February 2012
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January 2012
9 posts
Celebrating My Victory Over Yet Another Year
We’ll be doing birthday drinks in the West Village tonight. Exact location to be decided. Most likely WXOU Radio. Please feel free to drop me a line later tonight for details.
“It turns out that this “anticorporate” agenda of ramping up regulation is...”
– Columnist Reihan Salam argues that instead of curbing corporations, regulations actually keep them powerful. (via thedailyfeed
)
A great piece by my friend Reihan.
The True Story of Andrew Krucoff
From: krucoffa@yahoo.com
To: admin@maccers.org Cc: Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 12:36:10 -0400 Subject: Young Manhattanite Interview Hi, we briefly met last night but I think I was too drunk to form words. Sorry about that, slurring lacks a certain charm. Somewhere in my incoherence I mentioned an interview project I’m doing with Gothamist. Think absurd NY-centric version of VF’s...
Bionic Tonic
(Here’s a piece I wrote for Time Out in 2006. I ran in their “chill out” section.)
What if spring water could make you fitter, slimmer, faster and happier? That’s the promise of Vava Water, a bottled water that recently launched distribution in New York City after a more-limited launch in the Hamptons last summer.
Vava brings the growing enhanced water fad to a new level. ...
WatchJust a little nostalgia. Dancing on the subway, in 2005.
December 2011
14 posts
November 2011
5 posts
Assassin of Secrets: Not a Hoax, Just a Strange... →
It’s all a bit sad when you read it, really.
More Evidence On "Assassin of Secrets" Hoax
So “Assassin of Secrets” was written under the pen name Q.R. Markham.
Certainly not coincidentally, Kingsley Amis once wrote a post-Fleming James Bond novel under the pen name Robert Markham.
This thing is becoming a puzzle inside of an enigma.
I think every word in the book comes from another book, which means the guy meant to do it.
Like, he tried to write a book using only...
Is The "Assassin of Secrets" Scandal A Hoax?
I’m having trouble believing this whole Q.R. Markham/Quentin Rowan plagiarism scandal isn’t some kind of intentional hoax.
The very first passage I looked at in the book (which I got to through the Huffington Post’s link) is stolen.
Q.R. Markham: “The room into which Chase was shown was used for dining. Handsome carpets, heavy and thick, covered the floor. There were big...
n 1: Occupy Discussion, November 7 at Housing... →
An alternative to the AFF launch party.
America's Future Foundation NYC Launch Party... →
Calling all conservatives, libertarians and other liberty-minded young professionals in and around NYC.
Come have a beer and talk about politics with like-minded folks outside of the glare of the progressive hivemind that runs this city.
October 2011
10 posts
Amazon's Fire Already Disrupted My iPad Purchase →
I was on the verge of buying an iPad…instead I bought a Kindle Fire using the Amazon app on my iPhone!
Occupy Wall Street: Clash Coming on Friday? →
Things are going to heat up tomorrow morning.
How Apple Changed Magazines →
Before Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh on January 24, 1984, Chronicles was put together the way most magazines were. Authors sent their typewritten manuscripts (with corrections often handwritten in pencil or ink) by mail to our editorial office. The manuscripts had to be retyped (incorporating the authors’ corrections) before they were edited, and after every round of editing. To lay out the...
Occupy Wall Street Wants To Start A Run On The... →
60,000 people invited to withdraw their money from banks.
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What's Occupy Wall Street Really Like? →
I went to the protests so you don’t have to.
THE SKINNY with Peter DeGiglio - Episode 3 →
I’ll be part of this tomorrow (Wednesday) night. You should come.
September 2011
16 posts
Why I Wanted to Be President—In the Fifth Grade →
I was a big peacenik back in the day.
Here’s the Real Reason Business Insider Is Doing... →
Actually four reasons. But I wanted to use a traditional BI headline for the story.
Welcome to the Suburban Depression →
The white poverty rate is higher than it was in 1993. The suburban poverty rate hasn’t been this high since 1967.
Baltimore
It’s been years since I’ve been to Baltimore.
But tomorrow night I’m making my grand return. Well, maybe not “grand.” I’m playing my usual role of doom-grinder at a public radio event early Thursday morning. So I’m getting into town Wednesday night.
I am looking for any suggestions of where to eat or drink Wednesday night, though. So drop me a line if...
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Government Good: Government Good →
governmentgood:
I am undertaking a new project called Government Good. It’s my naked effort at a Tumblr book deal. Here’s the gist:
I believe that the government can do some good from time to time. I believe that the public conversation has lost this. I believe that so many people believe the government is…
I wish Rick well in his project and I’ll try to come up with some useful...
9/11: Our First Victory →
“I have heard it said that the 21st century began on September 11, and I would go so far as to say it began on United Flight 93.”
How To Succeed In College
Even in college I was a skeptic of higher education. I wrote this guide to “How To Succeed in College” during one particularly egregious class I was taking to meet the absurdly uneducated requirements.
How To Succeed In College
1. Always assume you are the only one who really understands the class materials. Treat the opinions of others dismissively. Act annoyed when asked to...