by David | Jun 7, 2008 | culture, eating, media, photo, urbanism
Looking for something to do after work Friday, I perused the listings at Boston Photography Focus, a local photo scene blog produced by the fine folks at the Photographic Resource Center. I decided to visit Gallery NAGA which was open late due to the general First...
by David | May 15, 2008 | photo, reading & writing
I learned via Boston Photography Focus that Miriam Goodman passed away this week. There’s also an obituary in the Globe with information about memorial services and where to contribute in her honor. I took a class from Miriam years ago, a class about writing and...
by David | May 9, 2008 | culture, media, photo, urbanism
Still trying to catch up on blogging all the art stuff I’ve been doing. The weekend before last, I ran into photographer and JP real estate macher Andy Brilliant at a “photo brunch” party in Brookline. He turned me on to an event happening that same...
by David | Apr 27, 2008 | photo
by David | Apr 22, 2008 | photo, transportation
Greg pointed out in the comments for American Shinkansen part 1 that Amtrak is aiming their service levels too low by trying to be like the airlines. That might be, but unlike the airlines, Amtrak has managed to get me pay extra for their premium service. I pretty...
by David | Apr 20, 2008 | photo, travel
I’ve been wanting to write a post or do something with that title for a while. I just like the sound of it. Almost any comparison of the high speed trains in Asia, Europe and the USA leaves the Americans looking like amateurs, but the Acela Express has cut the...