Smith and 9th Street

By hugh | Published: December 13, 2009

One of the spookier stops on the F train, the last few photo posts were all taken in the area when I went to the Bell House to see That Petrol Emotion.

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Peeling Paint

By hugh | Published: December 13, 2009

It’s not a bridge falling apart or a yard of weeds.

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Brooklyn Shadows

By hugh | Published: December 13, 2009

Night photography rules!

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Christmas in Zoom

By hugh | Published: December 12, 2009

These were taken 20 seconds apart and yet it’s pretty hard to find one person in both shots. I can.

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Let’s Stay Open for Business

By hugh | Published: December 11, 2009

I was pretty disappointed in this month’s cover story in Harper’s called “Final Edition.” We have pages of anecdotes about San Francisco newspaper history and then a conclusion that newspapers lost touch with the cities where they publish mostly dismissing the internet. What about newspapers that ignore their mission to inform the public? Why does [...]

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Free Concerts in Morningside Heights

By hugh | Published: December 8, 2009

‘Tis the season! I just got back from a concert by TACTUS at the Manhattan School of Music at Broadway and 122nd. That’s the new music group. It’s the end of the semester and MSM is putting on a string of great free concerts and recitals almost every night through December 19th so check the [...]

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Five Star Movies on DVD

By hugh | Published: December 7, 2009

When I watch a string of really good movies in a row, sometimes I have to catch my breath. In no order, here are a few I rewatched and a couple new ones. Gandhi Ben Kingsley really is astonishing in this. “He showed the world a way out of its madness and we don’t see [...]

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Spider Ferns

By hugh | Published: December 5, 2009

Why do these plants produce flowers when they have their whole fern plop it over there schtick? The answer is probably on wikipedia.

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Cactus and Pumpkin

By hugh | Published: December 4, 2009

And the reason is: taller is better on the internet.

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Travel Agent

By hugh | Published: December 4, 2009

Windows are the window to the playground usually but sometimes they show inferno.

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