by David | Apr 13, 2012 | media, science!, working
So we were hiring an intern. Hiring might be a strong word since we’re not planning to pay this intern, but I digress. So I’m reviewing resumes and sometimes if somebody looks promising, I check out his or her Twitter account. It is at least in part a...
by David | Apr 3, 2011 | media, photo, science!
Yesterday I attended a rare demo of the 19th-century tintype photographic process by photographer Nathaniel Gibbons at (or at least just outside) Gallery Kayafas, where Gibbons’ “Mammoth Plate Tintypes” are on display. For those of you who are not...
by David | Mar 15, 2011 | culture, design, media
Recently, I popped in at Lufthansa Studios in Dorchester to see the work of four School of the Museum of Fine Arts MFA students, some of whom had studied with Prof. M. We saw the meticulously constructed coat check installation of Daniel Cevellos and perused Garett...
by David | Mar 13, 2011 | economics, media, reading & writing
I noticed a while back that local indie bookseller Porter Square Books sold ebooks on their website. When I tried to buy one, I ended up with a format not readable on my Android phone, but the Porter Square crew did something I did not expect and promptly refunded me...
by David | Nov 23, 2010 | culture, economics, media
If you think that November has a needlessly negative sound – it starts with NO, after all – then you should look into Movember, the fundraiser that puts ironic facial hair to work to fight cancer. Grow a moustache, raise money for cancer research,...
by David | Nov 1, 2010 | culture, eating, media
You know that thrill you get when you win a Foursquare mayorship? Then you probably also know the pain of losing one. The competition for mayorships can get ugly, so I suggest a little self-imposed winner’s curse to keep things friendly: when you win a...
