November 2009
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Nov 29th
Is Detroit the Next Artist Mecca/Utopia/City to...
cityrat: I’m not the only one who thinks it might be. From Flavorwire: Death and Life of American Cities: Is Detroit the Next Artists’ Haven? Don’t Sleep on Detroit Feral Houses of Detroit
Nov 29th
Nov 28th
Prospective client: $400 for a logo?! Why are you so expensive? My nephew has Photoshop—I can just get him to do it.
Me: Does your nephew have Microsoft Word?
Prospective client: Yes.
Me: Then have him write you a novel while he’s at it.
Nov 28th
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Nov 28th
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Nov 28th
The Future: When the Editors Hire the Publishers |... →
cityrat: A fine day indeed.
Nov 26th
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Nov 24th
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Nov 24th
Listencityrat: The Jesus & Mary Chain - “About...
Nov 24th
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Britain's New Internet Piracy Crackdown
cityrat: You know, I really do like good news. But this isn’t some. More from mediaguardian.co.uk (more to come).
Nov 23rd
Record Companies Make Spotify Wait to Change the... →
cityrat: (from Financial Times.)
Nov 23rd
Nic Cage Has a Shopping Problem →
cityrat: Rolls Royce: 1 of 9. (image: fireballtim.com) (via Business Insider)
Nov 23rd
Finland, Spain Add Broadband to Universal Service...
cityrat: By 2011, residents of those countries will be entitled to a “reliable 1Mbps connection at a reasonable price.” Read More
Nov 23rd
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The Awl's Shadow Editors Digest Safran Foer's Veg... →
cityrat: More to come…
Nov 23rd
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Nov 22nd
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Nov 22nd
cityrat: Ran out of hand soap, hit the drugstore, where I was faced with the usual overwhelming selection of colors, scents, styles and claims to a dubious variety of life-changing properties. Which product did I choose? The one with electronics in the bottle, of course!
Nov 22nd
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Nov 21st
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Lock Up Your Hot Dogs
cityrat: The hipster grifter is free. (via Animal NY)
Nov 20th
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Nov 19th
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Nov 19th
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Nov 18th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 14th
Nov 14th
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Behind the Wall
cityrat: (via Maud Newton) Reunification reads: Germany Then & Now; Granta’s Krauts!; the NYRB’s 1989!; and dissenting perspectives on The Lives of Others.
Nov 14th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 11th
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Was 'Stairway to Heaven' a Hit Because It was the... →
cityrat: The Daily Swarm asks all the important questions.
Nov 11th
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Nov 11th
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Listencityrat: Times New Viking-Drop-Out
Nov 10th
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Nov 10th
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cityrat: A pair of smart New York editors with an eye for design are behind the newly-launched Sight Unseen, an inside peek at the worlds of design, art, fashion, food, photography, and other creative disciplines. There’s plenty of cool stuff in the launch issue, including a studio visit with a Berlin-based scent expert, an object artist’s fantasy celebrity designs, a tag-a-long trip to the...
Nov 10th
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Nov 7th
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Nov 6th
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Sesame Street Turns 40 →
cityrat: They almost called it 123 Avenue B?! (via NY Mag)
Nov 6th
Concrete Jumble: Midtown Twist →
cityrat: (Via NYTimes).
Nov 3rd
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