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Allison Arieff in the NYT: Reading the City

By bill dawers On December 18, 2012 · in Urban Form
Forsyth Park
Really great post by Allison Arieff, a design and architecture writer at the NYT: Reading the City - NYTimes.com
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Are humans hardwired for compassion?

By bill dawers On December 18, 2012 · in Odd & Random
Sometimes it's pretty easy to think that Homo sapiens is a pretty crappy species. But I was struck by this piece today in the New York Times: Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion
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Instagram backs off new policies that would have allowed commercial sale of users’ pics

By bill dawers On December 18, 2012 · in Arts & Culture
I'm not an Instagram user -- not yet, anyway -- but I'm not entirely reassured by the waffling language here of "not our intention" and "we're going to remove the language that raised the question".
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Sanders Bohlke’s album “Ghost Boy” — rich and haunting

By bill dawers On December 18, 2012 · in Music
Sanders Bohlke at the 2011 Savannah Stopover
Sanders Bohlke's haunting new album Ghost Boy is one of the most emotionally rewarding collections of songs and sounds that I've heard in a long time.
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Mark Thoma on fiscal policy during a recession: did we learn anything?

By bill dawers On December 18, 2012 · in Economics, Politics
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"If both sides agree that taxes and spending can be used to offset recessions, then why can’t we use fiscal policy more effectively?"
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Four months after crash, Baroness posts rehearsal video: “it’s time to get back to it”

By bill dawers On December 17, 2012 · in Music
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according to an upbeat post by John Baizley on the band's website, Baroness is resurfacing after four months of recuperating after a motor coach crash in England.
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7 movies from Savannah Film Festival pick up Golden Globe nominations

By bill dawers On December 17, 2012 · in Arts & Culture
Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians
It's always interesting each year to see how the various selections from the Savannah Film Festival fare in the Golden Globe and Oscar nominations. As usual, the 2012 SFF did pretty well. Kudos to the festival organizer
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CNN covers Georgia’s growing film industry

By bill dawers On December 17, 2012 · in Arts & Culture, Economics
The CNN reporter George Howell didn't really get out of Atlanta for this report, but it's still well worth a watch.
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Connecticut state police address misinformation on social media

By bill dawers On December 16, 2012 · in Arts & Culture
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"Misinformation is being posted on social media sites," Lt. Paul Vance says, before noting mimicry and pretense online. But from the time of the shootings on Friday until at least late Saturday, mainstream media outlets were posting all sorts of inaccurate information that had allegedly been confirmed by officials.
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When push comes to shove, Americans — including Republicans — oppose significant spending cuts

By bill dawers On December 16, 2012 · in Economics, Politics
President Obama and leaders of both parties need to do a better job of educating Americans about the simple realities of the arithmetic. And the news media needs to do a better job of it too.
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Bear Fight headlines big night of rock at The Jinx

By bill dawers On December 15, 2012 · in Music
Bear Fight
I've got a couple of gigs by touring acts on my music calendar -- in the right sidebar>>>>>>> -- but there's also a big show at The Jinx tonight featuring local Savannah rockers Bear Fight.
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As tragedy unfolds, news media and social media users make some big mistakes

By bill dawers On December 15, 2012 · in Arts & Culture
Ryan Lanza Facebook
Let me begin by saying that I can't imagine the horror and sadness in Newtown over the last 24 hours or so. My heart goes out to those whose lives have been devastated by yesterday's mass shooting.
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After two gray days of biting, relentless cold — Thursday’s high barely reached 50 degrees! — Savannahians finally get a reprieve from winter’s grip

By bill dawers On December 14, 2012 · in Living Savannah
After two days of cold, Clumsy is finally able to enjoy the warm sidewalk on 32nd Street.
Thursday's low of 44 was only 3 degrees above the average low of 41 for December 13th.
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“The data speaks”: Tax hikes for wealthiest Americans won’t destroy the economy

By bill dawers On December 14, 2012 · in Economics
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Before I continue to the numbers, I want to say that I've been surprised over the last few years to realize that so many Americans simply reject data collected and analyzed by independent scholars, economists, government workers following strict methodology, and other experts. So many Americans just want to go with their gut -- they want to believe, well, what they believe.
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