by David | Sep 11, 2009 | culture, design, eating, media, photo, urbanism
In the name of new experience, I accepted an invitation from fab journalista and fashionista A to attend a launch party for a new fashion TV show at the ICA. And that was before I knew there was an open bar. Apparently StyleBoston is the new thing on New England...
by David | Aug 8, 2009 | culture, design, economics, media, reading & writing
The estimable Len Edgerly who produces a weekly podcast on all things Kindle ran a podcamp session called, “Will the Kindle save reading?” in which a group discussed the pros and cons of Kindle reading compared to paper book reading, and touched on some...
by David | Jul 21, 2009 | culture, design, eating
I wasn’t thinking about dessert. No, I wasn’t unconscious, I had just eaten a large meal of pasta. But as we passed Petsi’s cafe on Putnam Avenue just five minutes before closing, there seemed nothing to lose popping in. There’s not often...
by David | Jul 14, 2009 | design, transportation, urbanism
On the occasion of Fête Nationale, or Bastille Day, I’m going to write about a particularly European thing, the man bag. Like most public transit commuters – or really most travelers of any kind – I’m always looking for the most efficient,...
by David | Jun 29, 2009 | design, transportation, urbanism
Last week I spent some time in NYC, almost all of it on the West side, upper, middle and lower. As usual, I took the subway, and along the way I noted two ends of the lifecycle of transportation: the birth of a new station on the 7 line, and the rebirth as a park of...
by David | Jun 27, 2009 | design
The problem with a lot of good design is that it’s a pain to clean it. Great design includes forethought on the cleaning department, if you ask me. So every few months, I find that despite my best borderline OCD hand washing, my Apple wireless keyboard needs a...
