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Dreams, Come True
The Urchins are dreamers and daydreamers alike. Surely you’ve been able to tell. So sit back and enjoy, if you will, these latest wouldn’t-it-be-nice-ifs and feel free to share your own! Later this summer, I will be fulfilling a four-year-held … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Examples in Urchinism
Tagged 2012 olympics, bea, Bill Bryson, bookexpo america, buckingham palace, dogs, england, goldendoodle, hampstead heath, i am a pole (and so can you!), Jon Stewart, london, london olympics, olympics, puppies, queen elizabeth, stephen colbert, the colbert report, The Daily Show, the daily show with jon stewart, uk, uk citizenship
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Should Election Day Be Moved to a Weekend?
By Sarah Jost Only 56% of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections (the highest percentage since 1968). Compare this figure with 95% voter turnout in Australia, 79% in New Zealand, and 65% in the United Kingdom. … Continue reading
Why I Can’t Crack Open a Book I Really Want to Read (and Other Impulses)
By Geo Ong About six months ago, as I was settling into my new job, I was introduced to one of our store’s publishing sales reps. My boss gave me a kind introduction as a ‘veteran bookseller,’ highlighting my previous … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature, Travel
Tagged books, brooklyn, cafe martin, craig taylor, england, Europe, impulse, london, londoners, new york city, park slope, rain, travel books, uk
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That’s What She Said
A newspaper man I know, who was stationed in London during the war, says tourists go to England with preconceived notions, so they always find exactly what they go looking for. I told him I’d go looking for the England … Continue reading
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Geo, Literature, That's What They Said, Travel
Tagged 84 charing cross road, books, england, english literature, helene hanff, nonfiction, uk
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Confessions of a Part-Time Protester, Part Two
By Louisa Dunnigan [Louisa continues her report of the UK student protests. Catch Part One here!] They say Tories, We say scum! 24th November 2010 I arrive at the Radcliffe Camera ready to collect some books only to find it … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Urchins, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged brave new world, david cameron, demonstrations, education, education maintenance allowance, education reform, ema, england, labour, london, london student protests, louisa dunnigan, malet street, money, mps, nick clegg, oxford, parliament, parliament square, police, protest, radcliffe camera, riots, student debt, student protest, students, tory, uk, uk government, ulysses, university, vandalism, westminster, whitehall
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Confessions of a Part-Time Protester, Part One
By Louisa Dunnigan [The recent London climate has been stormy. For the past two months, students from all over the UK protested in London against proposed government ‘education reforms’, namely cuts in education funding and an increase in university tuition … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Urchins, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged conservatives, david cameron, demonstration, dissent, education, education funding cuts, education reform, england, lib dem, liberal democrats, london, london school of economics, london student protests, louisa dunnigan, money, nick clegg, oxford, parliament, protest, radcliffe camera, student protest, students, tinchy stryder, tory, trafalgar square, tuition fee increase, uk, uk government, university college london, vince cable
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London Belongs to Us
Dear London, We must be completely honest with you, though you may already know it. We’ve never stopped loving you. It’s been two years since we were together. ‘Has it been that long already?’ you may ask. Well, to us, … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Travel
Tagged america, canada, england, london, Love, new york city, paris, t.s. eliot, uk, uk immigration
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