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columnus interruptus
hey, russ, ya got a minute?
by russ carr
writing
7.23.08
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My mom, nurturing soul that she is, nearly always passes along something for me to read when we get together. Sometimes it's a book, but more often than not it's just a magazine article that has caught her eye. More often than not, it's meant to stimulate critical thought. So it was, on the first morning of our family reunion this week (perched on a mountain high above Gatlinburg, TN) that she
"Okay, so we're not going horseback riding OR rafting now...so instead we're going to go on a big hike. So will you still be able to watch the boys?"
"Huh?"
"Thursday. After our most-of-the-day trip to Cades Cove on Tuesday, and spending Wednesday shopping and prepping for our night for cooking for everyone, you'll be able to watc... read on
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every step you take: the latest in stalking technology
by erik lars myers
tech
7.21.08
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Unless you've been under a rock for the past 10 years, you've probably heard of this series of tubes called the Internet. Chances are (unless you have particularly thoughtful friends who have printed this column out, thereby rend...
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two is the loneliest number: i've got friends in no places
by mike julianelle
humor
7.18.08
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I often tell people that the reason I skip my college and high school reunions is that I am already in touch with all of the people with whom I wish to be in touch. And that's true. I learned most everything I needed to know about my former classmates when they were my current classma...
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talk nerdy to me: appreciating today's nerdy man
by alex b
humor
7.16.08
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Ladies and gays, listen up. That preppy-looking GQ cutie? Bo-ring. The brooding guy mentally undressing you in the biker jacket? Pass. That gym baby you kind of suspect has bigger hots for Milo Ventimiglia than he does for you? Ignore. You can do way, way better than those guys — ...
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okay, so it's not exactly walden: an inadvertent experiment in going without
by adam kraemer
tech : 7.14.08
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A few weeks ago, I lost my cable service. It did not come as much of a surprise to me, as I had stopped paying for it a month earlier. (I was honestly surprised they hadn't t...
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online education: teaching, and learning, without a classroom
by michelle von euw
writing : 7.11.08
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Earlier this week, for the fourteenth time, I began a new semester of teaching. Like thirteen times before, I experienced the usual amounts of excitement, anticipation, nervousnes...
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the drink and the ink: a primer on pursuing publication
by jael mchenry
writing : 7.7.08
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There's a speakeasy in New York City you can only get into through a phone booth in the wall of a hot dog joint. You step into the booth and close the glass door behind you. T...
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the king is dead: the disgustification of an american icon
by joe procopio
pop culture : 7.2.08
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Sure, fast food is no longer fast and no longer cheap, but shouldn't it be food? In the hierarchy of American fast food there is McDonalds and there is everything else. It�...
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make a choice, not a child: open letter to teenage girls
by tracey kelley
news : 6.30.08
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To every teenage girl: I’m not your mother, your grandmother, an aunt, a teacher, or your boyfriend’s stepmom. You don’t know me, so you might be surprised that I care about your...
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let's do the math: living in lala land
by lucy lediaev
news : 6.27.08
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You are a worker in the City of Los Angeles. You earn California's minimum wage of $8.00 per hour (higher than the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour). You work 40 hours p...
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If the Beatles were young and just starting their experimental stage, but doing it in today's music industry, it very well could sound like Dead Heart Bloom (see the myspace); only in this case, instead of four guys, most everything is done by one guy, multi-instrumentalist Boris Skalsky. Wow! You'll also be reminded of the band Travis, who is also amazing. This stuff is Walker Approved!
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Our own Jeff Walker's incredible band ROCKO DORSEY makes their first return to Philadelphia since the TLA in 2006. It's July 31, 9:00 PM, at Doc Watson's Pub, 216 S. 11th Street. $7 gets you in.
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re: every step you take
alex b says:
I have my moments when, on Facebook, I strive to think of something witty to write in the status bar in case anyone's That Interested. ...
re: talk nerdy to me
alex b says:
Oh snap, Daniel, better late than never. And though you're not quite bona-fide nerd, you have some promising nerd streaks which I'm...
re: columnus interruptus
alex b says:
Russ, this is awesome....
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