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That’s What He Said

If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast. – Ernest Hemingway

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The Seasonal Urchin Bookshelf Revampathon!

It’s that time again, kids! Here are the books on our horizons. Margaret’s books A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway It’s a tad embarrassing that I’m just now getting around to reading this. A Moveable Feast is Hemingway’s posthumous classic … Continue reading

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That’s What He Said

Gil: I would like you to read my novel and get your opinion. Ernest Hemingway: I hate it. Gil: You haven’t even read it yet. Ernest Hemingway: If it’s bad, I’ll hate it. If it’s good, then I’ll be envious … Continue reading

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Reading and Loving and Hating and Loving Gertrude Stein

by Geo Ong I was first introduced to Gertrude Stein at a bistro on the Rue de Fleurus in 1927. Just kidding. I was first introduced to Gertrude Stein in a fiction writing workshop about three years ago. We read … Continue reading

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Mr. Marineau, I Regret to Inform You That You Didn’t Ruin My Life, or: If I Taught High School English

By Geo Ong I used to hate reading. In high school, I had a string of English teachers that did quite a job of having their students hate reading forever. My 10th grade Language Arts teacher Mr. Marineau was the … Continue reading

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Artists of Tomorrow

By Geo Ong London, 2008 – My friend Kyle and I spend four hours at a pub on Goodge St., bonding over pints of beer and bowls of chips. Having just met, we discuss our pasts leading up to this … Continue reading

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That’s What He Said

You belong to me and all Paris belongs to me and I belong to this notebook and this pencil. -Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast

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Sarah’s Summer Reading

Sarah is currently reading… The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson This book is a hilarious memoir recounting Bryson’s childhood in Des Moines, Iowa in the 1950s. Interspersed with his personal memories and exquisitely nostalgic depictions … Continue reading

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An Urchin Response: Natalie Portman, Money, and the Eekonomy

In a recent interview for the aptly-named Interview Magazine, Urchin-adored sea star Natalie Portman weighs in on the eekonomy and its effect on art (or is it the other way around?). Natalie says: I think it’s kind of an exciting … Continue reading

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