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The WSJ gives a rollerskate the stipple treatment in its story about the growth of roller derby worldwide - very cool
As the World Turns, So Do the Wheels of Roller Derby
Love and Stars
Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B. Parker (D). Page 1 of The New York Times on Wednesday, November 9, 1904.
Manhattan’s Impending Uptown-Downtown Civil War: Who Will Win?
Manhattan is a city divided by power: uptown thrives and strengthens on electricity and wifi and artisanal cheese, while downtown grows meaner and leaner with each passing day in the dark. There are 1.6 million coexisting on 23 square miles with a clear, dangerous divide between them, and power likely won’t return until the weekend. The center cannot hold. Chaos is imminent. And so we ask: Who will win the inevitable Uptown-Down Civil War of 2012?
Free Syrian Army fighters launched explosives with a slingshot Tuesday in Aleppo. Rebels now also have more powerful weapons.
story here
preview for tomorrow’s debate
you can follow the live-giffing of the debate here
Biden’s sass is hypnotic.
MC CHAVEZ - graffiti in Caracas, via the @guardian
My name is Eli Lopez. I was born in Caracas and now work as a journalist in New York City. I also play the drums.
