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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Conan O’Brien: An Appreciation
By Geo Ong I remember the exact moment I realised Conan O’Brien was more than just funny. Before that moment, I simply enjoyed watching him on Late Night, wondering how this guy could say and do the same things every … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Film & Television, Geo
Tagged award shows, charlie rose, conan o'brien, cynicism, emmy awards, entertainment weekly, injustice, inside the actor's studio, late night with conan o'brien, los angeles, nbc, new york city, new york times, television, the tonight show, the tonight show with conan o'brien, writers strike
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Defenestration a la Pynchon
By Geo Ong In V. by Thomas Pynchon, Winsome tries to commit suicide. Pig tries to stop him. ‘And on it goes. Anybody who continues to live in a subculture so demonstrably sick has no right to call himself well. … Continue reading
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Geo, Literature, That's What They Said
Tagged excerpts, fiction, new york, novels, postmodernism, thomas pynchon, v
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A Special Note on Haiti
Dear Urchins and friends of Urchins, We hope you won’t mind if we veer a bit off our normal path today. Since last Tuesday, the earthquake in Haiti (the western hemisphere’s most impoverished nation) has been heavy on our minds. … Continue reading
The Globe That Broke the Urchin’s Back, Or: Urchins Shrugged
By Sarah Jost Et tu, Golden Globes? Has it really come to this? This past year, a movie about four white, upper middle class, straight men who do absolutely whatever they want with no consequences was nominated for a Golden … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Film & Television, Sarah
Tagged award shows, comedy, ed helms, golden globes, injustice, judd apatow, the hangover
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A Friend of the Devil is a Friend of Mine… and Facebook
By Margaret Hedderman My friend makes George Orwell look conventional. My friend collects, stores and shares my personal data. My friend is yet another outlet for marketers, advertising agencies and THEM to manipulate my mind. Facebook represents everything that we … Continue reading
Oink, Oink. Moo, Moo.
By Margaret Hedderman So… the other day I was walking past the meat section in my local grocery when I heard oinks and moos. Now, under normal circumstances, barnyard noises don’t give me pause, but, then again, chunks of raw … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Margaret, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged america, food, grocery stores, michael pollan, obesity, omnivore's dilemma, sainsbury's, supermarkets
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Have You Voted Today?
By Sarah Jost Do you know what the best part of living in a capitalist economy is? We are not actually people! No, no. We are wallets! Living, breathing ATMs. Isn’t that great?! I know some of you might be … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Politics & Global Issues, Sarah
Tagged capitalism, economy, ethics, money, voting
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Why I Don’t Support Amazon
By Geo Ong I am an Urchin, and I’ve been an Urchin for a long time now. One of the key tenets of Urchin philosophy is frugality. I used to chase the cheapest deal, and in most cases, I still … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Geo, Literature
Tagged amazon, books, bookstores, diesel bookstore, internet, money, powell's books
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