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May 30

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transitmaps: Official Map: Metrô Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Here’s a map that’s going to be seen a lot by tourists over the next few years as Rio de Janeiro hosts both the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. Will it stand up to such international scrutiny and join other transit maps as a definitive icon of its city? Probably not. Have we been there? No. What we like: Suitably bright and exotic Brazilian colour scheme. Relatively clean and simple design. What we don’t like: Poorly drawn route lines with some very uneven curves, which clash stylistically with the very straight “Subway Bus” route lines. Heavy-handed elements throughout the map, including very large and bold text for station names and enormous bicycle parking icons. Inconsistent placement of connection information: why is the “Cosme Velho” label placed below the station it connects to, when nearby stations have the label placed neatly to the side? Some absolutely hideous distorted text in the legend below the map. Our rating: Not great. 2 stars. (Source: Official Metrô Rio website)

transitmaps:

Official Map: Metrô Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Here’s a map that’s going to be seen a lot by tourists over the next few years as Rio de Janeiro hosts both the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. Will it stand up to such international scrutiny and join other transit maps as a definitive icon of its city?

Probably not.

Have we been there? No.

What we like: Suitably bright and exotic Brazilian colour scheme. Relatively clean and simple design.

What we don’t like: Poorly drawn route lines with some very uneven curves, which clash stylistically with the very straight “Subway Bus” route lines. Heavy-handed elements throughout the map, including very large and bold text for station names and enormous bicycle parking icons. Inconsistent placement of connection information: why is the “Cosme Velho” label placed below the station it connects to, when nearby stations have the label placed neatly to the side? Some absolutely hideous distorted text in the legend below the map.

Our rating: Not great. 2 stars.

2 Stars

(Source: Official Metrô Rio website)

Ten Things We Learned From Douglas Brinkley About Walter Cronkite From how he got the name “The Most Trusted Man in America” to the way in which he bugged a room at the 1952 Republican convention, here are some tidbits about Cronkite from yesterday’s Brian Lehrer Show conversation. Read them here, drop them at the next dinner party.

Ten Things We Learned From Douglas Brinkley About Walter Cronkite

From how he got the name “The Most Trusted Man in America” to the way in which he bugged a room at the 1952 Republican convention, here are some tidbits about Cronkite from yesterday’s Brian Lehrer Show conversation. Read them here, drop them at the next dinner party.

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Timeline | The City’s Use of Stop-And-FriskWNYC created an interactive look back at the start of the policy, the legal challenges it has faced, as well as how the numbers have increased over time.

Timeline | The City’s Use of Stop-And-Frisk
WNYC created an interactive look back at the start of the policy, the legal challenges it has faced, as well as how the numbers have increased over time.

cmonstah: From my TripAdvisor series.

cmonstah:

From my TripAdvisor series.

washingtonpoststyle: Chicago Cubs folklore says the team started losing in 1945 when a die-hard fan’s goat was denied entrance to the ballpark during the world series. So five guys just walked 1,764 miles with this goat, all the way from Mesa, Arizona, planning to get the goat into a Cubs game and break the curse (and raise money for charity). via The Pantagraph. The goat’s name is Wrigley. He was not allowed in the park. (Dave Proeber / The Pantagraph. For full image and gallery, go here.)

washingtonpoststyle:

Chicago Cubs folklore says the team started losing in 1945 when a die-hard fan’s goat was denied entrance to the ballpark during the world series.

So five guys just walked 1,764 miles with this goat, all the way from Mesa, Arizona, planning to get the goat into a Cubs game and break the curse (and raise money for charity). via The Pantagraph.

The goat’s name is Wrigley.

He was not allowed in the park.

(Dave Proeber / The Pantagraph. For full image and gallery, go here.)

May 29

(via The Empire) Former Mayor Ed Koch is, in his typical outspoken style, upfront about his choice for mayor in 2013. “I’m supporting [City Council Speaker] Christine [Quinn],” Koch said, sitting in his midtown office the Bryan Cave law firm. “I think she’s the best of all those running.” Koch said his first preference would be police commissioner Ray Kelly…. Read More

(via The Empire)

Former Mayor Ed Koch is, in his typical outspoken style, upfront about his choice for mayor in 2013.

“I’m supporting [City Council Speaker] Christine [Quinn],” Koch said, sitting in his midtown office the Bryan Cave law firm. “I think she’s the best of all those running.”

Koch said his first preference would be police commissioner Ray Kelly…. Read More

The Freelancer’s Union is collecting the worlds longest invoice. Brian Lehrer talks with Sarah Horowitz about the problem of unpaid contract work, and what - if anything - government can do about it. Take a listen here, or embedded below.

The Freelancer’s Union is collecting the worlds longest invoice. Brian Lehrer talks with Sarah Horowitz about the problem of unpaid contract work, and what - if anything - government can do about it. Take a listen here, or embedded below.

nprfreshair: A Civil War in the Olive Garden Parking Lot

nprfreshair:

A Civil War in the Olive Garden Parking Lot

(via nprradiopictures)