Month: November 2013
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Shared today on Instagram: White Walker and man of the Night’s Watch takin’ the bus. Beware the white walkers! (Going to see GRRM talk Game of Thrones tonight!)
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The Most Anticipated Chess Match In Decades Is Off To A Disastrous Start | Business Insider – Interesting. I wish I was good at chess.
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Shared today on Instagram: Costco wine and a mustachioed man. Livin’ large! Homemade country-style BBQ ribs and coleslaw. Hells yeah. (I made it.)
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The Norse Mythology Blog: TOLKIEN’S HEATHEN FEMINIST, Part One | Articles & Interviews on Myth & Rel
The Norse Mythology Blog: TOLKIEN’S HEATHEN FEMINIST, Part One | Articles & Interviews on Myth & Relgion – Fascinating blog post on Eowyn, tying her character to Valkyries and other elements of pre-Christian mythology. Very cool, and it made me reconsider Tolkien’s feminist bonafides. Be sure to read through part two, as well as the…
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Shared today on Instagram: Aww, it’s like when they gave Buffy the umbrella! Totally unexpected, and really touching. Thank you guys.
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Nine revamps Catch Up TV with Jump-In – Woohoo! This is what I’ve been working on at work for four months. We’re starting to get some attention…
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Ester, Chippendale | Grab Your Fork: A Sydney food blog – Our anniversary is coming up, so I asked the Snook where he wanted to go for dinner. “Maybe somewhere new or trendy?” So I went with the tried-and-true formula: look through Terry Durack’s latest reviews. Every place he rates is either taking off or…
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not martha – Washington Outdoor Women’s Weekend – This sounds fun. I wonder if there’s anything like it in Australia. (Though I suspect I would also have difficulty with the sleeping bit.)
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‘Ender’s Game,’ its controversial author, and a very personal history – Grantland – I still haven’t decided if I’m going to buy a ticket, boycott, or cheat and protest by downloading. I suppose it’s all moot, in that I suggested my Mom buy my little brother Joey the original book recently. I should have given…
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Laurie Anderson’s Farewell to Lou Reed | Music News | Rolling Stone – Whoa. I saw them altogether a few years ago at Sydney’s Vivid Festival, which they programmed that year. The end of this piece made me cry.