by David | Sep 17, 2014 | reading & writing
I’ve long been irritated when people mix up “principal” and “principle” in job titles and elsewhere. If you’re unsure about this yourself, please read Grammar Girl’s estimable explainer on the subject. Recently, while doing...
by David | Sep 9, 2014 | urbanism
It’s been well over a year since the MBTA decommissioned a pair of bus stops near limeduck world HQ, and the space is still vacant. They finally removed the bus stop sign, but there’s still a no parking sign. No car parking, bike parking, no EV charging,...
by David | Sep 8, 2014 | photo
I’ve walked by this advert for a tanning salon countless times, and each time I got a vaguely uncomfortable feeling and quickened my pace. I recently took the time to stare down my fear and figure out just what’s wrong with this advert. Do you see it? The...
by David | Aug 28, 2014 | design
I’m seeing more and more mouthwash in public restrooms. So simple, so helpful, why didn’t we think of this sooner?
by David | Aug 27, 2014 | eating, urbanism
At Flour Bakery in Fort Point, a worthy savory scone: super buttery with just a bit of heat from some well-placed chile pepper bits, subtly cheesy, beautifully layered and flaky.
by David | Aug 26, 2014 | photo, urbanism
It’s the final week of the Jim Hodges show at the ICA. Highly recommended.
by David | Aug 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
More zazen.
by David | Aug 21, 2014 | design
Brutalism gets a bum rap; you can have fun with board-formed concrete
by David | Aug 20, 2014 | culture, reading & writing
From Welcome to Germany comes today’s word of the day, Backpfeifengesicht. And what a welcome it would be: The word Backpfeife means “punch/slap” (on the cheek/face) and Gesicht means “face” So a Backpfeifengesicht is pretty much a face...
by David | Aug 19, 2014 | photo, travel
From the back catalog, the Ferris wheel at Nice in the Côte d’Azur in 2007. Does it count as cross-processing if you use a color instagram filter on a scan from a Tri-X negative? Note the not so super moon at 3:30 or so.
by David | Aug 18, 2014 | photo
A crested black macaque has been making news of late for borrowing a photographer’s camera and snapping some pics of herself. One of the resulting photos, potentially a nice paycheck for the photographer (probably as much for the origin story as the aesthetic...
by David | Aug 14, 2014 | culture, reading & writing, working
If you’ve been hitting the networking circuit or just generally hanging around it, you’ve no doubt been handed your share of business cards with wacky titles on them. The fad probably peaked in the late aughts, but it’s not totally gone, especially...
