March 2012
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February 2012
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The decline in young home owners is a puzzling trend. Interest rates have...
– Derek Thompson, “The End of Ownership: Why Aren’t Young People Buying More Houses?” (via theatlantic)
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There are occasions when I wonder if there's...
Not everyone is born with or spends serious time cultivating this kind of skill.
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Minimalism isn’t a lack of something. It’s simply the perfect amount of...
– Nicholas Burroughs (via kunstlerroman)
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I don’t need much in life to be happy and full of wonder and whatnot. But...
– urbnist
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from an Emerson poem
Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs; Who steer the plow but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave.
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Cities are an invention to maximize exchange - goods, culture, friendship, ideas...
– David Engwicht (via nilut)
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I don’t think all of the world’s challenges are in cities, but I...
– The Thinking City
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Throw Down an Outdoor Dance Floor and Stage →
My contribution to the Phoenix Urban Research Lab’s RetroPhx call for ideas. Part of their mega event, Phoenix Urban Design Week, held this coming April 9th-13th.
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I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it.
– David Foster Wallace (via 4mbivalent)
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