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In the heat of battle, it's best to have your key allies closest to you and European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has certainly done that by naming two close friends as his vice-captains.
Despite a miracle shot to join a four-man playoff, Rory McIlroy ultimately was left to rue his failure to negotiate the notorious Bear Trap at PGA National as Russell Henley claimed the Honda Classic title Sunday.
Rory McIlroy remains on course to repeat his 2012 triumph at the Honda Classic after finishing a third day on the top of the leaderboard at the PGA National in Florida.
The good news for Tiger Woods at the Honda Classic was that his second round was better than the first. But Woods still has plenty of ground to make up to win.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy stormed to a seven-under round of 63 in the opening round of the Honda Classic at Florida's PGA National on Thursday.
Rory McIlroy says he has learned lessons of his 2013 "low" as makes a return to the elite field at the Honda Classic.
They were miraculous escape shots even the late, great Seve Ballesteros would have been proud of.
The big names just keep on falling in the desert.
Things might be a bit frosty between Graeme McDowell and Gary Woodland in Lake Nona for a little while.
Henrik Stenson's accountant must be grinning from ear to ear after the Swedes's incredible winning streak last year. But the world No. 3 isn't getting carried away.
Tiger Woods' career may or may not be on the wane, but the fortunes of his niece, Cheyenne are most definitely on the rise.
Scott Stallings hit about as many fairways as Tiger Woods on Sunday but he still managed to take his third PGA Tour title.
Stephen Gallacher became the first man to make a successful defense of the Dubai Desert Classic title as tournament favorite Rory McIlroy had a day to forget.
It could've paid for some wedding.
Rory McIlroy believes his ability as a frontrunner will land him the Dubai Desert Classic title despite seeing his lead cut to a single stroke at halfway.
Rory McIlroy believes he is "close" to the form that took him to the top of the world rankings after carding a nine-under 63 to lead the Dubai Desert Classic.
The year 1989 launched the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament and the baseball film 'Field of Dreams' but the latter's famous line about how building a sports field in an unlikely setting would draw in major players can certainly apply to both.
While Tiger Woods continues to find his feet at the Farmers Insurance Open in California, the man who many are tipping to be his heir is racing to the front of the pack.
Time waits for no man -- not even Tiger Woods.
Rory McIlory and Phil Mickelson find form in the desert despite losing out on a dramatic final day in Abu Dhabi.
The eagle eyes of his playing partner's caddie halt Rory McIlroy's charge at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.
The thought of it is enough to make fair-weather golfers shudder in horror.
Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson tune up for 2014 opener in Abu Dhabi by taking part in a traditional dance display.
The old adage has it that you wait ages for one bus then two come along at once -- but Jimmy Walker isn't complaining.
Louis Oosthuizen successfully defended his Volvo Golf Champions title in Durban Sunday despite still feeling the effect of injuries which have derailed his career.
England's Tommy Fleetwood leads the Golf Champions event in Durban, South Africa by one stroke after posting a three-under par round 69 on Saturday.
Remember the name: Jordan Spieth is only 20 years of age, but the golfer is already being mentioned in the same breath as Tiger Woods after a whirlwind start to his PGA Tour career.
Golfer Rory McIlroy and tennis star Caroline Wozniacki ushered in 2014 by announcing their engagement on social media.
He spends most of his time playing golf courses all over the world, but Sergio Garcia's thoughts are never too far away from what's happening on a football pitch much closer to home.
It's the putt all golfers want to be stood over. The final hole of a Masters weekend, find the cup and the coveted green jacket is yours.
He left it late but Sergio Garcia finally won his first tournament of the year.
When Dawie van der Walt said capturing the Nelson Mandela golf championship was "special," you can believe him.
South Africa's Colin Nel and Spain's Jorge Campillo both shot rounds of 59 at the Nelson Mandela Championship on the European Tour.
Golfer Notah Begay II is taking up the fight against childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes among his Native American community
She's the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history and now teen sensation Lydia Ko looks set for a long and lucrative career after teaming up with a major sports management firm.
The next time you step foot on a golf course, beware the legal minefield that can await you.
Zach Johnson denied Tiger Woods a sixth tournament victory in 2013 in a dramatic climax to the World Golf Challenge at the Sherwood Country Club in California on Sunday.
Tiger Woods produced "incredible golf" to equal his own course record of 62 at Sherwood Country Club and take the halfway lead at the PGA Tour-sanctioned World Golf Challenge in California.
Is Rory McIlroy saving his best for last?
Tiger Woods said he had been inspired by Nelson Mandela as he paid his own tribute to the former South African president.
World No. 1 Tiger Woods is anticipating an "emotional" weekend as his annual invitational tournament bids a fond farewell to the Sherwood Country Club.
Rory McIlroy salvaged his "frustrating year" with a dramatic victory in the Australian Open Sunday to shatter Adam Scott's hopes of completing his domestic triple crown.
Adam Scott doubled his lead over Rory McIlroy to four strokes at the Australian Open on Saturday to put him on course for the "Triple Crown" of Australian golf.
Rory McIlroy is well versed to talk about the pressures the modern day sport star faces.
Jason Day nearly pulled out of the World Cup of Golf after learning he had lost eight relatives to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
Denmark's Thomas Bjorn and American Kevin Streelman are tied for the lead after Thursday's opening round of the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne.
Henrik Stenson is targeting the World No.1 spot and his first major after completing the 2013 season with a historic double on the PGA and European Tours.
Victor Dubuisson moved into contention at the World Tour Championship with an eight under 64 in Dubai to trail leader Henrik Stenson by a shot.
It has been a long season for Henrik Stenson but the Swede is on the verge of ending it in style after taking the halfway lead at the DP World Tour Championship.
Are one of sport's most high-profile power couples back together? Or did they never part?
Tiger Woods was whacking golf balls across a bridge in Turkey last week, but back in Spain, Sergio Garcia is still feeling the need to build them following the "fried chicken" saga earlier this year.
Victor Dubuisson saw off a challenge from Justin Rose and Tiger Woods to claim the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya on Sunday.
Tiger Woods remains in contention at the Turkish Airlines Open but it is a little-known Frenchman who could make a name for himself come Sunday evening.
His girlfriend Lindsey Vonn thinks he's "dorky," but what does Tiger Woods think?
Tiger Woods lived up to his star billing at the Turkish Airlines Open with a tournament best 63 Friday to put himself firmly in contention at the halfway stage.
It might have felt as if the lights had been turned off but Tiger Woods still has a flicker of hope at the Turkish Open.
Patience is finally paying off for Dustin Johnson. One of the most naturally gifted golfers in the world, he feels he is now closer to fulfilling his promise after clinching the "biggest win" of his career in circumstances that might previously have proved too testing.
Dustin Johnson was left frustrated after two lapses gave his rivals hope of stopping the American from running away with the biggest victory of his golf career in China.
With arrow straight driving, big hitting Dustin Johnson powered his way clear of the field at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai Friday.
Was this the real Rory McIlroy or an imposter? Given it's Halloween, it's a fair question.
Tiger Woods has been clubbed into the long grass by EA Sports after the games manufacturer ended its association with the world's most famous golfer.
Rory McIlroy has had a 2013 to forget but chose a lucrative exhibition match with World No.1 Tiger Woods in China to give promise of a return to his best.
Rory McIlroy leaves South Korea in "good shape" after finishing joint second at the Kolon Korean Open.
Tiger Woods' agent says he may take legal action after the world's No. 1 golfer was accused of cheating on the course this year.
It's not the biggest tournament in the world but Rory McIlroy will take a win anywhere he can get it and the former No. 1 is in contention through two rounds at the Korea Open.
World No. 2 Adam Scott continued his standout 2013 season by carding a record-breaking final round to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda.
If ever there was an appropriate prize for a hole in one, the organizers of the Portugal Masters certainly found it when fun-loving Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez struck it lucky on the eighth at the Oceanico Victoria Course on the Algarve.
Scott Jamieson was so close to breaking new ground at the Portugal Masters on Saturday.
It is a rivalry which can make or break golfers.
International golfers were choking on the greens in Beijing over the weekend -- but it wasn't due to an outbreak of the yips.
Tiger Woods doesn't have a great record in team events, especially in light of his stellar solo achievements, but the world No. 1 helped the United States win the Presidents Cup for the fifth successive time Sunday.
Some of the president's men are still working. In golf's Presidents Cup, that is.
A Tiger prowling the fairways may be a familiar sight, but at a golf club in Switzerland it is a fox that has emerged as a new star of the game.
Nick Price is not one to shy away from a battle.
It may be a year away, but the mind games have already begun in the Ryder Cup.
Henrik Stenson kept his cool to collect the biggest paycheck of his career Sunday, landing a $10 million FedEx Cup jackpot along with the $1.44 million prize for winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Henrik Stenson may have just become golf's $11.4 million man, but the Swede insists it's not all about the money.
If Henrik Stenson fails to hold his advantage at the Tour Championship and misses out on a $10 million FedEx Cup jackpot, then the Swede will no doubt look to a potentially costly second half of his third round on Saturday.
Come the end of Sunday, one lucky golfer will go home at least $10 million richer.
Henrik Stenson increased his lead to four shots at the Tour Championship on Friday as the race for the $10 million FedEx Cup jackpot heats up.
With a win at the Tour Championship, Tiger Woods will almost certainly be named PGA player of the year for the first time since 2009.
Zach Johnson took a step nearer the $10 million end of season prize after claiming victory at the rain-delayed BMW Championship in Chicago Monday.
Suzann Pettersen denied 16-year-old amateur Lydia Ko a fairtytale first major triumph as the Norwegian took the Evian Championship in France Sunday.
Jim Furyk has won a major and was in the top 10 in the rankings for about a decade but lately he's been known for near misses instead of big titles.
Andriy Shevchenko has returned to pro sports.
If it were a heavyweight boxing contest it would probably be ruled a mismatch.
Thomas Bjorn holed a a 12-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden death playoff to win the European Masters in Switzerland Sunday.
The majors have been and gone for another year, but golf has officially entered its most money-spinning phase of the season.
Henrik Stenson capped his recent rise with a record-equaling victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship which propelled the Swede to the top of the FedEx Cup standings.
For the second straight day at the Deutsche Bank Championship, a player who won a major this season hit a 63.
Phil Mickelson is making a habit of setting pulses racing with inspired birdie filled charges this year and Friday was no exception on the TPC Boston.
Asia's emergence as a golfing power has received a boost with the announcement the continent's top golfers will face off against their European counterparts in a competition similar to the Ryder Cup.
He didn't win, but Tiger Woods showed why he is still the No. 1 drawcard in golf with a brave bid for victory at The Barclays tournament Sunday.
Tiger Woods will go into the final round of The Barclays four shots off the lead after completing his second successive round of two-under-par 69.
World no. 7 Brandt Snedeker targets strong finish to 2013 after fighting back from a bone disease.
Europe won the Solheim Cup on American soil for the first time after a record 18-10 victory over their U.S. rivals at the Colorado Golf Club.
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Cadaqués Travel Guide: 64 reviews and 182 photos
In 1999 I stumbled on a traveling magazine and saw a review on Cadaques. Broke and still in school, I knew I couldn't go anytime in the fathomable future, but I tore the page from the magazine and hung it on my refrigerator...for 3 years. My boyfriend at the time, now husband, threw it out eventually as it had become tattered and splattered from food in the kitchen. At the time, he didn't have a great interest in going there, or to Spain at all, for that matter. He was hung up on Germany. Another year passed and we ended up going to Spain on a last minute decision. While in Barcelona, we were engaged, but we were there in December and it was too cold to consider Cadaques.
The first intro the Spain proved enough to wet my husbands appetite with a country he now wishes he could call home. We went back a year later on our honeymoon and fell in love with this remarkable, secluded, former home to Salvador Dali. Now, we're going back in May. Spain- not only Cadaques, is somewhere I truly feel everyone should experience at least once in their life, especially the Catalan region. It is a step back in time with a people who know how to relax, live, breathe slowly, eat and drink slowly and very well and mean it when they smile at you.
Please go- you won't regret it!
It's damn hard to know where you are in cadaques, even if you have the street name. If you're lost, ask a local, they know everything and everyone...please don't waste your time and pride trying to locate a street sign, especially late at night...it's virtually a lost cause unless you're near the city center
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Thanks for your tips, Im going to Cadaques this weekned. It sounds great. Although Im sure I wont be swimming this time of year!!
It's really one of the best town I've visited. I only love the visions from Capde Creus and all its environments. It's spectacular. Hopefully I can visit minimum once a year!!! I think I'm very lucky!!!
I agree with you, this is one of the most beautiful spots in the world and I'm in love with it. Like you I've been wanting to visit it for years and yesterday it was possible.
great writing cat- keep it up I'm hungry for more
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Srimati Basu is Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and Anthropology, and a member of the Committee on Social Theory and the Asia Center Affiliates. She has an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. from Ohio State University in Cultural Studies/ Anthropology/ Women's Studies, and her teaching, research and community work interests include Legal Anthropology, Women in Development, Feminist Jurisprudence, South Asia, Feminist Theory and Methodology, Work, Property and Violence Against Women. Her principal present project, Managing Marriage: Family Law and Family Violence in India, is an ethnographic study of lawyer-free courts, domestic violence and forum-shopping, engaging with debates on rape and marriage, kinship in the postcolonial State, mediation and violence, and transnational engagements with family law reform. For 2013-14, she is a Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellow conducting fieldwork in India.
Dr. Basu's research on Indian women and inheritance laws has been published in She Comes to Take Her Rights: Indian Women, Property and Propriety (SUNY Press, 1999), and she is also the editor of the Dowry and Inheritance volume in the Kali for Women series Issues in Indian Feminism. Her forthcoming monograph The Trouble with Marriage: Family, Law and Feminist Interventions in Contemporary India deals with marriage, divorce, violence and mediation, based in part on ethnographic observation of family courts, police stations, and mediation sessions.
Some other pieces on property, law, marriage, violence and popular culture appear in anthologies including Sexuality Studies: Oxford India Studies in Contemporary Society (2013), New South Asian Feminisms: Paradoxes and Possibilities (2012), Negotiating Spaces: Legal Domains, Gender Concerns and Community Constructs (2012), Histories of Intimacy and Situated Ethnography (2010), Dowry: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice, (2010), Gender At Work In Economic Life (2003), Signposts: Gender in Post-Independence India (1999), and Religion and Personal Law in India (2001), and in journals including Signs, Feminist Studies, Frontiers, International Feminist Journal of Politics, Law Culture and Humanities, Feminist Media Studies, and Journal of Legal Pluralism. Dr. Basu also writes for the Ms. Magazine blog and has written for India Today.
She Comes to Take Her Rights: Indian Women, Property and Propriety. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, March 1999; New Delhi: Kali for Women, 2001. http://www.amazon.com/She-Comes-Take-Her-Rights/dp/0791440966/ref=la_B001ICBPIU_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338476627&sr=1-1
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Selected Journal Articles:
"Judges of Normality: Mediating Marriage in the Family Courts of Kolkata, India" Signs 37.2 (2012): 469-492. http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.1086/661712?uid=3739680&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=56222048683
"Impossible Translation: Beyond the Legal Body in Two South Asian Family Courts" Law, Culture and Humanities 7.3 (2011): 358-375. http://lch.sagepub.com/content/7/3/359.short
"Sexual Property: Staging Rape and Marriage in Indian Law and Feminist Theory" Feminist Studies 37.1 (Spring 2011): 185-211. http://www.feministstudies.org/issues/vol-30-39/37-1.html
"V is for Veil, V is for Ventriloquism: Global Feminisms in the Vagina Monologues," Frontiers: A Journal of Women's Studies, 31.1 (2010): 31-62. http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.5250/fronjwomestud.31.1.31?uid=3739680&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=56222048683
"Separate and Unequal: Muslim Women, Women's Movements and Un-uniform Family Law in India" Special issue of International Feminist Journal of Politics on "Engaging Islam: Feminisms, Religiosities, at Self-Determinations" 10.4 (2008): 495-517. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14616740802393890
"Playing Off Courts: The Negotiation of Divorce and Violence in Plural Legal Settings in Kolkata, India" Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law 52 (2007): 41-75. http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/jlpul52&div=9&id=&page= Cited in International Council on Human Rights Policy: Report on Legal Pluralism, Human Rights and State & Non-State Law (2009). http://www.ichrp.org/en/projects/135
"Shading the Secular: Law at Work in The Indian Higher Courts." Cultural Dynamics, 15.2 (2003): 131-152. http://cdy.sagepub.com/content/15/2/131.short
"The Blunt Cutting Edge: The Construction of Sexuality in the Bengali 'Feminist' Magazine Sananda." Feminist Media Studies 1.2 (2001): 179-196. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14680770120062123
"The Bleeding Edge: Resistance as Strength and Paralysis" (Special Issue on Feminism and the Politics of Resistance) Indian Journal of Gender Studies 7.2 (2000): 185-202.http://ijg.sagepub.com/content/7/2/185.short
"Cutting to Size: Property and Gendered Identity In the Indian Higher Courts." Thamyris:Mythmaking from Past to Present (Special Issue on "Gender in the Making in Contemporary India," guest edited by Rajeswari Sunder Rajan). 4.1 (1997): 41-72. http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/Library.nsf/%28docid%29/BA31A91ADF9FC38765257300001E8D4B?OpenDocument&StartKey=Thamyris&count=50
Selected Book Chapters:
"Dreaming a Better Court for Women: Adjudication and Subjectivity in the Family Courts of Kolkata, India," in Marrying in South Asia: Shifting Concepts, Changing Practices in a Globalising World, ed. Rajni Palriwala and Ravinder Kaur. New Delhi: Orient Black Swan, 2013. http://www.orientblackswan.com/display.asp?categoryID=9&isbn=978-81-250-...
"Beyond Equivalence: Body and Language in Family Courts" in Sexuality Studies: Oxford India Studies in Contemporary Society ed. Sanjay Srivastava, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2013 http://global.oup.com/academic/product/sexuality-studies-9780198085577;j...
"Family Law Organizations and the Mediation of Resources and Violence in Kolkata, India" in New South Asian Feminisms: Paradoxes and Possibilities ed. Srila Roy London: Zed Books, 2012. http://us.macmillan.com/newsouthasianfeminisms/SrilaRoy
"Playing off Courts: The Negotiation of Divorce and Violence in Plural Legal Settings in Kolkata" in Contesting Nation: Gendered Violence in South Asia: Notes on the Postcolonial Present ed. Angana Chatterji and Lubna Chaudhry, New Delhi: Zubaan 2012; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013.http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/C/bo16062575.html
"Beyond Property Refusal: Indian Women's Discourses of Inheritance" in Negotiating Spaces: Legal Domains, Gender Concerns and Community Constructs ed. Flavia Agnes. New Delhi: Oxford University Press India, 2012. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198076636.do#.UQ87lfJWJX8
"The Legal Structures of Kinship: Re-Working Affinity, Residence and Entitlement in the Kolkata Family Court" in Histories of Intimacy and Situated Ethnography ed. Karen Isaksen Leonard, Gayatri Reddy, and Ann Grodzins Gold. New Delhi: Manohar Publications, 2010. http://www.amazon.com/Histories-Intimacy-Situated-Ethnography-Isaksen/dp/8173048738
"Transformations of Dowry in Contemporary India: Marriage Practices and Feminist Discourses," in Dowry: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice, ed. Tamsin Bradley, Emma Tomalin and Mangala Subramanian. London: Zed Books, 2010. http://www.amazon.com/Dowry-Bridging-between-Theory-Practice/dp/8188965472/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338479734&sr=1-1
"Dower Systems" Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, ed. Bonnie G. Smith, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007 December. http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Encyclopedia-Women-World-History/dp/0195148908/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338479792&sr=1-3
"Refracted Light: Teaching In an Antique Land." in Amitav Ghosh: Critical Perspectives, ed. Brinda Bose, New Delhi: Pencraft International, 2002.http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=3963499192&searchurl=isbn%3D8185753520
""Describing the Body: The Writing of Sex and Gender Identity for the Contemporary Bengali Woman." In Confronting the Body: The Politics of Physicality in Colonial and Postcolonial India, ed. Jim Mills and Satadru Sen, Anthem Press (London), 2003. http://www.amazon.com/Confronting-Body-Politics-Physicality-Post-Colonial/dp/sitb-next/1843310333
"Why Would She Fight Her Family? Indian Women's Negotiations of Discourses of Inheritance." In Gender At Work In Economic Life, ed. Gracia Clark. Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series, Altamira Press, 2003. http://www.amazon.com/Gender-Economic-Society-Anthropology-Monograph/dp/0759102465
"Sananda and the Discourse of Sexuality: Claiming Transgression." Translating Desire: The Construction of Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary India, ed. Brinda Bose, New Delhi: Katha Press, 2002. http://www.amazon.com/Translating-Desire-Brinda-Bose/dp/818764933X
"The Personal and the Political: Indian women and Inheritance Law." In Religion and Personal Law in India, ed. Gerald Larsen. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001. http://www.amazon.com/Religion-Personal-Law-Secular-India/dp/0253339901
"Cutting to Size: Property and Gendered Identity In the Indian Higher Courts." In Signposts: Gender in Post-Independence India, ed. Rajeswari Sunder Rajan. New Delhi: Kali for Women, 1999; New Brunswick: Rutgers UP, 2000. http://www.amazon.com/Signposts-Gender-Issues-Post-Independence-India/dp/0813529123/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338479387&sr=1-1
Selected Awards
Fulbright-Nehru Core Research Fellowship to India, 2013-14.
American Institute for Indian Studies Senior Research Fellowship,2013-14 (declined).
Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency Award, September-October 2010.
Ms. Scholar: Ms. Magazine Writer's Workshop Scholarship, 2009.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Award for Service to the Women's Studies Program, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1994.
The Ohio State University Presidential Fellowship, 1993-1994.
Woodrow Wilson Research Grant In Women's Studies, 1993
Selected Popular Pieces:
"Portable No-Fusion" http://humanitiesunderground.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/portable-no-fusion/
"Beyond Violence" http://humanitiesunderground.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/beyond-violence/
Ms. Magazine Online:
Six Reasons to be wary of Death penalty for Delhi Rapists http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/09/25/six-reasons-to-be-wary-of-death-se...
In India or US, No Safe Haven from Gender Violence http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/08/23/in-india-or-u-s-no-safe-haven-from...
Rites of Gun Passage http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/05/08/rites-of-gun-passage/
Click! My Grandmother's Resistance http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/03/31/click-my-grandmothers-resistance/ (as part of Bitch Media/ Ms. Magazine blog carnival in honor of Feminist Coming Out Day)
Marriage, Unnatural in Every Way http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/08/20/marriage-unnatural-in-every-way/
"On March 8, Bouquets or Marches?" http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/03/08/the-big-tent-of-march-8-2/
Can Women Office Holders Really Change India? http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/03/11/can-women-officeholders-really-change-india/
India Today:
"Adultery: Those Close Encounters" Part of Cover Story "Sexy Secrets: Sex Survey 2008" India Today December 1, 2008: 44-49. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Those+close+encounters/1/20592.html
Hindustan Times:
with Brinda Bose, "A Risky Formulation" November 5 2012 http://www.hindustantimes.com/editorial-views-on/Edits/A-risky-formulation/Article1-955319.aspx


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Outside the beautiful Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
We stopped near Taliesin in Spring Green Wisconsin for these beautiful shots of Candace.
Allie and Marc crossing the street during their post ceremony couple's photo session in Downtown Milwaukee.
Allie and Marc had their wedding mass at Church of the Gesu on the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Katelyn and Greg's bridal party with whimsical balloons at their Baltimore Maryland wedding.
Andrea sits to put on her shoes at the Wisconsin Club pre-ceremony.


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WE all know them. The friends who post photos of their food, or who boast about their fitness regime. If Facebook wasn't so damn political we would have unfriended them a long time ago. We've put together a list of the 10 most annoying kinds of Facebook users. What are your pet peeves? Have your say below.
The foodie
Remember that time where you'd whack together a really impressive meal and you'd take it over to your neighbour's house to show them? Yeah. Neither do I. Nobody cares what you're eating. It takes a special kind of arrogance to post photos of the fancy five-star restaurants. What a humblebrag, (we'll get to that in a moment). In the mean time, food photos. Just. Don't.
The passive aggressive status update poster
Facebook is not your therapist. Vague, passive aggressive status updates do not replace therapy sessions. And there's a Facebook group to prove it. If you have a problem with someone, confront them directly AND NOT ON FACEBOOK. If you need help, say so. But posting "I've had it with manipulative people" or "I'm literally crying right now" and then saying "nothing" when someone inevitably asks you what's wrong, is not ok. You're like the boy who cried wolf. Eventually, people will stop replying to your cries for attention. And then what are you going to do? Switch to Twitter? Expect less sympathy.
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Non FB user Posted at 12:02 PM April 19, 2013
What can you write on facebook these days nothing... which is why I don't have an account LOL
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Benjamin Gollings of Beat Posted at 12:02 PM April 19, 2013
People who won't stop posting every 20 minutes about marriage equality are more annoying. I don't disagree, I just want them to shut up or talk about anything else for just once.
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JayCee Posted at 12:03 PM April 19, 2013
If these people stopped posting, facebook wouldn't exist!
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200 Facebook Friends of Perth Posted at 12:09 PM April 19, 2013
You can hide stories and stop further things from 'friends' coming up. You can also not friend people you don't actually like.
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Lolly Posted at 12:16 PM April 19, 2013
Hehe I love this! I closed my facebook account down because it's just so full of this crap now. Great article :)
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winky Posted at 12:20 PM April 19, 2013
What about the jumping on the latest trendiest politically correct cause band wagon person?
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Kell of Sydney Posted at 12:24 PM April 19, 2013
what about whats happening recently which is really disturbing - posting updates of bomb blasts every hour - a repeat of how many causalities and their thoughts and preys - FFS! and photos of death and carnage - drives me crazy!
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kyle Posted at 12:37 PM April 19, 2013
daily updates during a pregnancy is the worst. especially when they post photos of their "baby bump" when they've been pregant for about 4 weeks.
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Greg Posted at 12:38 PM April 19, 2013
The passive aggressive status update poster also loves to give post-it note advice which they have cut and paste from something they read once. They have no real life experience but are quick to give the world their advice...
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AU Posted at 12:51 PM April 19, 2013
Claire, just sounds like you are a very jealous person.. sad really. (Note. even though i don't do any of the above)
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Indifference Posted at 12:52 PM April 19, 2013
What then do you propose Facebook should be used for? An address book of contacts? More advertising?
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FB is crap of NSW Posted at 12:59 PM April 19, 2013
Stop using stupid bloody FB all together!
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I have a life Posted at 1:01 PM April 19, 2013
Everything about facecrap sucks. If you want to 'keep in touch' with your friends and family, email, call or visit them. It's for losers who have no life but think everyone is interested in them. Shut it down and go outside. And AU you obviously do all of the above!
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Jaqui Posted at 1:01 PM April 19, 2013
Leftists, obnoxious, lying, Stalinist, leftists do me. Unfriend!
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Pete of Canberra Posted at 1:01 PM April 19, 2013
I'm not a huge Facebook fan, but the "1" most annoying thing that I find about journalists are the ones like these who have a chip on their shoulder and proceed to tell us what we should and shouldn't be doing. If you don't like Facebook then get a life and get off it, and if you don't like what your "friends" are posting (the users accepted them as friends on there after all), then don't complain about what they post (or either confront them about it face to face or simply hide their posts). But if people want to be part of it, then let them express whatever freedom of speech that they want. That's the whole idea of the site...
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Brad Fraser of Mebourne Posted at 1:02 PM April 19, 2013
Great list just missing one key component though in my opinion: People who constantly use #hashtags. This. Isn't. Twitter. Flog off with your redunant #hashtags.
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Mark Posted at 1:03 PM April 19, 2013
i hate anything that contains "Share/Like" and "IF" in the same sentance. Like if you agree....
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bikerman Posted at 1:04 PM April 19, 2013
Facebook is just another symbol of the brain-washed sheep desperately trying to prove their "in-duh-viduality" . It is nothing more than the vain middle-class self-absorption that infects our society. You're only doing it to say "look at moi aren't I so speshal".
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Susan Posted at 1:05 PM April 19, 2013
What nonsense. If anyone I am "friends" with on Facebook bombards me with things I find annoying, I just change the settings so they don't appear on my news feed anymore. They can still send me messages and I can still visit their page if I'm ever curious what they've been up to. No need to "un-friend" anyone and I can manage the content I see. I'm never going to tell anyone I only want them to use their Facebook the way I want them to. And if anyone doesn't like to see pictures of my cats or my exploits in the kitchen, I'd be happy to know they changed their setting to keep my bothersome content off their page.
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Steve Posted at 1:07 PM April 19, 2013
What about drunk friends or people who think its funny to try to embarrass you on facebook which ends up just really being annoying. Then afterward if you unfriend them to stop them posting on your wall its like you've turned an old friend into a new enemy. Most people on facebook who post are women because they seem a lot better at the social niceties and have more friends generally. A lot of guys end up feeling humiliated by some idiot they used to know and end up steering clear.
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dee pee of Syd Posted at 1:09 PM April 19, 2013
My biggest peeve is the 'my thoughts and prayers are with the people in '. Yeah. You probably havent donated a cent, probably wont anyway, and are just posting it because you saw 50 other muppets on your news feed mention it. Fake compassion - you cant display it through Facebook.
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Richard V Posted at 1:11 PM April 19, 2013
Brad, people link twitter to FB so their twitter posts appear on the FB page, redundant much???!!!
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Lewis Posted at 1:11 PM April 19, 2013
why would you even use social network at all? If you don't do the above? What else would you want to share with your friends?
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david Posted at 1:14 PM April 19, 2013
agree with Claire on this article. But she left out a big one: people who comment on or like pictures from 'like farming' pages, and do not realise that they make themselves look as though they have an IQ of about 8 by doing so. Particularly stupid are those that comment '1' in the photos that say, 'type 1 and see what happens'. If only people phones would zap them when they did that so that they learnt how dumb they actually are.
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I don't have a life Posted at 1:14 PM April 19, 2013
'I have a life': expressing your opinion on the internet to strangers sure sounds like a fascinating life.
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Bobby of Adelaide Posted at 1:17 PM April 19, 2013
What about the infamous âProphetâ we tend to have in our friends list? Preaching about religion and quoting bible passages daily.
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stephen of perth wa Posted at 1:17 PM April 19, 2013
hahaha, what a bunch of plonkers. Sure keep in touch with your friends but if you need to be on FB more than once a week all it tells me is you have no real life. Because if you were really busy you wouldnât have time to update Twitter and FB, You would be in fact enjoying life.
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Troy of Syd Posted at 1:19 PM April 19, 2013
hang on... so what are you meant/allowed to use fb for?
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Nafe Posted at 1:20 PM April 19, 2013
You forgot the "coffeeshop politicians" who find it impossible to resist the urge to foist upon everyone their "highly intelligent and well informed" political insight (garnered, of course, from whichever print media entity happens to pander most closely to their particular political leaning).... I dont know why we dont leave the running of the world to these people - clearly they know, well, EVERYTHING we dont...
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Hazel Posted at 1:21 PM April 19, 2013
I am one of the original members of the I Hate Facebook Club. Why dont friends just tak to one another - if you're at a distance pick up the phone o get skype. I dont care if someone I barely know is having a bad hair day or that their goldfish just died - get a life people!
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Umm Posted at 1:21 PM April 19, 2013
Wow whinge whinge whinge... Is there anything you DO like?! What are people supposed to do, post nothing? "Hello I am having a good day"? Talk about having a really boring life. I personally feel that people who share themselves on Facebook (which is what it's for, by the way) to be wonderful, and whilst sometimes what gets posted doesn't always thrill me, that's my problem, not theirs. There's always the option to hide them from your news feed.
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Terry of Brisbane Posted at 1:23 PM April 19, 2013
This kind of thing is exactly what people use facebook for in the first place. If it bothers you, don't use it. Simple.
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Nick Stevens of Freshwater Posted at 1:23 PM April 19, 2013
Well that was a waste of a couple of minutes for my life. You're definitions are so 2012!
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David of perth Posted at 1:26 PM April 19, 2013
You havnt left much to post there... Seems like you are way too concerned about facebook, get over it and scroll down, or better yet get off facebook and complain about the real world.
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Lizzy Lovegrove of Australia Posted at 1:27 PM April 19, 2013
You forgot about the constant "share" poster. If I wanted to see funny photos or quotes or "like if you love your mum" crap I would seek it out myself.
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John Posted at 1:28 PM April 19, 2013
You forgot the people constantly trying to flog/promote their own careers, homemade cd's, artwork, books etc etc etc
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Brad Fraser of Melbourne Posted at 1:31 PM April 19, 2013
@Richard V - Definitely redundant. But they can be forgiven (a little) as at least their #tags serve purpose on Twitter. The muppets who post them for the sake of looking trendy or whatever reason they do it for on Facebook, with no Twitter account linked whatsoever, all need a slap to the face. Definitely my pet peeve.
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23! of cbr Posted at 1:32 PM April 19, 2013
i stay away from all social networks except from fb, just because it is the most convenient way to quickly talk with friends/family if I have to. I'm rarely on it anyway - only when ringing up someone on the phone isn't possible just don't have an account or don't feel compelled to go on fb every single day. btw the most annoying ones are the ones who have to post every single detail of their life as it happens!
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KB4000 of Brisbane Posted at 1:32 PM April 19, 2013
So the consensus her is, don't use facebook at all? Isn't this what facebook and social media is about? Keeping in touch with friends and sharing what you're up to? I agree that some of the points raised (like the brand man posts) can be annoying, but on a whole the main reason I use facebook is to see photos and posts from people I don't see regularly... This is clearly, not news... and is also a bit of a nonsense article!
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Rick of Darwin Posted at 1:32 PM April 19, 2013
People who post "profound" song lyrics.
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melanie Posted at 1:37 PM April 19, 2013
Great article!!
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Niki of Melb Posted at 1:38 PM April 19, 2013
What about the people like me who post cute photos of my cats? I see lots of those!
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Chris of Sydney Posted at 1:39 PM April 19, 2013
Instagram also transfers irrelevant hash tags across to Facebook when sharing. #brad
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Amber Posted at 1:41 PM April 19, 2013
THIS. This is absolutely spot on, just brilliant!
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MikeD Posted at 1:42 PM April 19, 2013
Not sure how this article is any better than any of the people mentioned in the article, complaining about people complaining about people..........
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paul of nth qld Posted at 1:44 PM April 19, 2013
There must be something terribly wrong with me. I don't have a facebook or twit or any other thingy. I looked over the shoulders of my kids one day and just could not see the attraction.
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Weary of Sydney Posted at 1:49 PM April 19, 2013
There is an implication in this article that there are actually people on facebook who AREN'T annoying. Anyone who doesn't have a facebook account (i.e. people over 12) knows that's simply not true. Losers are losers no matter how you try to divide or group them.
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Geronimo Posted at 1:54 PM April 19, 2013
Dear lord are we running out of crap to report or what?
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Nat of Australia Posted at 1:55 PM April 19, 2013
One of my mates stupidly mentioned while a whole bunch of us were around at his place that he hates people who post pictures of their food. So for the next two days all 10 of us posted pictures of every meal and tagged him in it. Best use of facebook I've ever experienced.
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Shelley of Perth Posted at 1:55 PM April 19, 2013
People who like their own status updates!! Or people who like or comment on EVERY single thing you post...stalker much?
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Anagram this hcitb Posted at 1:56 PM April 19, 2013
#hashtagwhores on FB. Hash tags are for Twitter, on FB they look like you are trying way too hard to be "down wiv da yoof". #frickenstopit
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Miles of Adelaide Posted at 1:57 PM April 19, 2013
Facebook is a medium for the narcissistic and insecure to revel in their flaws. The problem is, Facebook is a major factor in these traits growing out of control in society.
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Miles of Adelaide Posted at 1:59 PM April 19, 2013
oh...and the number one Facebook annoyance is....Likewhoring. People who post anything and everything (including blatant lies and disinformation) just to get likes. It's really pathetic.
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Howser of BNE Posted at 2:00 PM April 19, 2013
The one most annoying comment on Facebook articles... Sanctimonious douchebags spouting off that they don't use Facebook. Do you want a medal or something ?
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jsmcp of Melbourne Posted at 2:00 PM April 19, 2013
What I have a problem with at the moment is friends (they were real friends before Facebook happened) who now live their entire lives on Facebook and when you do actually get to speak to them on the phone, they speak to you like they are posting... so it is not a conversation, it is a list of instructions or a list of achievements or a set or orders... thanks for that and why don't you all learn how to HAVE A CONVERSATION with someone again? There are so-called friends who have not asked me anything at all about myself for months! It is a complete loss of the ability to communicate...
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George Posted at 2:03 PM April 19, 2013
The absolute worst thing that appears on FB news feed is Facebook itself! I don't need FB to "suggest" apps, posts, pages, games or anything else. I can look that garbage up for myself if I ever need it, which I won't.
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Hannah Posted at 2:04 PM April 19, 2013
My gripe are the 'Iâm more intelligent and up with all the problems in the world then you'. We donât care what you post in groups, donât repost it on your status because you think you made a valid point about homosexuality and churches.
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Connor of SYD Posted at 2:06 PM April 19, 2013
What about the antagonists who post the new scientific research that indeed god did not exist! We get it you think you are smarter then everybody else.
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What the hell does internet fame mean Posted at 2:06 PM April 19, 2013
It doesn't help when Facebook users guilty of the above continue to receive numerous positive replies when they post. It encourages them to continue posting self indulgent crap. Facebook is just a reflection of wider society were everyone wants 15 minutes of fame for pretty much doing nothing important, doing something dumb or liking something without actually reading what it is.
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whatevs Posted at 2:08 PM April 19, 2013
She forgot one - The person who moans about Facebook but sure is familiar with it !
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Justin of Sad Panda Land Posted at 2:08 PM April 19, 2013
Bah. I clicked to see the pic on the main page of the chick. I feel cheated.
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Lisa of Melb Posted at 2:09 PM April 19, 2013
to bikerman - GOLD... Susan - cats rock, as do you - and i love putting crazy pics of them out into cyberspace. thx for the advice on changing settings. ive a few annoying friends who put their life story up there, ill change the settings instead of unfriending them. they are still my friend, but not on fb.
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Bob Posted at 2:10 PM April 19, 2013
This article belongs in the 90's. We're moving into a more positive era now, some arm chair criticism warriors are becoming irrelevant. Here's some eye opening things for you... People use Facebook as a diary for themselves as well as keeping up with friends. So my photos of my kids and their milestones are important to me. My family who don't live close can share the events and in years to come I have a perfect record of what has happened in my life. You can choose to unfollow people! Fancy that, YOU have the power to not be those people's friends, or even block particular posts from them.
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Terence the Terrible of Adelaide Posted at 2:14 PM April 19, 2013
The most annoying FB users to me are journalists, celebrities, sportsmen/women and politicians who feel that they need to maintain a twitter or FB account to be popular or followed. Ooh look how many followers I have!...That is what is really pathetic, and something you should have mentioned. Journalism has been reduced to one line quips. You have a choice to use or not use FB. Exercise your right, its a social network what the hell else are people going to put up there?
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AJB of Sydney Posted at 2:14 PM April 19, 2013
I really hate the (insert global tragedy here) '78% of people won't repost this'. Really? And what's the statistical basis for that? Am I therefore immoral if I don't repost something about some cause or calamity?
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Fiona Posted at 2:14 PM April 19, 2013
Hear, hear, Pete of Canberra!
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Trish of Australia Posted at 2:14 PM April 19, 2013
Claire, obviously you are just a sad, jealous person that nobody has liked your posts on these topics you have mentioned. never mind, I am sure there is someone that will publicly pray for you lol.
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Fiona Posted at 2:17 PM April 19, 2013
Hear, hear, Pete of Canberra!
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Jayna Posted at 2:22 PM April 19, 2013
Great list, I agree with them all! Please credit where you got the annoying parents screenshot from (and the term 'sanctimummy"): The blog is called STFU, parents, and for those of you who have not visited it before... Oh my gosh, GOOGLE IT NOW. You will laugh and cry and probably dislike people just a little bit more than you did this morning. Great list, I agree with them all!
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fml Posted at 2:24 PM April 19, 2013
What about the people who complain about what people post on facebook? Don't like it? Leave. Berating others for posting things which are important to them is a sign of a sanctimonious piddle swatcher.
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#facebook of North Korea Posted at 2:24 PM April 19, 2013
Where is the Like button so I can post this onto my FB page??
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Liz Posted at 2:26 PM April 19, 2013
In short: the author of this article would prefer to not use Facebook at all because, essentially, that's what a lot of people are posting. And who cares about being PC? If I'm getting annoyed by somebody on FB, I unfriend them. Easy as that. That said, I only have real friends on my friends list on FB - people I met in real life and am keen to stay in contact with and vice versa - so my list is small (never even reaches the 100) and I'm interested in what they're doing so there's only rarely a need to unfriend. But I will do it if I've had enough.
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Chris S of Brisbane Posted at 2:26 PM April 19, 2013
I've taken to unfriending anyone who puts trash on Facebook. Especially food photos. It might not be 'politically' the done thing, but you feel a little powerful thrill everytime you do it. Try it, it's fun! And having less friends is no big deal, I don't like most people anyway :).
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mark of qld Posted at 2:27 PM April 19, 2013
Facebook is one giant, on-going school re-union. Everybody is good looking, successful, and of course my favourite "could not be happier". Try and find an ugly, broke, depressed person on facebook. Impossible.
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DoSomeWorkLazy of Higher Moral Ground West Posted at 2:30 PM April 19, 2013
You forgot to add people who write comments at the end of news stories because they have no lives. SWISH!!
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Doug Posted at 2:31 PM April 19, 2013
Slow news day? Take a break from social media maybe...
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Mick of gods country Posted at 2:31 PM April 19, 2013
To all who use Facebook.... GET A LIFE!!!
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ab of gc Posted at 2:33 PM April 19, 2013
facebook is just reverse stalking, bored people who want the rest of the world to think they are interesting.... ie people who take photos of them selves drinking a beer on their balcony, who cares.... and yes the ones who detail what they just ate for dinner .... must be ultra bored with life... and for the record i have a very boring life, and i like it, yet i don;t need to post on facebook 10 times a day (not that there is much to say)
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rb of Brisbane Posted at 2:33 PM April 19, 2013
Thank you Claire. Couldn't have said it better. Sick of seeing my wall caked in nothing but deep and meaningfuls that someone has pulled from Google.
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terry Posted at 2:33 PM April 19, 2013
Facebook is what it is - the greatest circumstantial evidence database there ever was, ripe for analytical engines and investigators to sift through. Just don`t ever be stupid enough to get yourself on workers compensation for a dodgy back and then post a picture of yourself jumping on a trampoline with your kids. Or claim your written off car on insurance when you`ve posted pictures of yourself and the car at the race track, or worse, a video of the actual crash on youtube. People are so stupid, but this article has made that pretty obvious.
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Peter of Perth Posted at 2:35 PM April 19, 2013
...and people like Claire who love to tell others what they should/shouldn't, can/can't post on FB! If I want to comment on a political or social situation I damn well will. Pardon me for thinking that saving our world is worth discussing!
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Peter B of Adelaide Posted at 2:43 PM April 19, 2013
You forgot: the person who criticises other facebook users. If you don't like it, hide their updates. Ah well, you got me to skim read it so I guess you did your job.
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Sass of sydney Posted at 2:46 PM April 19, 2013
I've only ever used Facebook to play games, everything else is just cr*p.
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Damo of City Posted at 2:47 PM April 19, 2013
What about the movie reviewer?? Who gives a toss if aquaintence x loved or loathed a movie and consier their review to be of significance to all of humanity just because they have seen loads of other (crap) movies and should therefore be considered an expert.
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Racist Mum, oh noes! Posted at 2:48 PM April 19, 2013
You hate people who post about their kids more than racists? Interesting priorities.
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Simon of Melbourne Posted at 2:49 PM April 19, 2013
Ummmmm where is the one about pictures of cats? I'm pretty sure the only way Abbot's 25mbps 'broadband' plan was if it came with legislation to ban all photos and videos of cats to free up the extra bandwidth
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Patrick Bateman Posted at 2:50 PM April 19, 2013
What an absolute waste of time. Everything that is happening in the world at the moment and you feel the need to write rubbish such as this...just wow. I bet your bachelor of journalism is extremely proud of you right now.
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AG Posted at 2:51 PM April 19, 2013
I cannot like this article enough!!
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Stardust Posted at 2:54 PM April 19, 2013
This article is utter horse poo. People can post whatever the hell they want whenever they want and don't need to be told my some try hard journalist what's cool and what's not. Get over yourself.
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Andrew Posted at 2:56 PM April 19, 2013
You're forgetting the person who constantly changes their profile picture to get more likes!
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Snap Posted at 2:56 PM April 19, 2013
My greatest peeve is when FB addicts (in my family/workplace/social circle) regularly think it's ok to take photos of me at casual social gatherings & then plaster the photos all over FB without my consent. I don't live my life through FB & I'm never doing anything worth documenting... I'm just photo-proof of their "popularity" I guess. But they don't even give me the chance to tell them to leave me out of anything before the photo is taken & is put online. And when I protest they make out like I'm the one with the problem. Do what you want on FB, just please leave me out of it.
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LH Posted at 2:56 PM April 19, 2013
Why so bitter
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Loddlaen Posted at 3:01 PM April 19, 2013
Apparently Facebook has this amazing button that removes annoying posters from your feed. It's called "unfriend".
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Peter of Perth Posted at 3:04 PM April 19, 2013
@ "Sass of sydney Posted at 2:46 PM Today. I've only ever used Facebook to play games, everything else is just cr*p." Oh please! 'So & so has just found another trinket in toyland!' And you call normal posts cr*p? Troll right?
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neil pope of surin Posted at 3:05 PM April 19, 2013
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Steve Posted at 3:05 PM April 19, 2013
Can we add people who post extreme one sides political posts 5 times a day. E.g. Gillard supporters who hate abbott or abbott supporters who hate gillard. The sort who think their political party never makes mistakes and the other side never does anything right. And constantly posts along those lines
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Why would you ever join Facebook of Melbourne Posted at 3:06 PM April 19, 2013
Facebook is for insecure individuals trying desperately to prove a point and hide behind the facade of their glamorous Facebook profile. You don't need Facebook to keep in touch with people you really wanna keep in touch with. What you eat, where you holiday, what you like would be well appreciated among your close circle and is not for some person you worked with 8 years ago for 6 months and just added you on as a friend to increase his/her friend count. What a load of crap that only leads to depression and insecurities trying to do better and be cooler that others. Go get a life and aim to do better things in life not just for the sake of posting it on your Wall.
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Thought it was a good read of canberra Posted at 3:08 PM April 19, 2013
Patrick Bateman (post 87): Did you ever think that because of everything that is happening in the world that it might be nice for a little "funny, Noone cares" news story? If you look at the top of the news.com website it is full of all the bad stuff that is happening in the world at the moment, And if you read to much of that you turn into a very very angry person (like yourself right now). I for one welcome this read for the only fact that for 30seconds it took me to read it, I was able to relate to what they were talking about and forgot about all the people killed in the US for a minute.
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pixie Posted at 3:10 PM April 19, 2013
What a funny article and so true. I left FB just way to much information for my liking. I would rather chat to friends on skype and have a good laugh. The worst part for many of these users is that when they go for their next job, good luck. And yes I know they can make their page private.
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AK Posted at 3:10 PM April 19, 2013
this is all true, Facebook is so ridiculous i really don't bother anymore
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Sport & Health Near Clarendon to Close Next Month
(Updated at 4:25 p.m.)The Arlington Sport & Health Club near Clarendon will close its doors next month.
Located at at 1122 N. Kirkwood Road, the gym is one of four Sport & Health clubs in Arlington; there is one in Ballston and two in Crystal City. The comapny emailed its members earlier this week to tell them the gym would close March 5 due to concerns about building maintenance and "market conditions."
"The market conditions have changed and the facility that was created decades ago will not allow us to continue with our vision at the Arlington Sport&Health Club," Sport & Health Club CEO and President Mark Fisher wrote in the email. "While these market conditions and physical plant concerns have affected our ability to continue operating the Arlington club, we have built new clubs and reinvested in others. It is our hope that you will continue to give us the opportunity to help you reach your fitness goals and enjoy the club communities that we create."
The chain has 22 other locations in the D.C. region, and starting today it's allowing the members of the Arlington club to sign up for free at its other locations. The gym originally opened in 1977, according to General Manager Perry White.
Man Follows, Flashes Gym Patron
An Arlington gym-goer was followed and flashed after leaving the facility on Saturday, police said today.
Police say a man left the L.A. Fitness on the 3500 block of S. Clark Street, near Potomac Yard, just before 8:00 p.m. He was followed to his apartment by another man. Once inside the apartment lobby, the suspect exposed himself, then fled the scene on foot.
"The suspect is described as a black male in his 30s, approximately 6'1" and 230 pounds," police said in the daily crime report. "At the time of the incident the suspect was wearing a black knit winter hat, a black hooded sweatshirt with red dots and blue jeans. The investigation is ongoing."
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Arlington Boy Drowns in Shenandoah — A 3-year-old Arlington boy drowned in a Shenandoah County creek over the weekend. The boy had been seen playing with other children about 200 yards downstream from where his body was found by a search and rescue team. His death has been ruled accidental. [NV Daily]
Jail Hosts Mother's and Father's Day Visits — Earlier this month, the Arlington County Detention Facility held a special event for the children of female inmates, in honor of Mother's Day. Next month, the jail will host a similar event for the children of men for Father's Day. [Sun Gazette]
Road Closures for Parade Near Shirlington — The westbound lanes of S. Four Mile Run Drive will be closed between Shirlington Road and Walter Reed Drive on Saturday for the Corso de Santa Cruz Parade. The closure is expected to be in place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. [Arlington County]
Grand Opening for Bluemont Fitness Facility — Though it has been open for several months, Bluemont-based Phoenix Fitness (5130 Wilson Blvd) will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday with free food, classes and giveaways. [Phoenix Fitness]
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World Gym Now 'Exercise Nation' — The poorly-reviewed World Gym at 1058 S. Walter Reed Drive has changed hands and is now "Exercise Nation," a small low-cost gym chain with existing locations near Baltimore. Memberships start at $10/month. [Washington Business Journal]
Metro Ramps Up Anti-Harassment Campaign — This month Metro began tracking all forms of sexual harassment, one additional step in the agency's ongoing anti-harassment campaign. [Greater Greater Washington]
Four Mile Run Watershed Cleanup — Arlington County is organizing a watershed cleanup for Four Mile Run on Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will be asked to help clean up at one of several sites along Four Mile Run, Arlington's largest watershed. [Shirlington Village Blog]
Forum to Feature Streetcar Supporters, Opponents — On April 10, the Arlington Committee of 100 will hold a forum about the proposed Columbia Pike streetcar. A streetcar supporter, Arlington Chamber of Commerce chairman David DeCamp, will face off against a streetcar opponent, "Peter's Take" columnist and former Arlington County Democratic Committee chairman Peter Rousselot. [Sun Gazette]
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Man Accused of Lewd Act in Sauna, Again
For the second time in as many months, an Arlington man has been arrested for allegedly masturbating in the sauna of a local health club.
Police were at the LA Fitness club on the 3500 block of S. Clark Street in Crystal City Thursday morning, investigating a separate incident, when a gym user approached officers to tell them about a man he saw masturbating in the public sauna, according to Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.
Police subsequently arrested 65-year-old Morris Umansky. Officers didn't actually witness the act and Umansky, the owner of a local hair salon, claimed that he was grooming himself, not pleasuring himself, according to police.
Umansky was charged with indecent exposure and released on an unsecured bond. The Arlington resident was also arrested in late December and accused of masturbating in the same sauna.
The gym had not yet revoked his membership because they were awaiting a verdict in Umansky's original case, Sternbeck said.
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Arlington Police Seek Gym Theft Suspect
(Updated at 4:40 on 11/9/12) Arlington County Police are on the lookout for a man who they say has been stealing credit cards from gym lockers around north Arlington.
Robert Brockington, 37, is accused of "multiple counts of credit card larceny and credit card fraud." He is "known to frequent area gyms, and will take wallets and credit cards from both locked and unlocked lockers," according to police.
The police department is asking anyone with information on Brockington to contact Det. Steven Roeseler at 703-228-4182.
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The Arlington County Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating an at-large larceny suspect. Robert Brockington is wanted for multiple counts of credit card larceny and credit card fraud. Brockington is known to steal credit cards from gym lockers at various gyms in North Arlington and uses the cards throughout the region.
Brockington is a 37 year old black male. He is approximately 6'0" tall and weighs 250 lbs. The suspect has a tattoo on the right side of his neck. Brockington is known to frequent area gyms, and will take wallets and credit cards from both locked and unlocked lockers.
If anyone has information on the whereabouts of Robert Brockington, please contact Detective Steven Roeseler of the Arlington County Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division at 703.228.4182 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. To report information anonymously, contact the Arlington County Crime Solvers at 866.411.TIPS (8477).
The gyms the suspect allegedly targeted in Arlington include the Gold's Gym at 3910 Wilson Blvd, the Gold's Gym at 1220 N. Fillmore Street and the Sport and Health at 1122 N. Kirkwood Road.
In response to questions and requests he has received regarding increasing patrolling since this information was released to the public on Wednesday (November 7), ACPD spokesman Dustin Sternbeck points out that police typically do not patrol private property.
'Pentagon MMA' to Open This Weekend
A new mixed martial arts training studio is opening this weekend along Columbia Pike.
Located in the former Kayak Station space, Pentagon MMA (1041 S. Edgewood Street) will open at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 2. As part of its grand opening celebration, it will be offering free introductory classes from 11:00 a.m. to about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, including Intro to Muay Thai, Women's Kickboxing, and Intro to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. An open house will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Pentagon MMA says they will be offering big discounts on memberships during their first weekend. The studio says they "welcome people of all ages, shapes, and sizes" who want to learn self-defense, get in shape, or compete in MMA.
The studio is owned by Vivek Nakarmi, a champion Muay Thai kickboxer who's also listed on Facebook as a Washington-Lee High School grad.
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CrossFit Rosslyn Now Open
Arlington is now home to another exercise facility, with yesterday's opening of CrossFit Rosslyn (1100 Wilson Blvd).
The training center is connected to Verve Health & Fitness near the Rosslyn metro. Verve Co-owner Michael Lin explained that part of the existing facility was partitioned off to add CrossFit. Lin believes offering both CrossFit style workouts and more traditional exercise options benefits customers.
"I believe the balance is very important to keep a person as healthy and capable as physically possible," said Lin.
Lin said there are pluses and minuses to setting up shop in an area that already has a number of CrossFit options, such as the new one coming to Ballston or the one that just closed in Clarendon. But he's not interested in the competition.
"We're not doing this to dominate the CrossFit business," Lin said. "We're doing this to expand the service to our clients and customers. I think it's a move in a positive direction for everyone."
Unlike many other CrossFit facilities which can't provide showers due to space restrictions, customers can purchase a membership to use Verve's showers. The facility also touts a unique training program for people of all fitness levels that will build relationships as well as bodies.
"People who are just average Joes are really gonna benefit from CrossFit," said Lin.
Lin likes the idea of the dual purpose facility so much, that if the decision is ever made to add additional Verve locations, they will also be split facilities to include CrossFit. But for now, he's content to just stick with the Rosslyn location.
"We're happy to be a part of the community," Lin said. "Rosslyn is a funny city where most people go home after work, so I think it will help to have more hang out places for people to go after work. Whether it's for happy hour or places to eat or places to work out together."
As part of the grand opening, CrossFit Rosslyn will hold an open house next month. On March 3 from 12:00-3:00 p.m., visitors can try free workouts and yoga classes.
New CrossFit Gym Coming to Ballston
A new CrossFit gym is hoping to open in Ballston next month.
Pending county approvals, Ballston CrossFit expects to open on Monday, Feb. 13. Interior construction is partially completed at the gym, located on the ground floor of an office building at 1110 N. Glebe Road. A shipment of fitness equipment was moved in earlier this week, according to Ballston CrossFit's Facebook page.
"At Ballston CrossFit you will be challenged and motivated every day with constantly varied high intensity functional workouts, resulting in a greatly enhanced level of fitness," the gym says on its website. "Our program efficiently combines the most effective methods of Olympic weightlifting, gymnastics, kettlebells and high intensity cardio."
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Potomac Crossfit to Move as Office Construction Nears
The popular Potomac Crossfit gym at 1039 N. Highland Street in Clarendon is planning to close after Jan. 28 to make way for the eventual construction of a new office building.
Potomac Crossfit owner Brian Wilson says he was just notified by his landlord that he would have to vacate the space by the end of the month, despite receiving earlier assurances that the gym would be able to stay until the spring. Wilson is planning to move staff and equipment from Potomac Crossfit, which opened in 2008, to his newer Patriot Crossfit gym near the intersection of Lee Highway and Glebe Road.
Wilson hopes loyal gym members will make the extra car trip or bus ride to Patriot Crossfit while he works to secure a new location in Clarendon. He says he's currently in negotiations with a landlord to lease a space in Clarendon that's even bigger than the current Potomac Crossfit space. Even if those negotiations prove successful, however, Wilson doesn't expect the new location would open any sooner than this summer. Wilson added that he's also in negotiations to lease spaces for crossfit gyms in the Pentagon City and Ballston neighborhoods.
The closing of Potomac Crossfit comes as a planned 300,000 square foot office development in Clarendon nears final county approval. The development — on the block bordered by Washington Boulevard, 11th Street, N. Highland Street and N. Garfield Street — is scheduled to have its site plan go before the Arlington County Board later this month. The developer, Penzance, is hoping to break ground this spring.
Most (if not all) of the other businesses on the block, including the T.A. Sullivan & Son cemetery monument business, are also expected to close as the groundbreaking nears.


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The Official Trailer for 'The Evil Dead' Is Upon Us! You've seen NYCC Panel footage and an image or two for The Evil Dead, but here's the official red-band trailer for the Fede Alvarez's reboot. Sara Castillo - 10/24/2012 - 1:10pm - 3 comments
NYCC: Director Fede Alvarez on His First Time with 'The Evil Dead', Remaking a Classic There's more than a little pressure on director Fede Alvarez. Not only is he making his first feature length with two of the biggest legends in the horror business, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, but he's remaking one of horror's most precious films, Evil Dead. Sara Castillo - 10/14/2012 - 1:25pm - 0 comments
NYCC Exclusive: Filming 'Evil Dead' Was Torture for Jane Levy, Sequels Planned For Jane Levy, Evil Dead is a survival story, both on and off the screen. The actress told FEARnet she got seriously messed up while playing leading lady Mia. Sara Castillo - 10/13/2012 - 9:34pm - 0 comments
Exclusive! Bruce Campbell Talks 'Evil Dead' at NYCC: 'There's a New Ash in Jane Levy' Bruce Campbell, dressed to impress in a swanky in a red blazer, debuted a first look at the Evil Dead remake this afternoon at NYCC. Sara Castillo - 10/13/2012 - 8:36pm - 0 comments
Watch 'Carrie' and 'Evil Dead' Panels Live from New York Comic-Con This year, Screen Gems will be streaming two of their panels, Carrie and Evil Dead, live from New York Comic-Con for fans who can't be there in the flesh. Sara Castillo - 10/10/2012 - 5:00pm - 0 comments


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So, after releasing Heaven Tonight, they were riding high off the live album, and they went back in the studio to record my favorite album - Dream Police. So good. It has to be one of the most albums ever. They had quite a few hits on the record, including "Dream Police" and "Voices". It has also become their biggest success as far as album sales. This album also has "I Know What I Want", which is as far as I know, the only studio album track that Tom Petersson sings lead vocals on. They still perform it quite frequently, so that Tommy can get the spotlight a little bit. Robin or Rick always has it. Why not Tom once in a while?
"You Let a Lotta People Down" (1997)
"You're All Talk" (1977)
"I Don't Love Here Anymore" (1983)
"Come on Come on Come on" (2006)
"Sick Man of Europe" (2009) - KILLER SONG!
"Name of the Game" (1986)
"Too Much" (2003) - THE BEST SONG EVER
It's Eddie Trunk of "That Metal Show".
The cover of their first album. No idea what Rick's doing.
Is it okay that I am in love with this picture?
Robin in Clearwater.
Now THIS my friends, is a rare photo. Why is it rare, you may ask?
Rick Nielsen is not wearing a hat.
Robin Zander's hair is short.
A photo of Tommy in Clearwater. Great shot, whomever took it.
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The official launch of the Dee and Ricky x FIA Lè Alphabet Soup Hat took place last week on the 26th of April at Epitome. The hat was realesed in-store and afterwards released online. The Alphabet Soup Hat is an assortment of 11 – 12 characters, made from bamboo fleece, arranged randomly by hand over a standard +FRESH.i.AM+ snapback hat. Each character arrangement is unique to each hat and individually numbered. Only 50 pcs will be available worldwide and retail at $120 USD. + Our Kreemo boys were on site capturing this fresh extravaganza. + Enjoy! –>Inside Story
STREET STYLE: PHIFER & RICKY: Last Friday, Phifer and Dee of Dee & Ricky were seen entering and later exiting Phipps Plaza in the posh Buckhead area of Atlanta. Phifer wore a white dinner jacket with black lapel. Wax jeans and Stubbs & Wootton slippers.
We've arrived–don't you wanna dance with us? Historical and Modern, Real and Influenced Nights. Let us all bow our heads. LateBoots is for your soul–focus on each photo; serving inspiration à la carte. And I don't like it unless it's brand new. Everything else is complimentary. Move, groove, prove you can hang with me; I work hard just to make the people wanna love me–make the people wanna hug me–make the people wanna see me–make the people wanna touch me–make the children wanna be me–make the women wanna rush me. Hahaha. I told yall this was takeover week! Join our family in celebrating the release of the Dee & Ricky Le Alphabet Soup Hat Launch Party at the W Hotel sponsored by Kanon Vodka! –>Inside Story
PHIFER & FRIENDS LENOX GRILL: Friday evening, Phifer was seen having lunch with friends Dee & Ricky at Lenox Square Grill in the posh area of Buckhead, Atlanta. The group dined Last Supper style on whole chickens and fried green tomatoes.
Yall listening right. We are giving you The Last Supper. Phifer is partaking in lunch with Dee & Ricky. Dee & Rick ordered whole chickens( like we gave them first and last names). Let me play with your senses. Experiences from my table, and not to sound pompous (do you see the waiter) I need a shot from a boy to a KING–share a spark with me. Tap into your Ego–this is Luxury Blogging- rich & grandeur posts–and private lunch parties. Watching us do our thing may be harmful to your eyes. We like the poster kids who are really gettin it. Techno team, let the brands talk. My friends came to town– and we were laughing at the table because our dreams ain't dreams no more (later this evening we had dinner with Kenny Burns at an undisclosed location).
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Rhoxanne Villasenor (@RRhoxy) , one half of the brother and sister duo "Rhu & Rho", introduces her A/W 12′ collection from RHOD. Hand crafted in U.S.A, the gold plated bracelet and hardware made with 100% cotton thread are now available in new vibrate colorways: bittersweet, periwinkle, willow, and florid. You can pick up a RHOD piece directly from their online shop, where they retail for $65.00. For more info visit: http://www.therhod.com/
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We may be from small towns, but we're pretty sure we can get down with the best of ATL. And we did just that, at the Atlanta launch dinner on Tuesday night for Kanon Organic Vodka. At one of the famed cocktail-pairing dinners–a different cocktail for each course–Kanon had Mixologist Eric Simpkins, of The Lawrence making sure that the Kanon cocktails were on point, and the phenomenal Chef Shane Devereux, also of The Lawrence, making sure that guests were fed a meal worthy of royalty (those are our roots, after all.) Any Kanon launch party isn't complete without some special details. And since they're not into doing things halfway, they made sure that the entire thing was sustainable too. The menus were printed on wildflower seed paper that guests, including Marquis Phifer and Sham Shirley of LateBoots, could take home and plant for actual flowers. Very cool.
+ They enlisted our new friend, Atlanta-based artist Jarno Kettunen to make sure the table was covered in style. And, since we're all for spreading the love, at the end of the meal they had all of the guests tear off the parts of the illustrations that they liked best, to take home and frame. And lastly, if you know anything about cocktails, you should know that they've never met an herb they didn't like. So Kanon gifted each of the guests with a dill plant potted in a vintage bell jar. All in all, it was an awesome foray into the Atlanta scene. Click through to see ATL's finest enjoying their first tastes of a party the Kanon way… –>Inside Story
Hey you. Yes, you over there! I hate to interrupt your night, but look at that Gorgeous boy! Aesthetic Pleasures featuring snaps from my Friday night as Phifer & Friends partied till undisclosed hours again. So for those who were tucked into bed sleep: here is our Friday night. Girls girls girls. And we are not too boujee for a red cup moment! House soiree —> to the hotel. Everything captured on film. You can find us top down black Jeep with the radio on. As I was seen snatched in all black accompanied with a Kreemo button left side. PSA: My girls told me to tell you all hello. And my boys Jarrod Levine and Wil May said the same. Friday nights at #COOL.
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"Oh! Tell me where in the world is…Carmen Sham-diego?" I got my hair up real big beauty queen style in the middle of a serene landscape. This is the kind of stuff I've been into lately during my leisure time. A visual feast for the soul; The displays created by Mother Nature herself never fails to inspire. Driving 20 minutes up a mountain around dangerous roads may not be your ideal afternoon, but traveling far or near strikes adventure and new memories with the intriguing people you meet along the way. A waterfall awaits you inside! The 60-foot high fall widens as it cascades into 3-5 foots increments to a wide pool at it's base. Enjoy.
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While he is definitely seeing success with his current volume series, Art Dealer Chic, the song "All" has a visual for your eyes. If you haven't stopped to listen to his projects, please do yourself a favor, and do! With that being said, take a gander at singer-songwriter Miguel 's "All" video from his Art Dealer Chic Volume 2 EP. And if you're looking for something to set off your weekend festivities, go ahead and take a listen to this. I think it might be just what you're looking for. 'Art Dealer Chic Vol. 3′ drops on April 27. Evaluate!


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This is us and our crazy bunch. I'm Gretchen, the mom. Knut is my husband and then there's our 5 kids. We live on the farm where my husband works, and live in his childhood home. As of now, we have 9 chickens, 2 dogs, and 8 cats. Although some of those numbers change pretty often. I like to write, knit, sew, cook, garden, and other farm-wifey things. I actually grew up in the city so all these "regular things" on the farm like making jams are not so normal to me, but I'm getting there.
Most of all, we strive not to meet some stereotype of what a farm family does, but to live according to the life God has called us. We walk by faith. We work hard, but we depend on grace. In our house, we sometimes need grace by the truckload.
David is active and passionate 8 year old. He plays outside every chance he gets and loves to cross country ski, ride bike, play baseball, and do really any other outdoor activity. If David does something, he does it at 150%. He knows no other way. He's the type of personality you always want with you, not against you. He's always full of questions, and is really into rockets and paper airplanes. He's compassionate and competitive. He's snuggly, and fast.
Elias, the 5 year old "middle child" as much as we hate that stereotype. He's always wandering around making sure everyone is happy. He especially protective of Solveig and takes his job as big brother very, very seriously. He is a bit of a clown as well. Although he's not yet "doing school" he's determined to be a part of our school day and is learning at breaking speeds.
Solveig is our joyful 3 year old. She's a fearless climber, and has trips to the ER to show for it. She's everyone's sweetheart and is always full of smiles and big kisses. She's sort of like the smile-police of the house and goes around insuring everyone is smiling. We loosely translate the meaning of her name in Norwegian: "Sunshine of the House" which actually fits her perfectly.
Ingrid is our little baby born December 2012. So far, she's easy going and easy to please! She is always wanting to be with "her people" (aka older siblings). She loves crawling all over our dogs, and being admired by everyone she meets.
Missy is our new Great Pyrenees dog. She looks like a small polar bear, and has a good 30 lbs over Lena. She's sweet and gentle with us humans. Like a big, fluffy teddy bear who loves a good snuggle, and doesn't mind little boys giving her a haircut in the least. She takes issue with coyotes, though. If you're a coyote who dares to look at the chickens under her protection, she will break all boundaries, track you 20 miles in a hunt lasting 2 days while we're worried sick, and crossing county lines until she finds you and kills you.
Ask me how I know.
Lena and Missy are good friends, unless of course Lena happens to look Missy's food. Missy doesn't like Lena looking at her food, and in this case it's a good thing that Lena is afraid of anything. Lena loves to be by her people inside and outside the house. Missy is a workaholic, and is always thinking about her job, even when getting a good belly rub. She lives outside, because she goes a little batty being away from her chickens for too long. She is not a fan of thunder.
All of these beautiful family pictures on this "About Us" page (besides the ones of our dogs) were taken by my talented sister-in-law, Kristin. You can find more of her work here.


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