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Beautification
While I was on a recent trip to New York, I had the opportunity to view an art project that was displayed on the Bowery close to the New Museum. The piece, created by Christine Finley, was a wallpaper-wrapped dumpster. Finley is an acquaintance of mine, and I was excited by her concept, [...]
Green mountains turn white
Swells and I are enjoying a week in southern Vermont. We went on a stroll through the forest yesterday, and were amazed by the GREENS:
And if things weren’t wonderful enough, five inches of pure white brilliance blanketed the area this morning:
Here’s to a magnificent new year…
So this is Christmas
I’m sure you’re all well aware of the news: President Obama orders 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.
It seems so clear to me that this is a case of a Democratic official buckling to the not-wanting-to-appear-weak-on-defense pressure, but I was hoping that you all could give me some other reason for Obama’s decision, so I might [...]
It’s an ocracy all right
Unless you’ve voted in an election that was decided by one ballot, no vote you’ve ever cast has mattered.
A stats professor expressed this simple truth to my classmates and me a few years ago. He went on to conclude that a simple cost-benefit would suggest that voting is a waste of time, money, and [...]
Hell House
For those who didn’t hear This American Life this week, there was a segment on this film. I’ve never been so shocked!
Mikey Wild: punk art legend
Back in July, Swells and I were enjoying a stroll through the South Philly Italian market when I noticed a small hand-painted sign in a shop window. I recognized it as an ice cream cone, but it wasn’t your run-of-the-mill ice cream shop sign. Intrigued, I searched the window for clues, and noticed [...]
