Sunday, July 14, 2013

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)

IMDB
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011): Turkish crime drama. Long moody scenes of rural Turkey at night lit by car lights. Nothing happens. D+













Saturday, July 13, 2013

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

IMDB
Searching for Sugar Man (2012): "American Zero, South African Hero." Oscar-winning documentary of poet/singer almost too good to believe. A+












Friday, July 12, 2013

Not Just an Accident. It's State Farmageddon.

From Pantagraph.com

The State Farm development at PGBT and Central is even worse than I thought. For anyone who cares about mixed-use, transit-oriented development, it's not just an accident. It's a disaster. Call State Farm and see if we're covered for disasters of our own making. Call FEMA. We're facing State Farmageddon.

More after the jump.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

How Green Bay Does Light Rail

From 2013 06 Wisconsin

The Bay Beach Amusement Park in the city of Green Bay claims to be the ninth oldest amusement park in the United States. It opened in 1892. Its latest attraction is the relocated and restored "Zippin Pippin," the fourth oldest wooden roller coaster in the world, dating to 1912. Since 1956, another ride, the Bay Beach train, has provided convenient, safe, green transportation with some of the best views around. The park is on the shore of Green Bay, a vast body of water connected to the even vaster Lake Michigan. More photos of the shoreline after the jump.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

State Farm Accident in the Making

Along with the three office towers, KDC's initial phase of the mixed-use development includes 1,000 multi-family residential units, an 150-room select service hotel, a health clinic and fitness facility, a specialty anchored grocery store and more than 75,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space.
After the jump, why this is all so damned depressing.