West Virginia

STAT OF THE DAY: Take Me Home, Staten Island Roads...

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Wow. Staten Island is farther south than parts of West Virginia.

I read that nifty little nugget in the new essay collection from Reaktion Books entitled New York Calling: From Blackout to Bloomberg.

In W. Va., Huckabee Blocks for McCain

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Another example of the enduring John McCain-Mike Huckabee alliance and its consequences for Mitt Romney: Huckabee just won the West Virginia State Republican Convention thanks to an assist from McCain.

Romney targeted West Virginia, where a vote of the 1,100 delegates at the state G.O.P. convention determines which presidential candidate will receive all 18 of West Virginia's delegates to the national convention.

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What We Talked About On Vacation: How Close Is Too Close?

From: Tom Scocca To: Choire Sicha Subject: Um...

From the NYT Mag ARTICLE with those pics:  read more »

"When the mayor came for a post-Katrina visit, Ranatza had the students draw their wishes for the city. They do not lack for colored crayons, yet they rendered New Orleans in sepulchral black and white."

Art Class in the Rubble— A War Novel Eyes Beauty

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Would you give your life for art?  read more »

Ann Magnuson: The Wisdom and Charisma of 'Rave-Mom'

Sometimes I get a feeling about someone, an artist, writer or performer: a feeling that they have mo  read more »

Sharpton Finds Another Victim To Exploit

The award for Most Offensive Comment not uttered by a Senator went to the Rev.  read more »