October 2008
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Can't just cross my fingers: Prop 8
I sent this email to as many California voters as I could think of. I encourage you to do likewise. Hello Friends, Many of you have not heard from/seen me in years, and I hope this letter finds all safe and sound. As I try to keep up with California news from my Harlem apartment, I have followed the prospects of Proposition 8 - the ballot initiative to revoke equal marriage rights for gay...
Oct 24th
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“You’ll see us defend the PC. We’re going to talk about why —...”
– Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the Mac. This is old by now, but it’s so fantastic.
Oct 23rd
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Too big to succeed
In this July NYT op-ed, Columbia sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh argues that the only way to save HUD - and urban housing policy - is to tear the agency down and rebuild it with a different mix of programs and priorities. Perhaps with an eye towards walkability, accessible parks, and retail space? Oh, sorry, I’m confusing Venkatesh’s article with HOPE VI. The parallel isn’t too...
Oct 9th
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Oct 6th
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WatchWatch
Tilt-shift time lapse, Sydney Harbor (check out all his fab soundtracks!) (via Vimeo)
Oct 5th
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Take this down: New Yorker Fest
Unprocessed notes from the Town Hall on Race and Class in America to kick off the New Yorker festival last night. These are my best attempt at transcription from the balcony of a darkened theater, but should only be taken as paraphrase. Posting this is the height of laziness, but I’m not sure what my critical reaction is at this point. I’m mulling it over, and hell - maybe I’ll...
Oct 4th