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ONE MORE DAY TO REGRET - a project by Douglas Gimberg & Christian Nerf
http://nathanielstern.com/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ 18/ one-more-day-to-regret-a-project-…ESCAPE TO ROBBEN ISLAND (2008) On the 21st of March in 2007 Douglas Gimberg and Christian Nerf began their collaborative project with the somewhat austere brief ‘Build a boat, grow a beard’. Various exhibitions, events, interventions and intercessions, such as planting an apple tree in Paradise,
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Sunday Morning Heartbreak
http://tinycatpants.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 18/ sunday-morning-heartbreak/For me, a poem has to have tiny, twig fingers that easily slide into my soul without too much work, but then spend all morning prying something open I meant to keep shut. This is the perfect example of that.
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Day two of the Philadelphia Book Fest
http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/ blog_index.php/ ?p=29823I had a really great time yesterday at the Philadelphia Book Festival. I spent most of my time in the Poetry Pavilion– a tent set up outside of the library where the guest readers must combat the various sounds of children shrieking and bass thumping. If nothing else, it makes for an interesting backdrop.
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Harry Potter puppet pals
http://coffeewithamee.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 18/ 658/Harry Potter puppet pals May 18, 2008 in Pop Culture by coffeewithamee
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She Survived!
http://www.israelity.com/ ?p=5137She Survived! Filed under: Pop Culture Life Israeliness — Stephanie @ 9:31 am What’s everybody talking about around the office espresso machine this morning? That fact that Israel survived its first season of the infectiously popular adapted-from-the U.S.Survivor Series; in last night’s finale, Naama Keisari, a cosmetician by trade, was crowned season winner in a surprise upset.
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Sixteen Bowies
http://www.dailyramblings.com/ ?p=1502This is an ad for a clothing line partly designed by David Bowie. I know the model in the ad is supposed to be channeling Bowie, but the vibe I’m getting is more Anthony Michael Hall.
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Double Dose: The New Film Genre: Fertility Films; D.C. Sets Up a Place to Pump; The Business of Bacteria; Culture Affects How Teen Girls See Harassment ...
http://ourbodiesourblog.org/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ double_dose_the_new_film_genre_fert…When Chick Flicks Get Knocked Up: "Eventually, your female friends -- the ones who married late and retained youthful obsessions with Yo La Tengo and graphic art books until forty -- may shock you by having children," writes Alissa Quart at Mother Jones.
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Lake Night At The Movies: Barbecue Brawl - Vacation
http://firedoglake.com/ 2008/ 05/ 17/ lake-night-at-the-movies-barbecue-brawl-va…From December, 1956, MGM Cartoons present Tom and Jerry in Barbecue Brawl, co-starring Spike and Tyke, with music by Scott Bradley. Produced and directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna. Tonight's feature film is a video montage of National Lampoon's Vacation starring Chevy Chase, Beverly DeAngelo, Randy Quaid and Christie Brinkley to the song Holiday Road.
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El Diario Misses the Mark with ‘Don Juan’ Comparison
http://lauramartinez.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 18/ el-diario-misses-the-mark-with…On May 13, a 25-year-old man was arraigned in a New Jersey court for having sex with the corpse of a 92-year-old woman in a Teaneck morgue. The case, which is already too bizarre and sick to digest, was not only picked by El Diario La Prensa as its lead story on May 14, but headline writers got a little too creative: “Don Juan of the Morgue” was the phrasing of choice.
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narnia
http://dontcallmeveronica.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ narnia.htmlSaw Prince Caspian last night... I hope you enjoy it. The series of books it's based on rock. I'm posting this, though, because in case you have some time to waste you might enjoy discovering what you'd like as a Narnian creature. If so, click here.