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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | yesterday
If we didn't have to work today, we'd be at Pierogi Fest in Whiting, IN right now. All weekend long, 119th Street in downtown Whiting becomes a thoroughfare of music, carnival rides, parades and pierogis. This year's festival promises to bring more of the same babushkas, polkas, parades, lawn mower drill teams, showcasing of dogs and all-around family fun. For those of us having a staycation...
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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Whiting, Maine, United States When I got up there were a couple deer about 50 feet from the van. I did four watercolors by coast guard station, then did my tai chi. Time to head out-said goodbye to my previous evening hosts and went back to Jonesport and had lunch at the Stowaway- grilled cheese, french fries and coffee-$1.72. Went back to...
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BlogAsheville (Free subscription) | yesterday
Via Boing Boing (which according to Technorati is the #5 blog on the internet ), here's a mention of an Asheville art show , "Plug In," at the Wedge Gallery: Tim sez, "Ruth Whiting show's 'Plug In' is a show oil paintings at the Wedge Gallery in Asheville, NC. Ruth Whiting's paintings create a luscious mythology surrounding the ordinary plugs and cables that connect our technological...
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MAKE: Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Artist Ruth Whiting had a show up in Asheville, NC of her oil paintings of cables and plugs . Many of the paintings celebrate the details of the cable much in the same way plants are often rendered: luscious. Via BoingBoing . More: Internet meme paintings by Jeremiah Palecek Password painting #BADA55 In A Can CAPTCHA Paintings Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts |...
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Electronics Infoline (Free subscription) | yesterday
Artist Ruth Whiting had a show up in Asheville, NC of her oil paintings of cables and plugs. Many of the paintings celebrate the details of the cable much in the same way plants are often rendered: luscious.
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Boing Boing (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tim sez, "Ruth Whiting show's 'Plug In' is a show oil paintings at the Wedge Gallery in Asheville, NC. Ruth Whiting's paintings create a luscious mythology surrounding the ordinary plugs and cables that connect our technological lives. Liberated from their mundane function and rendered in glowing colors, these every day objects assume an almost sacred quality." Link (Thanks, Tim!) See...
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Her Accessories (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
I was just recently introduced to Unique Vintage, an online boutique that specializes in all things vintage… or with a vintage flare. I spent some time browsing through their website and I’m drooling over this silver peacock mesh evening bag from Whiting & Davis: I’d happily give that a home :-) image: Unique Vintage Tags: mesh purses, unique vintage, [...]
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East Coast Wineries (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
There is no question that one of my favorite winemakers is David Whiting. When he first opened, I met him pouring his own wines at the Finger Lakes Wines Festival low those many years ago. He had no idea I was writing a book on wineries. I very rarely tell people who I am when I am shopping them. But David took the time to talk to me, an average Joe, and was truly excited about wine. I could...
