A YouTube find from Thailand
spotlights the provincialism of year-end best-of lists.
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Tag: Vol. 39 No. 13
Issue of December 17, 2009
Cover story:
The Real American Pie
Mince pie was once inextricable from our national identity. Blamed for bad health, murderous dreams, the downfall of Prohibition, and the decline of the white race, it nonetheless persisted as an American staple through the 1940s. So what happened?
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New Year’s Eve 2009: Parties & Special Events
Cruises, comedy, theater, and lots of open bars
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Evil Hates the Light
Why do negotiations for a new anti-counterfeiting treaty need to be hidden from the public?
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Serious Funnies
A heavy-handed curator takes on war cartoons; a cartoonist takes a light touch with history.
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The List: December 17-23, 2009
Critics’ Choices and other notable concerts: Rise Against, the Detroit Cobras, Hamid Drake & Michael Zerang, the Snow Angels, Joan of Arc, and more
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Holiday Sales and Markets
Beer and Baubles, Hideout Annual Holiday Sale, Indie Arts Market, and more
Posted inNews & Politics
His Father’s Honor
Why the son of a shamed former Illinois governor is so interested in the Supreme Court’s review of the “honest services” law
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Savage Love: December 17, 2009
A very special all-BDSM episode of Savage Love
Posted inBlogs
Who’s the Real George?
There’s a new George’s Middle Eastern restaurant in town, and a dispute about who’s who.