Rantings of a New Yorker

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Entries for October, 2009

Is it really so hard to proofread?

How hard is it to check the facts that are being reported?

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Castle Rock

If you’ve never gotten up to Castle Rock before, take a trip with Scouting, NY and discover a beautiful place that more people should visit.

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A Million New Yorkers Are Good Without God. Are You?

Atheism ads ran on New York City buses in July, now, they’re running in the subways. The dozen subway stations where the ads are running are: 14th Street-Sixth Avenue 14th Street-Seventh Avenue 14th Street-Eighth Avenue 23rd Street-Eighth Avenue Pennsylvania Station (three ads) 86th Street-Lexington Avenue 96th Street-Lexington Avenue 42nd Street-Sixth Avenue/Bryant Park 66th Street-Broadway/Lincoln Center [...]

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Anne Frank on film

The Anne Frank Museum has its own YouTube channel and has released this video, the only known bit of film that shows Anne Frank on film. July 22 1941. The girl next door is getting married. Anne Frank is leaning out of the window of her house in Amsterdam to get a good look at [...]

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Illegal Beekeepers in Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s Urban Beekeepers: Breaking The Law For The Planet (Part I) from SkeeterNYC on Vimeo. Sometimes laws are meant to be broken. Meet a passionate crew of illegal urban beekeepers in Brooklyn, New York working on their very first honey harvest for their restaurants. Find out why raising bees on NYC rooftops is important for [...]

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Hrustevich on his Bayan Accordion

Hrustevich plays the accordion (bayan) and the sound is as if there’s a full orchestra behind him.

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War for Resources

The Age of Stupid looks to be an awesome film when it comes out! War for Resources HD from Age of Stupid on Vimeo.

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Thousands flock to Walkway Over the Hudson

Musician Pete Seeger was on hand to start the opening of the Walkway over the Hudson.  Formerly a railroad bridge, the Hudson Walkway is now a spectacular way to take a brisk walk over the Hudson River. Stretching from the Town of Lloyd in Ulster County to the City of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, the [...]

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The Telectroscope

The Telectroscope is a large series of mirrors, located between New York and London that allows people to instantly communicate with one another. The inventor of it went insane and died. Here, Andy Jordan dons steampunk garb to take a look across the Atlantic.

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