Montepulciano

December 18, 2011

coppersmith’s shop, “temple” of San Biagio I don’t remember when this trip took place, maybe summer of 2004.

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Green Veggie Lasagne

December 18, 2011

I have made variations on this recipe for years, most recently for my own birthday potluck the Saturday after Thanksgiving. My friend Mary, who knows a thing or two about good food, said she’d like to know how to make it. This isn’t a recipe in the strict sense, because I can’t be bothered to [...]

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“The Road Home” Shortlisted for an Oscar

December 15, 2011

This dramatic short by Woodstock alum Rahul Gandotra – shot in and around Woodstock School in the Indian Himalayas – was recently shortlisted for the Oscars.  

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Katrina: What Happened in the Hospitals

December 10, 2011

The New Projects Xes Effects on the Middle Class Don’t Bring Your Kids Here Corruption The Effects on Communities 9th Ward Celia’s Story What Happened in the Hospitals

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SFGMC Christmas Concert 2011

December 9, 2011

Here’s a clip from last night’s Christmas Concert by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas – which was, by turns: gorgeous, giggly, teary, heartwarming, and uplifting. You’ve still got a chance to see it – three shows on Christmas Eve!  

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Katrina: Celia’s Story

December 8, 2011

The New Projects Xes Effects on the Middle Class Don’t Bring Your Kids Here Corruption The Effects on Communities 9th Ward Celia’s Story What Happened in the Hospitals

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Art School, Castello Sforzesco, Milan

December 6, 2011

One of the areas inside the castle that Leonardo da Vinci designed for the Duke of Milan houses a school for applied arts, appropriately enough.    

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Katrina: The Effects on Communities

December 6, 2011

The New Projects Xes Effects on the Middle Class Don’t Bring Your Kids Here Corruption The Effects on Communities 9th Ward Celia’s Story What Happened in the Hospitals

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View of Lake Como from Lecco, Evening

December 5, 2011
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Learn Italian in Song: Serenata

December 5, 2011

Serenade by Toto Cotugno Serenata quasi a mezzanotte A serenade at almost midnight guardie e ladri che si fanno a botte guards and thieves who pummel each other e i ragazzi da soli and the young people alone sono ancora romantici. are still romantic Serenata per i separati A serenade for the separated e i [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Viva la Mamma

December 5, 2011

  Viva La Mamma by Edoardo Bennato also recorded by Neri per Caso Only in Italy would you get a pop song celebrating dear old mom! But it’s also a bit of nostalgia for the 1950s, the hectic post-war period when Italy was booming. The italicized parts are not in the Neri per Caso cover. [...]

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Flowers on a Windowsill

December 4, 2011
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Learn Italian Through Signs

December 4, 2011

Here where the Archbishop of Milan held court, where with the bitter duel of Ramengo and Lupo amidst the jokes and songs of Tremacoldo, T. Grossi [the author?] gave a life of courtesy and tragic passions to Ottorino and Bice, a faithful portrait of an ungrateful age in which will dominate the figure of Marco [...]

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Funny Signs from Around India

December 3, 2011

Vakil means lawyer in Hindi above: This sort of motto seems rather retro and naive to advertising-jaded Americans, but still plays well in India. This advertisement for cellphone services is is almost entirely English words transliterated into Hindi, in some cases interspersed with Hindi grammar. From the top: Full roaming North India me (in North India)Balance on screen [...]

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Katrina: Effects on the Middle Class

December 3, 2011

The New Projects Xes Effects on the Middle Class Don’t Bring Your Kids Here Corruption The Effects on Communities 9th Ward Celia’s Story What Happened in the Hospitals

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The Twitter Diaries: November, 2011

December 1, 2011

In reverse chron order. It is a communist chocolate hellhole and I’m here to stop it ever happening. http://twitter.com/DeirdreS/statuses/142033145183731712 2011-11-30 23:57:56 DeirdreS: @missbhavens Ewwwwwwww http://twitter.com/DeirdreS/statuses/142029628024946688 2011-11-30 21:33:34 DeirdreS: RT @bubbva: RT @anuleczka: Shame on you, Apple. Siri can help me find Viagara or a dentist, but refuses to help if I got raped? http://t … [...]

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Solaris History: The Marker Game

December 1, 2011

The things engineers invent to unwind at the office… Bryan Cantrill demonstrates the Marker Game that he and Jeff Bonwick used to play in a conference room in MPK 17. Special guest appearance by Bonwick himself, the world Marker Game champion.

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Katrina: 9th Ward

November 30, 2011

Including a good look at some of the houses Brad Pitt helped build. The New Projects Xes Effects on the Middle Class Don’t Bring Your Kids Here Corruption The Effects on Communities 9th Ward Celia’s Story What Happened in the Hospitals

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Katrina: Don’t Bring Your Kids Here

November 30, 2011

Had a post-Katrina tour of New Orleans with my cousin Celia. Here she explains why many dispossessed New Orleanians with children will not be returning. The New Projects Xes Effects on the Middle Class Don’t Bring Your Kids Here Corruption The Effects on Communities 9th Ward Celia’s Story What Happened in the Hospitals

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Katrina: Corruption

November 30, 2011

The New Projects Xes Effects on the Middle Class Don’t Bring Your Kids Here Corruption The Effects on Communities 9th Ward Celia’s Story What Happened in the Hospitals

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