September 2010
Martin Wolf: Obama was too cautious in fearful... →
Campaign Finance Law Changed Face of City’s... →
“President Obama formally declared an end to the combat mission in Iraq Tuesday...”
– Obama Declares End to U.S. Iraq Combat - NYTimes.com (via shaneguiter)
NYC's Golden Gossip Era Fades | Village Voice →
(via capitalnewyork)
August 2010
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“The explosion of bike culture in New York has made Bicycle Habitat a mecca where...”
– - In a changed city, Soho bike mecca Bicycle Habitat grows up (via capitalnewyork)
I WANT MY BIKE BACK.
Watchcapitalnewyork:
Sound mapping New York. Check out the key here.
“I am not a product of Albany,” she said, wearing a silk shirt with the top three...”
– Kathleen Rice, Cuomo’s A.G. candidate, stays on message. (via capitalnewyork)
“And there’s a huge, I think, lack of support throughout the country for Islam to...”
– Orrin Hatch
via TPM
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In latest stylebook bulletin, @WSJ issues edict to avoid the term “Ground Zero mosque” whenever possible-outside of quotes. http://3.ly/hnYC
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Older people enjoy reading negative stories about... →
City's Worst Slumlords Outed on New Online...
nycthe:
“I feel like the poorest New Yorker,” he said through a translator.
City’s Worst Slumlords Outed on New Online Database [DNAinfo]
Army Revises Training to Deal With Unfit Recruits... →
That familiar standby, the situp, is gone, or almost gone. Exercises that look like pilates or yoga routines are in. And the traditional bane of the new private, the long run, has been downgraded.
This is the Army’s new physical-training program, which has been rolled out this year at its five basic training posts that handle 145,000 recruits a year. Nearly a decade in the making, its...
Clothing was once optional in the hamlet of... →
“I don’t really consider this blogging. I just like sharing things with my...”
– NTKG gives the best description of Tumblr that I’ve ever read.
(via thegreg)
Yep. That sums it up PERFECTLY.
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Yes. Publishers take note.
(via markcoatney)
Journalists should too.
Two on United Flight Arrested on Terror Charges in... →
soupsoup:
Two men taken off a Chicago-to-Amsterdam United Airlines in the Netherlands flight have been charged by Dutch police with “preparation of a terrorist attack,” U.S. and Dutch law enforcement officials tell ABC News.
A spokesman for the Dutch public prosecutor, Ernst Koelman, confirmed the two men were arrested this morning and said “the investigation is ongoing.” He said the arrests...
GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic... →
During my #NOLA vacation last month, I ate a poboy from the place Obama went today and I can verify, that roast beef (dressed) is delicious.
My bike was stolen. It was locked to a ‘no parking’ sign outside my building last night, and it’s gone today #Broadway #Astoria #Queens #NYC
Ignore all the other #Katrina 5th anniversary coverage and watch this @frontlinepbs @propublica and @NOLAnews masterpiece. http://3.ly/EaQn
“Even though heavy drinking is associated with higher risk for cirrhosis and...”
– Recent study done by the University of Texas, as reported by Time. Cheers! (via: The Awl) (via villagevoice)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson violated rules, steered... →
The Dallas Morning news reports it harder.
Longshot Magazine Issue One is now available →
laurenmichell:
60 glorious pages (via longshotmag)
Internet phasing out printed Oxford Dictionary -... →
shaneguiter:
techspotlight:
LONDON – It’s been in print for over a century, but in future the Oxford English Dictionary — the authoritative guide to the English language — may only be available online.
Oxford University Press, the publisher, said Sunday that burgeoning demand for the dictionary’s online version has far outpaced demand for the printed versions.
By the time the lexicographers...
Follow @monaeltahawy for the real rally. It began 1 block from where I used to live in #DC, at #Dunbar. #828 #reclaimthedream #TruxtonCircle
“At 8 a.m., thousands of people wearing “Restoring Honor” shirts were...”
– Beck, Palin tell thousands to ‘restore America’
FRONTLINE: Law & Disorder - An on-air and online... →
You need to watch this.
We are Hiring
bbook:
Posting this one more time with a more traditional headline
BlackBook Media Corp. Editorial Assistant Entry Level BlackBook is looking for an Editorial Assistant to work in its New York headquarters, reporting to the Senior Editor, Guides. Primary responsibility is BlackBook’s global series of city guides, writing, editing, and inputting listings in the database and interacting...
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“There are those who consider themselves black and Jewish and those who consider...”
– Black and Jewish, and Seeing No Contradiction
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“For centuries, journalists divined what the public wanted to know essentially by...”
– Traffic Problems | American Journalism Review
Song of the night:
The Draft — Wired
Watchlongshotmag:
We are down. The refrain of change has faded or flared into anger. Life goes on, but that’s all it’s doing. The economy’s story is told in lines that keep wiggling down and to the right. It’s like we’re part of the entourage of a fading rapper, watching an energetic kid step into the cipher and knowing our man just can’t hack it anymore.
But today is the day we forget all that...
“The records we’re seeking would likely help illuminate the press’s role in a...”
– Why We’re Suing : CJR
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The Financial Times does its own version of "How... →
There’s something so beautiful about this.
My DJ story on Roberto Settineri is now available via @WSJ.com. http://3.ly/nxZF #Rothstein #moneylaundering #conspiracy
wrote a story for DJ about Roberto Settineri’s guilty plea, who agreed to shred docs for Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. For now, #paywall.
will be at Bowery Ballroom tonight to see Autolux.
“In Saudi Arabia you cannot build a church, yes, that’s the difference between...”
– Michael Bloomberg (via soupsoup)
Fla. Man Pleads Guilty To Charges Tied To... →
My latest:
A Florida man alleged to have Mafia ties pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to shred records and launder money in connection with the Ponzi scheme of disgraced Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein.
Roberto Settineri, a 42-year-old wine merchant, admitted during a plea hearing to conspiring with two others to launder $10 million in funds and concealed assets represented as proceeds...
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