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That’s What He Said
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. – John … Continue reading
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
Posted in Collaborative, Literature
Tagged A Moveable Feast, ali smith, books, ernest hemingway, gone to new york, graphic novels, ian frazier, john steinbeck, marjane satrapi, novels, of mice and men, robertson davies, the accidental, the deptford trilogy, the sigh, travel writing, urchin bookshelf, world of wonders
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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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That’s What He Said
American cities are like badger holes, ringed with trash – all of them – surrounded by piles of wrecked and rusting automobiles, and almost smothered with rubbish. Everything we use comes in boxes, cartons, bins, the so-called packaging we love … Continue reading
Posted in Margaret, That's What They Said
Tagged john steinbeck, travels with charley, urban sprawl
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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
Posted in Collaborative, Film & Television, Literature, Music, The Urchies, Travel, Urchin Eats
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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A Personal Reading Year in Review
By Geo Ong I like to read. I’m one of those people who keep track of what they’ve read, what they’re reading, and what they want to read. 2011 was a wonderful reading year for me personally, filled with great … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature
Tagged a house on the heights, anatole broyard, belles lettres, books, boris pasternak, brooklyn, brooklyn is, cannery row, correspondence, e.b. white, east of eden, Ezra Pound, fran lebowitz, friendship, gertrude stein, here is new york, james agee, james laughlin, john steinbeck, kafka was the rage, letters, marina tsvetayeva, metropolitan life, new york, new york city, rainer maria rilke, reading, social studies, tennessee williams, travels with charley, travels with charley in search of america, truman capote
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That’s What He Said
I lived then in a small brick house in Manhattan, and, being for the moment solvent, employed a Negro. Across the street and on the corner there was a bar and restaurant. One winter dusk when the sidewalks were iced … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah, That's What They Said
Tagged john steinbeck, race, racism, travels with charley
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New Books for a New Season: What We’re Reading
An Urchin isn’t an Urchin without a haversack full of books. There may or may not be food and warm clothes, but in case of emergency, an Urchin will have plenty of books to keep him or her company. Have … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Literature
Tagged Arundhati Roy, Christopher Durang, f. scott fitzgerald, ian frazier, john steinbeck, Tender is the Night, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, the grapes of wrath, the great gatsby, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Thomas Hardy, Travels in Siberia, travels with charley, Walking with the Comrades
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‘I Feel Like I’ve Seen You Here Before’: Recurring Thoughts on Travel Writing
by Geo Ong Both travel and writing are important tenets of Urchin philosophy, which naturally suggests that travel writing is twice as important. It sure seems that way, to us and probably to you, if you’ve been reading us for … Continue reading
