By Jul 15,2008

The bike wars continue

Megan responds to my post; as I said in her comments section, I would say this: of course I have sped before. I’ve also been pulled over before, one time,...

By Jul 15,2008

Obama Iconography

Does anyone else find this controversy over the New Yorker cover a tad bit silly? Silly, and perhaps a little revealing? Apparently, there’s only one acceptable way to portray Barack...

By Jul 14,2008

Who you know

Via Peter and Matt, I see that there is some discussion over hiring practices. Says Freddie: The last couple of years have seen my friends begin to start their honest-to-goodness...

By Jul 14,2008

Biking as culture, cont.

So, you might remember me condemning bikers, pedestrians, and car drivers equally for their poor road skills last week; if you read the comments, you might get the sense that...

By Jul 14,2008

Mushball Polls, Mushball Candidates?

At the Plank, Nate Silver draws our attention to those gap-closing Presidential polls. Bad news for Obama? Well it ain’t good news. But the natural question to ask here is...