Comments for Urban ethics and theory

Comment on Are long paragraphs the reading equivalent to walking long blocks? by redwhiteandprison

redwhiteandprison — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:13:36 +0000

In today’s technologically savvy, high speed world, people like things to be quick and to the point. I think this is especially true for the younger generation. So going into the future, I think this will be the preferred method for readers, and writers will be forced to adjust. Make every word countless–the most useful writing advice I have recieved.

P.S. I prefer long blocks–I not a fan of street crossings.

Comment on Public choice theory, sociologists, and homo plannercus by gabrielrossman

gabrielrossman — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:06:02 +0000

thanks. one small corrections, it was LA Review of Books, not LA Times

Comment on Are long paragraphs the reading equivalent to walking long blocks? by Peter McFerrin

Peter McFerrin — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:36:52 +0000

Short blocks also provide higher connectivity by reducing travel distance. Not sure how that relates to paragrapahs.

A better analog might be chapters, instead of paragraphs, in that they allow the reader to come to a natural stop at a greater number of places.

Comment on The Rogoff-Reinhart affair and WTF, AER? by Frank Popper

Frank Popper — Wed, 29 May 2013 20:11:27 +0000

Economics: politics by other means.

Comment on USC should apologize to its black students (and get its own police) by drschweitzer

drschweitzer — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:02:10 +0000

I think something like this would have to come out of the President’s office.

Comment on USC should apologize to its black students (and get its own police) by Jean Mc Donald

Jean Mc Donald — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:28:54 +0000

Yes, good argument – I agree with you. Now what? Who makes that decision?

Comment on On noticing older women by Kellie

Kellie — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:48:42 +0000

When I was 15 I wanted to look like Lisa Bonet, too! Grace Kelly would have been my other top choice, but she was older. Lisa was just my age.

Comment on John McPhee on Writing at the New Yorker by popperland

popperland — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:31:38 +0000

will howarth edited the first “john mcphee reader” and wrote a wonderful foreword that focused on how jm actually structured/wrote his pieces: a remarkable description of an extraordinary process

Comment on When nobody believes in your project but you….(which is all of the time) by Jean Mc Donald

Jean Mc Donald — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:33:24 +0000

This is great – I needed to hear/read this just now!

Comment on WashPo ‘s Op-Ed on Reinhart-Rogoff annoys me more by drschweitzer

drschweitzer — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:10:06 +0000

Well, that, too.