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Often been surprised by a movie after what a film critic said about it? Ever felt cheated out of big bucks on the recommendations of a punk 24-year-old? Or really loved the ones they panned? Well, you no longer need to feel out of step with the current movie review band. Different Drummer is for you. Read more about our take on the film world. And get ready to relive your favorite movies with the recipes that follow each review. You can find many other great recipes in Different Drummer’s own Appetite for Murder: A Mystery Lover’s Cookbook.

April 07, 2016

Eye in the Sky: Kenyan Dawa Cocktail Recipe

April 07, 2016/ Kathy Borich
This thriller rivets you to your seat, even without screeching car chases, sexy spies, breathless action, or maudlin backstories. It goes deep and not wide, exploring all the implications of a single penetrating act.

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April 07, 2016/ Kathy Borich/
Rainy Day Rentals
Previews
February 25, 2016

Kathy’s Oscar Picks: February 2016

February 25, 2016/ Kathy Borich
Different Drummer has never been one to follow the herd, so my Oscar picks, as I noted last year, are not predictions. My picks are based on the excellence of the films and actors in themselves.

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February 25, 2016/ Kathy Borich/
January 28, 2016

Joy: Long Island Iced Tea Recipe

January 28, 2016/ Kathy Borich
The American Dream is back. The package is not quite the same, its wrapping a bit faded and frayed, the bow somewhat askew. But inside it’s the real stuff.

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January 28, 2016/ Kathy Borich/
Peanut Gallery
Previews
November 05, 2015

Steve Jobs: Spiced Warm Apple Cider Recipe

November 05, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Put down your smart phone. Let go of your turbo mouse. And take a look behind the curtain at the man largely credited for giving them to you. It’s not exactly a pretty picture.

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November 05, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
Mini Review, Rainy Day Rentals
Previews
October 28, 2015

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles: Hunan Orange Beef Recipe

October 28, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Don’t rent this Zhang Yimou film expecting the epic beauty and proportions of his recent Hero or The House of Flying Daggers. But his latest minimalist work tells as much or more about quiet dignity and heroics than the two more lavish productions.

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October 28, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
Rainy Day Rentals
Featured Presentations
September 30, 2015

Riddick: Peanut Butter Fudge

September 30, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Hollywood, the slick seducer. And Riddick, with his whiskey voice and hypnotic eyes, draws us into his world of swift brutality before we realize its core of degeneracy. What a guilty pleasure!

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September 30, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
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Credits
July 28, 2015

Volver: Spanish Pork Tenderloin in Orange Sauce

July 28, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Perhaps Pedro Almodovar is the Spanish version of Alfred Hitchcock, who always ended his weekly televised presentation of murder and mayhem with an acidly ironic maxim. With an equally insouciant style, Almodovar sugarcoats dark deeds with a vibrant palette, a practical veneer, and a comic brush.

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July 28, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
Classic & Crime
Featured Presentations
July 15, 2015

District B13: French Beer-Braised Sausages

July 15, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Forget your stereotype of the cigarette smoking Frenchman who wiles away his day sipping coffee and spewing anti-American vitriol at the local café. These Parisians, as well as the actors who perform all their own stunts, are clearly cut from French Foreign Legion cloth.

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July 15, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
Classic & Crime
Featured Presentations
June 25, 2015

Jurassic World: Fossil Fuel Cocktail Recipe

June 25, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Hollywood, the ultimate arcade. Video games, comic books, and now a theme park brought to the big screen in all their slick and superficial glory. Corporate moneymakers that slyly impugn corporate greed while they revel in it.
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June 25, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
Rainy Day Rentals
Previews
June 03, 2015

The Connection: Marseilles Style Spicy Clams and Mussels Recipe

June 03, 2015/ Kathy Borich
He’s no Popeye Doyle, this elegant French police magistrate who’s after a nasty Marseilles gang of heroine traffickers. But he is every bit as determined and relentless.

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June 03, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
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Featured Presentations
April 22, 2015

Battle: Los Angeles: Marine SOS Breakfast Recipe

April 22, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Like a perfect roast beef, this film is not subtle, nuanced, or dripping in French chef political sauce. It is delicious, completely satisfying, and a bit bloody. Just the way I like it.

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April 22, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
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Featured Presentations
April 15, 2015

The Monuments Men: Baked Brie Recipe

April 15, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Ocean’s Eleven do World War II. But what happened in Vegas should have stayed in Vegas, since the flippant tone doesn’t work here. Someone should have told George Clooney that taking it to the man in Sin City doesn’t equate with defying the Nazi in war-ravaged Europe.

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April 15, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
Rainy Day Rentals
Previews
April 02, 2015

Insurgent: Portillo’s Chopped Salad from Chicago Recipe

April 02, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Romance takes a back seat to glossy action and eye candy is this second installment of the Divergent franchise. We are entertained but not quite intrigued in this non-stop chase tour of the five-faction society.  

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April 02, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
Rainy Day Rentals
Featured Presentations
April 01, 2015

Divergent: Chicago Beer-Braised Burger Recipe

April 01, 2015/ Kathy Borich
It plays around with ideas like the dangers of conformity, but what really brings in the box office is the chemistry between its two stars and the kick ass action. The first is a slow sizzle and the second red hot – a nice combination of opposites.

 

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April 01, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
Rainy Day Rentals
Featured Presentations
February 19, 2015

Kathy’s Oscar Picks: February 2015

February 19, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Different Drummer has never been one to follow the herd, so my Oscar picks, as I noted last year, are not predictions. My picks are based on the excellence of the films and actors in themselves.

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February 19, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
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February 05, 2015

Blackhat: Hong Kong Black Bomb Cocktail

February 05, 2015/ Kathy Borich
Thor's Chris Hemsworth as a MIT dropout super hacker whose elegant cyber code is almost as beautiful as his chiseled jaw and body? Actually the film is much better than its unlikely premise and certainly a great antidote for the winter blahs.

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February 05, 2015/ Kathy Borich/
Classic & Crime
Previews
December 31, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings: Quinoa Tabbouleh Recipe

December 31, 2014/ Kathy Borich
I liked the book better than the movie. The Bible’s story of Moses leading his people to freedom is much more compelling than Ridley Scott’s cinematic version. But what can you expect when a self-acknowledged atheist with little sympathy for the religious storyline is the director?

  

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December 31, 2014/ Kathy Borich/
Classic & Crime
Supporting Cast
November 02, 2014

The Blue Room: Crème Brulee Recipe

November 02, 2014/ Kathy Borich
Billed in our local paper as a “Hitchockian story of l’amour fou or "crazy love,” The Blue Room lured me to it like a weary traveler finding a magnificent guesthouse in the middle of nowhere. This weary traveler and film critic warns you to stay away.

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November 02, 2014/ Kathy Borich/
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October 06, 2014

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Devils on Horseback Appetizer Recipe

October 06, 2014/ Kathy Borich
Is it an artistic triumph, an opium dream, or simply a “beautiful mess”? Or perhaps this film is like a poem that comes out of nowhere and carries us away with it – on one mad ride through modern London, ancient monasteries, and the dreamscape of the human mind.

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October 06, 2014/ Kathy Borich/
Rainy Day Rentals
Previews
September 25, 2014

Planes: Fire and Rescue: Campfire S’mores Recipe

September 25, 2014/ Kathy Borich
Pack your bags as we head to the Fusselodge, where Dusty Crophopper, famous for winning the Wings Around the Globe rally, becomes the world’s first crop-duster/firefighter.

 

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September 25, 2014/ Kathy Borich/
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New: Body of Paddleboarder found in Ladybird Lake, June 3, 2025.

APD says the body was found in the water around Riverside Drive and South Lamar Boulevard.

This one appears to be an accident, but what about the “Over 3 Dozen Bodies Found in or around Lady Bird Lake since 2022.

Read more here https://www.differentdrummer.cc/main/body-of-paddle-boarder-found-in-ladybird-lake-june-3-2025

For a more complete summary of events read more here: https://www.differentdrummer.cc/main/rainey-street-drownings-the-smiley-face-killer-connection?rq=Petition%20Demands

April 2, 2025

Another body found face down in Lady Bird Lake on Thursday, March 27th. It is that of  49-year-old Jennifer Lynn Atkinson, according to police. Police say there is no indication of foul play, but are asking for anyone who might have seen something to contact homicide. The body was believed to have entered the lake the night before, Wednesday, March 26th.

While police have not confirmed this, one commenter says there body was without clothes.

Updates as more information comes in.

https://www.differentdrummer.cc/main/i-survived-the-rainey-street-ripper

or

https://www.differentdrummer.cc/main/rainey-street-ripper-update-december-2024

Another Found: Dec. 2024 (Courtesy of reporting by John Krinjak and Jenna King)

o   The death was one of at least six near the lake so far this year

o   Another death in the lake sparks renewed concerns

AUSTIN, Texas - There are renewed concerns after the body of a woman was found in Lady Bird Lake over the weekend. This is one of at least six deaths in or near the lake so far this year. 

"Very scary, especially given that I live in this neighborhood," said Neda, who lives near the lake. 

The woman's body was found Sunday, Dec. 1, in the water near Brazos and East Cesar Chavez Streets. 

"A 911 call was received from a kayaker who was paddling upstream and observed some type of object in the water," said Officer Leah Ratliff with the Austin Police Department. 

Police say it appears the woman was homeless, in her 60s, and may have been trying to keep warm, when she somehow ended up in the water. Detectives do not suspect foul play. 

"There's nothing that appears to be suspicious. There's no type of connection that they believe," said Ratliff. 

o   Another body was found in Lady Bird Lake on Dec. 2

o   The death was one of at least six near the lake so far this year

o   Another death in the lake sparks renewed concerns

AUSTIN, Texas - There are renewed concerns after the body of a woman was found in Lady Bird Lake over the weekend. This is one of at least six deaths in or near the lake so far this year. 

"Very scary, especially given that I live in this neighborhood," said Neda, who lives near the lake. 

The woman's body was found Sunday, Dec. 1, in the water near Brazos and East Cesar Chavez Streets. 

"A 911 call was received from a kayaker who was paddling upstream and observed some type of object in the water," said Officer Leah Ratliff with the Austin Police Department. 

Police say it appears the woman was homeless, in her 60s, and may have been trying to keep warm, when she somehow ended up in the water. Detectives do not suspect foul play. 

"There's nothing that appears to be suspicious. There's no type of connection that they believe," said Ratliff. 


Austin Mysteries from your two cycling sleuths

Rainey Street “Drownings:” The Austin Smiley Face Killer Connection🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 (with updates)

A petition calls out the Austin Police and City officials for what it terms “a miscarriage of Justice,” hinting that there is something “darker at play” here, and accuses officials of treating the victims’ families “callously and without empathy.”   

True Crime: Travesty of Justice for Austin Serial Killer Continues…

Victim’s family pleads against plea bargain for this Austin Serial Killer.

I Survived the Rainey Street Ripper

https://www.differentdrummer.cc/main/i-survived-the-rainey-street-ripper

“I survived the Rainey Street ripper': Drugged man who plummeted 25ft off bridge believes 'serial killer' stalking Austin tried to drown him.” Daily Mail

  • Twelve bodies have been found in Lady Bird Lake and Colorado River since 2022

  • Police insist there is no serial killer but the mounting bodies sees rumor persist

  • Jeff Jones survived falling off bridge near river, thinks he may have been pushed

Read more here

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The Serpent’s Tooth: A Texas Mystery

Austin is now the trendy number one city, but back in the eighties it was more laid back – not so many skyscrapers and urban hipsters. Just outside of town, you'd be likely to run into old cowboys, ranch hands, and a diamondback or two. And just maybe – an accidental death not as accidental as it seems…

Complete with Texas Recipes for the Oktoberfest Dinner where all is revealed.

Chapter One


An Illustrated Introduction to Classical Horsemanship: Concepts and Skills from A to Z by Gary Borich

An Illustrated Introduction to Classical Horsemanship: Concepts and Skills from A to Z
by Gary Borich

A comprehensive resource in a succinct alphabetical format that brings the beginning rider through every aspect of learning to train and ride for show and trail.

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Dec. 2, 2024 6th Body Found in Ladybird Lake: Austin Police:
Move along. Nothing to see here…

o   Another body was found in Lady Bird Lake on Dec. 2

o   The death was one of at least six near the lake so far this year

o   Another death in the lake sparks renewed concerns

AUSTIN, Texas - There are renewed concerns after the body of a woman was found in Lady Bird Lake over the weekend. This is one of at least six deaths in or near the lake so far this year. 

"Very scary, especially given that I live in this neighborhood," said Neda, who lives near the lake. 

The woman's body was found Sunday, Dec. 1, in the water near Brazos and East Cesar Chavez Streets. 

"A 911 call was received from a kayaker who was paddling upstream and observed some type of object in the water," said Officer Leah Ratliff with the Austin Police Department. 

Police say it appears the woman was homeless, in her 60s, and may have been trying to keep warm, when she somehow ended up in the water. Detectives do not suspect foul play. 

"There's nothing that appears to be suspicious. There's no type of connection that they believe," said Ratliff. 

o   Another body was found in Lady Bird Lake on Dec. 2

o   The death was one of at least six near the lake so far this year

o   Another death in the lake sparks renewed concerns

AUSTIN, Texas - There are renewed concerns after the body of a woman was found in Lady Bird Lake over the weekend. This is one of at least six deaths in or near the lake so far this year. 

"Very scary, especially given that I live in this neighborhood," said Neda, who lives near the lake. 

The woman's body was found Sunday, Dec. 1, in the water near Brazos and East Cesar Chavez Streets. 

"A 911 call was received from a kayaker who was paddling upstream and observed some type of object in the water," said Officer Leah Ratliff with the Austin Police Department. 

Police say it appears the woman was homeless, in her 60s, and may have been trying to keep warm, when she somehow ended up in the water. Detectives do not suspect foul play. 

"There's nothing that appears to be suspicious. There's no type of connection that they believe," said Ratliff. 

https://www.differentdrummer.cc/main/body-of-paddle-boarder-found-in-ladybird-lake-june-3-2025

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