February 2012
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trying to wake up. I’m going to give it...
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WatchRadio Lab episode, Escape!, this is one darn good (and touching) hour of escapism. Chris’ skills reminded me a bit of I Love You Phillip Morris (a must see).
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I’m giving up the past tense for Lend.
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I love Presidents (most of them), and I love holidays (all of them). Ergo, I pout because I sit here in this lame swivel chair dreaming of a day well spent in jammies with the boob-tube. My daydream way to spend this holiday that I don’t have would be to embrace doing nothing to the extreme and the least productive way to spend my day would be to RE-watch cancelled shows. Oh what could have...
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I read this article yesterday which was a great, real-life story of what one pay-it-forward action was able to do.
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From Sagebrush to Steppe wbez has been repeating this Third Coast Festival story like woah but every time it’s on I get sucked back into it. The music is great and the ending gets me a bit misty-eyed each time. I guess I’m a sucker for sentimental cowboys.
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Happy lovas day. Something peppy and colorful for...
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This npr blog post, ‘Rasputin Was My Neighbor’ And Other True Tales Of Time Travel is so very fun. via Krulwich Wonders Blog.
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these are awesome. City Silhouettes via A Cup of Jo
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At 90, Fashion’s Latest Pop Star side note, this must be what I look like to male bar-goers who are befuddled by a need to wear glasses to the bar. Somehow they don’t understand why poor eye-sight would carry on after 7pm.
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My main gal Terry interviewed Steve James,...
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Red for Valentine’s Day! If you are in need of some Valentines-aversion entertainment PBS Frontline will premiere The Interrupters 2/14 at 9/8c.
“During one weekend in Chicago in 2008, 37 people were shot, seven of them fatally. Now, a group of older, former gang leaders are trying to “interrupt” shootings and protect their communities from the violence they once committed.” ...
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The Groupon Guide to: Urban Murals
Urban murals are the best art because they’re the biggest art. Here are some of the most inspiring scenes that can be found in every urban mural:
• Children with huge smiles full of music notes instead of teeth
• Citizens of all races holding hands in a chain to block a bulldozer that is approaching a hospital
• A crack in the sidewalk—inside it,...
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