by natecooper | Jul 7, 2006 | cool, culture, nate, new york
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....
by natecooper | Jul 7, 2006 | nate
THIS IS SO F*CKING COOL!
by natecooper | Jul 7, 2006 | nate
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.”
by natecooper | Jul 3, 2006 | humor, nate, technology
Especially because I find this funny. Flags of the Internet
by natecooper | Jul 3, 2006 | culture, digital media, nate, television
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.
by natecooper | Jul 3, 2006 | cities, culture, nate, new york
by natecooper | Jul 2, 2006 | culture, nate, politics
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...
by natecooper | Jul 2, 2006 | culture, nate, politics, technology
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...
by natecooper | Jul 2, 2006 | movie reviews, movies, nate, politics
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...
by natecooper | Jul 1, 2006 | culture, nate, technology
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...
by natecooper | Jun 30, 2006 | culture, digital media, humor, nate, style
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...
by natecooper | Jun 30, 2006 | culture, nate
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...