No. More? Okay.
Reading the comments here and there about the stadium-area development, you almost get the sense that people have pre-existing ideas about the world they can plug into anything that happens anywhere, and be proven right. This proposal to replace one structure with an expanse of green and some office buildings proves the validity of the political perspective I also offered in the story about zebra mussels. My work here in the comments section is done, at least until there is a story about the TSA or genetically-modified organisms. We're all impressed, and thanks for playing.
Some have complained that the buildings are bland . . .
.... but I don't agree. I think they're perfect for the site. It needs a wall, and that's what it gets. It has symmetry, which balances the other messy elements it can't do anything about. In a way, the buildings recall the great 20s and 30s apartment buildings around Central Park, and their conservative design enhances the modern style of the stadium by contrast. Of all the big BIG plans we've seen for downtown, this one might be the best.
FOOLED YOU It's called The Coyote Illusion.Warner Brothers drew blurred lines to indicate speed and activity - also because it was more suggestive than a literal depiction of limbs moving quickly. Mainly because it was easier. As it turns out, "motion blur increases apparent speed." The proof:
Since I mentioned animation, barely-related good news: there's a new Toy Story short coming. And it'll be 30 minutes.
IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU There's been a sudden drought of irritating headlines that use the YOU format - you know, '36 things you're doing wrong, Best Solar Flare You'll See today, etc. I thought the trend was dying, but no. Today's thing YOU are supposedly doing, from the Daily Dot: "Not Only Are You a Criminal, You're Bragging About it on Facebook." The editors must have loved that one! People can't help but click on that.
