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WASHINGTON FOUNTAIN PEN SUPERSHOW LARGEST PEN EVENT IN THE WORLD, RIGHT HERE ONCE A YEAR
CO-SPONSOR: PEN WORLD
10:00AM – 5:00PM
SHERATON PREMIERE AT TYSON’S CORNER
“That’s the glory of Gilmore Girls. It didn’t have to say explicitly that it was basically all about fabulous women doing fabulous things to better their lives; it simply practiced what it silently preached.”
Largest fountain pen show in the world. Meet over 200 dealers, and over 2,000 collectors from around the world. Buy/sell/trade fountain pens, calligraphy supplies, ballpoints, desk sets, inkwells and related items. Retailers will display the largest selection of writing instruments in the world. • Free educational seminars. Supplies available. Open bottles of over 250 inks for testing and evaluation. Expert on-site repairs and free pen evaluations. • Daily admission $7, free parking. (I-495, Exit 47-A, 2 miles on left). For more information: Http://www.pencentral.com The largest selection of Vintage and Modern Writing Instruments in the World.
SAMI MAIN AT BUZZFEED.COM outlines how “Gilmore Girls” — the popular 2000s television series that starred Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel, left — sparked her own feminist awakening. Her first reason: “It allowed the ‘nerdy’ girl to be the main character instead of the goofy sidekick.”
“The supply of [music] festivals is at an all-time high, but no one knows if that’s necessarily true of demand. If demand hasn’t actually increased, higher ticket prices violate one of the most elementary rules of economics.” GRAYSON HAVER CURRIN AT WONDERINGSOUND.COM wonders
if the surge of summer music festivals in North America is creating a bubble in danger of wiping out the experience altogether.
RACHELLE BLIDNER (AP)
AUGUST 10TH – 11TH
“It takes her about six hours to complete a painting, though she said her biggest problem is interruptions – cars, rain or inquisitive members of the public or the NYPD.” NICK KIRKPATRICK AT WASHINGTONPOST.COM’S MORNING-MIX BLOG explains some challenges that faced artist Trina Merry’s latest
project. Merry posed nude models in New York City and painted their bodies to seamlessly blend them into the details of landmarks like Central Park or the Manhattan Bridge, above.
“It’s 3:00AM. You’re hungry. Your buds are hungry. The Cool Ranch Doritos bag is long past empty.”
“Who will speak for the monkey?” ANDY CUSH AT GAWKER.COM
ELLIS HAMBURGER AT THEVERGE .COM identifies the exact moment
that new mobile app Push for Pizza was designed for. The app lets you order a pizza with the tap of one button using your saved credit card and location information as well as your favorite pre-selected
WILD MACAQUE/DAVID SLATER
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blog log
considers the obvious as photographer David Slater sues Wikipedia after the organization denied requests to take this photo out of its public Wikimedia Commons. The selfie was taken by a macaque that got ahold of Slater’s equipment while he was in Indonesia. Wikipedia argues that since the monkey took the photo, no human can claim the copyright.