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Albums of the 2010sPosted onAugust 3, 2019December 30, 2019

“Albums of the … Teens, I guess?”: Comfort me, 2011

These albums were all legitimately some of the best work these groups had done in years. And though they came close, they never quite surpassed that level of excellence for the rest of the decade.

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Albums of the 2010sPosted onJuly 12, 2019December 30, 2019

Introducing “Albums of the … Teens, I guess?”: Five Great Recordings of 2010

Exactly five albums per year, no artist repeats, presented in order of U.S. release date, running list at the end of each post.

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 5, 2019July 17, 2019

Rankstravaganza: My 30 Favorite Songs of 2018

“Everything, everything, everything, everything, everything is awful!!!”
That, my friends, was 2018, in all its mortifying, capricious, senseless absurdity. I can think of no better soundtrack.

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Amazon Spheres
Urban PlanningPosted onMay 3, 2018July 17, 2019

10 Simple Steps to Keep Amazon From Ruining Your City

The Failing New York Times reported today that Amazon is going around and asking the finalists for its second headquarters “how to avoid soaring housing…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 1, 2018July 17, 2019

Rankstravaganza 2017: My Top 30 Songs of the Year

Even the shittiest of years can produce moments of musical transcendence. The tumult of 1968 gave us Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, Sweetheart of the…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 1, 2017January 2, 2017

Rankstravaganza 2016: My Top 30 Favorite Songs of the Year

The past year was nothing if not a “low-flying panic attack” … .

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EventsPosted onFebruary 4, 2016July 17, 2019

PHOTOS: Oakland Public Design Fair disguises engagement as play

Stakeholder engagement. Ugh. The words just sound inherently boring. So how does a city convince its overworked, overscheduled residents to contribute to the planning process?…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 31, 2015July 17, 2019

Rankstravaganza 2015: My 25 favorite songs of the year

Ha! You thought this blog was done for. Surprise! I’m back. (Fair warning, though: There might not be another post until New Year’s Eve 2016.…

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MapsPosted onJune 18, 2015July 17, 2019

Fun With Georeferencing: Oakland in 1857 vs. Oakland in 2015

I’m taking a GIS class, and this week I learned how to georeference. Fun! (No, really, it’s fun.) I was just testing out my skillz…

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Cask on College store
PhotosPosted onFebruary 28, 2015July 17, 2019

This is What Booze Gentrification Looks Like

Spotted today in Berkeley: What was once a corner liquor store is now an “artisinal beverage purveyor.” Located at College and Alcatraz avenues, Cask on…

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