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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Rock Hill Bakehouse
By Sarah Jost Cosy, artsy, and chock-full of yummy food, Rock Hill Bakehouse in Glens Falls, New York was a beckoning oasis for two very hungry and very cold weary travelers last Saturday afternoon. It had been a long hour … Continue reading
High Noon Urchins
Hi, kids! It’s that time again! Seeking fame, fortune, eternal glory? Your search is over! Send us your very own High Noon pictures by February 27 and be featured on the Urchinmovement.com! Whether you’re on top of a mountain or … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, High Noon Urchins, Margaret, Sarah
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That’s What She Said
The latest findings, published this week in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology, indicate that the amount of leisure time spent sitting in front of a screen can have such an overwhelming, seemingly irreparable impact on one’s health that … Continue reading
An Urchin Interactive Experiment: Story on a String!
Be a part of history and herstory and in the end we’ll call it ourstory. Fiction Friday starts today with the first installment of a brand new Urchin Movement series, Story on a String! How Does It Work? Every Friday … Continue reading
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Collaborative, Geo, Story on a String
Tagged arctic chill, fiction, short story, story on a string, writing
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Obama’s Campaign Promises: Two Year Analysis
By Sarah Jost Two years into Obama’s presidency, where do we stand? Promises Kept -The end of combat operations in Iraq -The reduction of our nuclear arsenal -The passage of health care reform -The repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell … Continue reading
The State of the Union: America vs. the World
By Sarah Jost Last night President Obama delivered his State of the Union address. After discussing plans to solve America’s debt (cut government spending), increase clean energy (issue a challenge with a funding award), and improve education (reward good teachers), … Continue reading
The Below Zero Bookshelf
It’s -25 degrees without windchill, what do you do? Read! Here’s what we’re currently snuggling up with, as well as some future snuggle buddies we have waiting in the wings. Sarah is currently reading… Grounded: A Down to Earth Journey … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Literature, Travel
Tagged Alice Steinbach, Bonjour Tristesse, Daily Show, Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman, Francoise Sagan, Grounded: A Down to Earth Journey Around the World, Jane Campion, Jon Stewart, Paul Clemens, Punching Out: One Year in a Closing Auto Plant, Seth Stevenson, The Piano, urchin bookshelf, Wendell Berry, What Are People For?
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High Noon Urchins
This week, we learn that there is such thing as too much.
That’s What He Said
Wouldn’t it be a shame if we didn’t take that moment to make sure that the world that we are creating now… wasn’t better than the one we previously lost? —Jon Stewart, in reaction to the Tuscon shootings
