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The Urchins’ Day at the White House
If you could spend a day with the First Family, what would you do? Play basketball? Garden? Go bowling? The Urchins, naturally, would have very important business to attend to at the White House. See below. My first order of … Continue reading →
4th Annual Urchie Award Nominations
Ladies and gentlemen! Gather around, for it’s that special time of year again! Your favourite award show is now announcing its 4th annual nominations! Tune back in this Wednesday (that’s right, two days from now!) for the winners! And don’t … Continue reading →
Posted in Collaborative, Film & Television, Literature, Music, The Urchies, Travel, Urchin Eats
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Tagged alison bechdel, Anne Hathaway, Annie Proulx, Argo, aung san suu kyi, Band of the Year, barack obama, bati brooklyn, beasts of the southern wild, Best Performance by an Actor, Best Performance by an Actress, best television show, big sir, boneshepherds, Book of the Year, bookstore of the year, British Colombia, Briton of the Year, christoper waltz, daredevil fiona apple, daunt books, diesel a bookstore oakland, django uchained, edward goldsmith, Exemplary Human Being, film of the year, gotye, hillary clinton, holly golightly & the brokeoffs, Hugh Jackman, i wonder as i wander, ivar's acres of clams seattle, Jennifer Lawrence, joaquin phoenix, kimbra, langston hughes, lehka hlava prague, les miserables, mo farrah, Norway, nothing's gonna change the way you feel about me now justin townes earle, of mosters and men, paris, patrick rosal, portlandia, quvenzhane wallis, screenplay of the year, silver linings playbook, somebody that i used to know, Song of the Year, tabu, tattered cover denver, The Best American Travel Writing, the colbert report, the daily show writing staff, the hobbit, the master, the mindy project, Travel Destination of the Year, william t. vollman, writer of the year, Zadie Smith
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Four More Years: What We Expect from President Obama’s Second Term
President Barack Obama was inaugurated today in front of tens of thousands [Correction: a million (thanks, Beth!) -UM] of people in Washington, DC, and millions more tuned in for the beginning of what will be his second term. We Urchins … Continue reading →
The Obama Victory Playlist
By Geo Ong The moment the state of Ohio and the consequent election went to our man, President Barack Obama, I immediately opened up my music library and put together what I call the Obama Victory Playlist. Other than words, … Continue reading →
Posted in Geo, Music, Politics & Global Issues
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Tagged adore, al green, at last, back in the usa, barack obama, can, chuck berry, earth wind and fire, erykah badu, etta james, everything is everything, got to get you into my life, i want more and, if you want me to stay, james brown, lauryn hill, let's stay together, life is better, nina simone, obama victory playlist, president barack obama, presidential election, prince, q-tip, say it loud i'm black and i'm proud, sly and the family stone, stay, to be young gifted and black
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Getting out the Vote
By Sarah Jost At 8am on Saturday, I boarded an old yellow school bus from Chicago to Wisconsin. I was headed into the swing state to canvas for Barack Obama. One of the first people I met was a gentleman … Continue reading →
Vote Early, Vote Today
By Margaret Hedderman There really is no excuse not to vote. As you will read later this week, voting is our most important obligation as citizens of the United States. Election Day is next week, and as you may have … Continue reading →
Posted in Margaret, Politics & Global Issues
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Tagged barack obama, election day, united states election, voting early, where to vote
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The Role of the United States
By Margaret Hedderman Earlier this week, The Urchins discussed Monday night’s Presidential Debate on foreign policy. Bob Schieffer asked what each candidate thought the United States’ role is in the world. I felt that neither candidate gave a satisfactory answer … Continue reading →
Posted in Margaret, Politics & Global Issues
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Tagged barack obama, foreign policy, Mitt Romney, syria, syrian rebels
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Debatable: Part III
The third debate of the election season and second encounter between President Obama and Governor Romney was widely regarded as “make it or break it” for Obama. After what many viewed as a loss during their first match, Obama saw … Continue reading →
The Weekly Urchin Recap
Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to stand in line for 3 hours to see Michelle Obama at Fort Lewis College, and, with 3,500 other people, I did. Four years ago, Sarah, our friend Katy, and I saw Michelle, Oprah, … Continue reading →
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Tagged barack obama, caroline kennedy, Joe Biden, maria shriver, michelle obama, oprah, stevie wonder
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