Remember that scene in the Sex and the City movie (the first crappy movie, not the second, crappier, insightful film about life in the Middle East and cross-cultural exchanges) when Carrie needs to get a new phone number and is dismayed to find that there are no more 917 numbers available, and that she'll need to settle for a 646 number? "I've got hoes, I've got hoes...
Continue readingRemember when we had to buy tokens to ride the NYC subway? And being a frequent user of the MTA meant you needed to purchase rolls of tokens? (Is that a rolls of tokens in your pocket or are you happy to see me?) Now, in 2010, it's hard to recall a time before MetroCards. Take a trip down memory lane with these series of commercials for the then-new MetroCard (called "MetroCard Gold") from 1997: Via Gothamist. P.S. — Taking a similar trip back in time, remember the days before E-ZPass? P.P.S. — It looks to be another busy weekend. Sorry for the lack of posts! ...
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I always said that a six-figure salary doesn't mean much in Manhattan — it seems like everywhere I turn I run into 26-year-olds making at least $150k a year, or people younger than me buying $1.2 million apartments. (And yes, these are real example of my friends and acquaintances!) According to the White House, the $250k salary is the mark of wealth in the U.S. However, it is obvious when taking into account cities like New York that $250k does not have the same effect in different parts of the country. CNNMoney has compiled a Google Map to show just that — in Manhattan, you would need to make $545k/year to maintain the same lifestyle as someone making $250k/year living...
Continue readingThere has been a lot of talk lately about redesigning the map of the world's largest subway system in an effort to make it easier to read and increase ridership. Designer Eddie Jabbour took up the challenge in a heavy redesign called NYC Subway KickMap:
The Kick Map is designed to get more people to ride New York City’s subway system. Created with clarity and ease of use, it allows riders to navigate this vast system easily and without uncertainty. The subway map is the key to understanding this most complex subway in the world, which has 26 separate lines and 468 stations. A well-designed map not only welcomes and empowers novices to use the subway but also encourages... Continue reading
German photographer Michael Wesely specializes in long exposure photography. Using a self-built pinhole camera, his photographs have captured the light of its subjects for up to three years. In 2001, he was invited by the Museum of Modern Art in New York to capture the re-development of their building. He set up four cameras in four different corners and proceeded to record the destruction and re-building of the MoMA until 2004 — that's an exposure of 34 months! With a surreal and almost eery quality about them, I find these photos to be hauntingly beautiful and ghost-like. I feel inspired to take some extremely long exposure shots myself, but I'm pretty sure that J would have a cow if I were...
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