by David | May 10, 2008 | economics, media
I was a little late to the new Battlestar Galactica thing, but I’m decidedly hooked. It’s some pretty good TV. But with no cable and no TV, I’ve had to be creative. I rented the miniseries and season one from the local video store. Then I bought...
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 | May 9, 2008 | transportation, urbanism
With apologies to Ed Ruscha… Look really closely at the top sign. See the bolt at the M of “EACH MONTH”? It says “SOMERVILLE” under there just inside the red margin. Ditto the no bikes sign – below the black border, SOMERVILLE. Hmm....
by David | May 7, 2008 | transportation, urbanism
I while ago I heard a rumor that there was a border dispute between Cambridge and Somerville. I wasn’t able to get any confirmation, so I put it out of my mind. But now it appears that I might have fallen right into it. I know what you’re thinking. This is...
by David | May 7, 2008 | culture, urbanism
I set out on a beautiful spring night with a nearly full moon a week ago Thursday to troll some Newbury street galleries with the Young Members of DeCordova (YMOD) and my frequent museum buddy L. We began at Gallery NAGA, where the work of John Eric Byers was on view,...
by David | May 6, 2008 | transportation, urbanism
Via ever-alert procrastinator N comes this bit on Environmental Graffiti: America’s Most Pedestrianized Cities. Much to my shock, Boston is rated #1, with 13% of the population walking to work. I’m not sure what definition of city or metro area they used,...
by David | May 5, 2008 | design, technology
Thanks to bookofjoe, I am now aware of the Sennheiser Tangent Quattro Internet Radio and its cool vaguely Danish mod walnut veneer case. If you’ve been following my notes on wood-encased home electronics, you’ll see that this device takes some cues from...
by David | May 4, 2008 | eating
What can turn a game of Russian Roulette into a pleasurable after-dinner snack? The Candy Map can. That’s right. I’m talking about the key to the candy kingdom, the treasure of the sierra mocha, the map of the edible empire at at scale of near 1:1. The...
by David | Apr 30, 2008 | culture
Today is Koninginnedag, a Dutch holiday celebrating the queen’s birthday. Sure, we’re a little royal-starved here in the USA, but here’s a good reason to observe Queen’s Day: Oranjegekte. Oranjegekte means “orange craziness” or...
by David | Apr 29, 2008 | design, reading & writing, technology, transportation, urbanism
Let me call to your attention two excellent maps that in my humble opinion should make sweet cartographic love and spawn a mashup of some sort. This confluence of maps, blogs and public transportation has got the limeduck quacking loudly. First up, Boston Blogs’...
by David | Apr 28, 2008 | culture, reading & writing
I used to think people who scoured the access logs on their personal web sites were a little odd. I know why you’d do that for work, but why do it on your own time? Well, now I’m one of them. And while looking over a list of recent limereaders, I found...
by David | Apr 27, 2008 | photo
