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In the 1930’s, colour photography was only just starting to take off, with Kodak’s Kodachrome introduced in 1935. Still, most colour footage from the era has been colourized after the fact. Not this film, though. Shot by a French tourist in the summer of 1939, this is what New York … Read More
A superachiver is someone who doesn’t just succeed; they succeed overwhelmingly. Think of Christopher Nolan moving from indie-hit Memento to blockbuster Batman Begins in a scant five years, or David Chang taking New York by storm with his highly-lauded Momofuku restaurants, or Jessica Watson circumnavigating the world unassisted at age … Read More
A halfway decent signature isn’t that difficult, but possible Treasury secretary Jack Lew can’t figure it out. [New York]
Urban planners in sprawling Calgary, overpriced Vancouver, crumbling Montreal and gong-show Toronto should take note of these terrible ideas once proposed for New York and take solace in the fact that things could be hilariously worse. Or spend several millions of dollars studying them, since this is Canada. Although giant Star … Read More
Publishing a map of all registered handgun owners in Westchester and Rockland Counties generated such a vitriolic response, the newspaper was forced to hire armed guards. It probably goes without saying at this point, but God Bless America. [NPR]
