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Titanic II and Home Sweet Home

By alex | Published: 6/1/2007
Today the block is once again surrounded by trailers: they’re going to be spending the better part of the next few weeks filming Titanic II in my building. It’s funny, I spent a lot of time in southern California, and rarely saw movie stars, and in New York they come to my house. I also […]
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NY Driving Fee

By alex | Published: 4/22/2007
I suppose I have to be a bit circumspect about commenting on local New York City politics, given that I am a relatively recent arrival in the city. But I am completely behind Bloomberg’s announced congestion pricing for downtown Manhattan. Anything that will reduce the smog and traffic downtown is a good thing. There are […]
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Democratization and the Networked Public Sphere

By alex | Published: 4/6/2007
Hey, speaking of things happening in the city I want to go to, Trebor just let me know about a panel at New School next Friday that looks really promising. The three panelists are each interesting and original thinkers in their own right, with enough convergence/divergence to provide for an interesting discussion, I think. Hope […]
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PodCamp & Virtual Hermits

By alex | Published: 4/4/2007
The whole idea of living in Manhattan was that, unlike Buffalo, I would be at the center of universe, and could go and do everything. And yet, I hardly have time to blog this semester (yes, I’m still alive), let alone go a mile downtown to do cool things. What cool things? Well, I managed […]
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