From Clovis, NM, a relatively rural town that’s a mix of Air Force and farming: Student editor-in-chief Maggie Chavez and staff member Jessie Hardison said Thursday the decision to feature homosexual couples was made after much consideration and discussion by the staff. “We just wanted to show that there is a diversity. There (are) gay …
“Missing Clovis man found dead” This refers to a recent unfortunate incident, and not the solution to a paleo-Indian mystery
Coming of age when I did, and having had the art of that age be like the water in which I, the fish, swam, I felt like I had to say something meaningful about the death of the fabulously influential Robert Rauschenberg, who died last week. So here’s the story. When I was growing up, …
Saw Gary Hustwit’s marvelous film “Helvetica” this weekend. Helvetica is the universal typeface, that which it seems cannot be improved upon, both loathed for its pedestrian ubiquity and revered for its comfortable functionality. Reminded me very much of some of the issues raised by Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker piece a few years back on ketchup. …
All right, enough already. I’m tired of being hassled by The Man. I fixed it, OK?
If the Intertubes are to be believed, this is the Red Army Choir. (backstory) Dig those Britney Spears microphones on the army dudes. All it needs is some guy in the back yelling “FREEBIRD!”
Well here’s some good news: China’s strongest earthquake in 58 years may reduce the nation’s energy demand as damaged power plants and transmission lines force companies to idle some generators. The down side, though, according to Bloomberg’s Rob Delaney, is the quake’s possible contribution to food inflation. Oh, yeah. And all the dead people. That’s …
Eckleburg: Workstudy Student: Does Honey Go Bad? Me: After 3 years, it will start to vote Republican. Workstudy Student: [polite silence]
Make up your own story to go with this, or check out Dave’s.
So it turns out the Google satellite image is not live, so you’ll have to take my word for it that I saw an elephant down by the Rio Grande on my bike ride today. The Google Mapness is a little bit squirrelly, but I think I’ve got this working: View Larger Map Scroll in …
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