this quote says it all. lol.

Quoted: Are you bored with your latest success? Maybe you're frustrated at the prospect of retirement. This book will retire your passion for living.

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A little late, but December 4th marked the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Fred Hampton. Democracy Now dedicated an hour in memoriam.

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Quoted: Amazon.com: James Baldwin Now (9780814756188): Dwight McBride: Books

There is an interesting article called 'The World as Marketplace--Commodification of the exotic at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893'. It's pretty stellar...slowly gathering together the scoop on chi-town

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Whoa. A new translation of The Second Sex is finally coming out in April (it's already out in the UK)

Quoted: Amazon.com: The Second Sex (9780307265562): Simone de Beauvoir, Constance Borde, Sheila Malovany-Chevallier: Books

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Quoted: Democratic Illinois Senator Richard Durbin is also in favor of the facility being opened in his state.

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The father of an old friend of mine from ft. wayne was completely insane (probably the strangest guy i ever met). This is his house, which, during the month of December, was partially used to embarrass his kids under the guise of trying to be a really cool dad. Turn the volume down on this and read the 'more info'.

Quoted: This is the Mazock house in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Every year, on October 1st, Mr. Mazock starts putting the decorations. The first night that the lights are o...

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Quoted: MADISON, WI—The holidays evoke images of carolers and hot cocoa, sleigh rides through the crisp country air, and chestnuts roasting on an open fire. But for the four residents of a drafty little apartment on Johnson Street, such holiday traditions seemed nothing more than fairy tales.