Author Archives: Aaron Naparstek
Stalled Sprawl, Mystery Attack Ads and Osama Calls for Action on Climate Change
Did you ever want to live inside a transistor radio? Check out Alan Taylor’s striking aerial photos of stalled sprawl projects in Southwest Florida at Boston.com’s The Big Picture. via the NRDC’s Kaid Benfield. The creepy, chilling outcome of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision: Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio tries to figure out who is [...]
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Beware the Park Slope Hooker Dog Thief
I’m generally a big fan of the Park Slope Food Coop. The fresh produce and low prices can’t be beat. It’s a great community center and I always run in to friends and colleagues when I’m shopping and working there. The Coop provides a steady customer base for a slew of outstanding food producers around [...]
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Tea Party TV
It’s football season and that means it’s the only time of year that I’m watching the same television programming as guys who like Sarah Palin. If you’ve got 180 seconds to kill and you want a concise, entertaining glimpse at the American collective unconscious, here were the three most outstanding ads of the day… Dodge [...]
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Planet Albany: Return of the Cuomo
Carl Paladino: Ah, yes. A liberal, downstate, union-backed gubernatorial campaign, much like your father’s. By now you must know that your father can never be returned to the guvernor’s mansion [sic]. So will it be with you. Paladino: I’m looking forward to completing this campane [sic]. In time you will call me guvernor [sic]. Andrew Cuomo: [...]
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Would drivers obey the speed limit for fun?