Spitball Army

from Windblown World: The Journals of Jack Kerouac 1947-1954: Thank you, dear Lord, for the work You have given me, the which, barring angels on earth, I dedicate to Thee; and slave on it for Thee, and shape from chaos and nothingness in Thy name, and give my breath to it for Thee; thank you […]

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Card is titled: “Greetings from Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California.”

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from the Wikipedia page for Roosevelt Arch: The Roosevelt Arch is a rusticated triumphal arch at the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana, USA. Constructed under the supervision of the U.S. Army at Fort Yellowstone, its cornerstone was laid down by President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. The top […]

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Earlier this year, Werner Herzog dropped a bracing, eye-opening commercial/PSA that addressed the dangers of texting while driving. It was much more powerful than these kinds of projects usually are, and rather remarkably, he’s upped his game one notch further. The director has unveiled “From One Second to the Next,” a 35-minute look at the […]

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In one of the recent Top Chef Masters episodes, a chef added what seemed like, basically, a garnish to her dish. She called them “scallion biscuits,” and the judges went ape-shit for them. Biscuits with scallions in them, I thought. Hell, I can do that. So here’s my take, totally NOT from scratch, therefore quick […]

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Card is untitled on its front.

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Which came first: the Black Private Dick or Dirty Harry? They seem to be parallel genres, both with trademark one-liners, etc.

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