November 2011
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Nov 29th
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Nov 27th
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Nov 26th
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Nov 23rd
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Nov 22nd
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The Anxiety of the Forever Renter →
…we are the quintessential young professionals of the new economy – restless knowledge workers who deal in “projects,” not “careers,” who can no sooner commit to a mortgage than we can a lifetime of desk work. Our attitude is a national epidemic. It’s harder to get a mortgage today than it was 10 years ago. But a lot of people also just don’t want one any more. At the height of the housing...
Nov 22nd
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Nov 21st
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“While real trolleys in Newark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Boston languish for...”
– Kenneth T. Jackson
Nov 20th
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WatchWatch
Sigh.
Nov 19th
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Nov 19th
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Nov 18th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 16th
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Open Letter to That 53% Guy →
Look, you’re a tough kid.  And you have a right to be proud of that. But not everybody is as tough as you, or as strong, or as young. Does pride in what you’ve accomplish mean that you have contempt for anybody who can’t keep up with you?  Does it mean that the single mother who can’t work on her feet longer than 50 hours a week doesn’t deserve a good life?  Does it mean the older man who...
Nov 15th
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Nov 15th
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“The most forceful statement is understatement”
–  Luciano Barbera (via putthison)
Nov 14th
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Final Fantasy: Officially Burnt Out →
Square Enix: the George Lucas of videogames. Remember when Final Fantasy was an event? A real treat? Each game was a self-contained story lasting hours and hours, and they only came along once every few years. They were special, and they meant something. Their stories began and ended in one epic sitting, and each one was distinct and always brought something new. Contrast that to now, where the...
Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 9th
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Nov 8th
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Nov 7th
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Nov 7th
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Nov 6th
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Nov 5th
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Guardian Bike Blog: There's more to 'going Dutch'... →
irishboyinlondon: Photo: Guardian/Russell Underwood/Corbis Interesting piece in the Guardian Bike Blog by Matthew Wright! The idealisation of Dutch cycling in the British cycling press omits to mention that being a respected, mainstream means of transport incurs responsibilities as well as offering rights. Laws about lights, bells, bikes on trains, as well as compulsory paths, are...
Nov 4th
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Nov 3rd
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Nov 2nd
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Nov 1st
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