October 2010
Harper Lee's Novel Achievement | Arts & Culture |... →
“A dysfunctional political system is one that knows the right answers but can’t...”
– Can’t Keep a Bad Idea Down - NYTimes.com
20 heroic librarians who save the world... →
If information is power, then there’s no hero mightier than a librarian. Librarians are superheroes, adventurers, explorers and invaluable guides to other heroes. Here are 20 amazing…
TheDC OP-ED: One nation, under fraud | The Daily... →
Saved from Instachrome
Recycle Your Blue @ Gap - 30% off 1969 jeans
this... →
Recycle Your Blue @ Gap - 30% off 1969 jeans
this is a great promotion that Gap is running through October 20th. if you bring in a pair of jeans, any brand, then they will give you 30% off…
2010 National Book Award Nominees Announced →
Today the National Book Foundation announced the nominees for the 2010 National Book Awards. The nominees are: Fiction:
Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey
Lord of…
Yonni Barrios, Miner #21 Appears And Is Greeted By... →
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Yonni Barrios, the Chilean miner whose extramarital affair was revealed to the world (and his family!) when both his wife and his longtime mistress showed up at a…
2010 National Book Award Nominees Announced →
Today the National Book Foundation announced the nominees for the 2010 National Book Awards. The nominees are: Fiction:
Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey
Lord of…
“Still, the best argument against hands-free phone use was made by a doctor,...”
– Will LaHood Ban All Use of Cell Phones While Driving? » INFRASTRUCTURIST
The only witch on the job →
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I bet that was a pretty lousy Halloween. And the holiday loses some of its fun when there’s been a lot of actual deaths of people you care for.
Duluth News Tribune, October…
Madeira Lift →
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Yes, I think I’d like to go here as well.
Madeira Lift
Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride
The Madeira Lift or Kemp Town Seafront Lift, in Brighton,…
The Church on the Blood →
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The church is beautiful, and this is actually one of those macabre destinations I’d really like to see.
The Church on the Blood
Church built on the site where the last…
Hospice medical care for dying patients : The New... →
Incredible, amazing, heartbreaking article. Important.
Autism’s First Child →
Meet Donald Gray Triplett, 77, of Forest, Mississippi. He was the first person ever diagnosed with Autism.
5 unique hotel designs { part 1 of 4 } →
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Can I please just live on this sofa/bookcase thing? Thanks.
We selected for you 20 original and distinctive hotel designs that are setting new standards in high-end…
October dog-friendly events →
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There are so many things on this list I want to do, but I might seriously try to go to Doggie Yoga, assuming I can scrape together the funds for a “bing my shots up to date” vet…
