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Month: January 2012
Two interesting numbers from Iowa: Romney vote in 2012 vs. 2008, Perry’s ad spending per vote
Two numbers jumped out at me this morning as I looked at the results of the Iowa caucus. First, here’s the vote breakdown: Romney 30,015 Santorum 30,007 Paul 26,219 Gingrich 16,251 Perry 12,604 Bachmann 6,073 Huntsman 745 No Preference 135…
Museum exhibit highlights 200th birthday of Manhattan’s street grid
Could Manhattan have ended up being laid out with something other than its simple grid, which gives the New York City borough its distinctiveness? The answer is yes. Until the Commissioners’ Plan of 1811 was implemented over a period of…
Don’t click on messages saying that Fidel Castro is dead — it looks like a computer virus
If you get a message with the photo below, don’t click. Twitter is afire right now with rumors of Fidel Castro’s death, but it looks like a computer virus. From Cuidad Tu Salad con Diane Perez: Es realmente un virus…
B.J. Barham of American Aquarium – The Jinx – 01/05/12
Highly recommended solo gig by the frontman for American Aquarium.
B.J. is just making a quick acoustic swing through the Southeast with some new material before heading into the studio later in the month with the full band, to record their 6th album, “Burn.Flicker.Die.” with Jason Isbell in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
NPR on the growing trend of principal reduction for underwater mortgages
NPR on zombie subdivisions: tear down, wait, or reuse?
Grist.org: Driving has lost its cool for young Americans
I’ve been posting regular updates about the decline in vehicle miles driven in the United States over the last few years. The most recent post is here. Obviously, much of the decline is related to the weak economy of the…
WSJ documentary: Europe at the Brink
I’ve written a number of times about Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. Here’s an excellent — if overly dramatic — 23-minute video from the WSJ that gives great background and discusses the ways in which the EU, the Eurozone, the ECB, and others have allowed the crisis to fester:
Charleston’s Spoleto USA 2012 lineup includes Noel Coward’s “Hay Fever,” k.d. lang, Mavis Staples, Rebirth Brass Band, Alvin Ailey, much more
Spoleto USA in Charleston now has its 2012 program live on its website. Or go here for a digital, downloadable brochure. It’s a great lineup I think — probably a little more interesting to me than last year. (I only…
Where is the Savannah economy headed in 2012?
At a New Year’s Eve party last night, a native Savannahian who has spent much of her life living in New York asked me why we didn’t have an Apple store here. And then another guest, one who has had…