Tag: Living
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Before and After Workout Exhibit
The website My Modern Met showcased an interesting art exhibit earlier this week by French photog Sacha Goldberger. One half of the layout shows pictures of joggers that have just completed a brisk workout. The second half of the layout shows the same joggers in professional attire, posing in the same light, and manner as…
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Why I Love America
A prominent Native American law blog I follow posted a tongue-in-cheek message to Americans celebrating the Fourth of July. The headline declared: Happy Fourth from the Merciless Indian Savages [Link] For the confused, the headlined referenced a brief passage from the Declaration of Independence, listing the offenses of King George III. The excerpt appears in…
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Remembering Hemingway: Fifty Years Later
Fifty years ago today, legendary author Ernest Hemingway committed suicide in a quiet, central-Idaho hamlet. The incident marked an all but perfunctory end to a most remarkable life. Hemingway’s memoirs from Paris, for example, published posthumously in 1964, present tales of a poor, American ex-pat living in the City of Light, calling upon historical luminaries…
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Song of the Week: Free the Toronto Nine
This latest song of the week is an unusual one, brought to you courtesy of the Sylvan Street jazz band, titled Free the Toronto Nine. The song is unusual in that I really don’t know much about the Sylvan Street jazz band, and I honestly have no idea who the Toronto Nine are much less any…
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Why I Chose to Cycle
After many weeks of hemming and hawing, I finally decided to take the plunge and give commuting by bicycle a shot. The move is purely pragmatic, so let not your hearts be troubled. I won’t be buying organic or driving a hybrid anytime soon. Neither action will save the planet anyway. So Why Cycle? With…
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