Monthly Archives: April 2011

ARC ISLAND: an idea to create a floating city the size of Manhattan

I’m not one to smash a good idea, but honestly, this Kickstarter project to create a new floating civilization the size of Manhattan called Arc Island is so far-fetched that I have a hard time not believing that this is … Continue reading

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NYC Store Front illustrations by Bryan Christie

Illustration by Bryan Christie Inspired by the amazing book by James and Karla Murray entitled Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York, artist Bryan Christie created these drawings and renderings of photographs found in the book. They look so … Continue reading

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Driving on water

Photo: Scott Olsen/Getty Images This has been sitting in my drafts for quite some time, so excuse the untimely manner in which this post is published. About a week ago, Fargo, North Dakota and its surrounding flatlands were flooded with … Continue reading

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The story of Vivian Maier and her amazing early 20th-century photography

A previously unknown woman named Vivian Maier is being hailed by some to be one of the greatest 20th century photographers. Her photographs, bought in 2006 by a then-26-year-old Chicago real estate agent named John Maloof ended up being so … Continue reading

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Korean-Italian New York Accent

This is the self-proclaimed “Stasian” (an Asian from Staten Island) in the film preview I posted earlier about New York City accents. Here, Ben Lee talks about growing up in Staten Island in the 1970′s and how his Italian accent … Continue reading

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If These Knishes Could Talk: A film about the New York accent

Heather Quinlan is attempting to raise some money to finish a film called If These Knishes Could Talk about the changing New York accent and its seemingly gradual disappearance as New York City becomes more diverse. The teaser for the … Continue reading

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