Limekiln Latitudes
On place, purpose and pretty things.Archive for November, 2008
nyt spoof
A colleague just came by the office with a hardcopy of the New York Times spoof being distributed throughout the city today. It’s pretty impressive, and has a rather elaborate online version as well. It was masterminded by a group called The Yes Men. Get your hands on one if you can – ebay’s already got them at a $39.95 minimum!
The city’s abuzz with coverage: Gawker, Laughing Squid, New York Times.
onward and upward
It’s taken me a full week to digest the success of last Tuesday’s election – not only its national and international significance, but also the personal impact it will have on my own life. Granted it’s been a busy week, too – I celebrated Obama’s election on U Street in DC, capping things off with some 3am chili cheese fries at Ben’s Chili Bowl; I soaked up the latest climate crisis statistics at a heavy-hitting Rockefeller Foundation/UPenn conference called Urban Design After the Age of Oil; and I turned 30 amidst family and dear friends (and a few hundred other people noshing at Shady Maple… a somewhat mindblowing institution).
I’ve got lots to say on all the above, so will be taking things one by one. But in the meantime I just had to document this rare mix of euphoria, relief, and motivation. As someone else has been saying quite a bit lately: “Let’s get to work.”
condoms! lubricant!
god i love this town. i’m just back from my polling place, the LGBT center in the west village. at 6:20am the line was already two blocks long, and as i approached the center itself i noticed that the “VOTE HERE/VOTE AQUI” signs are nestled happily next to the bins enthusiastically promoting condoms and lubricant. no one blinks; it’s just a natural part of the landscape. what gets me most excited is how shockingly different this scene must be from, say, the small church in a conservative pennsylvania or iowa or texas town.
best part? the lines are out the door everywhere.
edge
amazing how a slight shift of the color wheel lends some edge to good old red, white and blue. this video is evidence of the hip overlay that politics and patriotism seem to have received as a result of the overwhelming support among creatives for obama. (no complaints here – except perhaps for the word “interconnected,” which has always struck me as slightly redundant not to mention overused. listen to any designer talk for five minutes and he/she is sure to use it at least once!)
anyway, the video’s got a great aesthetic.
