Following up on my earlier post about the book Transit Maps of the World: Reuters UK has interviewed the author. He's funny and interesting, but the best part is the mention of several websites for "transport geeks." I love urbanrail.net in particular. It shows maps of transit systems around the world. I'll be wasting a … Continue reading Geek Out… Way Out
Author: Anders
Stream of Consciousness
Douglas Coupland, the Canadian author of Generation X and Microserfs, is releasing a series of videos on YouTube to promote his latest novel The Gum Thief. The video, like the book, is a series of random thoughts of an office superstore employee. Using signage customized with parts of the text and animations of paperclips and … Continue reading Stream of Consciousness
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Please join us for an evening with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. He will be in town to discuss his new book The Conscience of a Liberal. You won't want to miss this opportunity to hear one of the country's most interesting and influential thinkers.Professor Krugman will be interviewed by David Morris, Vice President … Continue reading Don’t Miss It
Musings from Magers and Quinn 