Archive for January, 2006

Odds and Ends Pt. 4

A man tries to make paper by referring to a poem. Learn about the results in his hilarious report "Recipe for Paper," which recently aired on public radio program Studio 360. Goto Reviews, which bills itself as "A Guide to the Most Efficient Things in the World," is a nifty site....
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Odds and Ends Pt. 3

One gorgeous afternoon, walked down Minetta Lane, quiet winding street like nothing out of New York. I recalled something a classmate had seen when doing a photo essay on the street. And there it was, just as he had described -- a rainbow macaw in a courtyard, several yards away...
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An Incident One Evening

I had a very postmodern experience this evening as I was walking home from the train station. I'd stopped by my usual corner grocery store and upon exiting took a different way home. As I was walking down this dark, primarily residential block, I heard a commotion and saw a crowd...
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Hurray for Dirt

Jesse wanted me to point out these instructions for making a nifty sod couch, a perfect project for someone looking for something both environmentally friendly and comfortable (if not a little messy): http://www.readymademag.com/feature_6_sodcouch.php Does that remind anyone else of the Adobe, the "sassy new Mexican import that's made out of clay"?...
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Danny Leiner’s “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle”

Note: My thoughts on this movie were originally posted in my sidebar and was written a few weeks ago. Yes, the "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" is silly, but it's refreshing to finally see a film that doesn't feature an Asian male as The Nerd, The Japanese Mafia Guy,...
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