Shanghai in the ’30s and Now: My Father’s City
A few days ago, Foreign Policy posted this slideshow of images from Shanghai in the 20s and 30s.…
Your Own Personal Voting Advisors
The new(ish) site PollVault.com (tagline “Elections made easy”) aims to use social media to help you go vote. They…
From the Department of Overused
Normally press releases don’t catch my eye; in fact, they often don’t make it into my inbox. But…
Silver Medalist: The Second Most Expensive City
According to today’s San Francisco Chronicle (via CNN Money report slideshow) my hometown has dubious silver medal: The…
Happy Birthday Fidel
Fidel Castro turns 86 today. From AP: Communist Party newspaper Granma published memories of Castro from people familiar…
Yesteryear: One bright shining security-free moment at LAX
A few nights ago, a flight I was on arrived in Los Angeles late, with 15 minutes for…
How To Speed Up the Trains
Pedestrian Observations breaks down why some trains go slow (unfortunately they haven’t broken down a recent 11.5 hour, 320…
Six Degrees of Warmer: IEA Says Boston Could Become Miami Beach
There’s curious stuff up on the IEA’s website: the head of the International Energy Agency is officially talking…
We’re Shaking it Up—Earthquakes Rattle Southern California
Feeling shaky today in Southern California: At a news conference Wednesday morning, Kate Hutton of the U.S. Geological…
Every Month, a Multi-Person Shooting in the U.S.
Here’s a frightening list: every month there has been a shooting of multiple people in the U.S. Of…