“Dewey Martin, drummer for the short-lived but long-resonating rock band Buffalo Springfield whose career after the group split never ignited like those of his former band mates Neil Young and Stephen Stills, has died. He was 68.” (via LA Times)
Archive for February 5th, 2009
R.I.P. – Dewey Martin (1940-2009)
Posted in Obituaries, Popular Culture, Popular Music, Rock 'n' Roll on February 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
R.I.P. – Milton Parker (1919-2009)
Posted in Business, Food & Wine, Jewish Life, New York City, Obituaries on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Milton Parker, who brought long lines and renown to the Carnegie Deli in Manhattan with towering pastrami sandwiches and a voluble partner who kibitzed with common folk and celebrities alike, died in Queens on Friday. He was 90 and lived in Manhattan. . . . ‘In the history of delicatessens, Milton Parker’s Carnegie Deli caused [...]
Across the Great Divide: Tijuana’s “City of Waste”
Posted in American West, Architecture, Crimes & Misdemeanors, Current Events, International Affairs, Politics, The Americas, Urban Affairs on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While the completion of the final 670-mile stretch of security fence along the U.S.-Mexico border continues to be slowed by political and engineering issues, across the more than 600 miles of fence already completed (“a hodge-podge of metal panels, wire mesh and steel posts”) “drug smugglers . . . continue to breach the fencing that is up, [...]
The Winners and Losers in the Switch to Digital Television
Posted in Bush, Business, Congress, Obama, Science & Technology, Television on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“In order to keep some 6.5 million TV screens from going dark two weeks from now, both houses of Congress have now voted to postpone the deadline for a changeover from analog to to digital television transmissions from February 17 to June 12. The president has been pushing for the delay, and despite delays from peevish Republicans, he [...]
Travel Photo of the Day: Hanoi, Viet Nam
Posted in Asia, Foreign Travel, Photography on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Don’t Piss Here” – Painted message on brick wall in residential section of Hanoi, Viet Nam, December, 2006 (note evidence of just-concluded disobedience along bottom of wall at lower left) (Full photo)
Is Hollywood Having Its Napster Moment?
Posted in Books, Business, Cinema, Crimes & Misdemeanors, Economy, Popular Culture, Science & Technology, World Wide Web on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Because of widely available broadband access and a new wave of streaming sites, it has become surprisingly easy to watch pirated video online — a troubling development for entertainment executives and copyright lawyers.” (via NY Times) [Earlier this week, for the first time, I watched a pirated movie, a DVD copy of a current-run Academy [...]
