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Notes on File

erinjbernard wrote 2 weeks ago: Notations from my somewhat mixed up files as of late … I am bursting with weird and questionab … more →

Tags: Alberta Arts district, being 30, Free Advice, Love, overheard in portland, Personal Essay, Photography, Writing Advice, california raisins

Of Men and Reptilians

Mou Lotti wrote 1 month ago: In the absence of empirical proof considering reptilian shapeshifting aliens (and I do not consider … more →

Tags: media, Psychological, Culture, lizards, Alien, symbology, Popular Culture

Insularity in Finland

Mou Lotti wrote 1 month ago: In relation to my previous publication, globalization appears inevitable, I’d like to briefly reflec … more →

Tags: media, Psychological, Nationalism, narrow mindness, Extreme Right

The Harlem Shake

janellesundin wrote 2 months ago: I don’t know whether any of you has seen how passionately frustrated some people from Harlem h … more →

Tags: Fiction, Blog, Memes, Harlem Shake, Thoughts, Philosophy, Soapboxing

Book Review: Words with Fiends by Matt Schiariti

Julianne Snow (@CdnZmbiRytr) wrote 3 months ago: “When Morgan receives an anonymous invite to play his favorite mobile word game, he readily ac … more →

Tags: Book Review, Horror, Fiction, Book, Words with Fiends, Matt Schiariti, Short Story

Peyeum; the Sundanese rice dessert2 comments

Mayang wrote 3 months ago: Peyeum (pronounced : Pe as Pe in Peru – ‘yeum as Yum in Yummy) is one unique dessert fro … more →

Tags: Jewel of Indonesia, NRJS ORIGINAL PHOTOS, Dessert, Fermented Rice, Food, Indonesian Food, peyeum, rice grain, SE

India: Dispatches from the In Between Place3 comments

erinjbernard wrote 4 months ago:   Today marks one full week here in India. It has been seven days packed full of revelations, t … more →

Tags: Travel, Personal Essay, India, Erin J. Bernard, backpacking india

The Problem with New Years Eve "Music"

scottphinneyjr wrote 4 months ago: Hello all!  Happy New Year!  We had a quiet night in last night for a change.  What we found on this … more →

Tags: Opinions, led zeppelin, New Years Eve, dick clark, Rockin, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, the beatles, Nirvana

If You're Afraid of the Dark: A Paean to the Maybe Apocalypse, with accompanying poetry and art1 comment

erinjbernard wrote 4 months ago: When I was a kid, like many kids, I hated the late, late nighttime. There was just something about i … more →

Tags: pop culture, Poems you should read, Eulogies, Erin J. Bernard, mayan apocalypse, Cooper Edens, If You're Afraid of the Dark Remember the Night Rainbow, Armageddon, end of the world

Religion is another illusion2 comments

dialecticquencher wrote 5 months ago: This is one of those posts where you write ahead of time in case you have a lot going on in your per … more →

Tags: psychological impact, Controversialities, It's Complicated, Psychology, Politics, Reaction, powers, Holocaust, Muslim Brotherhood

Egyptians positive despite the quagmire

dialecticquencher wrote 5 months ago: The reason why Egyptians survived so long under pharoahs, monarchies, and dictatorships is their lov … more →

Tags: Egyptian Protests, Muslim Brotherhood (Egypt), Morsi dictatorship, Egyptian democracy under threat, Liberals vs. Islamists, Egyptian hope, Positive, Egyptian jokes

Opposing the Egyptian Opposition? You're wrong and this is why...

dialecticquencher wrote 5 months ago: I’m not bashing those who support Morsi in this post. I am talking to those who think the oppo … more →

Tags: psychological impact, It's Complicated, Islam, Social Media, Generational War, poverty, Psychology, Politics, powers

100 percent perfect people

erinjbernard wrote 6 months ago: Asakusa – Erin J. Bernard Still riffing hard on the themes of dreaming and memory this stormy … more →

Tags: Travel, Book Reviews, Erin J. Bernard, haruki murakami, tokyo, 100 percent perfect girl

Uda Denai (Jalan Tambak, Manggarai, Central Jakarta)

Mayang wrote 6 months ago: This is, “a hole in the wall”- type restaurant. A step away from the main road Jalan Tam … more →

Tags: Jewel of Indonesia, NRJS ORIGINAL PHOTOS, warung padang, Food, padang, Chicken, Jakarta, rendang, Restaurants

Pagi Sore (Kampung Madras, Medan, North Sumatera)6 comments

Mayang wrote 6 months ago: Tunjang, my favorite dish in different spiciness The popular dish in menu, fried chicken: lean-clean … more →

Tags: Jewel of Indonesia, Still Life, NRJS ORIGINAL PHOTOS, warung padang, padang, Medan, Sumatera, spicy, best padang restaurant

Pagi Sore Masakan Padang (Rawa Mangun Muka, East Jakarta)2 comments

Mayang wrote 6 months ago: Padangnese food that costumed to general taste, friendly spiciness for newbie One of my favorite … more →

Tags: Jewel of Indonesia, Still Life, NRJS ORIGINAL PHOTOS, food, warung padang, Food, padang, No Recipe, Hot.

Dusting off my passport ... Here come countries #32 and #33.1 comment

erinjbernard wrote 6 months ago: I’ve got news. After almost a decade of threats and promises, I’ve finally bitten the bu … more →

Tags: Travel

3 Approaches to Teaching McCarthy's The Road

Amy wrote 7 months ago: A while back, I blogged about teaching genre and convention in an introductory literature course gea … more →

Tags: Books, Fiction, Visual Media, American Literature, Book Discussion, Cultural Trends, genre criticism, interpretation, post-apocalyptic

Discuss the Arrival of Eslite

nadiaou wrote 7 months ago: URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GrmG5P7XHkY  This a video talki … more →

Tags: Chain Bookstore, eslite, Taiwan, discussion


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