February 2010
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“The story of the lonely outsider, ignored or abused in the big city, is common...”
– Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit, Occidentalism: the West in the Eyes of its Enemies A sobering quote from one of my readings.
Feb 1st
The World of 100 →
capucha: tann: If the world were a village of 100 people, how would the composition be? This set of 20 posters is built on statistics about the spread of population around the world under various classifications. The numbers are turned into graphics to give another sense a touch – Look, this is the world we are living in. Chouette travail de Toby NG sur les statistiques mondiales. In honor...
Feb 1st
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40 new hotels set to open in Brooklyn →
You know, it’s really about time Brooklyn cashed in on New York City’s tourism economy. I guess it’s kind of the Epcot Center to Manhattan’s Disney World. (via itsjanna)
Feb 1st
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January 2010
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Jan 29th
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“New York is the concentrate of art and commerce and sport and religion and...”
– E.B. White, Here is New York
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“In his State of the Union address, President Obama failed to explain how his...”
– Harry Moroz, DMI Report
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“There is a widespread belief that Americans hate cities. I think it is probable...”
– Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
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“A Japan-based research team found that if they placed bits of food (oat flakes)...”
– Scientific American via
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Can it be true? Is Bar 81 back? →
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
more new orleans photos (warning: mostly aminals) →
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ListenWalking to New Orleans - Fats Domino ...
Jan 14th
“New York was a labyrinth of endless steps, and no matter how far he walked, it...”
– Paul Auster (City of Glass) (via inevitablefragments) (via randomnyc) This is my goal whenever I am walking in any city anywhere.
Jan 14th
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“Meanwhile, location scouts drive lonely around the city, maps in hand, looking...”
– Geoff Manaugh of BLDGBLOG waxing poetic about my previous career, and making a good connection to my soon to be future one.
Jan 14th
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Eddie Bo - Gotta Have More My friend D just turned me on to this soul/garage music site called Derek’s Daily 45. Rockin! (the song is there I just can’t get it to show up on the dashboard)
Jan 13th
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ListenHome - O’Death
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