November 17th, 2009
The Archives
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11.17.09Amazon Books About Philly for $0.00For some weird reason, Amazon is selling certain Philadelphia titles for free. Most of them are for the Kindle , but a few are not. All of them are weirdly hilarious -- so it's not surprising that they're free (although it would be more surprising to me if anyone reads and/or downloads these....) The Philadelphia Lawyer (This is a .pdf so I'm assuming everyone can read it. It's also 15 pages...) From the reviews, it appears to be your basic 15-page book about a lawyer, in Philadelphia. A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia. No details ...
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11.17.09A Guide to Philadelphia (at each Mile Mark) for Marathon RacersThis Sunday, approximately 20,000 people will rise before dawn to Vaseline up their nipples and run 26.6 miles around Center City and Fairmount Park in the 16th annual Philadelphia Marathon. The event starts at 7AM at the Art Museum. Here, a helpful guide for making the most of each mile mark: 0: The Art Museum: Come to run up the steps, stay for the Gorky. (Warning: If you stay for the Gorky, you'll probably miss the marathon, which is what you probably came to Philadelphia for in the first place.) 1: 12th and Arch: This is a little too early to pause your ...
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11.17.09Philadelphia, seen from Bartram’s GardenPhiladelphia, seen from Bartram's Garden Originally uploaded by theskepticaloptimist
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11.17.09Tuesday 11/17: Links to PonderSomething Old: The History of Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood Something New: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Christmas Special drops November 17th, followed closely by Hack's Hanukkah special. Something Borrowed: Language Log cites a rarely used, backdoor meaning of "going rouge" Something Blue: