– I spent a few hours exploring and reading at the New York Public Library yesterday. I’m almost inclined to call it the awesomest library I’ve ever been in, but the fact that their literature and tour guide were so cocky in asserting their awesomeness cheapens it a bit.
… Read the restThe other day I talked about how I thought Zeitgeist was pretty sweet, and today Rolling Stone agrees with me. It’s nice not to be entirely in the minority on an artistic opinion for once.
… Read the restConcept: Rolling Stone agrees with me too. Read More »
– My, but yesterday was a crazy day for New York City. I didn’t do anything special, though.
– ALMANAC SAYS –
If you’re trying to stop smoking, try taking a teaspoon of lemon juice whenever you’re tempted.
– LINK OF THE WEEK –
The Cicero Homepage.
It’s a step in the right direction.
But make no mistake: it’s a small small step. I was hoping that this was a committed attempt to ratchet up pressure. Senators are battle-hardened political campaigners, and if their successful political careers demand a sleepless night every now and then, I’d appreciate their playing the part to the hilt.
… Read the restEvent: To Win a Pillow-Fight, Stuff Two Pillows Into One Pillowcase Read More »
– Yesterday after work, I sat in Union Square and read. Today I got wet on the way to work, because it was raining buckets. Also: two more days until Harry Potter Book 7 comes out.
– ALMANAC SAYS –
Today in Weather History: Aurora, Illinois, received 16.91 inches of rain in 24 hours, 1996.
The New York Times has a nice page with articles and an obituary of Lady Bird Johnson here.
… Read the restEvent: Lady Bird Johnson. Read More »
The cardinal sin that almost every review (positive and negative) of Zeitgeist has committed so far is interpreting it strictly as a referendum on Billy Corgan and his other efforts to date. Certainly that history is significant (you can read it all here), but it is an oversimplication to simply denounce the new album as Billy Corgan’s personal hand at work, or to rehabilitate it because the same has always been true.
… Read the restConcept: Zeitgeist, by the Smashing Pumpkins. Read More »
– Yesterday was obscenely frustrating. But at least I finally finished the first volume of the University of Chicago’s Readings in Western Civilization: The Greek Polis which I think I first started in 1998.
– ALMANAC SAYS –
Of what use is it for a cow to give plenty of milk if she upsets the pail?
Flint Journal columnist Andrew Heller has made a series of astute comparisons between our Commander-in-Chief and the Mayor of Flint. Talk about a double negative.
… Read the restEvent: Mayor George W. Williamson. Read More »