by David | Apr 26, 2008 | culture, urbanism
Why is there a giant duck outside Cambridge City Hall right now? A. Cambridge opens its gates to admit the Trojan Duck B. A giant rubber duck admonishes Cantabrigians to reduce litter to keep local waters clean C. The city of Cambridge finally recognizes Duck Day as a...
by David | Apr 26, 2008 | transportation
I’m not sure that I’ve geeked out on this train thing quite fully enough. I’m no train otaku, but I did look up the details of the Acela’s speeds. It’s actually much faster than I thought, but only operates at its fullest potential in...
by David | Apr 25, 2008 | culture, eating
Chickens and many other birds have an organ called a gizzard. They use it to help grind up food since they don’t have teeth. This is why some birds swallow sand or small rocks. It’s a fact. Here’s another fact: sometimes you can get gizzards at...
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 22, 2008 | culture, design, media, urbanism
Usually, I don’t write about stuff until after it happens. That’s the main way that I know what to write, but I still haven’t written up last Thursday or Friday’s art outings. So, when this item crossed my inbox, I figured I would post it in...
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...
by David | Apr 20, 2008 | culture, eating
Chianti that’s kosher for passover. It’s down with both DOCG and OUP. Too bad ashkenazim can’t have fava beans at passover. I think we’ll leave the Manischewitz to Elijah. In other news, the New York Times finds kosher wines from Israel...
by David | Apr 18, 2008 | eating
Although its grand opening might have been obscured by nearby Chipotle’s free burrito day promotion on Thursday, Snappy Sushi is a welcome addition to the Davis Square dining scene. Especially the lunch scene. The intrepid FG marketing group set out to...
by David | Apr 15, 2008 | culture, eating
You know how sometimes it seems you can’t do anything without causing some kind of fuss? First it was the Lake Champlain Chocolate Kerfuffle, and now this: Last week I went to lunch with A at a Diva, an Indian restaurant near my office and was pleasantly...
by David | Apr 14, 2008 | design
I really like the idea of Etsy, which describes itself as “Your place to buy and sell all things handmade,” although I haven’t yet found something there I actually want to buy. That doesn’t stop people bringing certain kinds of Etsy items to my...
by David | Apr 14, 2008 | culture, eating
A while ago, I blogged about a comment I heard at a Photographic Resource Center lecture. Either Max Becher or Andrea Robbins said, “In order not to go blind, you have to travel.” Oddly enough, that post got picked up by Radio Barachois, which might or...
by David | Apr 12, 2008 | culture, travel
On my last day in London, I dropped in at the Tate Modern. Like many London museums, the Tate does not charge an admission fee, so it’s perfectly reasonable to just pop in to check out one exhibition or even just to get out of the rain. I stumbled upon Doris...
