The audiobook version of John Hodgman’s The Areas of My Expertise is available for free from the iTunes store. It is an excellent book and I can assure you that it is every bit as accurate and true as the…
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More Christmastime in the City
:: Friday night saw the lighting of the annual Energonistics (formerly Municipal Gas Works) “Eternaflame” menorah, a ten-foot tall structure which consists of a stainless steel set of nine candles, each topped with what will be a constantly burning gas…
Friday Facts: Living with elves, DTV, Sharks
:: Number of consecutive years the Journal-Clarion’s Leslie Sellers has reviewed the ballet company’s annual production of The Nutcracker– 28 :: Number of these reviews in which she has called it “mesmerizing”- 27 :: Date by which all of the…
Survivors of the Radio Apocalypse
In 1967, Jeff Crane walked out onto North Canton Avenue and winced from his first view of sunlight in 16 years. As his eyes adjusted, he took a nervous look around and saw an unwashed, bushy-bearded, shabbily-dressed, long-haired man stumbling…
A real fake city
For his film Playtime, director Jacques Tati built a fake city. [@ BLDGBLOG] During pre-production, “Tati visited many factories and airports throughout Europe before his cinematographer Jean Badal came to the conclusion that he needed to build his own skyscraper.…
Briefs: Election Day!
:: Some of the odder places where people will be casting their votes around the city today- Hanson’s Barber Shop, Warnum Avenue…Barkay Bros. Funeral Home, East Folkim Street… The back room of Genardi’s Pizza, Halpern Street… The garage of Mr.…
The Typesetters Club
This Friday, the Typesetters Club will once again be holding its annual banquet/dance at the downtown Hyatt, the first one they’ve held in six years. The club was founded in 1897 as a place for newspapermen to get together and…