Dan Schofer '00: 12-14-2013
Town + Country Lisbon. 73 minutes. 10 miles.Cold (25 degrees), breezy, and snowing lightly. Relaxed and easy pace.
View ArticleNadya Murray '99: Schumann stuff
I don't know why so many people are anti-Schumann--the symphonies, that is, most people seem to approve of the piano music. As an instrumentalist, okay, I can kind of see it--the man was a pianist, and...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Half Abandoned: Twin Townhouses Tell Two-Sided Stories
[ By WebUrbanist in Abandoned Places& Architecture. ] Physically conjoined but separately sold upon construction, the lives of paired buildings (ones that share a common wall) can diverge...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Basketball: Knights Blister Nets Again in Win Over...
Only three days after eclipsing the school record for field-goal percentage in a single game, the Carleton College men’s basketball team broke that mark during the Knights’ 82-55 victory over visiting...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Post San Francisco: Travelogue Decompression Moment
It was a beautiful trip….seems like I saved thisone up for the right reasons..My friend, A., livesin a house owned by D., and my bosom friend, J.,visited for a couple of days from Chicago…I boughta...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Basketball: Knights’ Outside Shooting Takes Down Coe
The Carleton College women’s basketball team match the school record with 13 three pointers and used long-range shooting to defeat a taller Coe College squad, 82-72, in a non-conference matchup....
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Past Food: 10 Creepy Closed & Abandoned McDonald’s
[ By Steve in Abandoned Places& Architecture. ] I’m leavin’ it! You can bet your sesame seed buns these 10 closed and abandoned McDonald’s have swirled their last McFlurry and will bag burgers no...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Old People Talking To Themselves
Old people talk to themselves.Call that whatever you want.I think it's natural….especiallynow that I am one of them.Some don't vocalize…some do.I do…I don't really care who hears…I consider it a...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Marin County
Driving through the twisty hillsso many houses tucked amazinglyinto the windy roads….redwoodsshare the space…one can just tellthat people love living here.And there is a hangover of theSixties…the...
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Kevin Draper '10: Your Annotated Smartphone Bathroom Reader for Sunday,...
A focus on David Lee this week, for whom the struggle is real.The Trouble with David Lee Ethan Sherwood-Strauss TrueHoopWe begin the bathroom reader with a look at David Lee, who can do no right with...
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Cheryl Klein: A Nomination! A Third Printing! & 2013 Editorial Year in Review
I'm pleased to report that The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi, by Neal Bascomb, is one of five finalists for YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Infinity Rooms: Mirrored Spaces Reflect Endless Starlight
[ By WebUrbanist in Art& Installation & Sound. ] The experience calls the mind the climactic moment of the classic 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, in which our protagonist stares...
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Kevin Draper '10: Games of the Week: December 16-22, 2013.
Life = Basketball. I knew I was good at math.Monday: Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets (4:30 PM PST on League Pass) Basketball fans face some slim pickings to begin the week, so Nets versus Sixers it...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Talking about corruption
A government minister talks to a bunch of high powered executives about the disaster of corruption in Nigeria. What will she do? What will the executives do? How does anyone approach a problem that is...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Tree Tombs & Cliffside Coffins: 13 Unique Cemeteries
[ By Steph in Global& Travel & Places. ] In America we have a seemingly endless succession of near-identical cemeteries, filled with orderly rows of bland stones that tell us nearly nothing...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Swim & Dive Teams Win Four Events During Winter Break...
The Carleton College swimming and diving teams took part in a unscored multi-team meet during the Knights’ winter break competition trip. Carleton grabbed first place in both 50-yard freestyle events...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Briefskate: Skateboard with Storage Holds Your Belongings
[ By Steph in Design& Products & Packaging. ] Would you trust your skateboard to hold sensitive personal belongings, like your laptop or phone? The Briefskate has a built-in storage...
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