by David | May 18, 2012 | media, photo, technology, Uncategorized
It’s the eve of the Facebook IPO, a few weeks after the Instagram sale, and I’m still trying to figure out Pinterest. Is it three syllables or two? But seriously, what does a wildly-popular site built on appropriating other peoples’ images mean for...
by David | May 17, 2012 | photo, travel, urbanism
I’m having an Aaron Siskind moment looking at the peeling paint on the side of an MBTA car. Or maybe it’s an Adam Marcinek moment, who knows. But the point is, some of these MBTA cars are looking pretty cruddy, and sometimes that crud is pretty pretty. So...
by David | May 14, 2012 | eating
Can it be we’ve gone two years without a Savory Scone Update? Well, let me assure you, I have not gone two years without a savory scone, that’s for sure. My new local spot, Dwell Time in Cambridge, offers a nice scone selection, including more than one...
by David | May 9, 2012 | eating, economics
I’ve you’ve been reading this blog a while, you know that I sometimes count my food miles, the distance that something travels from being grown or raised or caught, through whatever processing or production it gets, to the point at which I photograph and...
by David | May 8, 2012 | eating, urbanism
I had just about given up after a month of disappointment. I didn’t think the M&M Ribs Truck was ever coming to Boston City Hall. Four strikes and you’re usually out. But then, I chanced to spot a cryptic tweet: Today is the day! — TeamMMRIBS...
