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THE TECHNOLOGY ISSUENOV 19-NOV 25  Everything Old Is... Still HereHow Antique Technology Lives On in NYCBy Adam Bonislawski
It’s a difficult time for the Luddites among us, hemmed in as we are on all sides by technology’s remorseless advance. Facebook, iPhones, Tumblr, YouTube, MP3s, DVDs, HDTV, Bluetooth, Twitter, Skype, Meebo.
It’s a difficult time for the Luddites among us, hemmed in as we are on all sides by technology’s remorseless advance. Facebook, iPhones, Tumblr, YouTube, MP3s, DVDs, HDTV, Bluetooth, Twitter, Skype, Meebo. Touch-screens in taxi cabs, wireless on airplanes, radio tags on clothing labels, GPS in your dashboard. The first web browser hit the market in 1995, and it seems we’ve been running ever since.
Given that, it’s perhaps worth pausing for a moment to ponder ... (more)
 NOV 19-NOV 25 Toys From the FutureTwenty-Three Must-Have Gadgets for Depression 2.0By Henry Stewart
Electronic Drum Kit Shirt. It’s a t-shirt with a built-in drum machine. When pressed, each piece of a cartoon seven-piece kit produces a unique sound through a built-in speaker, so Phil Collins types ... (more)
        OCT 29-NOV 11 Your 2008 Presidential Fantasy Cabinets!
As we go to press, the Presidential Election has yet to be decided. Of course, November 5th will reveal the man charged with leading this country through a deeply troubled historical moment, but it won’t ... (more)
 OCT 29-NOV 11 Faces for RadioDate Night with the NPR SetBy Jamie Peck
Unlike most of the self-absorbed North Brooklyn man-children I’ve dated, Brian Lehrer has never bullshitted me. I believe him when he tells me Russia is invading Georgia.
Unlike most of the self-absorbed ... (more)
 OCT 29-NOV 11 Go Forth and FlirtSpeed Dating in the Saddest Month of the Year
Speed Dating for Professionals: This event is for professionals between the ages of 33 and 49; participants will take part in ten to twelve six-minute dates
Speed Dating for Professionals
This event ... (more)
 OCT 29-NOV 11 Where to LOOK When You’re Looking TO BUY6 potential homebuyers find their ideal neighborhoodsBy Benjamin H. Sutton
Mr. International. Who he is: An unattached restaurant mogul in the making who’s rented in Tribeca since moving from Paris in 2003, location is his primary concern. Besid
Mr. International
Who he is: ... (more)
 OCT 29-NOV 11 Steal This EconomyNew York's Yippies Plan for the RecessionBy Jessica Hall
John Penley, a neighborhood activist notorious for mischievous exploits like hurling donuts at the police, is holding court at a bar table at the YIPPIE café.
Saturday, October 4, 2008 – John ... (more)
OCT 29-NOV 11 10 Books to Check Out Before the ElectionBy Chris Mathias
unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation by Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. Political campaigns of all stripes are happy to cherry pick statistics to prove a point, so how is Joe ... (more)
 OCT 22-OCT 28 Battleground USAAn Inside Look at America’s New Swing StatesBy Henry Stewart
The 2008 Presidential Election is historic for many reasons, foremost of which is the enormous success of the first-ever African-American major-party nominee. This election season also marks what many ... (more)
 OCT 22-OCT 28 The Old Swing States(That Still Count in 2008)By Henry Stewart
OHIO 20 Electoral Votes
Motto: With God, All Things Are Possible; alternately, Go Buckeyes Greatest contributions to American culture: Thomas Edison; Harvey Pekar; Joe Eszterhas (the genius behind Showgirls) ... (more)
 OCT 22-OCT 28 The Streets of PhiladelphiaDoor-to-door Democracy on the Eve of the ElectionBy Musa Gurnis
With a month to go before what may be one of the most important Presidential Elections in American history, L Magazine contributor Musa Gurnis put on her Obama t-shirt and made the bus trip down to Philadelphia ... (more)
 OCT 22-OCT 28 How New Yorkers Can Make a Difference(Because your vote isn’t really that important…)By Ben Sutton
Going door-to-door is uber-effective and, for Obama supporters with enough time to donate, Pennsylvania is two hours away by bus. Less a sales pitch than a discussion between citizens, most interactions ... (more)
 OCT 15-OCT 21 Interview: Vivian GirlsBy Marc Hogan
Even for sloppy noise-pop, practice makes perfect. Vivian Girls have honed the punk- and girl group-charged songs on their acclaimed, exhilarating self-titled debut album by playing more than a hundred ... (more)
 OCT 15-OCT 21 Your Recommended Daily Dose of CMJ
TUESDAY October 21st The Brooklyn Vegan Showcase at Music Hall of Williamsburg This might be one of those shows where people with CMJ badges are left out in the cold, while ticket-holders get in first, ... (more)
 OCT 15-OCT 21 The Name Game
In an attempt to prove once and for all that bands need to be far more careful when choosing their names, we’ve rummaged through the CMJ schedule and handpicked nine acts we’ve never heard of, and, before ... (more)
 OCT 15-OCT 21 Fall Record Release Preview
It’s sometimes hard for music fans to plan for any kind of life after CMJ. You spend all this time looking forward to it, then organizing your schedule so that you don’t wind up missing anything you really ... (more)
 OCT 15-OCT 21 The ClashLive at Shea Stadium (Sony BMG)By Mark Asch
Has it really been nine years since From Here to Eternity? Since that career-spanning live album capped a year seeing the recirculation of the whole Clash discography, it’s seemed like The Only Band That ... (more)
OCT 15-OCT 21 Memory Cassette• Rewind While Sleeping EP • The Hiss We Missed EP (posted at hailsocial.blogspot.com)By Jeff Klingman
Two recent EPs freely posted on the blog of established Philadelphia band Hail Social are the rarest of things in this era of information overload and instant search engine gratification — items ... (more)
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