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Tag Archives: livejournal
FYI, I’m on Twitter now
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Contagion
Lisa and I saw this over the weekend. If you’ve been thinking about checking it out, but were worried that it might be upsetting, you should know that it’s mostly harmless. Even though it’s about a mass tragedy, it doesn’t … Continue reading
Sep. 11, 2011
Weird decade, eh? Next time, I may try the blue pill… Stay safe and stay sane today, everyone.
FYI, Charlie Jade is on Hulu
If you’re looking for an offbeat sci-fi series—or just something non-9/11 related to watch over the weekend—check out Charlie Jade on Hulu. It’s a Canadian/South African production filmed in and around Cape Town. It concerns a private investigator from an … Continue reading
#11
Another severed foot has been found floating in the waters off B.C. Wikipedia now has an entry covering the phenomenon: “Salish Sea human foot discoveries.”
Elsewhere in the Mirage world…
Huffington Post reports [via Research Maven]: Among the many bizarre items uncovered as Libyan rebels ransacked Muammar Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound: an album filled with photos of former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The discovery was perhaps not surprising given … Continue reading
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I wonder if the villa is owned by the Alighieri family
This morning’s New York Times has an article about Dick Cheney’s new memoir. I thought this bit at the end was interesting: [I]n the epilogue, Mr. Cheney writes that after undergoing heart surgery in 2010, he was unconscious for weeks. … Continue reading
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Tomorrow night
Just a reminder, there’s going to be a show tomorrow. Paul Constant at The Stranger has more.
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Songs About Books — Aug. 19
If you’re in the Seattle area and looking for something cool to do on the evening of August 19th (that would be the Friday after next), Fremont Abbey Arts Center is hosting Songs About Books, a project in which five … Continue reading
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