For a bunch of reasons I won’t go into here, I’ve been thinking lately about a book review I read several years ago (technically a book review… barely mentions the book). The review was by Christopher Caldwell, of all people, and it responded to the book The Paradox of Choice. The book [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Generations, choices, and duties
Posted in Culture/Trends, tagged 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, choice, Christopher Caldwell, community service, duty, Gen X, generations, George Bailey, military, national service, paradox of choice, sacrifice on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rowhouse land
Posted in Cities, Culture/Trends, tagged beer, generation, gentrification, hipster, introversion, rowhouse, self-esteem, small talk, yupster on July 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I live in rowhouse land. A city block in an old part of an old city – mostly gentrified and made hip in the early part of the decade, but with enough longtime residents, shops, and local customs to have kept some measure of authenticity. I’m part of the gentrification boom. I’m [...]
