Bout of Context

"I meet with the gays here and there. They were in my house two weeks ago. I don’t mind gays. But I..."

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:07:00 -0500

“I meet with the gays here and there. They were in my house two weeks ago. I don’t mind gays....

CNNMoney enlisted Fortune, Money, Essence, and Sports...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:23:00 -0500

CNNMoney enlisted Fortune, Money, Essence, and Sports Illustrated in a year-long special feature, Assignment: Detroit. One off-chute is an advertising competition to pitch Detroit, reflecting on the question, “Why would anyone smart, young, and creative move to or stay in Detroit?”

I like ShackletonPlan.com’s submission (above) with this extra copy on their site:

“Some people have a gift to see below the surface. Beyond the hype and the stereotypes They’re the people who look for opportunities where others only find problems. The ones who find rewards when others can only see uncertainty. Today, Detroit stands poised to reward the brave among us. Those willing to invest their time and energy in the unknown. Not because they’re risk takers, but because they’re visionaries. Those are the people wanted most.”

Urban agriculture sabbatical 2010; who’s coming with me? In reality, I haven’t the foggiest idea how, or if, I could engage The D in a mutually rewarding way. That hasn’t dampened my armchair entrepreneurial speculation; or idle fantasies about putting my stuff in storage and buying a bungalow on plastic to foment the next big thing.

SARAH PALIN TO APPEAR AT BJ'S!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:21:21 -0500

SARAH PALIN TO APPEAR AT BJ'S!: (via mandalay) If you thought the current Newsweek cover was sexist,...

Sign of the times.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:03:43 -0500

Sign of the times.

Know NYC Technologists Needing Work?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:56:00 -0500

After a long period of almost uniformly grim news in corporate IT, I’m getting… I...

I accidentally clicked a sponsored ad on a Clusterstock article...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:04:30 -0500

I accidentally clicked a sponsored ad on a Clusterstock article (don’t spend it all in one place, Carney) leading to this clever pitch for Newport, NJ called Get Out of New York In Time. I particularly enjoy this pull quote from the article at left, attributed to “New York’s Governor” which I can imagine Fred Armisen incorporating:

My solution to every problem the state has is to tax the holy beejeesus out of everyone in New York City

Big Law, We Have A Problem I hope the Law market corrects before...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:06:00 -0500

Big Law, We Have A Problem

I hope the Law market corrects before this glut hits. I fear entire cohorts of debt-crushed, articulately quarrelsome, feral type As. There won’t be a spare chair or outlet at any coffice in urban America. [Related, trend.]

I Dance At Persian Weddings | An interview with Asie Mohtarez

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:05:31 -0500

I Dance At Persian Weddings | An interview with Asie Mohtarez: Asie’s more interesting than...

I thought Old Timers’ Day was just for baseball until the...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:08:08 -0500

I thought Old Timers’ Day was just for baseball until the Citi ATM at work dispensed this stack of Series 1988 A 20s. That’s pre-anti-counterfeiting strips. Luckily, each cashier who’s noticed reacted cheerily (one gushed about being a hobbyist collector), rather than by phoning the Secret Service.

Incidentally, these Jacksons are holding up well for bills aged roughly 10 times their average circulation life. I wonder about their journey…

The only thing less seemly than intentionally ingesting gold...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:10:33 -0500

The only thing less seemly than intentionally ingesting gold amid a recession is the means by which I plan to salvage it when I have some privacy.

24 Agents Looking for New Writers

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:08:00 -0500

24 Agents Looking for New Writers: Writer’s Digest published a list of ‘24 Agents Who...

I met Jhn Brssndn

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:46:32 -0500

…and to answer the obvious question: they’re real, and they’re spectacular.

An interesting solution to IE’s legacy web programming...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:07:11 -0500

An interesting solution to IE’s legacy web programming thicket: roll your own frame object and bypass the whole sordid business.

jhnbrssndn: GPOYW, Union Sq Starbucks: In The Kingdom of the...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:32:01 -0500

jhnbrssndn:

GPOYW, Union Sq Starbucks: In The Kingdom of the Blind the Man With Somewhere To Plug His MacBook In Is King edition

You’ll have to be more specific… unless you don’t want these posts to result in a rendezvous.

"All these identities are me: Ms. when I’m out slaying dragons, Mrs. when I’m in the company of those..."

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:26:00 -0500

“All these identities are me: Ms. when I’m out slaying dragons, Mrs. when I’m in the company...

"Wrestling isn’t fake. It’s predetermined. So what?"

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:27:00 -0500

“Wrestling isn’t fake. It’s predetermined. So what?” - Hulk Hogan, My Life Outside the...

Atta’boy, George! [On sale today.]

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:08:00 -0500

Atta’boy, George! [On sale today.]

“You know, you look so elegant…” Dave’s...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:17:39 -0500

“You know, you look so elegant…” Dave’s doing multi-segment piece with Bill Murray right now.

noraleah is 2050ad: Have you seen Glenn Beck’s interview with...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:22:00 -0500

noraleah is 2050ad:

Have you seen Glenn Beck’s interview with PETA president Ingrid Newkirk? She bashes Al Gore for eating meat* and in the process brings the clumsy art of pandering to sordid new lows.
* Look, you know how I feel about this — eat less meat, and when you do, choose ethical, sustainable product. But giving up meat and fish is not going to save the planet — even if a lot of us do it. The only people who have the power to save the planet are legislators, and they will only take bold and necessary steps to cap carbon emissions and make corporations pay for their pollution if they are pressured from below. Al Gore lit and stoked that fire. Let the man have his fucking cheeseburger. (Via Inhabitat, with hat tip to Nathan.)

Wait. Can we address the serious-sounding comment around 3:17? Boeuf à la mode is not beef with ice cream. It’s a snooty man’s pot roast, and has made appearances on inaugural plates since Lincoln’s.