Archive for 2007

(from the NY Times, 8/27/07)

You heard it here first: Pork feet is the new sushi. As the Japan Times reports, one enterprising chef is opening a restaurant in New York with a menu that features “40 different dishes incorporating shredded pork feet and a variety of ingredients. The dishes range from Korean-style casseroles to spaghetti carbonara.” Apparently it’s all […]

Ooops. I’ve been working hard and haven’t had time to post. Sorry. Here’s a quick round up of some interesting things: 1. Jane Von Bergen, one of the true stars of the workforce beat, has a great piece in Sunday’s Philadelphia Enquirer about the co-working trend and some 21st century Philadelphians’ version of Ben Franklin’s […]

1. Virtual marriage. Today’s Wall Street Journal tells the story of Ric Hoogestraat, whose marriage to a woman in Second Life is straining his relationship with his wife in real life. 2. We’re at war, Mike. The new Atlantic has a stinging piece by former George W. Bush speechwriter Matthew Scully that exposes the scheming, […]

“We need to prepare kids for their future, not our past.” — Dr. Richard Moniuszko, Deputy Superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools

Phil Shapiro has started a Facebook group for A Whole New Mind. You can find the group here, though you must be registered. Meantime, the new BusinessWeek shows AWNM number #8 on the June paperback bestseller list.

Here are a few items that have caught my eye in recent days: — VoiceBank is developing manga for the iPhone. — Someone is leaving envelopes of money in mailboxes and men’s restrooms all over Japan. Sounds like the makings of a Haruki Murakami novel. — It’s Helevitica’s birthday. Did you get a gift? — […]

A couple of candidates (one real, one prospective) have started talking up the importance of art education. CultureGrrl has the story.

Newsweek asks Pentagram’s Michael Bierut (whose book,