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...little over a year ago, 10 friends got together in San Francisco over a potluck dinner. There were a few teachers, a technology marketer, an engineer, a dog handler. What would it be like, they wondered amid the Christmas shopfest, if they all pledged not to buy anything new except food, medicine and essential toiletries for a year? Thus was born a movement that they named, in a light-hearted way, after the 1621 Mayflower Compact. "We are a group of individuals committed to a 12-month flight from the consumer grid," they wrote in a chat-room manifesto that...
Arctic Monkeys don’t bring anything especially new to the crowded garage-band potluck, but they’ve done a good job of sampling from the genre’s different tastes. Their guitars rattle and scream like those of the Hives, Turner occasionally shout-sings à la Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, and many of the pseudo-poppy melodies sound like a super-charged version of the Kaiser Chiefs...
...people think a funeral is required by law. It is not. My family chooses cremation and has the ashes scattered at sea. Then we hold a memorial service in the backyard of the family home, where we have had so many good times. Family and friends gather for a potluck meal, and we bring out the photo albums and reminisce. No fuss, no stress and very little expense. Down with funeral homes! JOYCE ELLIOTT Los Angeles...
...only honest answer is that nobody fully knows. No pundit or political scientist has yet convincingly argued everything that Democrats should do to reclaim confidence in their leadership. But, like intellectual potluckers, thousands of people are serving their favorite home-cooked ideas. And, as at any potluck, some of the offerings are wonderful, and some will make everyone sick...
...Part potluck fun, part philanthropy, social clubs known as giving circles--in which members pool their donation dollars and jointly choose beneficiaries--are becoming increasingly popular. Some 200 circles in 39 states have given away more than $37 million since 2000. To learn about joining one or setting one up, visit givingforum.org