April 10th, 2009
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I know a while back, probably 6-7 months ago if you really put the gun to my head for a date, I was doing “funny” pictures/comics that were relevant to mergers and acquisitions, major brands, and then one just on the economy as a whole. I sort of ventured away from that for a while, but I’ve lately been thinking that I would like to try my hand once again at “funny” material. Read the rest of this entry »
April 9th, 2009
So first off, my apologies that I haven’t put up anything lately. It was certainly not because I didn’t have anything to say, or that there was nothing to talk about. You could rummage through just about any online major media site and find a whole host of things to pick through. One of the more ridiculous segments I’ve seen of late has been a New York Times “Picturing the Recession” piece where users can submit photographs of the recession. I frankly think it’s ridiculous because you could find photos of stores being boarded up or abandoned gas stations five years ago if you went to the right places. And many times pictures are extrapolated to carry more weight than they actually should. Read the rest of this entry »
March 18th, 2009
The following is an article I wrote for one of our on-campus publications recently.
If you’ve ever been curious about how Detroit is doing, here’s a fun exercise: look at real estate prices on Google. It was after a brief search that I found my dream home: a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,636 square foot town home in Wayne County, Detroit. But the best part is the price: $200. Indeed, for the same price as an iPod Touch, I could start my new life in a place where the average annual temperature is a balmy 48.6 degrees Fahrenheit and the murder rate is 5.16 times the national average.
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