Just As I Thought

Fun Stuff

Portrait of the Artist

Ah, that day when my friends Sara and Lance and I went to the Hirshhorn gallery to see the Laurie Anderson exhibit, and turned around to discover that we were being followed by… Laurie Anderson.

April 24, 2023

Just As I Saw

This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up

Is our past now our future under the Trump cabal?

April 3, 2018

On the Board

General Annoyances

How McDonald’s uses interior design tricks to keep customers wanting more

At the fast food giant’s restaurants, a carefully orchestrated set of sensory cues work together to maximize your spending and minimize your discomfort. Um… yum? [mks_button size=”small” [more...]

April 3, 2018

Just As I Saw

Why did the PicturePhone fail?

I still remember seeing the PicturePhone at C&P in downtown DC, when I was a little kid. I was fascinated. Today, with Facetime and Skype, I realize how lucky we were that it didn’t catch on.

June 17, 2014

Fun Stuff

Why the Same Three Typefaces Are Used In Almost Every Airport

Is it weird that, as a kid, I used to draw my own cities on graph paper and devise subways, airports, and my own wayfinding systems for them? [mks_button size=”small” title=”Read at Gizmodo” [more...]

June 12, 2014

Fun Stuff

Photos from Pan Am’s early years show the glory days of air travel

June 11, 2014

Right = Wrong

Inside the Implosion of GOProud, the Right’s Most Notorious Pro-Gay Group

Divisive, abusive, Uncle Tom assholes who, like most conservatives, were only in it to gain power and money and had no interest in helping people other than themselves. Good riddance. [mks_button [more...]

June 7, 2014

Fun Stuff

British vet bolts nursing home to join D-Day tribute

D-Day vet goes AWOL from home, is found in Normandy. Read all about it at USA Today.

June 6, 2014