I’ve been fiddling around with a new tool by Google called their Page Creator that allows you to easily create web pages, upload files and photos, and publish it to the web through a fancy interface that lives in your browser. For free. It makes regular websites as easy as blogs. Count me impressed. It’s […]
The Cell Phone Fairy Cometh
Those who know me well know I have had something of a complex relationship with Sprint. They’re the cell phone company everyone loves to hate, and in my nearly four years with them I have had my share of customer service problems and billing irregularities. I also paid far more than my fair share of […]
Vegetate’s Liquor License
A local independent vegetarian restaurant in my neighborhood, Vegetate, has been having a hard time getting their liquor license approved due to the protests of a nearby church. They recently sent out a message outlining the situation, encouraging members of the public to contact DC Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans at jackevans (at) dccouncil.us and […]
links for 2006-02-25
The Washington Oculus: “Maynard Street’s Living Tomb” Former Editorial Page Editor of the University of Michigan’s student newspaper (and my friend and DCist co-founder) Mike Grass writes about the history and architecture of the newspaper’s 1932 building, which will be renovated starting this spring.
WPA Guide To D.C.
I just ordered the book Washington: City and Capital published by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration. The book was the Washington, D.C. edition of a series of books on each state published by the WPA. Although supposedly a guide, at 1,140 pages there’s clearly quite a bit else that made it […]
links for 2006-02-23
“Dear DCist: Please respect Creative Commons licenses” A local blogger objects to DCist using photos with “noncommercial” licenses on Flickr. “Blogs to Riches” Elizabeth Spiers to launch a Wall Street Blog
Thomas Pynchon on D.C.
“Downstairs, Meatball Mulligan’s lease-breaking party was moving into its 40th hour.” Thus begins Thomas Pynchon’s short story “Entropy,” which I discovered leafing through a collection of his early work that I picked up at a booksale the other day. To me, the best part about this story is not the first line — although I […]