The Washington Post has an autoreview/video for the new Tesla. I saw a Tesla dealership on Santa Monica Blvd while I was out in LA this summer, and these cars really do look as sexy, sleek, and stylish in person as they do in photos. President Obama’s announcement today that the EPA should review its [...]
ManifestHope: DC is the Georgetown installation of some of the most inspiring visual art produced during Barack Obama’s campaign for the presidency. Judges for this juried exhibit include Shepard Fairey, Spike Lee, and Eric Hilton (of Thievery Corporation), among others. Who says art and politics can’t mix? ManifestHope:DC from Phillip Barron on Vimeo. From the [...]
We Are One, This Land is Your Land from Phillip Barron on Vimeo. Kicking off Obama’s inauguration celebration, Pete Seeger — along with numerous other stars and artists including Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar Mellencamp, Beyonce, Usher, Stevie Wonder, U2, Herbie Hancock, Mary J. Blige, and Garth Brooks — performed at today’s We Are One celebration.
Clockwise from left: Shepard Fairey’s iconic HOPE poster, recently acquired by the National Portrait Gallery; We Are One concert/inauguration welcome event; Adams Morgan kiosk with notes to the incoming President.
Got an extra 8 to 12 thousand dollars lying around each year? You’d better make sure you do, if you want to own and drive a car. Adrian Hands breaks down very nicely the average costs of owning different classes of cars. Since owning and riding bikes is not free either, has anyone broken down [...]
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Sunday’s Washington Post has an article on the long arm of the law… The Maryland State Police surveillance of advocacy groups was far more extensive than previously acknowledged, with records showing that troopers monitored — and labeled as terrorists — activists devoted to such wide-ranging causes as promoting human rights and establishing bike lanes. The [...]
Diane Daniel, a member of Durham’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission and fellow blogger, has put together a folding bike demonstration. Anyone who wants to learn more about folding bikes is invited. If you don’t know what a folding bike is, check out the video below. What: Bike Friday Sunday, a folding-bike fest (other brands [...]