What, no Kim Jong Il doll?
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 4:42 AM on August 8, 2008

I appreciated the mention of JC Dobbs. That was a really cool little room. But I never did see Hazard play. But he was a longstanding presence in the Philly rock scene.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 8:43 PM on August 6, 2008

We moved from NJ only a year after it opened, but I swear that I still remember the TV ads for this place. Too bad my parents never took me there. It looks insaaaaayne!
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 7:29 PM on July 21, 2008

I like how they refer to the guy on the bike as an amateur cyclist, omitting that he is an amateur bike racer (a damn good one, too--I know him).

At the end, the guy on the electric bike admits the steep hill overwhelmed the capacity of the motor, and if that were the case, I'd hate to be pushing a 50-lb bike up a hill. No mention of how much this contraption costs.

Metaman, converted bikes are all over Cuba (and other developing countries).... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 3:50 PM on July 19, 2008

I heart the word pram. Just makes me smile typing it.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 4:06 PM on July 18, 2008

And then Marion Nestle goes and spoils everyone's fun by writing in a letter published in today's Times that, according to her estimates, the cookies made by this recipe would amount to 500 calories each.

Thanks, Marion, really.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 5:31 PM on July 16, 2008

Before the article in the Times, I had never heard of "Bryant Park" and I listen to NPR every single day, including the weekends. When was it on? 5 am? Midnight? I'd never even heard an announcer plug it.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 6:24 PM on July 14, 2008

Your list of lists sucks.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 7:29 PM on July 13, 2008

"The Rider" is a classic tome amongst bike racers. I was shocked to learn it was published in English only recently.

And Tim still races his bike.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 5:13 PM on July 12, 2008

...hijackiness...

*snort*
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 3:09 PM on July 12, 2008

First thing I thought of was that King Missile song, but mygothlaundry beat me to it.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 6:07 PM on July 8, 2008

I have mixed feelings about this venture. As a diehard radio listener, I appreciate the intimacy of a good show, even if it's a raucous gigglefest like "Car Talk." But we'll see.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 6:04 PM on July 8, 2008

This is where having the version as it appears on the newsstand is vastly preferable. But I am an unrepentant newspaper reader and adore newsprint on my fingers.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 5:34 PM on July 2, 2008

The queue at the Film Forum has already started. No shoving, please.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 5:27 PM on July 2, 2008

Zowee. The Cross Bronx accounts for four out of the top five. I knew there was a reason I avoided that road like the plague.

And yet, despite this, L.A. is still number one?
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 1:43 PM on June 17, 2008

This story fits in perfectly with the Times' focusing on this rich demographic. You and I, who are lucky to have two walls to rub together, are expected to read about their ginormous homes and second homes and eclectic interior decoration with envy. We're supposed to think, gosh, they're not your regular rich-as-fuck douchebags, they actually have taste and awareness of things outside their little money-cushioned sphere of existence.

Fuck 'em all.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 4:50 AM on June 13, 2008

Actually, that list is practically a list of where at least a certain type of USian is most prone to go - dangerous places where they're not wanted.

My BS radar is pinging!

Dangerous? Cuba? When I went, the Cuban immigration control barely looked at us, and put a very small nondescript stamp in my passport. My friend J. has been there three times, and rode his bike almost all the way to the eastern end of the island. As a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 7:18 PM on June 10, 2008

Where was this during the Giuliani administration?
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 6:08 PM on June 4, 2008

I'd like to see this race with the time spent looking for parking included in the car's transit time.

The cyclist (a girl!) says she did not run any red lights. My question is, did the driver?

As for shmegegge's assertion that he hates bikes, then don't ride one. And please keep your bike-hating to yourself, because a lot of people are riding them nowadays. As for a commute such as South Ferry to Harlem, I do it once a week, and my riding time is... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 1:44 PM on June 3, 2008

I'd like to stand up and represent the many women who do not watch this show. Empowering women blah blah blah shoes blah blah BLAH clothes you can't do anything in except look like an GD moron blah blah shoes blah argh blah argh!
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 5:23 AM on June 1, 2008

Still waiting on mine.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 6:24 PM on May 31, 2008

Amazing pictures! From what I've seen nowadays, having explored large parts of the South Bronx, Brooklyn, and Harlem, there is nothing in NYC that resembles these photos. To be sure, there is still poverty, drug addiction, abandoned buildings, and empty lots, but it is much cleaner, less garbage, hardly any burned-out cars, less deperation and resignation. However, while the trains are cleaner and I don't have to worry about getting mugged, I am bummed that so much of Manhattan (and increasingly,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 5:08 AM on May 27, 2008

The assertion that old bikes are dangerous is laughable. It hardly takes mechanical genius to determine if a previously owned bike is in good enough condition to buy (rust? dents in the tubing? noise when the wheels spin?), and most repairs to make it rideable are not that expensive. A slight wobble in a front wheel? Yeah, it's annoying, but will that kill ya?
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 5:08 AM on May 26, 2008

Nobody's suggested this yet, but I would think that this is a case better handled in civil court.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 6:11 PM on May 15, 2008

Thanks for reminding me about Ugly Kid Joe's dreadful recording of the already-treacle-laden "Cats in the Cradle." I'll never get that ten seconds back.
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 8:12 PM on May 13, 2008

I think the appropriate time for debate is long past. Where was the debate in 2003? I don't recall any serious discussions between pro and anti-Iraq invasion, just a lot of "oh my, he's dangerous!" handwringing. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people were marching against the invasion, and they were written off as a bunch of fringies and wingbats.

I would like to see all those who voted for President Fucktard in '04 step forward and relinquish their voting... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 6:57 PM on May 13, 2008

I am a habitual recreational rider and bike commuter, and I have doubts about bike-sharing programs. I would suggest that the money is better spent on building actual bike infrastructure (racks where they are needed, secure bike parking at transit hubs, municipal laws requiring bike access to employees). There are numerous examples in New York, my fair city, in which new facilities (the New York Times building, the under-construction PATH station at the WTC, the Time Warner Center) where there... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 7:16 PM on April 27, 2008

The winners get to go to Carousel!
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 6:32 PM on March 30, 2008

I lived in Richland for almost two years and it was the longest almost two years of my adolescent life. My dad worked for WPPSS (pronounced "whoops"), and I was ever so thankful when he got laid off and we moved back to Oregon. What a godforsaken town, and a soul-killing place to live. The kids there thought they were so freakin' cosmopolitan and cool, and seemed to forget that they were more than two hours' drive from Spokane.

I also think it's quite funny... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 7:33 PM on March 26, 2008

The only grant that I know of received by FMU was a grant from New York State to promote music (the result of which is a series of free, free, free! concerts around NYC). It doesn't go toward programming or the station's day-to-day operations.

To quote Mike Lupica, from the station's blog:

The Free Music Series was made possible through a grant from the New York State Music Fund. The fund's goal is to help creatively-minded artists who... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 11:45 AM on March 2, 2008

Sighman, no need to be so critical of Yo La. Did they kick your dog or something? There is a CD called "Yo La Tengo Murdering the Classics," if you wanted to hear highlights of the band after the fact. I don't think it's unreasonable for them to make a little money off this endeavor; they've been playing at the Marathon for 13 years. For me though, the highlight of the segment is the announcing of Gaylord, who's one of my favorite DJ's on FMU. Yo La's cool and all that, but I prefer... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by computech_apolloniajames at 5:25 PM on March 2, 2008