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Ann Ropp, painter "Body of Water" series watercolor on paper. |
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Michael and Maureen Banner, the best silversmiths, and I'm not just saying that because they're also my sister and brother-in-law. Opals and sterling silver pin. |
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| Arnow & Assoc. (Mike and Laura Arnow) The best financial planners, and I'm not just saying that because they're my brother and sister-in-law. | ||||
| Womentk for a count of male/female bylines in Harper's, Atlantic, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and Vanity Fair. Guess which one has the worst ratio time after time? Harper's! (61:11) Guess which one has the best (still bad but better than anyone else?) Vanity Fair (64:25) (Ratios through February 2006). | ||||
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Snowdome Mania My friend Miriam Bein has one of the biggest snow-dome collections in the world. She likes plastic. |
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| Sreenath
Sreenivasan, tech guru and media junkie
Good
computer advice, and check out the tips page for reliable sites for researching
almost anything.
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American Civil Liberties Union Be a patriot, fight terrorism, and make trouble for Gonzalez and cronies by supporting civil liberties. New York City Bill of Rights Defense Campaign I volunteered on this local effort to fight provisions of the Patriot Act and Justice Department directives that impinge upon our civil liberties. Too much freedom is not the problem. |
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Tomatoes Movies
scored by adding up good and bad reviews, links to reviews, and a great
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Medline Plus from the NIH. The most reliable medical information about everything sick. |
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Chicagoans in hell This is the best Chicago joke and has everything in it I love about my home town. Oh, except the hot dogs.
From
Chicago, when I worked at In
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| Chowhound Message boards report the results of the restless search for hyper-deliciousness, and street food counts. Find passion and addresses when it comes to the best pickles or papusas, kim chee or cannoli. |  |
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| Books for Readers Looking for good reading? West Virginia/New Jersey Writer Meredith Sue Willis—and her friends—find and discuss books—mostly novels—new and old . | ||||
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Roppo's Bed & Breakfast Ann Ropp's brother runs a rogue b&b in Carthage, Ill. Check it out but don't check in. | |||
| Freakatorium Our neighborhod freak museum is tiny but chock-full of amazing horrible objects including my favorite, Sammy Davis Jr.'s glass eye. Their website features quite a show. |  |
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| X-Rated Halloween picture from Avenue A, 2002 |
