An interesting art project. The story in the New York Times: The origins of the show can be traced to 2001, when Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, a sociologist researching the relationship between H.I.V. and drug use, first glimpsed the packets in an empty building in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, where addicts would shoot up. Immediately, he said, he was struck by…
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Man vs Rat? “Man does not stand no chance”
My quote of the day comes from Solomon Peeples, 86, a former director of NYC’s Bureau of Pest Control Services. He was talking about rats: “They jump two feet from a running start; they can fall 40 feet onto a concrete slab and keep running…. We’re no match for them, as far as I’m concerned. Man does not stand no…
Stupid People Attack Christians for Being Muslim
Of course I wouldn’t be for stupid people attacking Muslims either. But there is something deliciously ironic in turning against people who flew across the country to join your hate-filled cause. What else can you say about something so idiotic? (other than “Go back to Jersey, you friggin’ yahoos!”) At least it shows the true color of these so-called patriots…
Communists Born in the USA and Dire Straits
I was in the hardware store the other day. The one where the business owner is a middle-aged, liberal, dog loving, some’er teeth, former punk kind of guy (only in New York). Dire Straits “Walk of life” was on the radio and I mentioned how I loved that song when it came out… and how today he sounds more like…
Right Wing Lies (II)
Harry Moskos–journalist and streetcar advocate (also my uncle)–writes in the Albuquerque Journal, “Obama’s Birthers Should Check Out My Daughters’ Papers.” Our two daughters, like Obama, were born in Honolulu. We lived in Hawaii from 1963 to 1969. … Obama was born at Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children, the same hospital where our daughters were born. Read the exciting…
This one is just our crumbling infustruction
From the Times: New York authorities are investigating a manhole fire that startled passers-by just a few blocks from where a Times Square car bomb failed to detonate over the weekend. A spokesman for the Con Edison utility says smoking underground electrical cables caused the fire Monday afternoon.
Isn’t killing people a crime?
I have lots of smart readers. Can someone please explain to me why it’s not a crime to kill somebody if you’re driving. If it were any other situation, it would be crime, right? Hell driving drunk safelyis a crime. But killing somebody sober isn’t? I don’t get it. Here’s just the latest example.
The Homeless, Broken Windows, and Quality-of-Life Crimes in San Francisco
Since there’s no good newspaper left in San Francisco, I guess it’s up to the Washington Post to report stories like this. Today, in 2010, the difference between New York City and San Francisco (or Santa Monica) is amazing. I’m always a little shocked out west and think, “Wow, I thought we figured out how to deal with this problem…
I Like Art
I’m not a “quote of the day” kind of guy. But I just came across this one from Art Buchwald. I always like his moxie: We seem to be going through a period of nostalgia, and everyone seems to think yesterday was better than today. I don’t think it was, and I would advise you not to wait ten years…