September 2008
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Alaskan Tropic →
“Of the many things revealed about the Alaska governor Sarah Palin since she became John McCain’s running mate last month, one of the most curious is the fact, reported two weeks ago, that she had a tanning bed installed in the state mansion in Juneau.”
I wonder what Matt Damon thinks about that.
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Before Alaska’s rise to fame as the state of Sarah Palin, we had this impression of it as a super cold (temperature-wise) and simultaneously super cool (as in happening) place:
The show Northern Exposure is supposed to be set in Alaska, so that provided some of the imaginary pictures I had in my head as I read Paul Greenberg’s essay. Only to find out afterwards that the show was...
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Miracle of St. Anna
We went to see Spike Lee and James McBride talk about their new movie, Miracle at St. Anna, at the New York Public Library. They have made the very first Hollywood movie about the black soldiers who fought for the United States during the World War II. That sounds incredible, but it is true, and it is disturbing. “Hollywood is great at creating mythology”, Spike Lee said - and this...
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Since there’s a bun in the oven, all I can think about these days is food. Especially sweets. I went online to see what Alabamians eat. Mind you, I had to sit here eating a chocolate ice cream sandwich while I looked at The Year of Alabama Food because all the dishes listed on it sounded so delicious.
Noteworthy (to me): lobster pot pie, seafood platter with gumbo, sweet potato fluff,...
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MARTHA CLARKE'S GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS →
Dramatization of Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights (!!), by Martha Clarke.
We’re having an end-of-summer clearance sale here at the studio, to make room for the fall/winter collection ‘08 journals (which we are uber-pleased to see that some of you have already been buying!).
A few of the old favorites, marked down to just 15 bucks from the original 25 are available at our supermarket shop. There are only a few of these left, so drop ‘em in your...
LIVE from the NYPL, Audio/Video Archive →
Event recordings from New York Public Library. Take your pick: Salmon Rushdie, Annie Proulx, Pico Iyer, etc etc etc.
“What with terminally cute corporate names? “Freddie Mac”? ...”
– David Vestal, finity / 30