“What distinguishes thriving cities from those that stagnate and decline is a group of people [Jane Jacobs] calls the “squelchers.†Squelchers, she explains, are those political, business, and civic leaders that divert human creative energy by posing roadblocks and saying “no†to new ideas.”
But the social network’s power to capture and hold users is still spectacular, at least for now.
I loved the sheer size and theatricality of that album — from the eery — at least to a 10 year old me — “Funeral for a Friend” to the decadence of “All the Young Girls Love Alice”.
I haven’t been teaching this past week, so I’ve been going out a little more than usual. On the advice of a friend, I checked out Les Racquet at Live Wire Music Hall on Thursday night. A really talented trio…
“If some spots edge toward transformation, that’s a bonus. Regionwide, metro drivers in 2025 would waste 128,000 fewer hours in traffic each day than they would if the referendum doesn’t pass, the ARC found.
But they’d still waste 1.8 million hours a day.”
Word-for-word productions of “Greenleaf” and “Everything That Rises Must Converge” continue through Sunday.
This feed should be live off and on for the rest of Friday, May 18. (Lunch break is over at 1:50.)
Update: The Savannah Music Festival has announced its 2013 lineup. More here. Click here to go to the SMF website.
A taste of powerkompany from Athens: Savannah-based General Oglethorpe and the Panhandlers: Besides Daniel: Click here for more on the relatively new Savannah band Lovely Locks.
