March 2009
26 posts
Chicks Street: Family raises chickens in the... →
Wiley, 7, shows off his blue Cochin, Casey (BHB/Sarah Portlock)
In the heart of Brooklyn Heights, on Hicks Street, the Holbrooke family is raising five chickens.
Chickens? In Brooklyn…
Christianist Watch →
In a congressional hearing on climate change:
Jim Webb's courage v. the "pragmatism" excuse for... →
There are few things rarer than a major politician doing something that is genuinely courageous and principled, but Jim Webb’s impassioned commitment to fundamental prison reform is exactly that….
The Question That Makes Amazon $2.7 Billion Of... →
(This post was originally published at User Interface Engineering)
Since its release in 2007, the last volume of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has garnered 3,286…
Jeff Bezos Works In Kentucky Distribution Center... →
Jeff Bezos is spending this week working in an Amazon distribution center in Lexington, Kentucky (AMZN). He apparently wants to see what it’s like to be a rank-and-file Amazon employee. …
“I’m kind of a low-key guy. The spotlight... →
“I’m kind of a low-key guy. The spotlight doesn’t suit me. I’m more of a side dish—cole slaw or French fries or a Wham! backup singer.” — Haruki Murakami, After Dark
Work-Related Program Activities →
Annys Shin in The Washington Post takes a look at the ways downturn-related anxiety hurt the still-employed:
In good times, workers frequently seized the opportunity to use “flex time”…
An Interview with Matador's Patrick Amory →
As previously posted on Hypebot, Matador Records’ Matablog doubled its traffic in under 12 months leading to an increase in online sales. The Matablog stands as one of the best…
There's an emusic ad on the train with the... →
There’s an emusic ad on the train with the Madvillain album cover front and center. I kind of want that album to stay on the dl.
Why Advertising Is Failing On The Internet →
Editor’s note: The following is a guest post by Eric Clemons, Professor of Operations and Information Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In it, he argues…
Why I Quit Google [Silicon Alley Insider] →
Google’s top designer Doug Bowman quit the company to join Twitter. Mostly, Doug didn’t like how much Google depends on data to make design decisions. He’s written a blog post to explain more…
Ron Silver →
He slipped away from us early Sunday morning. He was my closest friend. There is so much to say—and yet, I find myself speechless. We argued about politics and, especially, foreign policy, all…
The Point Of Torture Is Always Torture →
A reader writes:
What I find striking is the clinical, dispassionate approach to the administration of torture. The fantasized, intense, urgent torture interrogations of Jack Bauer seemed so…
The View From Your Recession →
A reader writes:
I left a job in journalism last year to focus on my own personal writing. As 2008 wore on, I found it harder and harder to find work until finally the money completely dried up. My…
How Bush And Cheney Tortured II: Verschaerfte... →
More leaked Red Cross testimony, this time from one of the first “enhanced interrogation” victims on whom Bush and Cheney experimented. Remember: these guards and torturers are…
Woman Shot In Stomach By "Freak" Arrow In The... →
A 51-year-old who was dropping off two friends at a Bronx nursing home when she was shot in the stomach by an arrow. On a quiet Riverdale street, Denise Delgado-Brown collapsed and told…
The Rural Alberta Advantage - 2009 tour dates,... →
by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: The Rural Alberta Advantage - Don’t Haunt this place (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Rural Alberta Advantage - “Frank, AB” (MP3) TRAA @ Pianos - their first NYC show…
The GOP's Little Superstar [Sad] →
Conservative wunderkind Jonathan Krohn was interviewed by CBS’s Bob Schieffer today, in case you want to feel sad. Krohn, 14, recently spoke at the Conservative Political Action…
'The Nature Of Slow Money' →
Dante Hesse, organic dairy farmer, needs to raise $700,000. NPR
A bunch of you have been asking about economic growth and sustainability. Today on All Things Considered, we hear from an…
no gd way →
On September 20th, DJ AM, Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and four others were in a Learjet that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all but AM and Barker. On February 12th, Continental flight…
no gd way →
On September 20th, DJ AM, Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and four others were in a Learjet that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all but AM and Barker. On February 12th, Continental flight…
Man Spends 28 Hours in Jail For Using Emergency... →
An everyday occurrence turned into a 28 hour ordeal for a Queens man last month when he was arrested for using the emergency subway exit at DeKalb Avenue on the L line in Brooklyn….
Teridon's iTunes Scripts Lets You Batch Edit Your... →
Windows only: If you’re facing the monumental task of editing your iTunes metadata and files, and there’s no easy way to pull it all off, check out Teridon’s iTunes Scripts before giving up your…
The Limits Of Facebook →
Humans can only process so many friends - around 150, according to anthropologists. The rest is grooming, like chimps. And the real circle of communicants is stable and small: [A]n average…
Are Obama’s Budget Proposals Too Reasonable? →
Thinking about the fine whine Ben Nelson, Even Bayh, and others are currently enjoying over the dastardly idea of returning the marginal tax rate on the richest two percent of the population to…
Back in the NBA: Super Dunker James White →
Not too long ago I linked to some amazing video of James White winning the D-League dunk contest. People see that athleticism and always wonder why he can’t play in the NBA. The idea is that he…
