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The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub

Posted on January 22, 2008 by ubu507

My pursuit of the decadent movement around the globe has led me to the Russian variety, and one of its foremost practitioners Fyodor Sologub. I started to read his best known work The Petty Demon again, and, although it’s very … Continue reading →

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Botticelli in Guide Books

Posted on January 19, 2008 by ubu507

O.K., I know to the art snobs it’s kind of banal, but I am a devotee of Botticelli. To me there’s something absolutely supernatural about his masterpieces, a neo-Platonic contemplation of beauty that produces the purest kind of aesthetic experience, … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Violations

Posted on January 18, 2008 by ubu507

My Favorite Violations from RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS 1/16/08 (All information taken from public records) The soap dispenser at the rear hand sink was ripped off the wall, so soap was not available at the sink. The owner’s children were in the … Continue reading →

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Poor Carl Goes to Outer Mongolia

Posted on January 16, 2008 by ubu507

Poor Carl Goes to Outer Mongolia It sounds like a wonderful indie movie that a discerning cinema goer would really enjoy, doesn’t it? Actually this post celebrates the legendary American bookseller Poor Carl, who was invited to address the 54th … Continue reading →

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Nothing

Posted on January 15, 2008 by ubu507

all right, all right — I’ve got nothing again today BUT just hold on faithful reader BECAUSE I’ve got some super RAD stuff in the pipeline… 

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Picture equals thousand words

Posted on January 12, 2008 by ubu507
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Jake’s Ghost

Posted on January 11, 2008 by ubu507

The ghost of Jake On Liberty’s sidewalk

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Crime Beat: Poetic Justice

Posted on January 9, 2008 by ubu507

  Shoplifter stabbed by hidden knives   GRAND RAPIDS – A man who hid hunting knives in his pants to try to steal them from a western Michigan store tripped while fleeing and stabbed himself in the abdomen, police say. … Continue reading →

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The Republican Candidates and the Ghost of Bush’s Past

Posted on January 8, 2008 by ubu507

It’s funny – it’s pretty evident that George W. Bush will be remembered as one of the worst presidents this country has ever had, yet the current crop of Republican candidates can’t seem to help parroting the essential ideas that … Continue reading →

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The Morning After

Posted on January 6, 2008 by ubu507
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