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  • Francis M. Drexel School Demolition

    THE NECESSITY FOR RUINS

    ['FREEDOM CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT THE CONCEPT OF ORDER'] The Francis M. Drexel School (1888) at 16th and Moore is coming down, according to the good folks at stresslines.org and thedrexelschool.org. The latter site is a fascinating yet perplexing compendium of Francis M. Drexel School materials–blueprints, overviews, quotes on the value of [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 12:30am EST
    by crd2
  • On the Polish Analogy

    MyDD

    Last week after Senator Shelby, Republican of Alabama, shocked the sensibilities of the nation by placing a hold on some 70 executive nominations, Paul Krugman penned a short note comparing our dysfunctional Senate to Polish-Lithuanian Sejm.

    Here's Krugman's brief historical overview:

    In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Polish legislature, the [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 11:04pm EST
  • CC: Casciano Coffee Bar & Sweetery

    Pure Coffee Blog

    'What's does "CC" mean? Subject: Casciano Coffee Bar & Sweetery Location visited: Hammonton, NJFree WiFi ? : yesRating: 4+ [see key]When you get in between Philadelphia and the Jersey shore, you roll into an odd region of the state known for its sandy soil and weird pines (the pine barrens).' [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 10:28pm EST
    by Bill
  • MyDD5 update & back

    MyDD

    beta testing live?  Yea, its still somewhat in progress of working out all of the features, at the same time that we get bugs squashed. But, its been 5 weeks from the date of the launch, and things have moved in the right direction. We are working on some of [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:21pm EST
  • Jobs

    Eschaton

    I doubt anything significant will get through Congress (even the best case proposals aren't significant either). While I'm obviously more pessimistic than some on the economy, this isn't just about my pessimism. If the administration's own estimates are correct, unemployment will stay above 9% until the end of next' [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:01pm EST
  • OMFG!

    Katey's Kafe

    Number of comments: 2
    More snow to come tomorrow. WTF?

    I hate the fucking snow. I want to go to some tropical island and enjoy warmth. I swear I wouldn't even complain if it were 100 degrees and humid as hell. I just can't take this cold and snow anymore.

    I [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:40pm EST
    by kateykakes
  • Man Yells At Dog

    Brendan Calling

    We have a snow day here in Philadelphia, so I’m home from work, as I no doubt will be by Wednesday as well if the prediction of Blizzard: the Return is accurate. By any standard, two feet and change in a single storm is a pile, and with an extra [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 3:38pm EST
    by Brendan
  • John Murtha Dies at 77

    blonde sagacity

    Number of comments: 0

    "...Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. John Murtha, the first veteran of the Vietnam war and one of the most powerful lawmakers in Congress, died Wednesday morning at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA, after complications from gallbladder surgery. Murtha was 77..." (source) [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 2:56pm EST
    by ALa
  • Panic, Not Crash

    Eschaton

    The second commenter to this post puts a bit more succinctly what others have said since the crisis in the financial system really blew up. From the beginning it seemed that elite policymakers believed we had a liquidity crisis rather than an insolvency crisis, just a temporary lack of [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 2:19pm EST
  • Muddle

    Eschaton

    I thought this commercial was just a complete muddle. The green fascists are after you, so buy a green car, and avoid the fascists! There aren't actually any green fascists, so in reality what's your incentive for buying a green car? Who was that ad supposed to appeal to,' [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 2:02pm EST
  • Mammogram Hilarity.

    Zoe Strauss

    Number of comments: 0
    The amount of full blown non-stop awesomeness in the radiology waiting room at Pennsylvania hospital today was through the roof.

    Here's just a few tidbits from the mammogram waiting area.

    First, we saw our neighbors from a few houses away and hear about another neighbor, Carol, who [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 12:45pm EST
    by ZS
  • Quote of the day

    Just Between Strangers

    Number of comments: 0
    The point here is to take life in all its rich variety just as it is, with its ten thousand opposites, and to go along with whatever circumstances require, embracing things after their own inclination or according to chance, letting things be rather than getting in their way, and thus [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 12:30pm EST
    by ACM
  • Quote of the day

    Just Between Strangers

    The point here is to take life in all its rich variety just as it is, with its ten thousand opposites, and to go along with whatever circumstances require, embracing things after their own inclination or according to chance, letting things be rather than getting in their way, and thus [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 12:30pm EST
    by ACM
  • Inquisition

    Eschaton

    In my recent travels, I went to a museum of the Inquisition, formally the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, which included an exhibit on their "enhanced interrogation techniques." It of course contained exhibits on waterboarding and other barbaric practices which the fine people in our government [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 10:37am EST
  • Snowpocalypse, redux

    Just Between Strangers

    Number of comments: 0
    Well, there may not have been much snow in New York this past weekend, but we had plenty here (we can't even see this much of our patio) -- something like 20 inches in 24 hours, which is enough to tax the infrastructure in even the snowbelt states, let alone' [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 9:19am EST
    by ACM
  • Snowpocalypse, redux

    Just Between Strangers

    Well, there may not have been much snow in New York this past weekend, but we had plenty here (we can't even see this much of our patio) -- something like 20 inches in 24 hours, which is enough to tax the infrastructure in even the snowbelt states, let alone' [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 9:19am EST
    by ACM
  • Tiger Plans Return To Golf

    Dan Cirucci

    From TMZ:
    Tiger Woods is headed back to his home in Florida sometime next week and has pinpointed his return to golf ... according to someone who works for the Woods family.
    The source tells TMZ he is aiming to play in the Tavistock Cup -- an event that [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:01am EST
  • Laura Chinchilla Elected President of Costa Rica

    MyDD

    Laura Chinchilla of the ruling Partido de Liberación Nacional, traditionally a social-democratic party but one that has adopted a neo-liberal economic programme, won a decisive first round victory winning 46.8 percent of the vote in a four-way race. Her margin of victory was wider than expected. A former Vice President, [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:49am EST
  • MyDD Civic Literacy Test - Answers

    MyDD

    1) Name the 14th state admitted to the Union. Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791 becoming the 14th state.

    2) How many men have served as President? While President Obama is the 44th President, he is only the 43rd man to hold the office since [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:09am EST
  • Bored...

    Katey's Kafe

    Number of comments: 0
    Holy shit, I'm bored. Really fucking bored. I said I wasn't going to watch the Superbowl but it's on anyway. I've barely paid any attention to it. The Eagles aren't there, so it doesn't matter much to me. BTW, I know I'm being redundant here, but the Eagles suck big [...]
    Posted: February 07, 2010, 9:43pm EST
    by kateykakes
  • The Birdcage

    Support Your Local Gunfighter

    After a full month break, Monkey and Bird is back gracing SYLG with its humor. Locally written and illustrated, it is distributed by CO2 comics, and pimped by yours truly. I know the talent behind the copy, and trust me when I tell you they’re good people. Please check out the [...]
    Posted: February 07, 2010, 8:30pm EST
    by Wyatt Earp

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