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Answer: pretty damn white as evidenced by this site.
But see how un-ironic I am by being a white urban blogger posting to other white urban dwellers a link to an ironic white urban blog. Because I get it, see.  I’m laughing at me laughing at them laughing at me.  Especially numbers 73 and 68 because [...]

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Still obsessing over my current obsession, Anderson Cooper, he of the silvery hair and passionate reporting. As was mentioned in the comments (and alluded to in the post), his sexuality appears to be a fairly open secret. But he is notorious for not talking about it which some argue is his right to [...]

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For Li’l Bro:

Young Men and Fire by Norman McLean: An old man dying writes of young men dying. If you’re familiar with the song “Cold Missouri Water” covered by Cry, Cry, Cry and others, this is the story. It’s the only nonfiction book that has ever made me cry.
And The Band Played On: [...]

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Here we are at last. Despite the strike, the last-minute scramble for plane tickets, designer duds, and the whitest, most depressing slate of movies in a long time, the Oscars are really here.
I’m taking a cue from the big guys and liveblogging the Oscars (mostly to see if I can do it but also [...]

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Well, now, this is an interesting theory: “The very definition of Anabaptist faith is libertarian“
Discipline vs. discussion: sometimes the right one wins
How do you  keep a Mennonite from  your beer?
Best Mennonite film this year that doesn’t involve zombies
Make up your mind: you’re either for the government or against the government  … unless you’re in government
Maybe [...]

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I use to love the Oscars. The hype, the glamour, the awful, the tasteless, the bad, the glorious, the heart-warming .. loved it all. Except, the last few years, I think I’ve loved it a little less than I used to. And I’m not the only one.  Even the gays might [...]

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Looking over the Oscar nominees, I was surprised to see August Rush nominated for anything. I mean, it was pretty bad right? Not Norbit bad, but still … pretty bad. So I guess it makes sense that its only pick should be for best song. Except no one saw the movie [...]

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Big chatter on the blogs and online news sites today about the New York Times decision to publish this story about John McCain. Reasons for publishing? Well, McCain is the presumed Republican nominee for President (sorry Huck) and he has, in the past, made a big deal about ethics, campaign finance reform and [...]

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(that aren’t by Robin McKinley)

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman
American Gods by Neil Gaimen
Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander

Runner-up:

Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Not listed because to categorize it is to limit it:

Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin

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The fact is that I am way behind on my movie viewing. Soooo behind. I only finished watching 2006’s great movies at the end of 2007. Is it because I don’t have a real TV right now (movies lose something on the 17-inch laptop screen)? Maybe because I had a crappy [...]

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