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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Year of the Urchin: Five Exciting Things to Look Forward to in 2011
Our first full year as a blog went off without a hitch, which makes the possibilities of 2011 very exciting! We hope you’ll stay with us through this new year – but just in case, here are five things to … Continue reading
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Geo, Holidays
Tagged 2011, blogs, bookmarks, books, busyness cards, letterpress, libraries, library, london, los angeles, nashville, new year's, new year's resolution, new york city, photoshop, reUMion, ulysses, urchies, urchin manifesto, urchin propaganda, urchins ink
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Cinderella Farms France pt. 1
By: Margaret Hedderman Imagine the idyllic French farm. See: wisteria stone walls, fresh lavender, red chickens clucking in the morning, the old farmhouse set high over rolling fields of grain. Now imagine schlepping ten miles, sorry 16 kilometres, from the closest … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Margaret, Travel
Tagged Cary Grant, Chocolat, Cinderella, compost, eco, farm, farming, France, French Food, gardeng, gardening, home garden, improv, James Stewart, Lasse Hallström, lavender, Le Théâtre de l’Improviste, Les Combelles, Linda Woodrow, local food, manure, organic, organic farming, organic orchard, organic plums, organic vegetables, Permaculture Home Garden, Prince Charming, Spencer Tracy, theater, Theatre, Travel, World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, WWOOF, WWOOFing
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Welcome to 2011, Population 7 Billion
By Sarah Jost The world population is projected to reach 7 billion in 2011. Of those 7 billion people, 1 billion go hungry every day. 1 in 7 people live in slums. Neither the planet nor individual countries’ infrastructures have … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Literature, Politics & Global Issues, Sarah
Tagged 7 billion, American dream, consumption, hunger, national geographic, poverty, sarah jost, world population
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Confessions of a Part-Time Protester, Part Two
By Louisa Dunnigan [Louisa continues her report of the UK student protests. Catch Part One here!] They say Tories, We say scum! 24th November 2010 I arrive at the Radcliffe Camera ready to collect some books only to find it … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Urchins, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged brave new world, david cameron, demonstrations, education, education maintenance allowance, education reform, ema, england, labour, london, london student protests, louisa dunnigan, malet street, money, mps, nick clegg, oxford, parliament, parliament square, police, protest, radcliffe camera, riots, student debt, student protest, students, tory, uk, uk government, ulysses, university, vandalism, westminster, whitehall
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Confessions of a Part-Time Protester, Part One
By Louisa Dunnigan [The recent London climate has been stormy. For the past two months, students from all over the UK protested in London against proposed government ‘education reforms’, namely cuts in education funding and an increase in university tuition … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Urchins, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged conservatives, david cameron, demonstration, dissent, education, education funding cuts, education reform, england, lib dem, liberal democrats, london, london school of economics, london student protests, louisa dunnigan, money, nick clegg, oxford, parliament, protest, radcliffe camera, student protest, students, tinchy stryder, tory, trafalgar square, tuition fee increase, uk, uk government, university college london, vince cable
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High Noon Urchins
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Posted in Collaborative, High Noon Urchins, Holidays
Tagged Christmas trees, Geo, High Noon Urchins, Lakers, Margaret, Sarah
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That’s What He Said
First we’ll make snow angels for a two hours, then we’ll go ice skating, then we’ll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse Cookiedough as fast as we can, and then we’ll snuggle! -Buddy, Elf
Posted in Film & Television, Holidays, Sarah, That's What They Said
Tagged Christmas, cookie dough, Elf, snow angels, snuggling
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Christmas with the Urchins
Ever wonder what that’s like? Wonder no more! A Sarah Jost Christmas For the Josts, the time before Christmas is consumed by a very long, tedious, and absolutely delicious task: cookie baking. When I was a youngin’, pretty much my … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Holidays
Tagged baking, Christmas, christmas cookies, christmas eve, christmas festivities, christmas presents, christmas tradition, cookies, family, Filipinos, gift exchange, los angeles lakers, lumpia, miami heat, Santa, Santa Claus cookies, sweets, white elephant
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Party Like It’s 313 CE
By Margaret Hedderman So what if decorating dead foliage is a pagan tradition? It’s nice. What other time of year can you drag a dead tree into the house, scatter pine needles across the floor, knock over the priceless vase, … Continue reading
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis Are Best Actresses
By Sarah Jost When the Golden Globe nominations were announced last week, I was skeptical. After last year’s Golden Globes debacle, I didn’t know if they could be trusted. So this past weekend, I decided on a whim to see … Continue reading
Posted in Film & Television, Sarah
Tagged academy awards, angelina jolie, golden globe nominations, johnny depp, the tourist, the urchies
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