August 2008
50 posts
“On Friday night the Ramsey County sheriff’s department, accompanied by the...”
– Dozens Detained Ahead of Convention - NYTimes.com
“Mayor C. Ray Nagin said Hurricane Gustav was larger and more dangerous than...”
– Thousands Stream From New Orleans Ahead of Storm - NYTimes.com
Sarah Palin: The hottest photo of Alaska's... →
“This blog will not be responsible for the results of anyone who drinks every...”
– Barack Obama Acceptance Speech: Liveblogging Obama From Invesco Field!
Waiting in a huge EasyJet checkin line, en route to Estonia
ABC News: ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking... →
Good work, government!
Berlin
I got home last night as the sun was rising at 6am. Now, at 6:15pm, I’m feeling ready to venture outside.
And they said New York was the city that never sleeps.
Mtv: 7 MTV-Defining Stars Who Wouldn't Be Allowed... →
(via Doree)
“You don’t actually have to use a computer to understand how it shapes the...”
– The Nation - McCain, the Analog Candidate - NYTimes.com (via Andrew Parker)
“One veteran planner of industry conferences expects TechCrunch50 to make $3.5...”
– Amid Conference Halls and Keynote Speakers, a Rivalry Forms - NYTimes.com
“Bottom line: It’s hard enough to make money in the online music business...”
– Why A Muxtape Comeback Won’t Last
Two Excellent Books
Two great reads I’ve stumbled upon recently:
The Company: A great spy novel tracing the CIA from the end of the Second World War to the Gulf War. I’ve always been a fan of the genre, but this is the first novel I’ve read that reflects American foreign policy in the 20th century as a continuing narrative. At first, the novel’s 890 pages were a bit intimidating, but well...
“College presidents from about 100 of the best-known U.S. universities, including...”
– College presidents want lower drinking age - USATODAY.com
“[Jeff] Zucker sees in these many platforms much more than just TV. He sees the...”
– Profile of NBC Universal’s Zucker - Executive Articles - Portfolio.com
Arrived at Heathrow, racing to Terminal 5 to make my connection. I always find riding on the tarmac fascinating, like a small city.
Riding out the storm sipping champagne in premium economy. Frequent flier miles ftw!
Waiting to board my flight to London, hoping this tornado warning thing goes away.
Who are the Jonas Brothers, and why are there hundreds of teenage girls bloxking Spring Street?
Breaking: Sweet and Vicious seized by landlord, new location tbd
Media Meshing relocated to Tom & Jerry’s, Elizabeth St just north of Houston.
New York Times: Is Olympic Coverage Worth... →
Watchandrewdkeller:
this guy was standing next to me during girl talk’s set. i had about two minutes more worth of footage but i accidentally deleted it while trying to make room on my camera to shoot more footage of him. he was awesome. this dude was uber into gt’s set. like hardcore.
CrunchGear » Archive » Twitter is down again, Mein... →
America's Hard-Drinking Cities - Forbes.com →
New York isn’t in the top 5? San Francisco is #3?
Man calls 911 twice because Subway employees... →
davidcho:
I’m still just a little confused as to what kind of subway sandwich requires a sauce.
Was it the marinara on this Spicy Italian sub? Are they counting a southwest dresssing as some sort of sauce? Because that seems like much more of a condiment to me.
“The second call was to complain that officers weren’t arriving fast enough.”
File under depressing: Atlantic City at 9am on a Monday morning
I’ve tried to deny it, but it’s true: my legs are really sunburnt.
I wish I owned a pair of sunglasses.
Who knew Avalon, New Jersey was full of bars with cover charges?
At Port Authority, thinking of scaling the New York Times building before catching my bus.
My cab driver, ranting on Bloomberg messing with congestion plans: “This is not Spain, this is not Amsterdam.”