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November 8, 2009 - November 14, 2009 Archives


Paintings on books, not in them

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By Sheila Lennon    Email

Paintings by Mike Stilkey; photos by by Dave Kinsey Mike Stilkey's Library : The Book Bench : The New Yorker: Books are sacred objects which we are all free to worship in different ways. The L.A.-based artist Mike Stilkey,......

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Significant water on the moon: Some see dollar signs

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By Sheila Lennon    Email

Go to Google today and the search may already be filled out, under a special logo honoring NASA's discovery of significant water on the moon. AP: Splash! NASA moon crash struck lots of water LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The......

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Hats parade at the races in Paris

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Tara Bradford's Paris Parfait usually shows lush, large photos from elegant curio shops and fashionable shop windows in Paris, or perhaps lush countryside with lovely stone walls and a castle. A field trip trip suggests there are a lot of......

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Early R.I. video artists revisit 'Private Parts,' show new work tonight

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Trailer for the Video Art Exhibition at Gallery Z on Atwells Avenue, launching Thursday night and running through Nov. 28. Laurie McDonald, Private Parts, courtesy Philip PalomboMay, 1978: Journal arts writer Channing Gray after police raid the Private Parts......

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Which 'Clunkers' got traded for what, by state

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The Detroit News has a nice clickable graphic breaking down the Cash for Clunkers trades by state: Interactive: State-by-state numbers for the'cash for clunkers' program. That's a screenshot of Rhode Island's data at right. Every New England state shed......

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Google holiday logos Americans don't see

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The Design Inspiration collects a sample of favorite Google Doodles from Different Countries You Haven't Seen. While enjoying this fine filtering of the Google logo database, I also learned about some new holidays, although I won't be celebrating them.......

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Free mp3s: Bob Dylan, soundtrack from 'Renaldo and Clara'

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BOB DYLAN Music From Renaldo And Clara [no label, 1CD] Stereo film soundtrack. But it is the music, filmed during Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour in 1975, that lives on. Of the wealth of music featured, only a four-song promo......

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