A Visit from St. Nicholas (and His Financial Elves)
via aei.orgWith apologies to Clement Clarke Moore ( Read more... )

If you ever ride the B or Q train from Brooklyn into Manhattan be sure to sit on the right hand side and look out the window as the train leaves Dekalb Ave. station. You'll see this:

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It was originally installed in 1980 but then some time in the late '90s or early Aughts someone broke the light fixtures and then graffitied over the art. I was ( Read more... )

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And now ladies and gentlemen: In a lively display of the noble art of book cart choreography, I give you the Dewey Decimators:

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Have a look at this wonderful flickr set of New York City in the 1930s.


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I went to an amazing election party last night in Brooklyn and once the results were known everyone poured out onto the streets to celebrate. We blocked traffic, but in a friendly way. When the drivers honked their horns for Obama they were given high-fives by the crowd as they slowly drove through us. The police came by, took a look, and kept ( Read more... )

Only the Japanese can pull this off.

Imagined dialog:

Director of Zoo: You saw what happened in San Diego San Francisco with that Tiger. Do we have a protocol for that sort of thing ( Read more... )

I know I've been very political lately, but I can't help it with the election coming up. Go vote! And watch this video:

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