epersonae + katrina-rita 34
Hell And Back
november 2006 by epersonae
"a buzzing fluorescent light that you can't turn off" -- New Orleans journalist's story of depression. via the inimitable dooce.
depression
katrina-rita
november 2006 by epersonae
David Von Drehle is … the master of disaster. By Jack Shafer
june 2006 by epersonae
"Hell, I couldn't write a better piece if given a month, five naked research assistants, and a crate of whippets." Strangely, I have to concur. Great hurricane writing from 1989.
katrina-rita
writing
society
june 2006 by epersonae
Battle for Biloxi - New York Times
may 2006 by epersonae
ye gods. new urbanism vs. fema vs. casinos vs. working class people. (vs. nature)
katrina-rita
urbanstudies
may 2006 by epersonae
Spime Watch XIV: Spimed Corpses
may 2006 by epersonae
"The Necromancer's Spime Wand. Imagine if you did this in Haiti, and the corpse got up and walked." Read this for the comments.
weird
society
katrina-rita
misctech
may 2006 by epersonae
An economist visits New Orleans. By Tyler Cowen
april 2006 by epersonae
in which colleges look very good in comparison to the rest of the public or semi-public sector
katrina-rita
april 2006 by epersonae
The Rhythm of New Orleans - Google Video
april 2006 by epersonae
from Mark Pilgrim's dad
katrina-rita
to-watch
april 2006 by epersonae
Rolling Stone : How to Steal a Coastline
april 2006 by epersonae
"And the smallest fish being told they have to build plank houses on fucking stilts."
katrina-rita
politics
april 2006 by epersonae
New Orleans diary: A Katrina moment [dive into mark]
april 2006 by epersonae
"Things look normal. Until you look carefully." they said it would be months to clean up, if ever, and I couldn't imagine it then, but here we are.
katrina-rita
april 2006 by epersonae
California's calamity in waiting - Los Angeles Times
november 2005 by epersonae
also the subject of Reisner's last book (A Dangerous Place)
katrina-rita
eco
personal
november 2005 by epersonae
Has the Age of Chaos Begun?
october 2005 by epersonae
"They also suggest that the total or partial collapse of the Greenland Ice Sheet is a real possibility" -- hail mary, mother of jeebus. what is the world coming to?
eco
politics
science
katrina-rita
october 2005 by epersonae
Martial Law: the one answer to every question
october 2005 by epersonae
unnerving. it feels like the far right and the far left met someplace and then became reality. or something.
politics
conspiracy
katrina-rita
october 2005 by epersonae
UK scientist slams U.S. climate 'loonies'
september 2005 by epersonae
how depressing is that? (and this morning I heard a girl on her cellphone telling someone she doesn't "believe in evolution." wtf?
society
politics
science
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
tropical storm rita
september 2005 by epersonae
fairly ordinary story, but for this quote: "school buses cannot operate safely in winds above 35 mph."
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
UBIQ AND I ARE GOING TO HELL.
september 2005 by epersonae
Katrina: the Gathering -- faux Magic cards
politics
gaming
weird
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
The Uses of Disaster (Harpers.org)
september 2005 by epersonae
civil society in the aftermath of disaster
politics
nonprofit
katrina-rita
urbanstudies
september 2005 by epersonae
The Seattle Times: Local FEMA chief had little disaster experience
september 2005 by epersonae
is there anything that local citizens can do about this?!
politics
to-do
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
Where is Snowball? Where is the bus? (Ftrain.com)
september 2005 by epersonae
"The dog and the little boy were friends and they had a contract."
politics
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
Katrina survivors offered free prescription refills by Pfizer, regardless of insurance status
september 2005 by epersonae
had to post something good. (it's weird, the page is an image, but the alt text is actually pretty decent, considering)
accessibility
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
Hurricane Katrina - Our Experiences
september 2005 by epersonae
"Throughout, the official relief effort was callous, inept, and racist." I need to stop reading, but I can't.
society
politics
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
Safest And Least Safe Places In The U.S. - Forbes.com
september 2005 by epersonae
yes, but I really wouldn't want to live in Boise, the tri-cities, Yakima, or Spokane, either.
society
science
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
Being poor is knowing exactly how much everything costs.
september 2005 by epersonae
We are no longer poor, and we weren't *really* poor when I was a kid, but I've known enough of those things to feel it in my gut.
society
writing
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
Ask Not For Whom the Bell Tolls. It Tolls For "Occupant."
september 2005 by epersonae
word. (salty language alert.) HEA & I used to debate which was better, earthquakes or hurricanes. each of us seem to have chosen our poison.
philosophizing
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
Do You Know What It Means to Lose New Orleans? - New York Times
september 2005 by epersonae
I was wondering when I'd see something from Anne Rice....
writing
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
Burningbird » Going Forward Three
september 2005 by epersonae
she's got several really excellent posts on this topic...which I find I still can't articulate my thoughts on.
eco
politics
society
blogosphere
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
TPMCafe || Two Americas
september 2005 by epersonae
I was never really impressed with John Edwards, but he does have a strong turn of phrase here.
politics
society
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
Hurricanes and Global Warming - Is There a Connection?
september 2005 by epersonae
excellent summation. in short: sort of, and maybe.
science
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
Dreaming A New New Orleans, Version 1
september 2005 by epersonae
it would be nice to see it happen this way. I wish I were more optimistic.
eco
katrina-rita
september 2005 by epersonae
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