Jaito A whole bunch of gobsmacking old photos of New York City.
Category Archives: New York City
New York City.
06-May-12Voodoo Sacrifice.
31-Dec-11In Forest Park there is a place atop a little glacial hill where the ground levels out briefly into a small platform; many decades ago, probably before the park was owned by the city, a small concrete basin was poured there, which was never removed. It made a convenient pit for fires, and became the […]
The Federation of Black Cowboys.
31-Dec-11So I’m walking out of Forest Park, and what do I see? A big red trailer with a bunch of horses on it – with the logo The Federation of Black Cowboys.
The Bayside Prophet.
31-Dec-11Stumbled across the writings of Veronica Leuken, the authoress of a series of mad, mildly sadistic and occasionally humorous prophecies revealed to her by the Blessed Virgin and Jesus in – where else? – Bayside, Queens. As with all prophecies – one of the very worst habits of the Biblical tradition – they are a […]
Queens NY.
31-Dec-11Jamaica Avenue, old siding under the El.
Pagan Driving School.
26-Dec-11Was walking by the Cloisters this morning when a car drove by with the eyebrow-raising motto “Pagan Driving School.” Sure enough, there’s one in New York.
An Interesting Princetonian in the News…
15-Dec-11Vladimir Teichberg: We want to change the principles under which we operate as a society. This is a revolution against hierarchy.
The Broke New York Mets.
15-Dec-11I went to a Mets game last fall – free tickets via a One Percenter – and thoroughly enjoyed it. There was a good crowd, the ballpark was nice, the home team won, etc. A nice evening out. The only bad thing was the part I didn’t have to worry about – the face value […]
Maintaining a Republic.
14-Nov-11A republic by definition depends on the existence of res publica, public property. The existence of publicly held institutions, open to all, is the key to equality of opportunity. As public programs will continue to face pressure from so-called Republicans, it is wise to call to mind how access to them has shaped lives. I […]
Fracking and Earthquakes.
06-Apr-12buy stromectol pills Human beings have become so incredibly powerful. A 600% increase in 3.0-or-greater magnitude earthquakes in middle America with no known natural explanation for it – the USGS describes the earthquakes as “almost certainly manmade.” The probable cause is fracking. “If you are doing deep well injection, you are altering the stress on the underlying rocks […]