Monthly Archives: February 2005

Hunter S. Thompson, 1937 – 2005

Let all those who feel that Americans can be as easily led to beauty as to ugliness, to truth as to public relations, to joy as to bitterness, be said to be suffering from Hunter Thompson’s disease. –Kurt Vonnegut, reviewing … Continue reading

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Other Gates

The Gates has, of course, prompted imitators. There’s The Somerville Gates as well as an organic version in the Central Park Zoo.

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Central Park From Above

Swiped this link from regyt: a gorgeous aerial photo of Central Park complete with (barely discernible) Gates.

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At the Opening Of the Gates

Or, Orange Will Be the Color For Shower Curtains Next Spring Early this morning (early by my Saturday standards, anyway), bobhowe, silvertide and the usual crew of delinquents went to see the opening of Christo and Jean Claude’s The Gates … Continue reading

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“Next Saturday”

Because careless language nearly led to a serious scheduling snafu, I’m curious to see how people understand the phrase “next Saturday.” Let’s say it’s Wednesday, February 9th, and I tell you that we are going to do something “Next Saturday.” … Continue reading

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rednoodlealien and I were commiserating on dreadful street names, in a conversation about the NYC Map Portal. I grew up on Dickie Avenue, named for Dr. Samuel Dickie, head of the National Prohibition Party for twelve years and a Prohibition … Continue reading

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Maps and Legends

I’ve loved maps since I was a little kid, and there are three fascinating new tools to play with: Amazon’s A9 Yellow Pages service now lets you walk around the neighborhood. They drove GPS-enabled trucks around Manhattan and other cities … Continue reading

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Visited States

OK, I did it: Next on the list: Mississippi (and Arkansas) if I finally go to the King Biscuit Blues Festival this year, maybe New Mexico, and Missouri if I go to SPAH this year. My visited-countries map is too … Continue reading

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