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  1. When George Washington Became Great by Myron Magnet, City Journal Winter 2012 j.mp/xayNcy (via Instapaper)
  2. Still too packed to see the grid--we'll have to come back a third time. #b (w/ Meg & Peter at @museumofcityny) [pic] — path.com/p/dUL8J
  3. Will formal rules for UWS zoning breath life back into the blocks? This is a novel approach--I hope it works. nytimes.com/2012/02/03/nyr… #b
  4. I am almost ashamed at how amused I am by this business: artisanal pencil sharpening. bit.ly/bjHAaq #b
  5. The NYPL makes excellent use of its free time by thinking up neat internet-y things like the Stereogranimator! bit.ly/AkIPQC #b
  6. It would be amazing if in my lifetime my parents' home mail went from RFD address to street number to bankrupt USPS j.mp/zTbVVi #b
  7. The new RIM CEO may just be the corporate Sarah Palin: j.mp/yZWWzo #b
  8. Dos Equis’ Most Interesting Man in the World nyr.kr/vMlUID
  9. What Is College For? nyti.ms/uOrNwA
  10. So the Amzn PriceCheck was a shot at the Big Boxes? Seems like once you're in the store, it's too little, too late. #bl bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/for…
  11. Trend toward taller office floors in NY could have big impact on better natural light for inhabitants. NYT missed it. nyti.ms/vXircH
  12. Amazon's Glasgow Kiss to your local bookstore. Why behave this way toward competitors? Just begging for a backlash. nyti.ms/sevqnm
  13. From the Containing Useless Clutter Department: the Sidewalk Shed becomes the Umbrella Stand: bit.ly/rJX2do Where do I lock my bike?
  14. How widely should the public frame capital-A architecture? @MC_NYC: Making Architecture Accessible, Pretense and All nyob.co/v0oMbB
  15. @maximolly I'm mystified why people take Penelope Trunk so seriously. She's the master of hysterical headlines and click-bait. Why bother?
  16. Penn Station is clogged with all the drunken, surly Santas and sloppy, slutty elves that NJT and LIRR can carry. They turned it into a bar.
  17. "It is, in short, the greatest cinematic mustache of all time." bit.ly/tuE8rA
  18. @sevensixfive Who is the Mayor? Tweeter Eisenman?
  19. @sevensixfive Yes, and it's called Hyper-Critical.