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Pepper Spray and Harsh Language

So Goes the EU and the Eurodollar Dream

Here we go. Say bye bye to the Eurodollar. Greece will miss a deficit target set just months ago in a massive bailout package, according to government draft budget figures released on Sunday, showing that drastic steps taken to avert bankruptcy may not be enough. As Germany slowly makes for the door, one might askContinue reading “So Goes the EU and the Eurodollar Dream”

Eames House , Barbie’s Scandinavian Dream House

I got to check this out during the members preview on Thursday. It was amazing. I think my life might suck less if I had Quincy’s couch. This weekend, as part of (what else?) the mega mid-century SoCal art survey Pacific Standard Time, LACMA will open California Design, 1930-1965: “Living in a Modern Way.” It’sContinue reading “Eames House , Barbie’s Scandinavian Dream House”

The All-You-Can-Eat Libyan Arms Buffet

At a deserted desert complex on the southeast outskirts of Sirte, row upon row of unfinished cement rooms contained boxes of machine-guns cartridges, rocket-propelled-grenades and Grad rockets, an AFP correspondent taken to the site by the fighters reported. via Libyan fighters make off with Gaddafi ammo – Emirates 24/7.

Woman Sentenced for Enrolling Her Kids in a Better School

An African-American mother of two, Ms. Williams-Bolar last year used her fathers address to enroll her two daughters in a better public school outside of their neighborhood. After spending nine days behind bars charged with grand theft, the single mother was convicted of two felony counts. Not only did this stain her spotless record, butContinue reading “Woman Sentenced for Enrolling Her Kids in a Better School”