Food Among the Ruins: “Detroit, the country’s most depressed metropolis, has zero produce-carrying grocery chains. It also has open land, fertile soil, ample water, and the ingredients to reinvent itself from Motor City to urban farm.”
Paris’ Dog House Is Damn Comfortable!: “The two floor dog house has a clay-tile roof with copper gutters, intricate ceiling molding and a crystal chandelier hanging in the bedroom complete with central air.” Shut. Up.
In the final rap battle in 8 Mile, Jimmy Smith, played by Eminem in a loosely autobiographical role, calls out Papa Doc for having attended “Cranbrook, that’s a private school.” Oh, the horror! Em, you should know that even the poshest private schools offer need-based financial aid. (more…)
Street Sleeper: “Cummfy Banana offers alternative sightseeing in a motorised four-poster bed with top-speeds of 70 mph. Lazy London tourists can take it very easy indeed.”
So Maybe the Slackers Had It Right After All: “We moved to San Francisco and Brooklyn and Mission Hill. We jumped from job to job. Put off marriage. Never bought a place… We’ve got no house to lose, no career to dash, no school-aged children in need of pricey Wii gaming systems.”
Boulder’s Bus Routes: marketing gone stupid — “the colorful HOP, SKIP, JUMP, BOUND, DASH, STAMPEDE and BOLT buses offer convenient travel around the city and county.”
