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POPSHow to ask for help I'm bookmarking this everywhere. I'm sending this to everyone. This is the best advice ever written—EVER!!!—on how to solicit advice, help, favors, etc. from people. Thank you, Pamela Slim!
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POPSTime to plan your garden! The definitive Gardening 101—looks great for the novice (uh, me), really well laid out, with lots of pix from the author's actual garden last summer in Portland.
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POPSWhat to do instead of taking alcohol-based meds for a cold Great, comprehensive, seriously road-tested advice from a Los Angeles voice teacher. Some things I've heard of (Zycam, ginger tea), some I haven't (acupuncture!). Lots of good, easy-to-do stuff that doesn't involve knocking yourself out with a NyQuil cocktail.
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POPSBest writing advice I've heard in a long time Artist-zenmistress Evelyn Rodriguez shares some delightful insight on the path to "real" writing (as opposed to the kind we do to sell things--not that there's anything wrong with that) via Allen Ginsberg, via Jack Kerouac.