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popturf weekly roundup 5/14/2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by matt

edward r. murrow high school: mca, beastie boys posted in music

a7 (former): beastie boys, agnostic front, murphy’s law posted in music

a7 annex (former): beastie boys, reagan youth posted in music

cafe sosa borello: beastie boys posted in music

großer windkanal: aeon flux, hanna posted in movies

g-son studios: beastie boys posted in music

def jam records: beastie boys, rick rubin, run-dmc posted in music

mojave air and spaceport: space travel, spaceport, new space posted in technology

space exploration technologies: space travel, new space, spacex posted in technology

stratolaunch systems: space travel, new space posted in technology

171a studios (former): beastie boys, bad brains posted in music

beastie boys’ first show: beastie boys posted in music

rat cage records: beastie boys posted in music

pyramid club: beastie boys, andy warhol, rupaul posted in music

stuyvesant high school: beastie boys posted in music

city-as-school: beastie boys, ad-rock posted in music

st. mark’s sounds: beastie boys posted in music

walden school: beastie boys, mike d posted in music

great gildersleeves: beastie boys, sonic youth posted in music

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popturf weekly roundup 5/7/2012

Posted on May 7, 2012 by matt

spaceport america: space travel, spaceport, virgin galactic posted in technology

burj khalifa: mission: impossible – ghost protocol posted in movies

gowan’s antiquarian bookstore: edgar allan poe, herman melville posted in literature

the first photograph: photography, joseph nicephore niepce posted in art and design

the sun newspaper (former): edgar allan poe posted in literature

the new york evening mirror (former): edgar allan poe posted in literature

the broadway journal: edgar allan poe posted in literature

edgar allan poe birthplace: edgar allan poe posted in literature

rick rubin’s dorm room: rick rubin, def jam records, ll cool j, beastie boys posted in music

oceanview motel: sublime posted in music

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Edgar Allan Poe: Life and Locations

Posted on May 2, 2012 by peter bell

La Revue blanche by Félix Vallotton (1865–1925)

Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet and writer known for his brilliant grasp of macabre storytelling, his gift for the rhythm and beauty of language, and (less complimentary) the dangers of addictive personality with maniacal artistic temperaments.

What is often left out of the discussion is that E.A. Poe was one of the first Americans who strived to support themselves entirely as a writer. He treated literature with extraordinary importance, writing stacks of literary critiques. His passion for diverse subject matters helped fuel his distinct writings, and they in turn contributed to the creation of genres that we enjoy today: science fiction, horror, detective, and gothic fantasy.

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popturf weekly roundup 4/30/2012

Posted on April 30, 2012 by matt

comedy cellar: louie posted in television

starkville city jail: johnny cash posted in music

edgar allan poe died here: edgar allan poe posted in literature

the house of the devil: the house of the devil posted in movies

edgar allan poe’s grave: edgar allan poe posted in literature

gunner’s hall: edgar allan poe posted in literature

e.a. poe’s dorm room: edgar allan poe posted in literature

the horse you came in on saloon: edgar allan poe posted in literature

edgar allan poe national historical site : edgar allan poe posted in literature

edgar allan poe house and museum: edgar allan poe posted in literature

edgar allan poe cottage: edgar allan poe posted in literature

e.a. poe’s former nyc boarding house: edgar allan poe posted in literature

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popturf weekly roundup 4/23/2012

Posted on April 23, 2012 by matt

the stone pony: bruce springsteen, jon bon jovi posted in music

the crane house: stephen crane posted in literature

sons of norway: the replacements posted in music

the stinson house: the replacements posted in music

smart studios: nirvana posted in music

cc club: the replacements posted in music

stax museum: otis redding, sam & dave, booker t. and the mgs posted in music

riverport amphitheater: guns n’ roses posted in music

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