February 2012
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A new tune from my favorite member of Grizzly... →
Streaming at Rolling Stone.
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In with a bang, out with a whimper: Facebook-only... →
About a year ago, this small local site decided to move its operation exclusively to Facebook. It seemed a little gimmicky, yes, but it also promised new possibilities for social interaction with readers, extremely minimal operation costs, and it was a bold move that attracted nationwide coverage from media nerds like myself.
I thought I’d check in with the brave little news site, and lo...
January 2012
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“On Friday, around 4 p.m., 122 students who had applied for binding early...”
– Ouch. I remember my Vassar tour — the tour guide had a double major in what might as well have been “Probably Didn’t Get a Job After College” and “Can’t Pay Off Loans.”
Tyler Clementi’s Suicide and Dharun Ravi’s Trial →
On a Saturday night in August, 2010, a week before starting college, Dharun Ravi decided to look online for his future Rutgers roommate. He was living with his parents in Plainsboro. Ravi, who was planning to major in math and economics, had learned that he had been assigned to Davidson Hall—a collection of single-story, barracks-like dorms on Busch campus, which is considered the dullest of the...
““Twitter is the ultimate real-time engagement mechanism, so it’s moved...”
– Very interesting article on the new “24-second news cycle” in the NY Times.
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WatchIncredible: Maurice Sendak is just a wonderful, horrible man.
And here’s part 2.
WatchI definitely want to try this.
Back in 1700 or thereabouts, if you wanted a hot drink, you asked your tavernkeeper to mix it up in a mug and then thrust a red-hot poker into it. The method lacked a bit of subtlety, though, and between that and the fact that modern bars rarely have blazing fires with iron pokers in them, that method of heating drinks has fallen out of fashion. Which is a shame,...
WSJ social media editor gets nerdy about news →
Now that I’m at work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., I’m starting to think seriously about how I consume media. What’s important? What’s junk? How can I choose what’s important and what’s not? Who can I trust to do most of that filtering for me?
I haven’t figured it out yet. I’m guessing I’ll settle on a combination of Twitter Lists and a few trusted...
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So I just got a job, which is great news, but I have even better news — I’m playing at Pete’s Candy Store in Williamsburg this Sunday night! It’s going to be a pull-out-all-the-stops no-holds-barred acoustic-solo-singer-songwriter event.
I think it should be a lot of fun. If you’re busy or you can’t go out at 10:30 p.m. on a Sunday night because we’re all...
Groupon is in trouble for LITERALLY selling snake... →
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“But as Steven P. Jobs of Apple spoke, President Obama interrupted with an...”
– New York Times — How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work
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'The people who invite us to wallow in food seldom... →
Frank Bruni on the Paula Deen “situation.”
You show me a truly skinny food editor or writer who frequents serious restaurants and — in two out of three cases — I’ll show you someone expert at a brand of knife work that yields infinitesimal bites and an illusion of gluttony where mere grazing occurred. They should be surgeons, these people. I know. Especially during my five years...
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Follow @horse_ebooks if you know what's good for... →
“Sports Drink and American Smile”
— Horse ebooks (@Horse_ebooks) January 23, 2012
(That Causes Your Gout Pain)
— Horse ebooks (@Horse_ebooks) January 23, 2012
Lactose is the natural sugar found in milk. Sucrose is the common sugar we put in or on our food. Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk.
— Horse ebooks (@Horse_ebooks) January 24, 2012
The Weird And Dangerous Link Between ADHD And...
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NY Times — How Mrs. Grady Transformed Olly Neal →
I’m not usually into these tear-jerker stories, but I read this the other day and it made an impact. And I’m a cynical 20-something bored in the ’80s! So there’s probably something to it. The entire piece is worth reading, but here’s a particularly impressive passage.
“So I stole it.”
Neal tucked the book under his jacket and took it home — and loved it....
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WatchThis Mitt Romney supporter may be the happiest man in the world. I want him to be my great uncle.
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WatchWhat I’ve heard of Sharon Van Etten’s new album is pretty outstanding. This will be a good year for new music: Punch Brothers, Sharon Van Etten, Bowerbirds … yes.
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How To Get Kids To Eat Apples? Make Them Taste... →
Looks like NPR discovered “grapples” — the curiously grape-flavored apple. Come on NPR, where’ve you been? Obviously not my local Upstate New York grocery store 4 years ago. (I’ve never had one but I wouldn’t mind a taste test.)
npr:
There is no escaping artificial flavor. It’s everywhere, and the people who invent it argue that it will enhance your experience of...
Why @TheAVClub commenters are the best, re: @LanaDelRey in #ReasDis: “Sounds like music written by a sentient Anthropologie store.”
— Kyle Ryan (@Kyle_Ryan) January 11, 2012
12 Iconic Logos Redrawn Using Comic Sans →
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'Your business isn't what you think it is'
Steve Yelvington drew comparisons between Kodak and the journalism industry on his blog yesterday. His isn’t a new idea, but it’s an important one. And his not-so-subtle dig at Gannett stings (though I’d still like to remain optimistic about these kinds of decisions).
From “What newsrooms should learn from Kodak”:
Your business isn’t what you think it is....
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WatchThe Shins are back with “Simple Song,” the first single from Port of Morrow, their first album since Wincing the Night Away in 2007. You can fork over your email address, like I did, or just listen here. The album — the band’s fourth — “drops” March 20th.
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“I am a pretty standard bro. I grew up in suburbia and recently graduated from...”
– Pulled from an excellent (and 2+ year old) Village Voice interview with Hipster Runoff’s “Carles.”
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May 2011
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April 2011
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NYPA Day 1 Roundup
The good news: I was by far the king of Twitter curation/reporting at NYPA 2011 today (granted, it’s easy climbing to the top of a fairly small pile). “Live-tweeting” (will I ever get used to that horrible word?) was a bit of a challenge but a fantastic alternative to note-taking; summarizing key points for an audience forced me to make better conclusions and focus on the most...
January 2011
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WatchThe Eagle, published Jan. 13, 2011. Ami Olson, editor.
The July 2010 relaunch of The Eagle (formerly City Eagle) featured a brand new design and a departure from our other papers. I was responsible for the paragraph styles paper-wide, redesigned columnist headboxes, section headers, folio lines and other design elements of the paper. I was also responsible for copy-editing the paper each week.
November 2010
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Brewing company eyes Cazenovia for future...
Originally published at Eagle News Online Nov. 1, 2010.
Empire Brewing Company owner David Katleski, of Cazenovia, spoke to the Cazenovia village board on Nov. 1 to discuss his plans to build a microbrewery right next to Lorenzo State Historic Site - which would eventually require annexation of the property by the village.
Empire runs a restaurant in downtown Syracuse, where they currently brew...
October 2010
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Cheap victories
When you’re in 11th grade, a cheap victory is still a victory By Doug Campbell
This piece originally appeared in the October 10 edition of the Cazenovia Republican.
When Kurt Wheeler told our class the incentive for getting a perfect score on the regents exam would be free dinner at the Brewster, we were all pretty excited.
But, being conniving high schoolers, one of us suggested a...