17 July 2008

"Bike Friendly"

is a social attribute of a city, not a physical one.

P.S. Bike lanes suck.

15 July 2008

The Bourne UltraShakyCam

Finally saw the 3rd Bourne movie. I don't get how pointing a camera at a stationary car bumper and waggling it back and forth is supposed to depict an exciting motorcycle chase. It's pretty amazing that in 3 movies the car chases went from thrilling to tiring to nauseating.

And he should've died at the end. Talk about pulling your punches. Waste of time.

06 July 2008

Doctor Who & Captain Slow

The next Dr. Who assistant should be James May.  And I want an entire episode in which James lays out his dissatisfaction with the sonic screwdriver.

02 July 2008

I Surrender to the Smart Car Hype

I give up. Farhad Manjoo in today's Salon enthusiastically exclaims, "the Smart is perhaps the first modern, street-legal car small enough to completely upend your relationship with the city." It's not the first (it's not even new), it's one of many to the rest of the world (Londoners have been driving cute little urban teacups-on-wheels for over 40 years). But I can't keep ranting about small cars in big cities and the US repeatedly missing the boat. I predict that in 2011, Manhattan will discover scooters.