Richard Sennett’s The Uses of Disorder is one of those books I had heard obliquely mentioned so many times I decided, finally, to read it. Published in 1970, it has aged curiously. Labeled “sociology” by the publisher, the books’ oddly diverse jacket endorsements suggests the stew of ideas contained — the front cover claims it […]
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Contruction at the Convention Center
Contruction at the Convention Center, originally uploaded by DCist Rob. There hasn’t been much construction on ground-level retail spaces on the north end of the Washington Convention Center although several businesses had announced plans to open. Recently I walked by and saw this construction at a space where a jeweler is planning to open, and […]
Flickr Prints
In October Flickr rolled out a service to order prints of your photos. I just now got around to testing it out and yesterday got some prints I had ordered in the mail. For $6, I received 20 4×6 prints and an index print in the mail in about 3 days. They charged $.20 per […]
The Free Market
With the ending of services by Independence Air this week I’ve been watching a whole bunch of stuff from the now defunct airline go up on eBay. Although I’ve bid on a couple items what I’m really looking for was the posters that used to decorate the waiting area in their Dulles terminal: they featured […]
Connecticut Ave
Connecticut Ave, originally uploaded by DCist Rob. Test of autopost.
Wow
The headlines tell it all on this one. Detroit News: “U-M Suspends Coke Contract“ Ann Arbor News: “U-M puts contract with Coke on ice“ University Record: “U-M suspends purchase of Coca-Cola products“ Michigan Daily: “‘U’ to suspend Coke contracts in milestone decision“