Sifry’s Alerts: State of the Blogosphere, April 2006 Part 2: On Language and Tagging Although the data is a bit hazy, Technorati thinks about 30% of blog posts are currently in english. A Work in Progress: The Reynolds Center Take a peek inside the Smithsonian American Art Museum which opens this July after a lengthy […]
May Day Protests
I heard about this great Slate article from a former professor of mine, Ian Robinson. Here’s to hoping the author, Nelson Lichtenstein, is right. To spoil the end: As in the crucial struggles that began more than a century ago, today’s marches have forged a link among working-class aspiration, celebrations of ethnic identity, and insistence […]
Talk to Mike
My friend and editor of the new Express website, Mike Grass, is participating in one of the Post’sonline discussions tomorrow at 1 p.m. I am looking forward to checking out the transcript afterwards.
links for 2006-05-01
washingtonpost.com: Best Bets 2006 The Washington Post’s annual reader poll often includes corporate chains as the “best” in a variety of categories. Outgrowing Jane Jacobs and Her New York – New York Times Column critiques Jane Jacobs and raises some interesting points. Although not focusing on race or inequality her book does include some ideas […]
links for 2006-04-28
‘Aerotropolis’ participants hope ideas take flight
Fun With Buses at Maryland Day
As a newly accepted University of Maryland graduate student, was all set to attend their 8th annual “Maryland Day” event planned for tomorrow. Unfortunately, some last minute work travel popped up so I won’t be able to go. This year the annual end-of-year event is doubling as a 150th anniversary, and they have all kinds […]
links for 2006-04-26
Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers Robert Greenwald’s latest film. EchoDitto: Moving From Online Activity to Real-World Action The web consulting firm where some of my friends work has issued a new report on online organizing. Back To The Woom: The Passion For Ayn Rand Nick has some thoughts on Ayn Rand. MuniWireless ยป Blog […]