If you live in NYC, chances are that you’re voting for Obama (as a non-American I’m one of the lucky few who don’t have to choose sides). Yahoo’s Political Dashboard has him leading here 60 to 35. What’s amazing me is how he’s become a cult of personality. You may have seen the Shepard Fairey Obama paintings,… Continue reading Obamania
Nowhereland
I’ve always had a perverse interest in how humans simply abandon things. We’re definitely the only species that covet objects and then abandon them as soon as our internal calculus judges them to be no longer valuable. I’m not talking about no longer wanting your old plates or bicycle, rather the fact that we construct… Continue reading Nowhereland
Changing Times
I just finished reading John McPhee‘s Oranges. It’s a fascinating book (and an easy read at 149 pages). One of the interesting passages concerns Indian River, Florida. Indian River is where the best oranges in Florida come from (they commanded a $1/box premium in the Northeast – and that was in the 1960s). It’s also… Continue reading Changing Times
Back from Beck
Wen and I just got back from watching Beck at the United Palace Theater (a unique venue if ever there was one). I hadn’t seen him for over ten years [insert cheesy quote about how we’ve both aged, but the music hasn’t] and the sound’s a bit different now. A lot more rocking (my ears will… Continue reading Back from Beck
New Names on the Doors
With all the news recently about the global financial crisis, some of you may be wondering, what happens when a bank fails? I mean, not all of us are lucky enough to be in towns with failing banks so that we can witness it with our own eyes. Fortunately, I live in New York and… Continue reading New Names on the Doors