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BirdCast
New York is a big enough city that you can be pretty sure to get a critical mass of enthusiasts in any field, as long as you gather them together around an event. When a rare Snowy Owl came to visit Central Park last winter, hoards of birders and amateur photographers swarmed the park to […]
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The week that was
Regular readers will recall the kindergartener who popped open a bottle of tequila during snack time last month. The principal of the school has his hands full now after a 5th grader at the same school was caught this week sharing weed gummies with his classmate. The Las Vegas mob has a new interest in […]
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The week that was
The Goodwill treasure, an explosive carry-on, and the secret to popping the turret off a Russian tank.
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The week that was
The People’s Convoy of mask-mandate-protesting-truckers made its way to the Bay Area where it ran into a hornet’s nest of opposition and was promptly repelled by a group of egg-pelting kids. An activist, pointing out the insanity of Florida’s new law banning school books considered “inappropriate,” filed a request to ban the good book. “Banning […]
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The week that was
A kindergartner in Michigan popped open a bottle of tequila at snack time and shared it with his classmates. An NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet, purchased at an auction for almost $3 million, was re-listed for $48 million but only got lukewarm interest with a top bid of $277. A 1959 receipt for “nothing” […]
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NYC’s Dollar Bus Network
Every vibrant city has its public transportation woes and homegrown hacks to resolve them. I experienced Mexico City’s Pesero buses when I was directed by a local to jump into passing VW Bus that took me where I wanted to go as long as I didn’t mind dropping off a few other people along the […]
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The week that was
Workers at a Staten Island Amazon fulfillment warehouse voted to unionize, a first for the company. Staff at more than 50 other Amazon warehouses have contacted the organizers to learn how they did it. Amazon’s soon to be released internal employee chat application has apparently been configured to filter or flag messages that contain words […]
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What to do in Oahu?
A friend is headed off to Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands for a week and asked for a couple must-do activities while he’s there. I’ve visited the island several times and here’s my list: Rent a car for your stay. You’ll want to have a car to get around unless you’re staying at a place […]
