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New York Letters to the Mayor from 18th century on..
New Yorker's complain My favorite is from 1879 about street sweeping: ".. I though some time ago of appealing to you on this subject, but from laziness or the thought that it was not worth while to bother you with such a trifle, i have neglected to do so. This...
Trade your CDs in to get an iPod
THIS IS SO F*CKING COOL!
Pollardville Closing
Article about the closing "Pollardville was on the short list of surviving places with singular character around here. Well, the short list just got shorter."
I’m a nerd
Especially because I find this funny. Flags of the Internet
Good Viral Advertizing?
Is waking up someone at midnight really a good way of advertizing for a tv network? Seems like you'd inflict more harm than good.
David Lynch New York Littering Ad
John Adams
I recently discovered that John Adams was the lawyer to defend in trial the soliders who perpetrated the Boston Massacre -- in which British soliders fired upon and killed American civilians. Given light of the recent Supreme Court trial reiterating the necessity of...
10 Days that Changed America
10 Days that Changed America "... the dates that truly made a difference aren't always the ones we know by heart; frequently, they've languished in dusty oblivion. The 10 days that follow — obscure as some are — changed American history. (In some cases, they are...
Review of Superman Returns
This movie is an allegory, though not one I'm sure the filmmakers intended. We'll get back to that in a sec I have to lay some points out and then we'll get into it. First off Superman comes back to earth after a five year trip and does what any sensible American does...
Text Message Over Email
One feature that seems like very few people take advantage of is the ability for cellphones to recieve emailed messages as text messages. I find this incredibly convienient for two reasons: 1. It's much easier to type a message on a keyboard 2. Email is free while...
MySpace Diversity Coup
How did I miss out on this phenomenon? It's ridiculously silly. Black Tom There's even a chill song by him embedded in the profile. See Also: Puerto Rican Tom (If you don't have MySpace you wont get this)
Health Benefits of Alcohol
This article on the health benefit of moderate drinking and this article on moderate drinking seem to place me firmly in the "doing good" category. I drink 2-3 drinks per day on average and generally do not drink to excess (4-5 drinks) more than twice a month. Though...
Kill Your Teacher (This is a joke)
This article on legal action regarding AIM presents a real hard-case example of how digital technology and its uses are missinterpretted by a society that is slow to catch on. "... Aaron's conduct was purely out-of-school conduct, the undisputed evidence establishes...
What’s with Weird Japanese shows about Cats?
Jamie Burkhart
Jamie not only got his picture on the cover of the Metro. He also has a whole fucking article written about him. There's even a section about Shopshows (which apparently are no longer held according to the article). Which reminds me that I need to get in contact with...
Supreme Court Rules Against Tribunals
See: NY Times LA Times The question most on my mind is what happens next? Clearly there can be no tribunals and neither Congress nor the Executive Branch can rob the internees of their right to Habeas Corpus but who holds these people accountable if they break the...
1,000 Dead Rats
1,000 dead rats There's something hypocritical about arresting a guy for cruelty to animals and then turning around a killing a bunch of them. Look at the pics! They had it easier at the man's house than in those cages! (thanks to Anita for helping me find the words)