On the new book
Spent: Sex, Evolution and Consumer Behavior, by
Geoffrey Miller: "The grand edifice of
brand-name consumerism rests on the narcissistic fantasy that everyone else cares about what we buy." [
NYT]
What does it mean when the sellers of half-million-dollar
condos start advertising on lamp posts along with all the "Man with Van" and "Lost Parakeet" people?

...not to mention the
Dump Bloomberg Now people. Spotted on Fifth Avenue:

East Village and Lower East Side declared a
"danger zone" of violent assaults. [
EVG]
After the fire, not just one or two buildings will fall--
an entire block in Chinatown is slated for the wrecking ball. If you ask me, this stinks of backroom schemes to wipe out a chunk of unprotected neighborhood and put up a glass tower. [
BB]
...
Downtown Express shows this is the second time this year that
103 East Broadway has been controversially evacuated by the city. It is also the address of former
sweatshop.
A first look at the newly reopened
Washington Square Park. [
WSP]
Looking back at the history of
dumbbell tenement design. [
Blah]
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