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A Summer Bookshelf

Whether you’re lounging in Central Park, hanging beside the river, or sitting next to a fjord, there’s always need for a good book. Here’s what your local Urchins are reading and soon to be picking up! Sarah’s Books Currently reading: … Continue reading

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The Urchins and Sport

With the exception of Margaret, we admittedly don’t look like the sportiest lot. For some of us, reading hardcover copies of Infinite Jest and running to catch the tube are the closest we’ll ever get to weight lifting or cardio. … Continue reading

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That’s What He Said

[The taipan] is the most poisonous snake on earth, with a lunge so swift and a venom so potent that your last mortal utterance is likely to be: “I say, is that a sn——.” -Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country

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