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Interview With Crossword Squaresmith Supreme Will Shortz: Little Village Magazine Issue 139: Sept. 4-17, 2013
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Wire: Florida man cites ‘Bush Doctrine’ after shooting neighbors
Hey Florida! How’s it hanging? Kinda loose, and to the right of unfathomable idiot-crazy just like always maybe? Taking a cue from both Stand Your Ground and...
Style Points: Strange beauty
Let me nutshell this: So several years ago I saw some ancient marble sculptures in Italy. They depicted women; serene and otherworldly, gazing mysteriously through wet, draped fabric. The official tour guide told us sculpting in this manner, creating this believable and magical illusion, indicated the highest mastery level for sculptors.
Wire: Texas fertilizer plants say no thanks to fire inspections, fire marshal sorry to have bothered them
(via Wonkette) As we all know, Texas is wide open for business, just waiting for your hot throbbing business to come and spray money all over the Lone Star State...
Ten years after the band’s sudden end, a history of Iowa City hardcore legends Ten Grand
The late 1990s marked the beginning of Iowa City’s independent rock glory years and the emergence of Vidablue, a four-piece, hardcore punk band...
Neverending nice time: Aussie PM Kevin Rudd smacks down bible guy on gay marriage
(via Wonkette) Can we just say how totally in love we are with Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd this morning? Faced with a question/provocation from...
Photos from The Rectory: Slut River, Black Panties and The Men From…Beyond
Slut River made their way back through Iowa City last night, marking the halfway point on their six week tour. Local spaced out surf rockers The Men From...Beyond...
XIEcrets of a Restaurant Redemption
On August 27, XIE (pronounced “shay”) hosted a grand reopening after receiving a makeover from Restaurant Redemption, a yet to be aired program that will be showed on The Cooking Channel. There was promise of a “celebrity chef” and a free meal for up to 100 people. Chicken Little would like to go on record...
Liz Cheney Is ‘not pro-gay marriage’; is, however, world’s worst sister
Wyoming sure seems like a nice place. Lots of open space and fresh air — and a real nice Republican Senate primary about who hates gays the very most. Sen...
Reflections From Retirement: A Mini Photo Documentary
Many moons have passed since I last played in the Little Village Sandbox. Actually it has been exactly one month, and astronomically speaking, that’s probably a very small number of moons. You are most likely very concerned about the reality of my retirement (as I have been made aware of by the numerous inquisitions from...
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