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Recipe: Momofuku’s Crack Pie

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/11/food/la-fo-crackpierec11-2010feb11
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“Note: Adapted from Momofuku. This pie calls for 2 (10-inch) pie tins. You can substitute 9-inch pie tins, but note that the pies will require additional baking time, about 5 minutes, due to the increased thickness of the filling. 1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees.”

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How To Make Your Own Home Drink Carbonation System

http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2012-06/how-make-your-own-home-carbonation-system
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“Sodastream machines are nice, but for the true seltzer addict, a do-it-yourself carbonation system can be cheaper, more flexible, and more fun If your friends and family are anything like mine, you’ve observed that home beverage carbonation is experiencing a bit of a renaissance lately.”

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DIY Vintage Wooden Crates

http://smallhomebigstart.com/2013/05/diy-vintage-wooden-crates.html
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“This time, I got to work aging and distressing simple craft store wooden crates. I even hand painted vintage postage stamps onto some of them. Hydrangeas are one of my favourites this time of year, and they looked great in the neat rows of the crate.”

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Homemade Cheese Crackers

http://www.ruralhousewife.com/1/post/2012/03/homemade-cheese-crackers.html
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“Where did I get my oven mit on this wonderful recipe? The Little Birdie Blog. Thanks Little Birdie – now I have a NEW addiction!”

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New Players on the World Stage: Chinese Provinces and Indian States

http://www.brookings.edu/research/essays/2013/new-players-on-the-world-stage-print
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“In early February last year, Wang Lijun, the police chief of the Chinese megacity Chongqing, drove 200 miles through the night to seek refuge in the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu, the capital of neighboring Sichuan Province.”

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Target is selling knockoff LikeABikes for 50 bucks.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brodieshadetree/379822140/
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Elliott Smith: ‘Mr. Misery’ Revisited, 10 Years After the Singer-Songwriter’s Controversial Death

http://www.spin.com/articles/elliott-smith-mr-misery-10-year-anniversary-death/
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“In the December 2004 issue of SPIN, we published Los Angeles journalist/musician Liam Gowing’s detailed, empathetic look at the last years of Elliott Smith’s life and the circumstances that led up to the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter’s apparent suicide. “Mr.”

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tomato sauce with onion and butter

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2010/01/tomato-sauce-with-butter-and-onions/
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“I could no longer resist this sauce, and frankly, I don’t know why I even tried to: food bloggers obsess over it, and they’re not a bad lot to base a recipe selection upon. Adam of Amateur Gourmet fell for it five years ago.”

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Spain’s communist model village

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/marinaleda-spanish-communist-village-utopia
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“In 2004, I was leafing through a travel guide to Andalusia while on holiday in Seville, and read a fleeting reference to a small, remote village called Marinaleda – “a communist utopia” of revolutionary farm labourers, it said.”

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Toronto Tool Library

http://torontotoollibrary.com/
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“Welcome to the Toronto Tool Library Homepage! We’re under construction at the Library (and website).”