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    Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire:  Ultimate Fan Guide

    Georgiana is the subject of the movie "The Duchess" (currently on Netflix) and a relative of the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge. Get the Ultimate Fan Guide -- with plot points, history, and what happened to the historical characters -- for only 99 cents!

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  • Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened?

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    Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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Animated Graphic Novel of People’s History of American Empire by Howard Zinn

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftpqALvXjO0] Empire or Humanity? What the Classroom Didn’t Teach Me about the American Empire by Howard Zinn Narrated by Viggo Mortensen Art by Mike Konopacki Video editing by Eric Wold The Graphic Novel of A People’s History of American Empire is Addictive. It’s even more satisfying than the book. Professor Zinn brings his own voice […]

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We have had wonderful feedback about the information we bring you at OnTheWilderside. We ask that you help support this work by doing some shopping here that you would probably do somewhere, anyway. We receive a percentage of the proceeds, which helps offset the amount of time we spend working on this website. It’s win-win. […]

Source: Caroline Kennedy wants Senate seat — Newsday.com

Caroline Kennedy a possible Senate seat contender — Newsday.com Media reports Friday said Caroline Kennedy has talked to Gov. David A. Paterson about the Senate seat of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is preparing to become secretary of state. In an interview with NY1, Paterson said, “I took a call from her Wednesday night, but I’m […]

Wilderside calls it again: Team of Rivials

Back on December 27, 2007, Kimberly posted an entry titled Presidential Primary Dates: Campaign which included the information below on the book that has been in all the news, Team of Rivals. You can support the efforts at this web-site and purchase the book through the independent, union bookseller “Powell’s Books” by clicking on the […]

Holley Anderson at Vox Pop 4th Bday Party 11/15/08

[googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5875397444079177744] VOX POP TURNS FOUR! Anniversary Party 8pm 1022 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn 718 940 2084. Part bookstore,  coffee bar, performance space, instant publishing center, community center, LIVE MUSIC FROM: Kill Henry Sugar – http://www.myspace.com/killhenrysugar (fierce folky populist minimalist rock); Holley Anderson; Twice as Bright – http://www.myspace.com/twiceasbright� (Clash/Squeeze/Joe Jackson/Roxy with lots of Fender Rhodes and hooks) […]

An easy Halloween costume, for fun or politics: The Duchess

Want an easy way to dress as Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire? There are many costumes you can buy that are “Marie Antoinette” of France. Since Marie Antoinette and “The Duchess”, Georgiana Spencer, were contemporaries and friends, an Antoinette costume should convey the same overall impression.  And, with the movie “The Duchess” playing now, people might […]

Correction: The books that GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin (might have) wanted to ban

I originally accepted the representation that this list was from a Wasilla, Alaska library board meeting as the books Mayor Palin wanted to ban.  We cannot confirm that she wanted to ban these books. We can confirm that she asked several times about banning books. We can confirm that the Village Librarian said she would […]

John Adams on the Hofstra Partisan Presidential Debate

Debate Background Hofstra University is hosting a Presidential Debate on Wednesday, October 15, 2008.  The debate is sponsored by the so-called Commission on Presidential Debates.  Hofstra mistakenly calls this commission “nonpartisan” when it is actually bi-partisan–entirely controlled by the Democratic and Republican Parties and funded by a few large corporations (much like the presidential election).  […]

Let’s Talk Poetry 5/17/08

The North Sea Poetry Scene Is Proud To Present Let’s Talk Poetry 2008 Lecture Series Dr. Edmund Miller Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, West Hills, NY 11746-4148 (631) 427-5240 http://www.waltwhitman.org/ Saturday, May 17, 2008 @ 2 pm $5 per person, $7 per couple Reservations In Advance Are Recommended

LICSN Final Spring Presentation: The Great Turning 5/6/08

Long Island Climate Solutions Network Presents: The Great Turning: Video Presentation by David Korten Discussion moderated by Scott Carlin Tuesday, May 6, 2008– 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. West Islip Public Library 3 Higbie Lane, West Islip , NY 11795 , (631)661-7080 http://www.wipublib.org/libinfo.htm David Korten has authored numerous books, including When Corporations Rule the World, […]

Spring ’08 film group in Islip

Updated:Movies we will discuss on April 2, 2008: No Country for Old Men – Cloverfield – Vantage Point – Doomsday The Bank Job – Jumper – 10,000 B.C. – The Spiderwick Chronicles Political movies: Sicko, Fahrenheit 9-11, Bowling for Columbine Directors: David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Sergio Leone Upcoming movies: Billy Jack for President, Chronicles of […]

Herstory March 08 events

Dear Friends of Herstory, As we settle into our new Centereach “Room of Our Own,” we are going to be sending out regular emails about new workshops and special events. Do forgive us if you receive some of these first mailings more than once, as we perfect our data base and mail merges. With a […]

Jacqueline Jones LaMon 3/9/08

Sponsored by the Great Neck Arts Center, the Poetry Sundays series presents first-rate poets reading their work and discussing it with the audience. The next poet is Jacqueline Jones LaMon, who will appear at the Great Neck Plaza Village Hall from 2-4 PM on Sunday, March 9th. Admission is $5.00, including refreshments. Hosted by Carolyn […]

Explore Nader on Super Tuesday

Corporate Welfare Kings Greetings. Tomorrow is Super Tuesday. And tomorrow is a big day for the two corporate controlled parties. For the corporate Democrats, will it be Hillary – whose work as a young lawyer for the union-busting Wal-Mart was documented last week by ABC News? Or will it be Obama, who wants to keep […]