Archive for December, 2005

The Accumulation Project

Instead of tossing out all those AOL CDs, which are about as ubiquitous as weeds, you can make sure they end up in the service of art! Eric Brown is collecting AOL CDs as part of the Accumulation Project. In November 2006, he will build "Pillars of Decency" with all the...
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Odds and Ends Pt. 2

A friend told me about this man she saw on TV who owned a life-size, realistic-looking doll. The man looked like a fairly normal guy, except for the fact that he treated this doll like his girlfriend. He would have a neighbor come over to put makeup on the doll....
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The New York City Transit Strike Cont.

On the Brooklyn Bridge during the evening commute, walking toward Brooklyn. I've posted some pictures that I took yesterday during the transit strike. You can view them here....
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The New York City Transit Strike

Due to the transit worker strike, only vehicles with at least four occupants are allowed to enter Manhattan between 5 and 11 a.m. (More on the city's strike contigency plan can be found at its official Alternative Transportation Information Center.) I've heard some people express doubts about jumping into a...
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Operation Santa Claus

On Saturday, I went to the main Manhattan post office to check out Operation Santa Claus, which I wrote about in a previous entry. I was pleasantly surprised by the numbers of people there, both men and women of different races and ages, including some parents with kids. The post...
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