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America had an Age of Stuff. It was, I think, after 1880 and before 1955, but... (San Francisco Chronicle)

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:43:22 GMT

America had an Age of Stuff. It was, I think, after 1880 and before 1955, but these dates are approximate. It was the time when America was rich enough and (generally) peaceful enough to make its own stuff, and to use it, and to cherish it. Now other nations...

The stuff dreams are made of (Pahrump Valley Times)

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:27:13 GMT

Renting a movie tonight or for the weekend? Sometime it might be worthwhile, even educational, to ditch the latest full-color, special-effects presentation and consider a movie that features real acting by men and women who could not fall back on computer-generated nonsense.

The Right Stuff (Washington City Paper)

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:31:10 GMT

Rillettes, He’s Had a Few: Dr. Fisher with some of his cures. End of an Error : Thirty-six years ago H.D. Woodson Senior High School was dubbed the "Tower of Power." These days? "It's a tower. There ain't no power."

The Cost of Cheap Stuff (Metro Pulse)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:40:54 GMT

I told my daughter I was going to check out Sam’s Club for this column, and she showed me a YouTube video, Harry Potter and the Dark Lord Waldemart, in which the evil Lord Waldemart shuts down every shop in Diagon Alley by selling cheap wands and potions at his own store.

Drug arrests lead to possible burglary loot, police say (Chicago Tribune)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:39:43 GMT

'We have table loads of stuff,' says Evanston commander Police investigating reports of drugs being sold from an Evanston home found more than they were looking for when their search of the residence turned up flat-screen televisions, digital cameras, watches, jewelry and thousands of dollars worth of property believed to be stolen from homes across the north suburbs, authorities said ...

In Wrightstown, the right stuff to be center of attention (The Star-Ledger)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:16:17 GMT

For nearly a century, Wrightstown's modest downtown has ebbed and flowed around the activities at Fort Dix. During war time and active training sessions, its streets teemed with soldiers looking to let off some steam from the daily rigors of Army life.

Black roots run deep; 'Once you're reading through all of the sources, it's really fascinating stuff' (Barrie Examiner)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:19:01 GMT

Thumbing through books and staining his fingers from newspaper ink, Matthew Fells' eyes were wide open as he delved in the history of black settlers in Oro. Fells, an archival technician at the Simcoe County Archives, started a project several weeks ago to coincide with Black History [...]

Beach Blanket Becks (PageSix.com)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:28:06 GMT

1 of 3 David Beckham strutted his stuff on a Hawaiian beach yesterday. Becks is in Hawaii with his Los Angeles Galaxy teammates for the Pan-Pacific Championship.The 32-year-old soccer stud will be reuniting with wife Posh soon, as the Spice Girls tour ends this month.

The stuff dreams are made of (Pahrump Valley Times)

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:26:53 GMT

A sigh from Saginaw I have rather low self-esteem, which is a handicap for a man in this line of work whom you, dear reader, expect to give you 750 words in the strike zone about the economic stimulus package and all those little government checks going out to 130 million of you in hopes you'll go buy candles to light against the darkness and maybe a rod and reel so you can teach a man to fish, ...

Web Features: Plastic (Not) Fantastic: Food Containers Leach a Potentially Harmful Chemical (Scientific American)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:23:56 GMT

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous compound in plastics. First synthesized in 1891, the chemical has become a key building block of plastics from polycarbonate to polyester; in the U.S. alone more than 2.3 billion pounds (1.04 million metric tons) of the stuff is manufactured annually.

Obama sells same old stuff - National Post

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:08:31 GMT

Obama sells same old stuff
National Post, Canada - 4 hours ago
Somewhere and sometime between now and the Democratic convention, populist glamour boy Barack Obama's charisma can be expected to run out of candlepower. ...

NEW STUFF Quick bites - Detroit Free Press

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:37:54 GMT

NEW STUFF Quick bites
Detroit Free Press, United States - 18 hours ago
Choice Ramen is a new version of the ubiquitous and cheap ramen noodles offered in cellophane packaging. Unlike traditional fried noodles, these noodles ...

Matt Keenan: Who cancels school when the white stuff falls? - Kansas City Star

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:19:18 GMT

Matt Keenan: Who cancels school when the white stuff falls?
Kansas City Star, MO - 22 hours ago
Is that white stuff snow? It never snowed in Peachtree. You could have school but what if someone slipped on the ice? It would be terrible. ...

Pepsi Stuff And Amazon Mp3 Bring DRM-Free Mp3 Music Downloads To ... - Starpulse.com

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:08:39 GMT

Pepsi Stuff And Amazon Mp3 Bring DRM-Free Mp3 Music Downloads To ...
Starpulse.com, CT - 2 hours ago
Pepsi and Amazon.com are teaming up on Pepsi Stuff, a massive collect-and-get program where consumers can download the most DRM-free MP3 music available ...

The Write Stuff: Interview with 'Charlie Bartlett' Screenwriter ... - Cinematical

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:10:41 GMT

The Write Stuff: Interview with 'Charlie Bartlett' Screenwriter ...
Cinematical, CA - 1 hour ago
(Note: I'm stepping in for Patrick this week, but fear not -- our beloved Patty Walsh will be back next week with another installment of The Write Stuff. ...

Column: ‘The story of stuff’ - Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:58:42 GMT

Column: ‘The story of stuff’
Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle, MA - 3 hours ago
It’ll make you laugh, it’ll teach you something, and it might just change the way you look at the stuff in your life. The Web site, www.storyofstuff.com, ...

Robert P. Crosby Tough Stuff 2008 - NewsBlaze (press release)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:49:49 GMT

Robert P. Crosby Tough Stuff 2008
NewsBlaze (press release), CA - 2 hours ago
Tough Stuff Workshops are intensive Applied Behavioral Science trainings which combine cutting edge knowledge about leadership and human behavior with ...

Cool Stuff: Hollywood Blockbusters as Russian Fairy Tales - /FILM

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:12:17 GMT

Cool Stuff: Hollywood Blockbusters as Russian Fairy Tales
/FILM, MA - Feb 19, 2008
Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff? ...

The Story of Stuff - A Really Incovenient Truth - Synthesis

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:42:06 GMT

Synthesis

The Story of Stuff - A Really Incovenient Truth
Synthesis, CA - 6 hours ago
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute short, part animation, part monologue, that deals with the ecological, social, and personal impact of the linear mode of ...

The stuff dreams are made of - Pahrump Valley Times

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:13:04 GMT

The stuff dreams are made of
Pahrump Valley Times, NV - 2 hours ago
... the tone for all great detective movies made since, and 3) because Hollywood is, as Bogart says about the black bird, the stuff that dreams are made of. ...