Browsing archives for October 29th, 2008

’08’s Katherine Harris? The Homeless

Politics 29 October 2008 | 0 Comments

Barack Obama’s chances of winning the election are strong enough that Republicans have been scurrying about for the past week preparing their resumes, pointing fingers and making up excuses that can be used after McCain’s loss to explain why it wasn’t really his (or the party’s) fault. 
The most recent excuse- formulated by NRO’s Lisa Schiffren- could [...]

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Guide to Halloween Costumes

Fluff Stuff, Random 29 October 2008 | 3 Comments

Halloween’s on a Friday this year, meaning there are even more opportunities to get drunk off of Pumpkin Spice Martinis and hit on people when you don’t even know what they look like.  Luckily, MSN has put together guides to Guys and Gals costumes so you’ll know how to best approach someone.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t [...]

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Indie Retailer of the Day: Art by Nancy Farmer

Apparel, Indie Retailers, Paper Goods 29 October 2008 | 3 Comments

What drew me to Nancy Farmer’s work initially was why I was so interested in one of the pieces I featured last week, and that is her series of greeting cards featuring elaborate inappropriate behaviour from Barbie, Ken and the other iconic dolls of our youth.  Each one is done without photoshop, “just patience and [...]

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