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Urban Legends - (USA)
THE starting place for exploring urban legends and folklore on the Web: Internet hoaxes, rumors, urban legends, and urban myths debunked.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/
“Q: What does a Jewish American Princess make for dinner? A: Reservations!” - (USA)
"King of the one-liners” Henny Youngman (1906-1998) told many jokes about his wife, such as “Take my wife—please!” In 1981, Youngman said this about his wife’s cooking: “The only thing she can make for dinner is a reservation!” The usual form of the joke involves a Jewish wife or, especially, a Jewish American Princess: Q: What does a Jewish American Princess make for dinner? A: Reservations! The joke dates in print to at least 1981-1982 in both the “wife” and “Jewish America
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/q_what_does_a_jewish_american_princess_make_for_dinner_a_reservations/
Race, Space, and the Law: Unmapping a White Settler Society - (USA)
Edited by Sherene Razack Between the Lines Institutional racism: we all know it exists, yet many deny it does. In this book, Sherene Razack, author of Looking White People in the Eye , edits a set of deeply disturbing accounts of racially-motivated public policies and resultant public consciousness in North America. Beginning with the premise “Race is Space,” Race, Space, and the Law unearths half-forgotten history of racial injustice and challenges the romanticisation of European
http://feministreview.blogspot.com/2009/07/race-space-and-law-unmapping-white.html
Interview with Susie Tanenbaum, Subway Musicians’ Advocate - (USA)
Susie Tanenbaum Arguably the definitive book on musical performance in the spaces of public transportation, Underground Harmonies: Music and Politics in the Subways of New York , by Susie Tanenbaum, presents an insightful and fascinating portrayal of the culture of music that has existed for decades in the stations of New York’s subway, adroitly drawing research techniques from urban anthropology, sociology, social history, cultural studies, constitutional law, political theory, urban plan
http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/06/interview-with-susie-tanenbaum-subway-musicians-advocate/
The Spark: If You Twi-Hard, You, Too, Can Be A Vampire - (USA)
Couldn't you just bite these two on the neck? (Photo from Yahoo! Movies) If you’ve been in a movie theater lately, chances are you’ve heard a chorus of teenage girls screaming at the trailer for the new " Twilight" movie , " New Moon ." But it's not just adolescents who are giddy over the series -– fans of all ages will be convening in Dallas, Texas, from July 30th to August 2nd for the first-ever " Twicon ." And lest you think that a convention about vampires who sparkle in sun is si
http://dir.yahoo.com/thespark/9818/if-you-twi-hard-you-too-can-be-a-vampire/
LATINO FOOD CULTURE (FOOD CULTURES IN AMERICA) - (USA)
TNX.net: Sell links on every page of your site to thousands of advertisers! Latino Food Culture (Food Cultures in America) Publisher: Greenwood Press | ISBN: 0313340277 | edition 2008 | PDF | 196 pages | 2,76 mb Latino preparation has ever been a conception of dweller foodways, but the past ontogeny of a assorted Latino accumulation in the modify of registered and unsupported immigrants, refugees, and exiles has presented uprise to a pan-Latino matter phenomenon. These assorted matter cultures i
http://ebooks.mzwriter.com/miscellaneous/latino-food-culture-food-cultures-in-america/
Life Time Achievement Award - (USA)
Last Saturday evening the Willamette Writers honored me with a lifetime achievement award. I was stunned when I got the news several weeks before. Willamette Writers is one of the largest regional writers organizations with 1700 members and 4 daughter chapters throughout Oregon. Over 800 writers, published and aspiring attended their 40th annual conference. You can find more information at www.willamettewriters.com My dear friend Lizzy Shannon introduced me. “The Willamette Writers li
http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2009/08/11/life-time-achievement-award/
India cancels cricket team’s tour of Pakistan - (USA)
India cancels cricket team?s tour of Pakistan by saieen 365,502 Shor Sharaba This is your all inclusive Entertainment section. From classical to classless, talk about music, bands, movies, TV shows, and personalities from the showbiz scene in Pakistan and all over the world. Sub-Forums: Showbiz Pakistan, World Entertainment LUX STYLE AWARDS 2008 by *HNK* 159,258 Society Pakistan Affairs This forum is dedicated to matters related to Pakistan's politics,
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/cricketnama/303478-india-cancels-cricket-team-s-tour-pakistan.html
Transformers 2: NWO Agenda and Occult Symbols - (USA)
Vigilant Reports The movie industry is a tightly knit oligarchy, owned by a very limited number of media companies. It has produced a constant flow of films promoting specific agendas or encouraging certain behaviors. Transformers 2 is a movie thoroughly adapted to today’s context, where a New World Order is being sold to the people. Here’s an in-depth analysis by collaborators Ustad Jee & Enigma . New World Order Agenda In both Transformers movies, there is a consistent d
http://pakalert.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/transformers-2-nwo-agenda-and-occult-symbols/
“Murphy’s Law” by Jim Murphy - (USA)
“Murphy’s Law” by Jim Murphy The Bear on Nov 30 2008 | Filed under: Culture, Politics Greetings from the Non-Global Jingoistic Bible and Gun Clinging Society of West Texas. I would like to begin by mentioning three word that refer to a government program(s) which I have pretty well been sick of hearing for several weeks. That would be “Economic Stimulus Package”. After listening to the descriptions of these various government attempts to gain control over our economy, one must wonder just e
http://www.theabsurdreport.com/2008/murphys-law-by-jim-murphy-68/
Vampire historic lore! - (USA)
. . . . Real Life Vampires GEOCITIES.COM The folklore of “real Life Vampires” has only a slight connection with the fiction, much the way the folklore of ghosts has little to do with the movie Ghostbusters. To begin with, the standard way to become a vampire is to become
http://rashmanly.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/vampire-historic-lore/
the childhood beliefs site - I Used To Believe - (USA)
http://iusedtobelieve.com/
5. Reading the Black Jazz Writers - (USA)
(After 'Invisible Man' by Ralph Ellison, the Prologue 1999-2000 by Jeff Wall. Click to enlarge.) From the first few pages of Invisible Man: That is why I fight my battle with Monopolated Light & Power. The deeper reason, I mean: It allows me to feel my vital aliveness. I also fight them for taking so much of my money before I learned to protect myself. In my hole in the basement there are exactly 1,369 lights. I’ve wired the entire ceiling, every inch of it. And not with fluorescent bu
http://thebadplus.typepad.com/dothemath/2008/11/5-reading-the-black-jazz-writers.html
The Folklore Society - Folklore News - (USA)
The Folklore Society's interests cover all aspects of folklore - traditional music, song, dance and drama, narrative, customs and belief, popular religion, folk medicine, traditional sayings and proverbs
http://www.folklore-society.com/
Sophos describes hoaxes - (USA)
Virus hoaxes are false reports about non-existent viruses, often claiming to do impossible things. Sophos provides information about hoaxes which are virus-related.
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/
Antivirus & Content Security Software | Securing Your Web World: - Trend Micro USA - (USA)
Trend Micro, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the newest Web threats.
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp
Whiskey Poteen and Faeries | Celtic Myth Podshow Latest News - (USA)
The distilled spirit Whiskey has been associated with Scotland and Ireland for Hundreds of years. Whiskey is brewed in both countries and
http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/05/19/whiskey-poteen-and-faeries/
John F. Kennedy : THE DEBRIS OF HISTORY - (USA)
Over the past few days I've been thinking a lot about John Kennedy and what our world might have been like if he had lived. These thoughts didn't just come out of the blue, they are the result of the fact that I have just finished reading one of the saddest books ever written: Farewell America by the pseudonymous author, James Hepburn. Farewell America is pretty well accepted to have been authored by the French equivalent of our CIA, and based on hard intelligence gathered from French, Russi
http://www.rinf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5246&goto=newpost
BrandTarot » Blog Archive » Prediction 3: Brand Rituals/Ritual Brands - (USA)
http://www.brandtarot.com/blog/?p=500
KNOW Exhibition Artists : 100% Original - (USA)
“KNOW” featured at this year’s Gen Art Vanguard Fair is an exhibition comprised of many inspired artisans that represent a diverse cross section of the fine art world. All of the work has been created specifically for the “KNOW” exhibition and hopes to introduce you to emerging and known talent who have no fear when incorporating digital painting, mixed media, comics, traditional painting, rendering and photographic styles into their work.Xiaoqing Ding : 9" x 10" Chinese Watercolor on Silk : "Lo
http://murphydesign1.blogspot.com/2008/10/know-exhibition-preview-part-one.html
On Wollmeise, Wollmeise! And a STR - (USA)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Drunk Fisherman [250:366, 27.11.2008], originally uploaded by elemmaciltur. Start: 26th November 2008Finish: WIPNeedles: 4 mm - 80 cm Addi LaceYarn: Wollmeise 100% superwash merino Sockenwolle, "Single Malt", 2 skeinsPattern: Fisherman's Rib with two strands held together over 26 stitches with 4 chain-edge stitchesI'm just soo
http://numenna.blogspot.com/2008/11/on-wollmeise-wollmeise-and-str.html
Zheng He’s Fleet – Zheng He’s Ships - (USA)
Zheng He’s Ships Zheng He’s Fleet Zheng He's ship compared to Columbus's Kangnido Map Zheng He From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the Three Kingdoms general, see Zhang He. A model of a Zheng He treasure ship Zheng He: The Epic Voyages China’s Greatest Admiral Zheng He Zheng He ( traditional Chinese: ??; simplified Chinese: ??; pinyin: Zhèng Hé; Wade-Giles: Cheng Ho; Birth name: ??? / ???; pinyin: Ma Sanbao; Arabic/
http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/zheng-hes-fleet-zheng-hes-ships/
Pakistani in Bradistan: Green at Heart - (USA)
Bradistan Calling The recent cricket victory in the T20 World Cup brought out the green in all of us. Including us in Bradistan . I too left my intellectual hat at home and donned the green flag to go on the street and celebrate with the Bradistan boyz and girlz, even though I would not consider myself a ‘flag waving nationalist.’ I don’t follow Pakistan cricket team fanatically; certainly not like I did back when I was much younger during the 1992 World Cup . I still remember h
http://pakistaniat.com/2009/08/10/bradistan-pakistan-bradford/
Foodways and Folklore: A Handbook (Greenwood Folklore Handbooks) - (USA)
Foodways and Folklore: A Handbook (Greenwood Folklore Handbooks) Publisher: Greenwood Press | ISBN: 0313341737 | edition 2008 | PDF | 220 pages | 3 mb In every time and place, various traditions, customs, and legends have developed around food. These foodways help define cultures and hold them together, since food is central to life. The foodlore of the world is especially significant to contemporary American society, since the multicultural character of the United States embraces the foodway
http://www.tinydl.com/ebooks/34652-foodways-and-folklore-a-handbook-greenwood.html
BYUGEN Tweets - (USA)
Here is a collection of my tweets from the BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy: Keynote by David Rencher, AG, CG, Chief Genealogical Officer, BYU grad, past Pres FGS, plus much more In overflow room. Too bad half of the slides are cut off. Hard to give up what we are used to. Card catalog to microfiche to computer. Goal of FamilySearch is to remove barriers to family history in their own products. FamilySearch Labs is a workshop. Good use and feedback might lead to a finish
http://www.thinkgenealogy.com/2009/08/03/byugen-tweets/
“Wizards of Waverly Place the Movie” Sneak Peek - (USA)
Did you watch the last episode of Wizards of Waverly Place from their four part series? if you did, then most likely you saw the sneak peek of “Wizards of Waverly Place the Movie”. In this clip, Justin Russo flips out when he sees his dad flirting with other women. It’s SO funny! In this upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), upon the Russo’s arrival at the resort, Theresa excitedly points out all the locations she and Jerry visited when they first met and snaps pictures of
http://www.disneysociety.com/2009/08/09/wizards-of-waverly-place-the-movie-sneak-peek/
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