Wednesday, August 20, 2008

*Everyday Chatter

"The bloom is off the Apple," says residential SoHo. (Remember, people actually live in that mall?) Furthermore, "no bar, nightclub, or construction site comes close to continually ruining our quality of life like Apple SoHo has." You go SoHo! [AMNY]

Sounds like a good time to revisit the Urban Etiquette Signs flickr pool:


Check out the AdBusters blog.

Here's an interesting article on gentrification from Next American City: "Many gentrifiers are in college or graduate school, and the income that these newcomers report to the IRS often approaches zero."

Get inside the mind trying to keep Applebee's from going kaput. It's a place filled with "phrases like 'drink equity' and 'healthy indulgence rebranding.' Everyone is on the hunt for the next 'craveable.'" [Times]
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 20, 2008 at 6:09 PM

    "Here's an interesting article on gentrification from Next American City: 'Many gentrifiers are in college or graduate school, and the income that these newcomers report to the IRS often approaches zero.'"

    Yikes, I'm completely guilty on this count (not like I haven't thought about it before).

    Graduate student, I don't make enough per year to have to pay a serious tax load, and I live in an apartment in Bed-Stuy cuz it's cheap.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 21, 2008 at 10:55 AM

    One thing they didn't mention on the article on gentrification is that most gentrifiers are white.

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