{"id":3485,"date":"2009-02-20T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2009-02-20T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=3485"},"modified":"2009-02-19T21:20:27","modified_gmt":"2009-02-20T02:20:27","slug":"unrequired-reading-feb-20-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-feb-20-2009","title":{"rendered":"Unrequired Reading: Feb 20, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time for another round of my Unrequired Reading links, dear readers! Have fun! And go visit the archives<\/a> to check out previous installments!<\/p>\n

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The most beautiful bookstore ever<\/a>. (Your mileage may vary.)<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

I’d rather read the writings of Flo Rida than another “creative class” screed by Richard Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Starbury Night Live!<\/a><\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Live every day like it’s Shark Week<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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New York & glamour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

All I got out of Eyes Wide Shut<\/a> is that Nicole Kidman didn’t wash her hands after she peed.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Gene Siskel: 10 years gone<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s time for another round of my Unrequired Reading links, dear readers! Have fun! 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