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The Weekly Urchin Recap
By Geo Ong This weekend marks yet another annual anniversary of one of my favourite books, Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, which was first published in 1851. Three independent bookstores in the Brooklyn/Manhattan area are hosting marathon readings of the behemoth book, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Geo, Literature
Tagged anniversary, books, bookstores, brooklyn, herman melville, manhattan, moby-dick, novels, readings, whales
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A Long Walk
By Geo Ong That chronic travel bug inside me has awakened from its dormant slumber and as of late re-emerged to make itself known again. Shockingly, if you exclude my move to New York and my brief week-long return to … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Travel
Tagged brooklyn, Chinatown, home, lower east side, lower manhattan, manhattan, new york, new york city, two bridges, walking
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Urchin Freebies
Many cities have a lot to offer, and some of it is free! It’s just a matter of knowing what’s out there. Luckily for you, dear reader, you have three cheapo detectives known as the Urchins on the case! Here … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Travel
Tagged contemporary art, free activities, free things, free things to do, gardens, hamilton, hamilton gardens, high line, manhattan, museums, new mexico, new york city, New Zealand, parks, public spaces, Santa Fe, santa fe railyard, SITE santa fe, urban recycling
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A New York City Guide to Small Business Saturday, 2011
By Geo Ong After you’ve immobilised yourself with food this Thanksgiving, you may want to treat your body to a nice stroll around the city to burn some of those extra calories. We all know about Black Friday, but the … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Holidays, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged 26 november 2011, babycakes, brooklyn, chicago, fort greene, greene grape, greene grape annex, greene grape provisions, independent business, lower east side, manhattan, new york city, paper magazine, san francisco, small business saturday
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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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Fascism by the Pool: A Screenplay in One Act
by Sarah Jost I’ve always been a big eavesdropper. Luckily, now that I’m a bit older and a writer, I can call it ‘journalism.’ A few days ago, I was enjoying a brief aquatic reprieve from Washington, D.C.’s current heat … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah, Travel
Tagged bible, busboys and poets, center of the universe, denmark, george w. bush, god in schools, holland, Islam, islamic europe, islamo fascism, islamofascism, manhattan, media, nazi, new jersey, Obama, philip jenkins, politics, quran, raising kids in new york, society, violence, Washington D.C.
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