O Snap: Steel, glass and concrete
April 2nd, 2008
Portland, Oregon — Though it may be a bohemian mecca in an uneasy alliance with nature, no metropolitan area Portland’s size could be sustainable without industry.
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O Snap: Taking art to the streets
April 1st, 2008
Portland, Oregon — At its best, art is an act of creation with the potential to subtly transform the surrounding environs, be they mental or physical. A work of art on a busy street, then, expands upon the potential: where most art must be sought out by individuals already so inclined, a mural like the wall graffiti on SE Belmont can be passively viewed again and again, with greater effect upon landscapes inward and out.
To give a better sense of scale and location, a second shot from across the street:
O Snap: What urban sprawl?
March 31st, 2008
Portland, Oregon — There are few cities in America quite like Portland. From its inexpensive food to all-too-common neck beards, PDX is a compelling argument in favor of adopting a robust regional identity. By dint of carefully controlled land use planning, it’s a short drive from the legion talkative, possibly crack-addicted bums off Burnside to the serenity of the natural world.
How fucked is your state?
March 7th, 2008
USA Today’s interactive map identifies which states (and then, which counties) have been crippled by our let’s not call it a recession. The fun you’ll have zooming from state to state trying to identify the most economically fucked area of our suffering nation will almost offset the cold despair that will certainly take hold of your heart when you see your county in the red.
Understanding zombies
February 29th, 2008
Most 10-year-olds can tell you that zombies are the living dead, that they are usually slow moving but relentless, and that they hunger for human flesh (a side effect of this is that their bite transforms their victims into zombies themselves). But as a society, have we ever shown curiosity about their postmortem hopes and dreams? Hell, have we even bothered to find out what they like?
That’s why I’m glad Portland’s News Channel 8 took the initiative to explore the zombie psyche on live television:
You know what? I like them as well. Maybe the differences between humans and zombies aren’t insurmountable after all…