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December 31, 2003

 

happy

South African police will crack down hard on anybody throwing old fridges from high-rise buildings during the New Year's holiday, they say. Police and soldiers are on patrol in Johannesburg's notorious Hillbrow suburb, famous for the practice. Throwing heavy objects...
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December 28, 2003

 

these are the people in the neighborhood

Sitting on the porch, enjoying a cigarette in the 50 degree december weather, a big blue conversion van pulls up across the street and parks. no one exits. After the cigarette is finished, a woman in the van begins yelling...
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December 27, 2003

 

thoughtpaper

because absolutely no one in their right mind demanded it, wallpaper: 1024 x 768...
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December 26, 2003

 

six times hot : the movie

highway 29, christmas eve, iowa, 80 miles an hour...
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December 21, 2003

 

commitment

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December 20, 2003

 

the georgian pickpocket

"Legend has it that the most successful Georgian pickpockets like to build their mansions in the west coast city of Zugdidi, on the eastern shore of the Black Sea, far from Georgia's capital, Tbilisi. And since many sons naturally step...
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December 18, 2003

 

nixon ain't dead

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in search of the perfect coke dealer

She leans forward. "I'd really like it to be run like any other business and I don't mind paying more for that. At all. I'd like it to be reputable. I'd like the quality to be consistent—to know what I'm...
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schvitz!

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December 16, 2003

 

bad news: the movie

Shot 20 minutes ago in my living room, using my Casio QV-3000EX digital still camera. The movie feature produces crude lo-res video that looks like a bootlegged snuff film. But there's a quick and dirty end result that's fairly small...
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they said the same thing to pound

From Vinny: Alright, the best I can remember it: In Hemingway's allegedly non-fictional account from "A Moveable Feast" he was rumored to get some big award from a Parisian literary journal. He was excited or as excited as he could...
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December 15, 2003

 

recent spam senders

Dynamite V. Epidemics Keystrokes F. Roughhouse Warlocks L. Balustrade Refile B. Deregulated Pei M. Loft Colosseum P. Clears Nasser D. Saturates Examiners K. Generously...
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dear patience

A Natick man accused of beating his female roommate with a hammer last month has sent a Christmas card to her dog in which he claims to be the devil. Kathleen Powers, 49, formerly of 74 South Ave., said the...
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December 12, 2003

 

the trials of luther winston fortinberry

Thanks Timmy....
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thesaurus musicarum 2003

Yes, Pitchfork has finally put together a book! Thesaurus Musicarum: The Pitchfork Year in Music 2003 marks the debut of Pitchfork's annual yearbooks featuring in-depth coverage of each year's greatest albums and singles, as well as the most noteworthy...
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December 11, 2003

 

kelly sue: punk rock

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December 10, 2003

 

when the pot calls the kettle

Talking politics with White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman at Camp David in August 1972, Nixon switched the conversation to two Republican governors, Reagan of California and Nelson Rockefeller of New York. Both men unsuccessfully sought the 1968 Republican...
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December 07, 2003

 

hillbilly hell

In a steel-mill suburb northwest of Pittsburgh, the leader of the second wave of OxyContin apostles was Curt, a young man who in 1998, at the age of 23, found himself kicked out of the Air Force and living back in his hometown.
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December 05, 2003

 

our man (formerly) in taipei

welcome back, dc...
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the malvo diaries

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trepanation for kids

Thanks, Amy....
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December 04, 2003

 

karma in the life

This might seem to go against my rants on popular music just a few entries ago, and I'm willing to suffer a bout of hypocrisy, if only to share this. Go Home Productions' downloads page is worth exploring, no matter...
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December 03, 2003

 

will christopher baer

"I learned early on that I do everything in binges, drink, work, relationships: A ten-day day writing binge is ideal but it requires total isolation, solitude— no telephone, no mail. That’s why I started checking into motel rooms, what I...
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December 02, 2003

 

watch him dance

"Reports that say something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know," Rumsfeld told a press briefing. "We also know there are known unknowns; that is...
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December 01, 2003

   


an empty telephone Products


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