Maps: Who’s Your City? May 12, 2008
http://creativeclass.com/whos_your_city/maps/
i think the personality map is really interesting, especially that the most neurotic people are centered around NYC and the northeast, haha.
A Little Learning Is an Expensive Thing May 11, 2008
http://nytimes.com/2006/09/05/opinion/05chace.html
a bit old, but still relevant
Hard Times, but Your Lips Look Great: Lipstick May Be An Economic Indicator May 8, 2008
http://nytimes.com/2008/05/01/fashion/01SKIN.html
cool idea, but it’s always just been good old chapstick for me, whether we’re in a recession or not.
U.S. College Students Seek the Magic of Quidditch April 28, 2008
http://reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1830730920070718
my school needs a quidditch team.
Can one of the nation’s great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? April 27, 2008
i don’t know classical music very well, but from the video i could tell that he was GOOD. still, when i’m in the metro i usually just like to get where i’m going, so i don’t think i would have stopped.
Woman Arrested for Dancing at the Jefferson Memorial April 15, 2008
http://dcist.com/2008/04/14/woman_arrested.php
it does seem pretty stupid… they weren’t being disruptive. if they had brought a boom box and refused to leave, then fine, arrest them. the police seem a bit power hungry.
Busiest Store in a Chain April 13, 2008
http://money.aol.com/special/worlds-busiest-store-in-a-chain
most of these are in NYC, which is completely unsurprising to me. i mean, i know that the mcdonalds across from the nederlander is insane, and the whole foods in columbus circle, and the barnes and noble in union square is enormous.
Boy Takes Wheel of Runaway School Bus April 8, 2008
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/boy-takes-wheel-of-runaway-school-bus/20080408064209990001
i guess that kid paid attention during the bus drills that happen a couple of times a year, because i don’t think i would have remembered to pull the emergency break during a real problem like this. and, once that didn’t work, i wouldn’t have ever thought to drive the bus into something to stop it. although, i’ve never had to think quickly in an emergency like this so i’m not sure how i would really react.
