I must say that Sleater Kinney is one of my favorite bands of all time. They had their ups and downs and their share of growing pains, but honestly, if they’re going to bow out, The Woods is a great album to do it by.
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You know, what can I say? I loved Napoleon Dynamite, and I loved Nacho Libre. Jared and Jerusha Hess + Jack Black + a Danny Elfman score = Very good times.
For those of you who are interested in being a vendor at Bazaar Bizarre LA this year (Dec 16th at the Shrine Auditorium), the deadline for application is quickly approaching!
Get your applications in by June 30th, or be confined to being a mere spectator in one of the greatest craft shows the West Coast will see this year!
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Found through my favorite papercraft blog Paper Forest, this site has some great examples of Edo-era (1603-1867) papercrafts that you can download and assemble yourself.
The 8 scenes available for download represent various Japanese port cities: Kobe, Ama, Sakai, Osaka, Wakayama, Maizuru, Hidaka, and Shimozu.
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A site that should be at the top of any self-respecting food lover’s bookmarks, Chowhound has done some serious redesigning going Web 2.0. The interface is great – clean, simple, accessible. I give it a thumbs up.
To those on the east coast (and those traveling from afar), the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn is going down this weekend!
It looks like it’s going to be gigantic, with almost 200 crafty kids coming from all over to sell their wares! Among them are superstars such as Seamripper, Crafty Chica, and Super Maggie as well as tons more. Magazines and sites will reprazent, with Venus, Etsy, Retro Depot, and Bust to name a few!