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It's not much of a surprise that one of our favorite booksellers, Powell's from Oregon, would have one of our favorite book blogs. They post reviews of books from various outside sources (The ... read more
Those of you who are able to listen to music at your place of work, we wonder what you listen to. For us, the only music that seems to enhance work rather than ... read more
There isn't a voice anywhere that can make us grin like the sinus-clearing foghorn that used to belt to the rafters from the pipes of Ethel Merman. Next year, you can expect all ... read more
It's no exaggeration when we say we could look at Monoscope all day. It's a blog whose (deliberately anonymous) proprietor simply posts images he or she finds that tickle a fancy or strike ... read more
The Barbican Art Gallery in London has just opened a show with a lot of buzz called "Seduced: Art and Sex From Antiquity to Now" that will run until the end of January, ... read more
Is it just Anderson Cooper presence? Well, in part. We're in that dry season between "Top Chef" and "Project Runway" and jonesing for some reality television. That makes breaking out the DVD of ... read more
Strange, one-of-a-kind, wow- or yikes-inducing homes, architecture, and places is the stuff of Unusual Life. There's the group of artists who built -- and lived in -- a secret apartment in a shopping ... read more
If we told you there was new show called "Making Menudo," you might think -- you might even hope -- that it was from Food Network and covered how to make that Ecuadorian ... read more
Wouldn't it be nice to have someone send you half a million bucks, just because you're you? The MacArthur Foundation does it every year, but they seem to have some kind of pesky ... read more
