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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Why Does The Food Take So Long? Because It’s Slow Food.
By Margaret Hedderman In 1986 McDonald’s announced plans to set up shop next to the famous Spanish Steps in Rome. At the time, there were over 3,500 locations outside the United States (today there are over 31,000 worldwide), but this … Continue reading
So Long, and Thanks for All the Food! – Some of the Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Los Angeles
by Geo Ong As I’ve mentioned before, I’m moving to New York City this Friday. There are a lot of things I’m going to miss about Los Angeles, and it’d be impossible to name them all unless I narrow down … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Urchin Eats
Tagged a votre sante, brentwood, culver city, food, green leaves, green peas, green temple, happy veggie, los angeles, Los Feliz, real food daily, redondo beach, restaurants, santa monica, the veggie grill, vegan, vegan nachos, vegan onion rings, vegan pho, vegan restaurants, vegetarian, vegetarian restaurants, west hollywood
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Open Mic Poetry Night at Busboys & Poets
by Sarah Jost Busboys & Poets is a restaurant, cafe, bar, performance space, and book shoppe based in Washington, D.C. While many coffee shoppes purport to be community gathering places that encourage dialogue and support social action, Busboys & Poets … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Literature, Sarah, Travel, Urchin Eats
Tagged Austin Ellis, B Corporation, Bomani Armah, Busboys & Poets, Face, Local First DC, open mic poetry night, Read a Book, vegan, washington dc
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The Urchin Mix Tape
Oh, hi. We were just adding some songs to our mix tape. It’s getting so full that it’s almost time to hit eject and flip it to the b side! Which coincidentally is also the name of our forthcoming late … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Music
Tagged big sir, Billy Bragg, California Stars, Cults, G7, Juan Alderete, LightHouse, Lisa Papineau, Mars Volta, Mermaid Avenue, NewVillager, the Knife, urchin mix tape, Wilco, Woody Guthrie
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That’s What He Said
…what a miracle are different languages and what an amazing Tower of Babel this world is. [...] That people actually understand what their tongues are babbling. And that eyes do shine to understand, and that responses are made which indicate … Continue reading
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Geo, Literature, That's What They Said, Travel
Tagged humans, Jack Kerouac, language, life, relationships, satori in paris, tower of babel, understanding
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The Favorite Poem Project
In 1997, Robert Pinsky, the 39th Poet Laureate of the United States, founded the Favorite Poem Project. Over the course of a year, 18,000 Americans of all ages and from all walks of life submitted their favourite poems to the … Continue reading
So Dumb I’d Buy Dirt; Or The Journey to Food
By Margaret Hedderman “You’re so dumb, you’d buy dirt,” my dad so kindly exclaimed when I proudly showed him my new 20 lb. purchase. It was mid-April and I was serious this time about starting a garden. Until now, my … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Margaret, Urchin Eats
Tagged home brewing, home garden, manitou springs, slow food
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Would Your Mind Follow Your Feet If They Wander?
Words and images by Geo Ong In the introductory chapter of his book Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris, Graham Robb recounts his time as a younger man in the City of Light: ‘I came to know Paris well enough … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature, Travel
Tagged brest, France, french, graham robb, Jack Kerouac, paris, parisians, safety, satori in paris, tourists, walking
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Fascism by the Pool: A Screenplay in One Act
by Sarah Jost I’ve always been a big eavesdropper. Luckily, now that I’m a bit older and a writer, I can call it ‘journalism.’ A few days ago, I was enjoying a brief aquatic reprieve from Washington, D.C.’s current heat … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah, Travel
Tagged bible, busboys and poets, center of the universe, denmark, george w. bush, god in schools, holland, Islam, islamic europe, islamo fascism, islamofascism, manhattan, media, nazi, new jersey, Obama, philip jenkins, politics, quran, raising kids in new york, society, violence, Washington D.C.
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