we’ve all been to the opera, right? we know what it means. we’ve been witness to it’s permutations and parodies. we know what it sounds like, feels like, looks like. we know what it means to issues of class, western … Continue reading
some of the best soulsearching in the world can be done on the ripta 60 bus. take the outbound from providence on a weekday night. take the 10:40; it will be half-empty. there will be a place to sit in … Continue reading
7:30 am is a time that doesn’t really exist for me. under virtually no circumstances do i ever exist as a conscious, sentient human being at this hour. when i see the number on my alarm clock, waking accidentally or … Continue reading
i hate when I have to publish stuff out of order, but now’s when i have the break, and it seemed a little more important to blog about lawrence lessig when i had the chance. so. i have finally escaped … Continue reading
before boing boing picks it up, i’d just like to share this quirky story with you all. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7629433.stm
while i wasn’t paying attention, my comrades at students for free culture decided to announce the location of this year’s free culture national convention. it turns out it’ll be in berekely, california, in just under one month. it looks like … Continue reading
it has been an enchanting summer working at the berkman center for internet & society. everyday, i get to hang out with some of the most brilliant people on the planet. we talk, we write (emails), we blog, we laugh, … Continue reading
ah the north end. what is about its thin, cloistered streets that makes me so romanticize the place? perhaps its something to do with the area’s rich feast tradition. as a bastion of roman catholic italians for over 100 years, … Continue reading