4 Avenue-9 Street Station
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I adore few things in a more childlike manner than I do bridges, tunnels, and underpasses. I have no idea what this says about my mushy brain (but Googling for answers did lead me to this interesting-looking New York blog).
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Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co
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When I was a kid, this place would have made my head explode. Secret identity kits and giant gumballs!
The entire operation is just genius, though:
In reality it is a clever front for 826NYC, a youth oriented, non-profit creative writing center. Dave Eggers, of McSweeney’s fame, is the man behind […]
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(Waiting) on the F train
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I lug no fewer than three cameras around with me, but usually ignore my Canon SLR in favor of the lighter, more inconspicuous Nikon point-and-shoot. Thing is, I HATE my Nikon, and my Canon never does anything but give, give, give. I’m just so lazy and afraid of […]
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Jeff Jarvis (a veteran reporter, editor, and columnist in addition to being an authority on the intersection of journalism and the internet) does a bang-up job of fisking Rather’s silly lawsuit. I had a soft spot for Dan Rather as a child, because my grandfather always watched his evening news broadcast - if someone was […]
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I love capitalism, part 9383837
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Because I’m pretty sure you can’t get massive pumpkins on the streets of New York City during any other season.
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Perry de Havilland, responding to a commenter on his post about the Jena Six:
Islamic nubjobs march in London holding signs calling for the beheading of anyone who upsets them… but in the end it is just sound and fury (for the most part). Sure people were lynched in the USA. Sure, Theo Van Gogh was […]
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Adriana came up with this power equation recently - something every person working in so-called communications should know. (Actually, I’d say that every person who communicates at all should know it, but that’s another post entirely.)
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ADRIANA: How funny - there’s a Bible in our underwear drawer!
ME [singing]: The B-I-B-L-E, yes that’s the book for me…Did you sing that when you were little?
ADRIANA: Erm. No. The songs we had to sing were more like, “Lenin, he is my savior…”
ME: Oh, yeah. I forgot you grew up in a Commie hellhole where […]
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Such a tourist-y shot
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Here’s a word of advice: Don’t hand your debit card over to a hotel clerk to guarantee your room, even if someone else is going to be footing the bill when you check out. Because they will still debit your bank account hundreds of dollars ($512, in my case, […]
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I always describe Belgium as the sort of place which has its own lovely features, none of which are so earth-shattering that you’d regret spending your weekend holed up in a hotel room rather than out exploring. But if it continues to function so (predictably) well with no government, I just might have to emigrate […]
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The rule of civilisation is not that everything you believe has to be civilised. It is merely that you mustn’t force others to believe it. All you may do is ask.
So sayeth Brian Micklethwait. I would add that a truly civilized culture does not force its beliefs upon people, mandating that they comply […]
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Up far too early
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1. This sunrise
2. Riding in a convertible sports car from state to state
3. Ice cream
And I’m not even on holiday!
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hotel sculpture
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My hotel - for tonight, tomorrow night, and Sunday, anyway; going to this one for the weekend - has free wifi for guests! This is so much more rare than it should be, especially amongst upscale hotels (where, of all places, it should be free).
There are also free apples, which […]
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Pink and purple flowers
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A friend of mine knows an extremely rich woman up in Seattle. She has adopted a little girl from China. She told my friend “this little girl had to be abandoned to win the lottery.”
She’s not the only one.
Going to New York now. Bye-bye.
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