The Flashing Blade (Free subscription) | yesterday
So, frustration at another draw for Manchester City who came back well after going 2-0 down at home to Burnley yesterday. JTO and I then had a good time joining friends at a joint birthday celebration by the side of the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, despite the heavens opening whilst we were trying [...]
Filles Sourires (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The ten best French albums (not necissarily from France, but songs sung in French) (mostly) were round up by ten ( twelve , actually) people. You might have checked out the websites of the artists. Here are songs from the ten (twelve, actually) Number One choices. Here's to another ten years of great French music! Lina - Redevenir Modeste (2003) ( Sky's top ten) Coralie Clément - Salle des...
Filles Sourires (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Mordi, he of the brilliant Blowupdoll blog , made his list of poptastic French albums of the past 10 years. Alizée (no.7) is pictured. 1. Calogero - Pomme C. (2007) The emotive vocals of calogeo enfused with the songwriting of zazie make this album a pop/rock french masterpiece. 2. Carla Bruni - Comme Si De Rien N'etait (2008) i was surprised how much i enjoyed this - it blended all my favourite...
Michael Sporn Animation - Splog (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
- I continue, today, with my posting of the book published from the setups of the John & Faith Hubley film Zuckerkandl!. This book was released by Grove Press in1968. It’s an adaptation of the comic lecture by Robert Maynard Hutchins espousing the philosophies of one, Alexander Zuckerkandl, M.D., Ph. D. The artwork for the film [...]
Matt Sanderson Photography (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
What can I say about Stefania & Calogero's wedding? Perhaps "You had to be there" sums it up but doesn't do it justice! What a fantastic day, such a brilliant couple that love each other and their families so much - and aren't afraid to show it! I had such a good time at their wedding that as soon as I arrived home I literally dumped my camera-bags and crawled into bed - I was exhausted!...
Rubber Slippers in Italy (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
New Orleans - French Quarter: Central Grocery Company - Muffeletta , originally uploaded by wallyg . I can count my fingers on one hand to demonstrate how many times I've seen reference to the famous muffuletta sandwich of New Orleans - twice. And in those two instances, not once did it ever occur to me to further investigate and sample this gastronomic icon of american sandwich culture. Call me slow,...
MSNBC.com: Today (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
Three years ago, Doreen Houseman and her fiancé, Eric Dare, broke up. Though they’ve settled many issues from their life together, a big question remains: Who gets their pug, Dexter?
findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
A New Jersey woman's fight to get her dog Dexter back from her ex-fiancé is breaking ground in the emerging field of animal rights law.
The Observer-Dispatch News RSS (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
A newly produced, color brochure promoting downtown will be available at local hotels, businesses and public buildings, an official from the Downtown Utica Development Association said. “People don’t realize what there is to do downtown,” DUDA president Dave Cocomazzi said. “I hope the brochure highlights all that information about how great of an area we live in.” The...
Matt Sanderson Photography (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
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composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Go away. Will you get out of here? What is it that keeps you from up and leaving? Is there some arcane force binding you to the spot? Why are you here, anyway? Oh, naturally, you came here for something particular, and... allow me to use the simple powers of deduction, please. I have nothing of worth in my abode, and I am a medium. So, you must be here to ask me to your prom. No? Well, then, what do...
Puritan Blister (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
"Anyone who thinks being sexually objectified is the ultimate degradation has never been politically objectified." --Lily Burana 1. Dan Deacon- Mr. Big Stuff (Jean Knight) 2. Brian Rozendal & Josh Millard- Woke Up New (Mountain Goats) 3. Brian Rozendal & Josh Millard- Friday I'm In Love (The Cure) 4. Brian Rozendal & Josh Millard- Nebraska (Bruce Springsteen) 5. Brian Rozendal...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest in having cosmetic surgery than those who are less sensitive to appearance-based rejection. This effect is particularly true when people recall negative comments about their physical appearance.
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest in having cosmetic surgery than those who are less sensitive to appearance-based rejection. This effect is particularly true when people recall negative comments about their physical appearance.
Semicolon (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Sicilians in Louisiana? I knew about Cajuns, from Arcadia, Evangeline and all that jazz, French Creoles, and the French influence in New Orleans, even some Spanish culture and influence thrown in there, but Sicilians? Apparently, “During the mid to late 1800’s large numbers of Sicilians came to the United States and settled in New Orleans [...]
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