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Legendary Weapon Preview: Shadowmourne
World Of Warcraft - Ucigasa | November 18th 2009 by Alexandru Mielus
As the Lich King continues his dark work inside the halls of Icecrown Citadel, the warriors and smiths of the Ashen Verdict scramble to forge a weapon capable of defeating the Scourge. To aid the Verdict in its cause, you'll need to follow in Arth read more
Endless TBR -- the list
Book Rat | November 15th 2009
Here are the books I own and need to read. I think I got them all. This does not include the books I own and need to reread...Alpha by title.The 19th Wife: A Novel Ebershoff, David40 Short Stories: A Portable read more
Weekly good stuff, all y’all!!
hiphopsideproject | November 13th 2009 by Kim Lawler
Oh hi, I didn’t do one last week because I’m a slacker. SO let’s catch up… Pimpin’. This will be the best video you see all month. Without a doubt. Ohhh! Please please go and check out this flickr set, some amazi read more
Houndstooth, houndstooth check or hound's tooth
Vintage Clothing Bulletin | November 8th 2009 by dandelionvintage
Houndstooth, houndstooth check or hound's tooth a duotone textile pattern, characterized by broken checks or abstract four-pointed shapes.The traditional colours are black and white.Houndstooth checks originated in woven wool cloth of the read more
Threat of Peace, Issue #19
Star Wars The Old Republic | November 6th 2009 by Anne
The nineteenth issue of Threat of Peace™ marks the start of the third chapter in the story, beginning with the Bounty Hunter Braden returning from his visit to Coruscant. Reporting in, Braden gets further orders from Nok Drayen, and an insightful q read more
the very devil of a devil for Guy Fawkes Night
Baroque in Hackney | November 5th 2009
So says Milton! His Satan is the one we all think of, whether we know it or not, when we think of the Devil. In this passage from Book Six of Paradise Lost, the armies of Heaven and Hell are preparing for epic battle. The Council of Hell is discussi read more
a list of books
angelina la dawn tomato | November 1st 2009
I heard about this article on the big read that said the average adult has only read 6 books from this list (of 100), which seems kinda shocking to me. i've gone through the list and marked the ones i have read:1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen - read more
Increasing Trend of Long Gothic Dresses
feminine code | October 26th 2009
When an individual dresses up, his dressing sense convey all about his personality. Following a gothic style and hair brings out a very strong character of a person. Gothic is an old culture which leads us to the forgotten era, and it’s not a style read more
Had 3 classes
What to write | October 20th 2009 by Linda Zhao
Day 714 of my blog...Trying to get used to everything in school, and in Kokkola as well...I had class at very early morning, when I went out from room, sun hadn't come out completely yet, so it's little bit dark, there were also some other people wal read more
Giveaway
High Five Book Club | October 14th 2009 by Angela Haralson
Ok, I don't know if that many people actually read this blog, or would be interested in this book for that matter (it's slightly controversial), but I thought it would be fun to do a giveaway!I bought a digital copy of the audiobook "The Golden Compa read more
Body Parts
The Jolly Rogers | October 14th 2009 by Dave Rogers
Are you an organ donor? No, let me rephrase that. You are an organ donor, or will be soon. Here’s a little-known truth about Obama’s Regulatory Czar Cass Sunstein: He’s a “body-snatcher.” No – not like those whacky aliens in the old L read more
The toughest rugby club in the world?
Letchworth Girls Rugby | October 14th 2009 by John Birch
Anyone who has read His Dark Materials (the Philip Pullman trilogy) - and at least one former captain is a fan - will know of Svalbard, the frozen Arctic island owned (in our reality) by Norway and mainly populated by polar bears.What Philip Pullman read more
Fragments of Love, Behind Glass: Rafik Schami’s The Dark Side o…
Sycamore Review | October 10th 2009
BY M. LYNX QUALEY At the end of Rafik Schami’s sprawling The Dark Side of Love, recently released in English, the author worries about how Western colonialist narratives may have shaped and colored his work. “Again and again,” Schami writes in read more
Biochar: the debate goes on - Oct 8
sunlight shut | October 8th 2009 by merciebill
-UK researchers aim to prove farm climate cure-His dark materials: The man behind Green & Black’s chocolate wants to save the planet – with charcoal-The Biochar debate read more read more
Semana de los Libros Prohibidos
ChaTo.cl | October 3rd 2009 by Carlos Castillo
En EEUU se clausura hoy la Semana de los Libros Prohibidos, un evento que busca terminar con la censura en bibliotecas y escuelas del país. La organización del evento incluso tiene un mapa de los más de 500 reportes que la Oficina de Libertad Inte read more
Banned Book Week
The Discriminating Fangirl | October 3rd 2009 by The Discriminating Fangirl
It’s the tail end of Banned Book Week, and unfortunately I’ve been so busy that I didn’t get a chance to go to my university’s library and check out any of their events. Heck, I completely forgot to blog about it until just n read more
No point in banning
KyusiReader | October 2nd 2009 by Peter
The Banned Books Week is coming to a close tomorrow, October 03, and I just can't help wishing for the time when we wouldn't have to celebrate this anymore. How long before we realize that there's no point in banning books? You can check out the high read more
Pingüinos gays, libros prohibidos
la brujula verde | October 2nd 2009
Resulta que en la ‘mayor democracia del mundo’, esto es los Estados Unidos, se prohiben libros. Desde 2001 nada menos que 3.736 libros están prohibidos en escuelas y bibliotecas norteamericanas. El libro más prohibido de todos no es Mei read more
Classic Balenciaga, Subtle Innovation
Style Gourmand | October 1st 2009
Balenciaga Spring/Summer '10 nymag.comFor the Spring/Summer '10 Balenciaga collection, Nicolas Ghesquière harkened back to his past collections with trademarks like graphic shapes and skin tight pants, but the collection also featured some forward-t read more
SPCA Animal Artz
Drozda's Art Blog | October 1st 2009 by Donna Iona Drozda
The Virgina Beach SPCA will be having a fundraiser and there is a call for art made from recyclables for an exhibition titled 'Once is Not Enough'. I'm throwing my hat into the ring with these three entries. The Jack Russell is fashioned read more
inherent vice in analogue
rashbre central | September 29th 2009 by rashbre
I accidentally strayed onto Facebook a couple of days ago, mainly because I was clearing down some of the applications that seem to create repeats of my messages. I think I deleted around forty so-called applications that had somehow installed in my read more
The Bakelite Museum
Caroline's Miscellany | September 29th 2009 by Caroline
I didn't plan a visit here, but the sign to the Bakelite Museum in Williton, Somerset was irresistible. This private collection is housed in (indeed, crammed into) an old mill, and many of the displays are on open shelves. Some, like a tie press, eve read more
The Kite Runner and Banned Books Week
Amanda Makepeace: Art, Writing, Life | September 29th 2009 by Amanda Makepeace
Yes, every day, month, year books are being challenged. In 2008, out of 513 challenges these 10 titles were the most sought after for banning: And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexu read more
the cheeky godling
non compos me* | September 29th 2009 by A. Mundi
A snippet from the UK Guardian that perked my little antenna right up: He enraged America’s religious right with his portrayal of God as a senile old man in the His Dark Materials trilogy, and now Philip Pullman is set to court more Christian read more
Banned Books Week - Top 10 Frequently Challenged Books - 2008
chaotic compendiums | September 27th 2009 by Caitlin Martin
As a part of my observation of Banned Books Week, I'll be bringing you the Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books for the past 6 years. This year we start with 2008.And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter ParnellReasons: anti-ethnic, read more
The Golden Compass -- truth, heresy and authority
Mosaic Movie Connect Group | September 26th 2009 by Martin Baggs
Director: Chris Weitz, 2007.Weitz himself adapted Philip Pullman's book for the big screen. The book was the first in "His Dark Materials" fantasy trilogy and provided a good read. But this adaptation is surprisingly dull and pedestrian, quite disapp read more
With & Rolls by Masaru Ito
interior architecture news collection | September 20th 2009 by Toni
With &Rolls designer Masaru Ito created a light, comfortable space which opened earlier this year in Daikanyama, Tokyo. ‘Until recently, most of my shops were done in black and other dark colours,’ says designer Masaru Ito. ‘For this read more
Banned Books Week: Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 20…
Words World and Wings | September 20th 2009 by Catherine Ensley
During the last week in September, the American Library Association celebrates Banned Books Week. To read an earlier post about Banned Books Week, otherwise known as Freedom to Read, click here. For the American Library Association's more&nbs read more
The Butterfly Tattoo
These Glory Days | September 19th 2009 by Al Kitching
Phillip Pullman’s back-catalogue is getting quite the run-out these days, and so, now, parallel universes away from His Dark Materials, we have The Butterfly Tattoo, a smart and considered Romeo & Juliet re-think. Chris (Noah Huntly..sorry, Dun read more
I Need Your Help!
A Life Analytical | September 12th 2009
So, Boy and I need to decorate and partially furnish our apartment. We have most of the furniture we need, but it's all his and I don't like much of it. Everything is black. Everything. He has some art too, which I feel the same way about. And his st read more
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