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Magpie Monthly — August 2015
The above image of an Audubon magpie printed on a vintage book page can be found at the FauxKiss Etsy shop.
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Tagged Admont Library, Brazenhead Books, Daniel O'Brien, Emma Rios, Eric Giessmann, Frank Miller, Girl Meets World, Greer Gilman, home libraries (organization), Jake Weidmann, Juan Santapau, Judy Blume, Kelly Sue Deconnick, libraries, Martha Stewart, Moonwise, Peeps, Pop Culture Disorder, Pretty Deadly, pumpkin spice, Summer Pierre, The Hardy Boys, The Little Mermaid, The Secret Knots, Thomas Pynchon, tiny houses
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Magpie Monthly — July 2015
I’m decidedly taken with the image above, Magpie Witch by LiaSelena, and I figured it was a grand header image for a Magpie Monthly. (Via) Read on for other shiny bits & bobbles that caught my eye recently.
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Tagged Alphonse Mucha, Amanda Klish, American Gods, bananas, Beatrice Berrut, Brandon Stanton, Bryan Fuller, Camille Thomas, Charles Jensen, Chaz Brenchley, Chris Buck, Compliment Club, Dan Cretu, Daniel Errico, Eiffel Tower, Emily Carroll, Frank Bruni, Franz Schubert, Frozen (Disney), Garfield Minus Garfield, Geonn Cannon, Gerry Anderson, Girl Scouts, Goldie Hollander, Grrl Scouts, Humans of New York, Hurry Up Miss Jane, Ida M. Schouw Andreasen, Jim Mahfood, Joseph Cornell, Joy the Baker, Juan Santapau, Judy Blume, Kermit Tesoro, Konner Sauve, Lady Justice, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Lethe Press, LiaSelena, libraries (amazing), libraries (private), live New Yorker cartoons, Magpie Witch, Marion Fayolle, Melissa Scott, miniatures, Mo Qovaizi, Neil Gaiman, Neko Case, Nick Sousanis, Rick Fenkelstein, Saga, Salavat Fidai, same-sex marriage, Ständchen (Serenade), Steve Berman, The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived, The Secret Knots, Thunderbirds, Tilda Swinton, Unflattening, Valentim Quaresma, Will Ludwigsen, xkcd, Z Akhmetova, Zolloc
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Magpie Monthly — June 2015
Here I am again, trying out something different–a monthly magpie post. Above is a video of an Australian magpie (Sqwark) and a pup (Whiskey) playing in the yard. Irredeemably cute. Many thanks to Laura, who recently re-linked to this video … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Al Kaplan, Alexey Kondakov, Alison Bechdel, Ashley Mardell, Bachata, Belmont Public Library for the Birds, Benjamin Blue, Beyoncé, Bryce Dallas Howard, Cracked, David Lynch, Emily Dickinson, Frazey Ford, Fun Home, Gabriele Bella, Guillermo del Toro, Hollyfood, James Whitlow Delano, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Chastain: The Musical (Bryce Dallas Howard), Jon Kaplan, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kevin Cwalina, Lev Grossman, Lizzie Borden, Lucifer, macarons, Mallory Ortberg, Mark Doty, Mark Manson, Marnie Bullock Dresser, Midori Snyder, Mike Carey, Miss Marple, Naomi Shihab Nye, Nick Mamatas, Nicolas Knepper, Omaha, Rebecca Flowers, Ricky & Doris, Sydney Lucas, The Be Good Tanyas, The Black Hours, The Magicians, The Morgan Library & Museum, The Mystery Mailman of Omaha, The Onion, The Sandman, The Toast, Tom Downey, Tom Ellis, Tom Gauld, Tom Hiddleston, Tony Awards 2015, Twin Peaks
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Mini Magpie Monday
Here I am, attempting another Magpie Monday in miniature form.
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Tagged A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Ask Baba Yaga, CollegeHumor, Daryl Toh, Downton Abbey, Downton Funk, Hrjoe, Jake Hinkson, Kate Beaton, Katherine Sui Fun Cheung, Leonard Nimoy, Samuel Beckett Motivational Cat Posters, Taisia Kitaiskaia, Tobias and Guy, Uptown Funk, Zolloc
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