August 2008
50 posts
“On Friday night the Ramsey County sheriff’s department, accompanied by the...”
– Dozens Detained Ahead of Convention - NYTimes.com
Aug 31st
“Mayor C. Ray Nagin said Hurricane Gustav was larger and more dangerous than...”
– Thousands Stream From New Orleans Ahead of Storm - NYTimes.com
Aug 31st
Sarah Palin: The hottest photo of Alaska's... →
Aug 30th
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Aug 29th
“This blog will not be responsible for the results of anyone who drinks every...”
– Barack Obama Acceptance Speech: Liveblogging Obama From Invesco Field!
Aug 29th
Waiting in a huge EasyJet checkin line, en route to Estonia
Aug 28th
ABC News: ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking... →
Good work, government!
Aug 27th
Aug 27th
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Aug 26th
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Aug 25th
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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.
Aug 23rd
Aug 21st
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Mtv: 7 MTV-Defining Stars Who Wouldn't Be Allowed... →
(via Doree)
Aug 21st
“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)
Aug 21st
“One veteran planner of industry conferences expects TechCrunch50 to make $3.5...”
– Amid Conference Halls and Keynote Speakers, a Rivalry Forms - NYTimes.com
Aug 21st
Aug 21st
“Bottom line: It’s hard enough to make money in the online music business...”
– Why A Muxtape Comeback Won’t Last
Aug 21st
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...
Aug 20th
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“College presidents from about 100 of the best-known U.S. universities, including...”
– College presidents want lower drinking age - USATODAY.com
Aug 20th
Aug 18th
“[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
Aug 16th
Arrived at Heathrow, racing to Terminal 5 to make my connection. I always find riding on the tarmac fascinating, like a small city.
Aug 16th
Riding out the storm sipping champagne in premium economy. Frequent flier miles ftw!
Aug 16th
Aug 15th
Waiting to board my flight to London, hoping this tornado warning thing goes away.
Aug 15th
Aug 15th
Who are the Jonas Brothers, and why are there hundreds of teenage girls bloxking Spring Street?
Aug 13th
Breaking: Sweet and Vicious seized by landlord, new location tbd
Aug 13th
Media Meshing relocated to Tom & Jerry’s, Elizabeth St just north of Houston.
Aug 13th
New York Times: Is Olympic Coverage Worth... →
Aug 12th
Aug 9th
WatchWatch
andrewdkeller: 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.
Aug 9th
Aug 9th
CrunchGear » Archive » Twitter is down again, Mein... →
Aug 8th
America's Hard-Drinking Cities - Forbes.com →
New York isn’t in the top 5? San Francisco is #3?
Aug 8th
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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.”
Aug 5th
File under depressing: Atlantic City at 9am on a Monday morning
Aug 4th
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Aug 4th
Aug 4th
I’ve tried to deny it, but it’s true: my legs are really sunburnt.
Aug 3rd
Aug 2nd
I wish I owned a pair of sunglasses.
Aug 2nd
Who knew Avalon, New Jersey was full of bars with cover charges?
Aug 2nd
At Port Authority, thinking of scaling the New York Times building before catching my bus.
Aug 2nd
Aug 1st
My cab driver, ranting on Bloomberg messing with congestion plans: “This is not Spain, this is not Amsterdam.”
Aug 1st