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america
December 20 to 31, 2005
"Prescription Drug Use at Record High for
america
ns"...
The weight of
america
n tourists is causing chairs on the Queen Mary 2 to break...
April 25 to May 1, 2005
An "alarming number" of young
america
n girls are taking steroids to emulate the look of "models and movie stars"...
"
america
We Stand As One", with commentary...
April 4 to 10, 2005
Entire city blocks are being purchased as malls and made up to look exactly like - city blocks. Corporate community centers, parks, and villages are the new development trend in
america
...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
Homeland Security is now calling its RFID chips in U.S. passports "contactless chips" because it sounds safer. Unfortunately, without encryption they'll make it easier than ever for terrorists to fin...
March 21 to 27, 2005
At last, "rising gas prices threaten viability of biggest SUV sales". Note that many
america
ns are still buying inefficient vehicles and driving them farther to boot...
March 14 to 20, 2005
"India vs
america
: Let the battle begin!...
March 7 to 13, 2005
How about making some green roofs, or at least solar panels? Here's a number of North
america
n green roof case studies...
Every U.S. soldier in Iraq gets one of these handy guides to Iraqi culture. I think every
america
n should, too...
A study found that most
america
ns would cut defense spending and spend more on education and job training...
There's lots of great interface ideas and art in the Flash Film Festival finalists: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/
america
s/04/vote_usa/map/html/default.st...
The Colored Pencil Society of
america
's 2004 award winners...
February 28 to March 6, 2005
Ira Rennert's house was featured on VH1 this week. It's the largest in the world, containing over 100,000 square feet worth of structures, 30 bathrooms, and its own power plant. He owned the compan...
February 21 to 27, 2005
Photographer Chris Jordan's "Portraits of
america
n Mass Consumption"...
February 7 to 13, 2005
And half of
america
ns who went bankrupt in 2004 were mostly middle-class citizens who could not afford medical costs, despite having health insurance...
Meanwhile, the average
america
n remains clueless regarding GMOs - only half are aware they are sold, only a third realize they are eating them, and 70% don't think they're possible at all...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
This Week's Gloom and Doom http://scientific
america
n.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=00075CA5-47E3-11E4-87E383414B7F000...
January 24 to 30, 2005
Newsweek on the decline of the
america
n Dream...
January 17 to 23, 2005
Another account from a tsunami volunteer - "the only real irritation has been the
america
n Christian volunteers"...
Frequent traveler and ace writer Cory Doctorow was questioned at the airport by
america
n Airlines personnel and asked for a written list of his friends' addresses. Here's his story...
The
america
n Heart Association says that over 10% of U.S. children between 2 and 5 are obese...
January 10 to 16, 2005
* Average number of clothing items an adult
america
n acquired in 2002: 5...
January 1 to 9, 2005
"Meritocracy in
america
- Whatever happened to the belief that any
america
n could get to the top?...
December 13 to 19, 2004
The state's BusLink system is the first use of smart card technology in a bus-only mass transit system in
america
. How about making a smart-card based SuperFerry pass...
A dialect map of
america
n English. I had a suspicion that "San Francisco Urban" was a dialect, but didn't know it was official...
Here's one - 80% of all votes in
america
are counted by two companies...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
What will be the role of religion in the 21st century? Despite the fact that so many in
america
purport to be religious, mainstream voices paint the majority of citizens as preferring war over peace...
November 22 to 28, 2004
I just finished watching "The End of Suburbia", a great and disturbing DVD I mentioned here previously. You can watch one of the included bonus movies "In the Suburbs" for free at the Prelinge...
Only 1/3 of
america
ns believe that evolution is well supported by evidence. 45% say God created humans, and 1/3 say the Bible should be taken literally word for word...
A ten-year-old toasted cheese sandwich said to bear the image of Virgin Mary sold for $28,000 on eBay: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
america
s/4034787.st...
The chief economist at MorganStanley predicts that
america
has a 90% chance of an economic "armageddon", citing a number of "alarming facts"...
More than 27% of U.S. babies were delivered by Caesarean section, the highest percentage since 1996...
November 15 to 21, 2004
The number of corporations that control U.S. media, 1983-2000: http://www.vote
america
vote.com/VAV%20Graphics/owners.jp...
November 8 to 14, 2004
The military's Gestapo/Darth Vader-like successor to the Hummer: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/
america
s/story.jsp?story=58126...
November 1 to 7, 2004
"
america
n Coastopia...
This was all over the news -
america
ns are getting heavier, leading to tons of extra weight and fuel for airlines. And 3.8 million more tons of carbon dioxide in the air...
October 25 to 31, 2004
"Energy and
america
's Future...
October 18 to 24, 2004
The median net worth of white households: $88,651. That of African-
america
ns: $5,988...
October 11 to 17, 2004
"Poll reveals world anger at Bush": http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/viewsof
america
/story/0,15221,1327568,00.htm...
The
america
n health care system continues to flounder, with employer insurance increasing 11% in 2004...
October 4 to 10, 2004
"George W. Bush - Keeping
america
Scared"...
September 27 to October 3, 2004
Is "small plate dining" the next
america
n eating trend...
September 13 to 19, 2004
Photographer Lisa Law's journey through the 60's: http://
america
nhistory.si.edu/lisalaw/1.ht...
September 5 to 12, 2004
"From the time that Hawai'i first became a strategic
america
n outpost in the Pacific, the military has condemned thousands of acres of state and private land for training and military bases...
Who's breeding in
america
...
The Underground History of
america
n Educatio...
Levis closes its last
america
n factories...
August 8 to 14, 2004
The Palm Beach Post's report on the sad stories of the many immigrants that struggle to get to and live in
america
...
June 14 to 20, 2004
This has been popular, but I love the quote: "[Defense] firms are about to pitch "a frightening new breed of stun gun" to police in
america
and Europe that has left human rights groups appalled abou...
Photoshop challenge: depict "
america
nization"...
June 7 to 13, 2004
"Declining respect for
america
n cultural values exacerbated by the crisis in Iraq is having a potentially disastrous effect on the image of US brands such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Nike an...
Lessons from the Wolf http://scientific
america
n.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=00076914-0667-10AA-84B183414B7F000...
May 24 to 30, 2004
An S.F. gallery closes after its owner is assaulted for displaying a painting depicting the abuse of Iraqi soldiers by
america
n troops. And this in the typically "counterculture" North Beach area too...
A legend in urban design, octogenarian Jane Jacobs has written a new book analyzing North
america
n culture called "Dark Ages Ahead"...
May 17 to 23, 2004
1) We have no right to complain. "
america
ns entitled to cheap gas -- right?...
"U.S. demands war crimes immunity": http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
america
s/3736683.st...
May 10 to 16, 2004
Topic of the week: More architecture! Architect Michelle Kaufmann is an
america
n hero. She's the first person to finally begin to fulfill Frank Lloyd Wright's dream of cheap quality homes, a goa...
May 3 to 9, 2004
*
america
n Express (causing cancellations and delays...
April 19 to 25, 2004
5) Support sustainable architecture and treat architecture as part of the environment: "The McMansion Next Door - Why the
america
n house needs a makeover" (10/2003)...
April 5 to 11, 2004
Bad singing - it's in fashion again! William Hung is a plucky 21-year-old U.C. Berkeley engineering student who tried out for
america
n Idol and was kicked off halfway through his audition. His firs...
"
america
ns are increasingly resorting to stomach-shrinking surgery so much so that health experts and insurance companies are becoming alarmed"...
March 22 to 28, 2004
Is your identity safe? The story of how
america
n medical records and credit histories are being exposed outside the U.S. with no privacy guarantees. One reporter's fascinating detective work throug...
March 15 to 21, 2004
Three out of four
america
ns have access to the Internet...
March 8 to 14, 2004
But I always enjoy the European take on these news items - "Fat of the land is killing more
america
ns than cigarettes"...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Someone's collecting all the election-related wire service stories on Yahoo that use the phrase "The
america
n People". See how politicians are using your name in vain...
Wireless technology is helping native
america
ns in California go online and learn computing skills...
The first music video ever to be entirely shot using a cell phone. Reminds me of the first movies made for the Web ten years ago - in another ten directors may be viewing dailies on their phones...
February 23 to 29, 2004
At a French cartoon festival kids draw pictures of obese
america
ns and Bush next to Hitler...
January 26 to February 1, 2004
"Stress Epidemic Strikes
america
n Forces In Iraq"...
January 12 to 18, 2004
Cuba cracks down on Internet use: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
america
s/3386413.st...
January 5 to 11, 2004
"Please just tell the
america
ns to send the garbage closer to my home," pleaded Dishar Jaber, 56, squinting through the one eye he was left with after the Iran-Iraq war. "Then I will be happy....
A great two-piece story on a man trapped in a dead-end job at a customer service call center. "The Phones Don't Stop...
December 29 to January 4, 2004
Is the
america
n Dream over? Business Week said so, and so does this article. More proof that the rich are richer and poor are poorer. "The Death of Horatio Alger"...
December 22 to 28, 2003
"10 Ads
america
Won't See...
63 percent of
america
ns are now online...
December 8 to 14, 2003
"For Sale: The
america
n Voter...
Design reflects culture (or lack thereof). Here's proof... the Eyesore of the Month has been updated again. View these pictures and weep for
america
, my friend...
A nice slide show on "Aging in
america
". For the first time in the U.S., there will soon be more people over 55 than 18 and under...
December 1 to 7, 2003
Low-wage life is getting much worse for
america
ns: "Myths and Realities About Low-Wage Jobs"...
November 10 to 16, 2003
People are increasingly naming their kids after brand names. In 2000, almost 300 girls were named Armani: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/
america
s/3268161.st...
October 27 to November 2, 2003
According to some statistics, 65% of
america
ns are overweight or obese.....
"From Native Hawaiian to Native
america
n?...
October 20, 2003
This week was Marriage Protection Week! In honor, here's an article about how only 50.7% of
america
is actually married: "Unmarried
america
...
* 82% of
america
n households made at least one purchase at Wal-Mart...
October 6, 2003
The death of the laser show: birth of the new psychedelics? The
america
n Museum of Natural History started a new sound and light show using computer graphics called SonicVision. It's a 35-minute movi...
September 8, 2003
america
n Brandstan...
September 2, 2003
The Ungreening of
america
, a special report by Mother Jones...
"Urban Sprawl Makes
america
ns Fat, Study Finds...
"Farewell
america
...
August 4, 2003
We'll be seeing more good and bad uses of cell phone cams in the future: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/GoodMorning
america
/camera_phone030801.htm...
July 21, 2003
"Discontented
america
ns Consider Canada...
"Money!" http://www.geek
america
.com/dontyouknow/money/index.ph...
But still "up to five
america
ns per day" are waiting in London hotel rooms to meet people about "liberating funds" (12/2002)...
July 16, 2003
But perhaps the best commentary is from David Cross, who manages to skewer
america
n "culture" at the same time.....