April 2010
29 posts
Many happy returns →
It’s that time of year again. The time when all the procrastinators start fretting April 15: tax day. Paying taxes isn’t what most of us would consider fun, but here are some great resources for…
March 2010
35 posts
A light in Detroit →
The woes of the auto industry have been well-publicized throughout this recession, and with good reason. But there are projects that show some hope in the embattled Michigan city.
WNYC’s…
Six words on health care →
Everyone’s got a story about health care, whether it’s a late night rush to urgent care with a sick kid or a nightmarish series of calls to the insurance company to settle a claim. Last week, we…
BBC in Russian: Photo reporting from Moscow... →
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood To Score Film... →
a movie of norweigan wood?? the addition of radiohead increases potential for awesome exponentially.
shaneguiter:
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is set to return to film scoring by writing and composing music for the Anh Hung Tran-directed adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel Norwegian Wood. The score will be based on a composition Greenwood wrote for the BBC Concert Orchestra – “Dogwood,” which...
Revisiting earthquake economics →
In the months since the Haiti earthquake, tent cities have sprung up in Port-au-Prince. Frontline and NPR’s Planet Money report on the communities that have developed out of economic necessity.
Shorting out →
This month’s Vanity Fair magazine was devoted to money – specifically those who benefited from the financial fallout and where they are now. How’s all that financial reform coming?
WAMU’s Diane…
Green thumb? Apply for a plot →
Venice Community Garden has spots open! (via @yovenice)
Flip flops are the answer! →
from LA Times:
Researchers at Rush University in Chicago analyzed the gaits of 31 people with osteoarthritis of the knee while the participants were walking barefoot and while they were wearing clogs, stability shoes, flat walking shoes and the much maligned (and generally inexpensive) flip-flops.
Killer icicles terrorise Russians - Yahoo! News →
Milestone →
The House passed health care reform late last night. What will the new legislation mean to you? What are the biggest myths surrounding the bill and what do you need to know to take advantage of…
Down for the count →
The census only happens once every 10 years, and the information it brings in can change how local areas are represented in Congress and in turn the federal dollars they receive. So as forms get…
Sub-prime the Musical - EconomyBeat.org →
Does a Best Actress Oscar Lead to Divorce? |... →
What 15 Journalists Took Home from South by... →
From @myersnews at Poynter, my thoughts and 14 others about the big takeaways for journalists this year in Austin.
Your six-word economy memoir →
If I had to write my economy story in six words, it would be: “A little luck, lots of chutzpah.” We asked for your six-word economy memoir on Twitter and Facebook this week and got some…
Yellowing journalism →
New York Times table at SXSW
There are a number of panels at the South by Southwest conference that fall loosely under the heading of “the future of [fill in the blank]” be it film,…
The Austin scene →
Even if you can’t make it to Austin for the big South by Southwest conference this week, there’s plenty going on online, including new (and free!) music, great ideas in social media and other ways…
Bookkeeping →
McCracken County, Ky. librarians. Credit: Flickr/Circulating
NewsHour’s Patchwork Nation reported earlier this year on Laredo, Texas’s lone bookstore shutting down. Libraries are now…
What’s Greek to us →
Greece is in major debt and the ancient country is facing some very modern problems trying to get out. As a newer member of the eurozone, the European countries who have adopted the euro as their…
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WatchPhotos from the Manifest Equality closing party in Hollywood
Who are you calling Shorty? →
It’s Oscar weekend, but in the world of social media, a set of honors for a more prolific crowd went out this week – the Shorty Awards, which praise the best Twitterers on the planet. Some of the…
Day of action for education →
Students and education advocates in California took to the streets today to protest budget cuts to public school programs. Youth Radio’s correspondents were following the story and collecting…
“Even Omaha, Neb., had a slightly higher murder rate than L.A.”
– L.A. Consequential - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com
Hollywood Star Walk - Los Angeles Times →
Virtual Walk of Fame!
More powerful than 2 hours of The Hurt Locker:...
Paying for disaster →
Relief workers in Concepcion, Chile. Credit: Flickr/Globovision
Chile and Haiti suffered similar massive earthquakes, but the aftermath and impact of the disasters couldn’t be more…
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Blue Bottle Comes to Brooklyn (NYT) →
But the question remains: can you get the Espresso Temescal roast there or do you still have to fly 3,000 miles (or in my case 500) and go to the Rockridge farmers market?
Women in Management: Delusions of Progress -... →
So it’s all true: Women start lower and don’t get higher. Depressing report from HBR, but is any of this news?
Following the money →
During the 2008 presidential race a number of sites, like FiveThirtyEight.com and OpenSecrets.org, looked at the data behind election results and political contributions. The answer is always to…
Under one roof, or none at all →
The job shortage for recent grads is forcing more young people to think about alternatives to getting their own apartments after finishing college and going out into the “real world.” Often this…
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Broken Bells preview on NPR. Awesome.