Rob emailed me all excited about Google Pages, Google’s new easy-to-use web page publishing tool. It’s sort of a geocities 2.0 — a place for free hosting of simple sites consisting of a few pages, but with easier to use and more powerful web page creation tools. Nothing earth shattering.
What got me excited when […]
Lizz was doing some research on dog licenses and a search engine landed her on the NY City Clerk’s Marriage Bureau FAQ page where we learn that first cousins can get married in New York, however a descendent cannot marry an ancestor. Also, you can get married at the age of 14 if you have […]
Everybody on the planet has seen Lazy Sunday by now (you know, the SNL skit; “Chronic- What?! -les of Narnia” — that one). If you haven’t go watch it. Then go watch the West Coast response. Once you have prepared yourself, and only then, go watch the real deal: Lazy Muncie.
Midwest represent.
Lizz and I just got back from the Union Square pillow fight organized by New Mind Space. This is definitely one of those great, weird, New York things. Mike Grass, who is in town from DC on a little vacation, joined us. We’re hoping to catch him later to enjoy some fine […]
I’ve long pondered the potential for organizing workers in the retail and restaurant industry, especially in the smaller chains and independent shops. Like Andrew Friedman’s post today on the Drum Major Institute blog points out, most organizing in the growing service sector is focused on the big chains like Walmart. He continues describing […]
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While New York City is no longer one of the top ten most expensive cities on the planet, it is still the most expensive city in the US. Salaries are not commensurately higher (cost of living is 94% higher, while salaries are only 17% higher, on average), making it a particularly […]
I’m a bit sad that I’m not in the Detroit area during the whole Super-bowl rush. It’d be nice to see actual tourists in the actual downtown for once; and it’d be nice to see the city actually trying to put on a pleasant face. detroitblog has been making some great observations and […]
