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Entries from March 31st, 2007

Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell – Just One Of Those Things

March 31st, 2007 · Comments Off · Leonard Cohen, Music

For a few weeks in 1967 and 1968, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen had a fling that still echoes in their work. Today’s post looks at the impact this connection had on both songwriters.

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Anjani Interview and Concert Online Today

March 31st, 2007 · Comments Off · Anjani Thomas

Today Leonard Cohen and Anjani are visiting Poland. Anjani’s interview and concert are available online. Details follow.

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Memoirs: Improving History Through Memory

March 30th, 2007 · Comments Off · Media

Memoirs (AKA The Fine Art Of Improving History Through Memory) are the focus of a dozen or so pieces at Slate.com this week. Especially interesting are the responses to “How do you choose to alert people who appear in your books that you are writing about them … “

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The Answer Is – Things With Feathers

March 29th, 2007 · Comments Off · Fascinations

What are the hope for Spring,1 two ducks, and a golden pheasant? Today’s Dickinson-flavored, Jeopardy-formatted lust for warm weather post not only entreats the powers that be for the immediate onset of a true Spring season but also serves to point out that Mr. Science is not the only observer of our feathered friends. Duck [...]

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Madeleines – And Hong Kong Egg Cakes – From Reading About Alice By Calvin Trillin

March 28th, 2007 · Comments Off · Madeleines, Media

Calvin Trillin’s About Alice is the most joyous, rewarding, resonant prose I’ve ever read about the death of a loved one. It is a glorious book that anyone who has been or wants to be in love deserves to read.

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The Heartland Spa Photodocumentary

March 27th, 2007 · Comments Off · Fascinations

Lawanda brought home photos from the week she spent at the Heartland Spa, including evidence of the Clothes Fairy’s existence.

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But Somebody Has To Do It

March 26th, 2007 · Comments Off · Fascinations

There are “dirty jobs,” “worst jobs,” “worst dirty jobs,” “worst jobs in history,” “worst jobs for children,” and even a “worst job in the porn industry.” And we’ve got ‘em right here.

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Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness: A Short Story By Julie Showalter

March 25th, 2007 · Comments Off · Julie's Unpublished

If you are the cynical sort who find the sexual shenanigans that erupt in academia between faculty and students more often an occasion for snickers than a cause for pity (and I am), you have a treat awaiting in the form of this short story by Julie Showalter.

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Julie and The Mountain

March 24th, 2007 · Comments Off · Julie Showalter, Julie's Unpublished

Mount Kuchumaa Julie1 Does Rancho La Puerta Last night, talking with friends on their return from a week at a spa reminded me that Julie had once written something about a specific experience at Rancho La Puerta, a spa located near Tecate, Mexico2 an hour south of San Diego that opened in 1940. After some [...]

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A New Look For Spring – Foggy Morning Photos

March 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off · Fascinations, Local

Waking Up In The McHenry County Fog Not all my I wish it were Spring photos feature bright sunny days. In the warm months, we occasionally wake to find ourselves part of an eerie, befogged landscape. Click on images to enlarge

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