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3rd Annual Urchie Award Winners!
Welcome to the 2012 Urchie Awards! The Urchademy has been in deliberation for weeks, Heming(way) and Haw(thorne)ing over this year’s wonderful nominees. After many late nights of heated discussions over choc bikkies, tea, and Skype, here they are, world! Your … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Film & Television, Literature, Music, The Urchies, Travel, Urchin Eats
Tagged Atlas Cafe, Band of the Year, best bookstore, best high noon picture, Best Performance by an Actor, Best Performance by an Actress, Best Restaurant, best television show, Book of the Year, Briton of the Year, carey mulligan, dilettante, Exemplary Human Being, film of the year, gary oldman, Green is the New Red, greenlight bookstore, john steinbeck, Merrill Garbus, Meryl Streep, Musical Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, st vincente, the artist, The Daily Show, The Iron Lady, the urchies, tinker tailor soldier spy, Travel Destination of the Year, tune-yards, Urchie Awards, Will Potter, writer of the year
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3rd Annual Urchie Award Nominations, Part 1
As actors, writers, politicians, and musicians everywhere anxiously stare at their phones hoping for calls from their agents, we’re here to announce the 2012 Urchie Award Nominees. In a year when political and environmental stakes were higher than ever, artists … Continue reading
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Tagged a separation, armie hammer, artist of the year, atlas cafe new york city, berenice bejo, Best Actress, best bookstore, Best Restaurant, best television show, Book of the Year, Briton of the Year, brooklyn, canada, carey mulligan, catherine middleton, Citizens of London, city lights, daniel radcliffe, Destination of the Year, dilettante, downton abbey, elizabeth warren, film of the year, gary oldman, green in the new red, greenlight bookstore, j. edgar, joan didion, john steinbeck, lonely boy, lynne olson, Meryl Streep, New Zealand, nicki minaj, northshire bookstore, Octavia Spencer, perfect couples, peru, Peter Jon Lindberg, peyman moadi, philippe cousteau, portugal. the man, san francisco, st vincente, super bass, Taos Pizza Outback, the artist, the black keys, the chicago diner, The Daily Show, The Help, The Iron Lady, tinker tailor soldier spy, travels with charley, tune-yards, Will Potter, writer of the year
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The Great Onlines: Three Ethical Online Retailers
It’s always a great idea to buy locally, but depending on where you are and what you’re looking for, your choices may be quite limited. But thankfully, there are online retailers out there that care about maintaining a minimal footprint … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Environment
Tagged american booksellers association, diesel bookstore, ethical business, ethics, gear shops, grassroots outdoor alliance, greenlight bookstore, independent bookstores, independent business, indiebound, northshire bookstore, one lucky duck, online retailers, Pure Food and Wine, vegan
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Now’s Your Chance! Meet an Urchin (and Some Other Cool People) at the Brooklyn Indie Party!
Dear Brooklynites, Manhattanites, New Yorkers, New Englanders, East Coasters, Passers-Through, & People Who Drive Long Distances for One-Night Events, You are officially invited to the Brooklyn Indie Party! (No invitations needed.) Where? Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. When? Friday, … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature
Tagged a public space, akashic books, books, bookstores, brooklyn, brooklyn book festival, brooklyn indie party, community, electric literature, events, free things to do in brooklyn, greenlight bookstore, independent business, melville house publishing, new york, new york city, tin house, ugly duckling presse
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New York Transfer: The First of Many Musings
by Geo Ong I hadn’t slept in a bed my first ten days in the city. I bounced from a loveseat in Queens to a sofa in Manhattan to, on that tenth day, a mattress in Brooklyn. By then, I … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature, Travel
Tagged brooklyn, east village, greenlight bookstore, manhattan, new york, new york city, queens, time, whole earth bakery & kitchen, writing
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