hookah pipes in the Seattle area?

saudi arabia dosent allow alcohol and pork products but hookah is a part of the culture?

why does saudi arabia promote good morals but smoking hookah is a part of arab culture?

Several readers have pointed out that the Revitali Hookah Lounge‎ at 125 first Ave. between St. Mark’s and Seventh Street…

….recently closed. the space is now for rent.

Meanwhile, there are only 592 hookah bars left in the neighborhood…

EV Grieve: Another East Village hookah bar closes

In this introduction, Gribben reminds the reader of the many delights of “Tom Sawyer,” a book most remembered for its depiction of childhood pranks and adventures in a small Missouri town, especially when Tom gets his buddies to whitewash the fence, and the innocent romance of Tom himself and Becky Thatcher, who get lost in the cave, and to the reader’s great relief, find their way out. Gribben also reminds the reader that “Tom Sawyer” has its dark moments — grave robbing, murder in the cemetery, the gruesome death of Injun Joe — to name a few.

Gribben also places “Tom Sawyer” in the development of Twain’s career. except for the collaboration with Charles Dudley Warner in producing the satire “The Gilded Age” — a book pretty well forgotten — “Tom Sawyer” was Twain’s first novel. Ernest Hemingway famously wrote in “Green Hills of Africa,” “All modern American literature comes from one book by mark Twain, called ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ … all American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing since.”

Hemingway is in many respects correct, but there was something before; without “Tom Sawyer,” there would have been no “Huckleberry Finn.” the first sentence uttered by Huck is “You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.’ ” It was the writing of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” that put Twain back in touch with what would be his best fictional material.

Readers at the time would have been surprised by a discussion of Twain as novelist, because they knew him as a literary humorist, a stand-up entertainer and a travel writer.

In “Mark Twain on the Move,” Gribben and his co-editor, Jeffrey Alan Melton, have chosen a goodly selection of the travel writing that made Twain rich and famous. the best pieces, I think, come from the early book, “Innocents abroad,” (1869) where Twain travels around the Mediterranean on the ship “Quaker City” with a group of prosperous and pious pilgrims.

In those 19th-century days, when only the truly affluent and bold traveled, and the rest sat home and read, most travel books did well. Usually, though, they took a position of awe in the face of greatness, beauty and antiquity. Twain, on the other hand, became notorious for debunking. the editors call Twain’s stance “astonished disappointment.” Shown in Genoa a letter written by Christopher Columbus, Twain’s co-

conspirator says to the pompous, self-satisfied guide, “It’s the worst writing I ever saw” and “Why, I have seen boys in America only fourteen years old that could write better than that” and “Christopher Columbo. well, what did he do?”

Twain would habitually wait until a guide had finished his spiel about Columbus or Julius Caesar or even an Egyptian mummy and then innocently ask “and is he dead?”

Faced even with da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” which put most viewers into rapture, Twain is harsh. “The countenances are scaled and marred, and nearly all expression gone from them; the hair is a dead blur upon the wall, and there is no life in the eyes.”

Twain had read about and been looking forward to a Turkish bath in Constantinople—but he hated every bit of it. the place smelled bad, the tobacco in the hookah had a “vile taste” and the Turkish coffee was the “worst” drink that ever passed his lips.

Twain’s “Roughing It” (1872) is domestic, not international, and features his account of a stagecoach ride in 1861 from St. Joseph, Mo., to Carson City, Nevada, across prairie, mountains and desert. This volume celebrates the stagecoach and its colorful driver, as colorful as a steamship captain, but the transcontinental railroads had put paid to the stagecoach in 1869, so there is a sense of nostalgia.

Not as great a sense as in “Life on the Mississippi” (1883), however. Here Twain is traveling on the great river, remembering his days as a young pilot and sadly noting that the riverboat industry is as dead as the stagecoach business and for the same reason: the railroad. where once steamboats were moored alongshore city wharves for miles, two and three deep, now there were nearly none at all.

If “Life on the Mississippi” and “Roughing It” were looks back, “A Tramp Abroad” (1880) and “Following the Equator” are again books of new experiences purposely undertaken and reported on.

“Tramp” is mainly set in Germany and Switzerland and contains some hilarious, facetious accounts of mountain climbing, Twain style. Gentler, but still sardonic, he describes Rhine wines thusly: “They are put up in tall, slender bottles, and are considered a pleasant beverage. one tells them from vinegar by the label.”

Twain’s last travel volume, “Following the Equator” (1897), is his account of an around-the-world journey, undertaken mainly to raise money and get out of bankruptcy. his descriptions of India, especially Bombay, are gorgeous, and he really enjoyed riding on elephants, but the older, wiser, sadder Twain is also more aware of the effects of imperialism and colonialism in Asia and Africa, and these selections have less hilarity.

Taken all together though, the effect of reading this volume of excerpts was to remind me that Twain was much more than a fiction writer. It made me want to read the complete Twain travel volumes and made me envy Gribben and Melton the fun they must have had in their perusing and selecting.

This review was originally broadcast on Alabama Public Radio. Don Noble is host of the Alabama Public Television literary interview show “Bookmark.” his latest book is “A State of Laughter: Comic Fiction from Alabama.”

DON NOBLE: Twain wrote more than fiction

i am buying a shisha tomorw and am just confused in the flavors can you please help thank you i want it nice and little bit strong mint strawberry thank you

help choosing shisha flavors?

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how to choose a four hose hookah

Are you thinking about buying a hookah 4 hose? Well congratulations on your election or lord lady. Four hose Hookah is ideal if you have three or more people are smoking and are very aesthetically pleasing. but before you buy, you may want to consider the following.

What size hookah hose buy 4.

we recommend that you seek a hookah that has a certain file size. Twenty-six inches or more no doubt about Perfect. Very little if you can handle people smoking at the same time add in some doubt. there are models that can handle smaller, but to be on the side of safety, we recommend big, big big!

The extra size also has the advantage of making your hookah is extremely difficult to reverse, if the glass is not too narrow. this stability is important because it is not fun dive into your wallet again for replacement vessels.

Like What looks pipe

sure, the pipe is primarily intended for smokers and you should seek a water pipe or in the first. but I think it is worth remembering that should be beautiful. What the student of a single water hose into something much more a work of art.

You can find great Deals on Hookah 4 hose, but still spend a reasonable amount of money. Why not get something that offers greater aesthetic value at the same time is extremely functional.

The components supplied with pipe sleeves Nueva 4

Accessories are important, especially coal, beer and tongs. but those who, of course, enjoy your new tube! If you can get all these extras included in the price of the pipe, the better.

although none of them individually, are particularly expensive, can accumulate if you have to buy everything. therefore, try to get through the transaction.

Different types of pipes for pipe hookah 4

The type of hookah pipe is also important. What they really want the tubes are completely washable. this means that you can solve common problems easily clogged with a little hot water. this will also ensure that the taste of your hookah is not stale.

By ensuring that his pipe washing pipe 4 is provided with a hose, get a great smoke at a time without taste or blocking problems.

thought all the above questions before you buy your hookah pipe 4, you should be able to make a decision on something that will last much longer.

These four hose hookah is what I think are the best five available. all have been chosen the above criteria into account the value of a lot and real money supply.

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About the Author

I am a lover of hookahs and the relaxing times that come with them.

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Are there any Shisha/Hookah smokers out there.

I’ve really got in to it recently, never been a fan of smoking but this seems to have had an effect on me!!!

I know there are health side effects etc but I don’t want a lecture! I only get it out about 1 a week with friends, so, quite a social activity!

So, any other Shisha smokers out there, what flavour do you smoke?

Matt

shisha – hookah smokers