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Five things I actually like about Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley
Despite what I wrote in this post earlier in the week (and on Twitter over the last number of weeks), I don't hate Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley.
In fact, there are quite a few things I like about this decidedly and unfortunately controversial 3DS title. Among them are its:
* art style--I'm sure a lot of people absolutely loathe how this game looks, but I'm not one of them. In fact, I'm quite fond of its low-poly aesthetics, which harken back to the days of the original PlayStation and the Nintendo 64. I especially like the bobblehead-esque human characters, and the animals are pretty darn cute, too.
* soundtrack--The Lost Valley's soundtrack isn't going to outright wow anyone or make them think it was produced by Nobuo Uematsu or someone like that. (Instead, it was composed by Tsukasa Tawada, who previously worked on the Keio Flying Squadron title and a bunch of Pokémon spinoffs.) Still, it's enjoyably subtle, if a bit repetitive. I haven't yet gotten sick of any of its tunes, though, which I'd say is a pretty good sign, all things considered.
* characters--By this, I don't mean character designs, especially as I mentioned them earlier. No, I'm talking about the characterizations featured in The Lost Valley. Each of the non-player characters you encounter in this game have unique and appealing (for the most part, at least) personalities. I wouldn't call them amazing, mind you, but I'd definitely say they're more pleasant than they have any right to be.
* story--In a way, at least. I mean, in a way, I hate this game's story with the heat of a thousand suns--mainly because it's responsible for the first, in-game year taking place in a nearly constant winter--but aside from that, I like its overall arc about returning the seasons to this desolate land by enlisting the aid of its handful of denizens.
* developer's daring (some may call it bat-shit crazy) decision to put and leave players in a completely uncomfortable situation for long periods of time--This one's another odd choice (just like the last bullet point), I have to admit, as it's the aspect of this game that is sure to piss off nearly everyone who plays it. Still, you've got to give it to the folks at Natsume (and Tabot, Inc.) for having the balls to take such a route. If only it had resulted in something that were more artistic and less ... annoying.
See also: previous posts about Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley
Posted by Bryan Ochalla 14 comments
Labels: 3DS, Harvest Moon, Natsume, soundtracks, Tabot Inc., The Lost Valley, Tsukasa Tawada
It's totally Tiny Cartridge's fault that I bought these 'Cyber Neko-Nyan' silicon covers for my 3DS XLs
Late last year, the Tiny Cartridge crew published a post about Cyber Gadget's adorable cat-themed "silicon covers" for the 3DS XL.
Being the crazy cat- and 3DS-lover than I am, I included a couple of these accessories on my birthday and Christmas wish lists. Apparently they were deemed inappropriate present fodder, though, so I ended up buying two of them for myself shortly after the holidays.
The pink and tortoiseshell covers shown in the photos above and below are the results of that early-2015 shopping spree.
I slightly prefer the tortoiseshell one (buy it here), I have to say--which is sure to shock some of you. (Hell, it kind of shocks me, given my love of all things pink.)
The entirety of the tortoiseshell cover can be seen above. I love how it even has a little nub of a tail on its backside. (Not that I often look at the bottom of any of my 3DS systems.)
Here's a shot of the pink cover's packaging--which isn't nearly as precious as the tortoiseshell version's packaging, but what can you do?
Also, it has to be noted that the pink cover (buy one here) doesn't feature a tail on the underside. Bummer.
A number of additional designs (breeds?) are available, by the way, so if you'd rather encase your 3DS XL or LL in a black or white or tabby silicon cover, head over to amazon.com when you have a chance.
Posted by Bryan Ochalla 8 comments
Labels: 3DS, 3DS LL, 3DS XL, accessories, cat, Cyber Gadget, Cyber Neko-Nyan, nintendo, nyan, pink, silicon cover, Tiny Cartridge
#ADecadeofDS: Taiko no Tatsujin DS
Amount of time devoted to this DS game in the last week--Three hours, 39 minutes.
Most recent boss toppled, location reached or milestone achieved--I've played through (and earned golden crowns for) the easiest versions of all of the songs that are available to me at the moment. I've also played a handful of the daily challenges.
Overall comments on the experience--Before I tucked the colorful Taiko no Tatsujin DS cart into my 3DS last weekend, I imagined it would be a nightmare--or at least a bore--to play using buttons rather than a pair of styli. I mention that because despite those misgivings, I began my first Taiko DS foray by--you guessed it--using the former instead of the latter.
I'm glad I did, because it forced me to recognize that this style of play actually is pretty fun. It can be a little awkward, yes--especially when you have to press the left and right shoulder buttons on your DS or 3DS system at the same time to hit a blue "Big Note"--but it's nowhere near as unplayable or even uncomfortable as I thought it would be.
As for playing the game using the two Taiko-branded styli that came packed inside its case, that's nice, too, of course, although it can be a bit trying to transition from one control method to the other. (I've been switching between the two because I don't want to scuff up the screens of my 3DS.) Also, using the styli-plus-touch-screen combo can feel less accurate than buttons now and then--particularly when tackling the blue "Big Notes" mentioned above.
With that out of the way, the other obvious aspects to focus on while critiquing Taiko no Tatsujin DS are its soundtrack and its aesthetics. The former's more important to the overall enjoyment of this game, I think, so let's start with it. Although just 35 songs are on offer here (I've only got access to 30 of them at the moment), that's proven to be more than enough for me thanks to the variety of the selection.
Among the genres represented in this particular title: anime, classical, folk, J-POP and "game music." I can't say I knew any of the included anime or J-POP tunes before I began this Taiko journey, but that didn't keep me from enjoying every single one of them after a couple of plays.
As for the aesthetics, well, that's the element of the Taiko series that first grabbed my attention way back when, so it should go without saying that I find it awfully appealing. Of course, it's bright, colorful, cute and very Japanese--what's not to like? That its protagonist, Don-chan (an anthropomorphic taiko drum), is beyond adorable--not to mention one of my favorite game mascots--helps matters a good deal, too.
In the end, the nearly four hours I've put into Taiko no Tatsujin DS so far has me pining to play other iterations--especially one or more that use the famed "Tatacon" controllers--as soon as humanly possible.
Will I continue to play this game in the coming days, weeks and maybe even months?--Definitely, although it's likely to be set aside sooner rather than later so I can play the first Taiko no Tatsujin title that was released for 3DS a few years ago, which I recently picked up.
Do I recommend it to others?--If you tend to enjoy playing rhythm games and you also like--or at least don't actively dislike--Japanese music, yes, I'd very much recommend buying this game. I'm not entirely sure this is the best version to buy, though, if this is going to be your first time at the Taiko rodeo, so to speak. Both the second and third Taiko DS titles seem to be more robust experiences (offering more songs and modes), for example, and the PSP and Wii iterations are widely adored, too, so consider them if prices for this iteration are too high for your liking.
Next up--Zombie Daisuki
See also: previous #ADecadeofDS posts
Labels: A Decade of DS, Don-chan, ds, handhelds, imports, impressions, Japanese games, Namco, nintendo, portables, rhythm games, RhythmMonth, Taiko no Tatsujin, Taiko no Tatsujin DS
Shall We Do It? (Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley)
If you follow me on Twitter, you've likely seen me comment on my Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley playthrough quite a bit over the last couple of weeks.
A lot of those tweets have been pretty negative, and for good reason. This 3DS game--which was made internally at Natsume rather than by the folks at Marvelous Entertainment--does nearly everything it can to break the heart and soul of the person playing it.
First, there's the blink-and-you'll-miss-it passage of time. As in, each in-game day lasts about five minutes in the real world--which may not sound all that bad, but it surely is when you have to try to fit tending to your crops, milking and feeding your cow, chatting with semi-random visitors and many other, similar sorts of tasks into such a severely compressed period of time.
This is what summer looked like in my version of
The Lost Valley--for two whole days.
That's especially true when it comes to the portions of the game that revolve around watering flowers and other plants as well as the Minecraft-y ones that involve re-sculpting the landscape (by digging into the earth or excavating stone) in various ways. Crops are fertilized, watered and harvested one plant at a time, for instance, and digging and excavating stick to a similar formula.
Another way in which The Lost Valley attempts to deter even the most Pollyanna-ish players is tied to all of the annoying "fetch quests" that are forced on those who would like to push along the story that sits at the center of the experience.
Here's a much more typical view of my particular
portion of this 3DS game's world.
And believe me, you'll want to push along the story as quickly as you're able, as doing so allows you to eradicate from the game one of its biggest and most obnoxious issues, which is its seemingly never-ending winter.
For those of you who've yet to read or hear much about The Lost Valley, you may be surprised to learn that it drops you (or, rather, your avatar) into a desolate, snow-covered landscape. Unbelievably, that's about all you'll see for the first 20 hours or so, assuming your playthrough is anything like mine has been so far. That's because, as per the game's story, your main task during your first year in The Lost Valley is to help bring the seasons back to this harsh and deserted environment. Although it's possible you'll be able to do what it takes to see a couple days of spring, summer or fall before they cruelly snap back to winter, the most likely scenario is that your initial 120 days with this title (each season lasts 30 in-game days) will be spent staring at a blanket of white.
Presented without comment.
As I said while recording the latest episode of The Nichiest Podcast Ever, a part of me actually respects and even appreciates that The Lost Valley's developers were so brazen as to plop players into such an uninviting world. Another part, though, absolutely hates them for it, as what seemed like an acceptable-enough situation for my first few hours with the game has since become almost unbearable.
Note I just said "almost" unbearable rather than, say, completely unbearable. That's because despite all of my complaints so far, I've still devoted more than 20 hours to The Lost Valley since I first crammed its cart into my 3DS a couple of weeks ago. Clearly, something keeps drawing me back, even if that "thing" is nothing more than a stubborn desire to prove--to myself, to shidoshi, to designers who surely snickered as they pieced together this masochistic experience--I can make it through the game's abominable opening salvo.
Believe me, I enjoyed summer as much as I could while it lasted.
I'm nearly through my first year in The Lost Valley, by the way, so it's possible the game will take a turn for the better shortly. Being an avowed cynic, I'm not going to place any money on that coming to fruition, but who knows? Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised for once.
Even if I'm not, I'm planning to plow ahead (pun intended), at least for the time being. I won't be shocked if my interest in the game wanes sometime the next week or two, though, as I just can't imagine it's going to change enough once I rid the world of its oppressive frigidity to the bowels of hell--or somewhere similarly suitable--to keep my attention.
I'll let you know one way or the other in my next "Shall We Do It?" post, of course. In the meantime, have any of you played Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley? If so, what are your thoughts on its particular pros and cons?
Labels: 3DS, Harvest Moon, impressions, Marvelous, Minecraft, Natsume, Shall We Do It, Shidoshi, The Lost Valley, The Nichiest Podcast Ever
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This Insane Lamborghini Show Car Goes Up For Auction Soon
There was only one Lamborghini Concept S ever built, and you can buy it.
By Kristen Lee
RM Sotheby's
There's something about European car manufacturers and building crazy, over the top, windowless, roofless, and windshield-lacking version of existing supercars—like the 2009 Mercedes SLR McLaren Stirling Moss.
For RM Sotheby's December 10 "Driven by Disruption" auto auction, you'll come across all sorts of rare and exclusive cars, including this 2006 Lamborghini Concept S. But unlike Mercedes, which built 75 examples of the SLR McLaren Stirling Moss for collectors, this Lamborghini never made it to production. In fact, this is the only one in the world.
The Concept S, built on the highly-recognizable bones of the Gallardo, is fully road-legal and has only been driven about 50 miles, mostly around concours events and during testing. It has a 5.0-liter V-10 engine that puts out 513 hp. You also get Lamborghini's dearly departed E-Gear SMT gearbox.
This is also the only Lamborghini with a "spine." Running between the driver's and passenger seat is a rigid divider that also acts as an additional air inlet. Initially, Lamborghini planned on making 100 Concept S models for its most loyal customers. However, the cars turned out to be expensive and time-consuming to produce, so Lamborghini ultimately scrapped the project, and we are left with this one functioning model.
Pricing has yet to be announced, but if you happen to be looking for a car that will pepper your face with insects at high speed, you might want to swing by the auction in December.
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There have always been plenty of great fashion looks for women. Fashion clothes have mostly been a women's domain. Yet, everyone wants to look their best. Fashion designers are still making fashion news with their women's designs. They have also added fashion clothes for many other groups.
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Possible closure of Griffith Park Drive, more on bike chop shop ban, and fallen AIDS/LifeCycle rider remembered
June 17, 2022 / bikinginla / Comments Off on Possible closure of Griffith Park Drive, more on bike chop shop ban, and fallen AIDS/LifeCycle rider remembered
My apologies for another unexcused absence yesterday.
I'm still battling debilitating bouts of dizziness and brain fog, which my doctors insist is a form of neurological migraines. But which haven't responded to medication or drastic changes in diet.
Which makes me think maybe they missed the mark this time.
Most days I can struggle through it. But others, like yesterday, it knocks me on my ass.
Photo by Athena from Pexels.
There may be hope for Griffith Park yet.
Sam forwards a Reddit post about a planned closure of Griffith Park Drive from Travel Town to Mt. Hollywood Drive.
While it's shorter than the original proposal, this is a huge step forward in removing cars from the park, and reducing the kind of cut-through traffic that resulted in the April death of Andrew Jelmert on Crystal Springs Drive.
Parks should be for people. Not an alternative to driving the freeway.
Thank you! The original planned area to protect vulnerable road users was Griffith Park Drive from Zoo Drive to Crystal Springs.
— sam (@sam80554826) June 16, 2022
EMAIL SUPPORT for Griffith Park pilot project program Road Closure from Travel Town to backside of Mt Hollywood Dr!!!!! from BikeLA
Streetsblog's Sahra Suliaman calls the new LA ordinance banning bike chop shops a remnant of outgoing CD15 Councilmember Joe Bucaino's failed "broken sidewalks" campaign for mayor.
The proposal, which passed by an 11 to 3 vote, must go back to the council next week after failing to receive a unanimous vote for approval in its first reading. A second vote only needs a majority vote for approval, virtually guaranteeing its passage.
Meanwhile, Bike Portland's Jonathan Maus points out that "laws enforced by police against vulnerable people have a way of being abused and unfairly implemented."
The hometown newspaper of fallen bicyclist Glen Brown remembers the AIDS/LifeCycle rider who was killed in a solo bike crash just blocks from the Los Angeles finish this past weekend.
The 57-year old Illinois man was on his third ride to raise funds and awareness to fight HIV/AIDS, after riding from Minneapolis to Chicago and Boston to New York.
Let's talk bike helmets.
Discover looks at the science behind bicycle helmets protecting bicyclists, pointing out the benefits of helmets, as well as the limited protection they offer at speeds above 20 mph. And how mandatory helmet laws can have a contradictory effect by reducing ridership.
Meanwhile, a new study from the UK shows that only one-in-five competitive cyclists are aware of the limited protection offered by bike helmets, including the fact that most helmets don't protect against concussions.
And Lime has opened a popup Helmet Hair Salon in London, to address the one-in-five bike and scooter riders who won't wear a helmet because they don't want helmet hair.
Active SGV is asking for your support for the Arroyo Link to connect Pasadena to the Arroyo Seco.
Have you supported the #ArroyoLink!?
A SAFE, MULTI-USE PATH from downtown #Pasadena to the #ArroyoSeco, the Arroyo Link was inspired by the late David Wolf.
More inc. how to support at https://t.co/xSZYpw7vJ0#SGVgreenways @streetsblogLA @bikinginla @lacbc @Day1DO @PasadenaCSC pic.twitter.com/k4yWxzEUrM
— ActiveSGV (@ActiveSGV) June 15, 2022
Megan Lynch forwards a tweet expressing the frustration many UC Davis students feel, after the inherent conflict of interest when a 19-year old student was killed by a truck owned by the university, in a crash investigated by the campus police.
https://twitter.com/plgepts/status/1537635937290575872
A 77-year old British driver whines that he passed with plenty of room, after he was fined the equivalent of over $2,200 when his illegally close pass was caught on a bike cam and sent to the cops. Which we really should be able to do here in the US, but can't.
For once, a freeway traffic tie-up really was the fault of someone on a bicycle. A Seattle man was arrested after stealing a bicycle in a strong arm robbery, then riding it onto an Interstate highway and fighting with the cops when they tried to stop him.
Former New York Rangers star Sean Avery walked with time served for using his e-scooter to bash the door of a car blocking a bike lane, after arguing with the driver. We all know the feeling, but violence is never the answer, as tempting as it may be.
A Nottingham, England man faces charges after threatening to shoot a pawnbroker in the head after the shop refused to take his bicycle because they didn't have room for it, then smashed a window on his way out.
The new $588 million Sixth Street Viaduct will finally open next month, three years late and $100 million over budget; the July 9th opening will be limited to pedestrians, with the following day open to bike riders and pedestrians, before the bridge opens to motor vehicles on July 11th.
Metro is pushing to use the upcoming '28 Los Angeles Olympics as a catalyst to request federal funding for additional transportation projects, including new bike paths and bikeshare stations.
Speaking of Metro, the agency lists both online and in-person bike classes for the remainder of the month, as well as a handful of community bike rides — starting with tonight's ride from Africatown in Leimert Park to Biddy Mason Park.
A 55-year old Encinitas man continues to ride his bike hundreds of miles each month, despite suffering from stage four pancreatic cancer for the past eight years.
Police in McKinleyville are looking for the heartless hit-and-run van driver who ran a red light and hit a man on his bike, then got out of her vehicle to look at him lying on the ground before getting back in and driving away.
A Next City op-ed says it's time to let Black and Brown people take the lead on reducing traffic deaths, since they're at the greatest risk.
Bicycling examines the current state of the manhunt for Kaitlin Armstrong, the accused killer of gravel cyclist Moriah "Mo" Wilson, including new clues to her whereabouts. Unfortunately, this one doesn't appear to be available on Yahoo, so you're on your own if the magazine blocks you.
Planetopedia examines the concept of Tactical Urbanism.
Stranger Things star Matthew Modine is set to star in a new movie about a cycling team for at-risk youth.
Summer is almost here, and Momentum wants to tell you how to plan a bike picnic in just 15 minutes.
CNN takes a look at how competitive mountain bikers keep their cool while blazing across inches of trail on the edge of steep mountain sides.
An Arizona man discusses learning how to function again after losing his leg when a tow truck driver plowed into a group of bike riders last year, killing one woman and sending four riders to the ER.
Yes, please. Austin Texas is now offering a bike lane bounty for anyone who reports a driver blocking a bike lane; the person who turns them in gets 25% of the ticket revenue. You could make enough to retire if we had that here in LA.
Heartbreaking news from Chicago, where an 11-year old boy was killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike, the third child killed by traffic violence in the city in just two weeks.
Tom Vanderbilt takes a bike tour through New York's Hudson Valley, discovering a rich countryside and "farm to glass" whiskey.
A North Carolina postal worker faces charges for killing a 62-year old man riding his bike on the sidewalk, after exiting a parking lot in his mail truck without yielding to the bike rider.
Forbes examines the World Naked Bike Ride, which protests "the indecent exposure of people and the planet to cars and the pollution they create."
Charges were dropped against a Windsor, Ontario driver accused of the drunken, hit-and-run death of a man riding a bicycle after she was found dead; no word on the cause of death.
Life is cheap in the UK, where a speeding British motorcyclist was sentenced to just 20 months behind bars for killing a man riding a bike, while riding at more than double the 30 mph speed limit.
A German website asks if bicyclists and drivers will ever learn to live with each other, or continue to remain in a constant state of road rage.
Interesting idea. A new Japanese cargo bike prototype offers a compact, three-wheeled, double-decker design.
EF Education has just two riders remaining in the Tour de Suiss, after four team members were forced to abandon after catching Covid. Which serves as yet another reminder that the disease hasn't gone anywhere, as much as we might wish it was over.
Cycling's governing body tightened the rules for transgender cyclists, raising the transition period on low testosterone to two years, while reducing the maximum level of testosterone
A 25-year old Wyoming man competing in the Tour Divide was forced to abandon when he wrecked his bike in Glacier National Park, then got lost trying to make his way back, and was trapped by flood waters.
That feeling when the "more affordable" bike from a pair of retired cycling stars goes for a mere $5,990. Or when you find a Penny Farthing just hanging on the wall.
And when a naked bike ride photobombs your wedding pictures.
Category: Morning Links / Tags: AIDS/LifeCycle, bicycling, bike chop shops, fallen cyclists, Glen Brown, Griffith Park, Griffith Park Drive, Los Angeles, road closures
Watch for dangerous smoke and closed roads in SGV, Shoup on parking minimums, and Bahati gets star treatment
My apologies for yet another unexcused absence yesterday.
Which seems like it's starting to be a habit.
I spent most of Tuesday night being tormented by demons when I should have been working.
Either that, or my neuropathy, which is mostly managed, if not controlled, most of the time, flared up to a devastatingly painful level.
I'm leaning towards the first explanation, myself.
Then last night, I lost a few crucial hours to an extended internet outage, thanks to a certain cable provider who shall remain nameless. Which means we still have more to catch up on tomorrow.
Assuming there's not some other minor disaster waiting in the wings. Just part of this annus horribilis we're all dealing with this year.
And yes, that's two n's, thank you.
Be careful breathing in the San Gabriel Valley for the next several days, after officials issued a warning about smoke from the Ranch2 fire.
Smoke from wildfires can cause serious health and breathing problems, both short and long term. Especially when you're sucking it in on a bike.
A simple rule of thumb is, if you can smell smoke, stay inside and don't ride. But if you have to, wear a good quality mask to filter as much of the smoke as possible.
Trust me on this one.
Meanwhile, several road closures remain in effect:
San Gabriel Canyon Road/Highway 39: closed at Northbound Hwy 39 at Sierra Madre Avenue (southbound Highway 39 is closed at East Fork roRoad)
Glendora Mountain Road: closed from Big Dalton to East Fork
Glendora Ridge Road: closed from Glendora Mountain Road to Mt. Baldy Road
Santa Anita Canyon Road: closed from Arno Drive to Chantry Flats Road
UCLA parking meister Donald Shoup explains the problems with parking minimums.
If a city wants more cars and less housing, minimum parking requirements will help:
An Interview with Donald Shoup and a Conversation about Parking Minimums' on #SoundCloud #np https://t.co/vDHyiErr4U
— Donald Shoup (@DonaldShoup) August 19, 2020
South LA's own Rahsaan Bahati gets the star treatment from Peloton.
Excited to see this come to life with @pelotonmagazine. Shout out to @truecomms for the hard work getting this together. I was able to finally work with @jordan_clark_haggard he took some sick photos in downtown Los Angeles. A lot of people are inquisitive about my bike. The bike is a paint job done by my good friend and bad ass dude @mphpaint. Crazy talented dude who is a jack of all trades and master of many. The bike is one-of-a-kind and will not be made again. I have played with the idea of doing something similar that I could produce for the public but that's at least 12-months out. With that said, check out the link as the Bahati Foundation 10th Anniversary kit is for sale. All proceeds go to the Bahati Foundation.
A post shared by Rahsaan Bahati (@bahatiracing) on Aug 18, 2020 at 12:48pm PDT
Another edition of celebs on bikes.
Country singer Luke Bryan is one of us.
Coldplay's Chris Martin is one of of us, going for a solo ride in the Hamptons.
Halle Berry might be one of us, posing on a bicycle for a photo shoot, though not actually riding it.
Semi-presidential candidate Kanye West is sort of one of us, too, preferring to do his riding indoors by crashing an Atlanta cycling class.
The Department of DIY strikes in Guadalajara, using a three-wheeled cargo bike to paint their own bike lane.
Es necesario que el diseño de las calles garantice espacio y seguridad para todas las personas, los triciclos no pueden quedar fuera. Acá incluso el triciclo fue clave: Guadalajara, ciclovía ciudadana de Santa Margarita, Zapopan pic.twitter.com/CYbi9uauIy
— Alejandra Leal (@alelealv) August 19, 2020
Don't let anyone tell you there's not enough room on the street.
Not enough room for a safe, protected bike lane? Not enough room for outdoor restaurant seating to safely support struggling businesses? Turns out there is — just be willing to rethink 1 lane for cars. Great little video by @g_meslin of Toronto's Danforth. pic.twitter.com/VCJCG3DEjJ
— Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) August 18, 2020
This one would fit in the section below, as well. A ten-year old British boy was traumatized when a group of older boys on bikes dumped a carton of milk over him as he was riding his bike.
A British amateur bike racer was pushed off his bike by someone in a passing car, describing it as more terrifying than coming under enemy fire when he was in the military.
https://twitter.com/krebscycling/status/1295813416649666562
Sticking with the UK, authorities are looking for an apparently crazed bicyclist who refused to let a driver pass, then spit on his car and dented it with his bike. As always, there's undoubtedly another side to the story. But bad behavior is never the right solution.
Now that's more like it. A killer drunk driver got 15 years for the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian in Pasadena last year.
San Diego is launching a new bike blog to get more commuters out on their bikes.
Cycling News offers tips for weight weenies, with five ways to quickly cut the weight of your bike. Although one of the best ways to improve your bike's performance is to reduce the weight of the person on it.
A pair of studies show riding an ebike provides good exercise, and is as safe as any other bike.
One more way our laws keep dangerous drivers on the road until it's too late. A legal loophole allows drivers who've lost their license in one state to keep driving in another.
A recall has been issued for the Ripper Jr., Ripper MIPS Jr., and Ripper MIPS bicycle helmets because they don't comply with federal safety standards.
A pediatric ER doctor suggests tips on how to get your kid to wear a bike helmet.
Portland's Department of Transportation is responding to the Black Lives Matter movement by working to become an actively anti-racist organization.
Nice. A couple hundred Chicago bike riders turned out to show the streets some peace and love.
Kindhearted Minnesota cops gave a new bike to a young girl after hers was damaged when she was hit by a driver; the bike was one of 12 donated by local Shriners for deserving kids.
A Flint, Michigan bike rider was critically injured when he was run down by a cop responding to an emergency call. As usual, the person on the bike gets the blame, especially since he's not around to give his side of the story.
An Indianapolis man got his custom-made twin-chain-drive bicycle back five years after it was stolen when someone dropped it off at a bike co-op.
That's one way to solve the problem. The NYPD has inexplicably eliminated bicycling injuries from their Traffic Stat portal, making the problem disappear overnight.
This is why people keep dying on our streets. A Delaware judge ruled that a driver who struck and killed two men as they were standing with their bikes outside a restaurant couldn't have foreseen that he would have the seizure that caused the wreck, even though he had a history of seizures and hadn't always followed his doctor's orders or treatment plans.
A crowdfunding page has raised over $800,000 for the family of Connor Hinnant, the five-year old North Carolina boy who was fatally shot point blank by a neighbor, apparently for the crime of riding a bike on his lawn.
A Myrtle Beach SC bike rider is suing the city, alleging he was right hooked by a cop in a marked patrol car while he was riding in a marked bike lane. At the very least, he wants his bike replaced.
Cycling Weekly patiently explains the difference between gravel and 'cross bikes.
An English town somehow equates dangerous bicycling with illegally feeding sea gulls, fining people the equivalent of $130 for either one.
Life is cheap in the UK, where a distracted driver walked without a single day behind bars for killing a bike-riding Royal Air Force officer while on the phone with his daughter. Meanwhile, a 78-year old driver walked with a suspended sentence for killing a bike rider ten years his senior.
Bike friendly Amsterdam is deteriorating, and at risk of collapsing back into the sea. Although all the bikes in that photo will make you forget everything else.
Talk about a close call. A Turkish boy was lucky to avoid serious injury when he rode his bike out from a side street and into the side of a passing car.
Now that's a good dad. An Indian man rode his bike 65 miles to take his son for an education test, hoping to get him into a better school.
A Russian website remembers the first Russian to ride a bike around the world, in 1911, before dying when his plane was shot down in WWI.
Dutch pro Jos van Emden figuratively nailed his thesis to the church door, listing ten proposals to improve safety in the peloton, including air bags along the rails near the finish, and a system of yellow and red cards to punish dangerous riders.
In a shocking move, Team Ineos has dropped former Tour de France winners Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas from their Tour roster, denying Froome a shot at a record-tying fifth win.
Gotham bike riders want to know where to stick it. The best truck for backing over your kids.
And who needs a bike lock when you've got fake bird poop?
Category: Morning Links / Tags: Azusa, bicycling, Los Angeles, Peloton, Rahsaan Bahati, Ranch 2 Fire, road closures, San Gabriel Valley, smoke
Morning Links: Roads closed in Griffith Park, Lyft fights dooring, and bike transponders aren't the answer
April 23, 2019 / bikinginla / Comments Off on Morning Links: Roads closed in Griffith Park, Lyft fights dooring, and bike transponders aren't the answer
You might want to put off that Griffith Park ride for a few weeks.
Or maybe find another route.
The roads leading to and around the famed Griffith Observatory will be closed to all traffic for the next two weeks for construction work.
And yes, that includes bicycles.
KNBC-4 has a map showing which roads are closed.
Photo from the Griffith Observatory's Facebook page.
Lyft will start sending its customers a notice ten minutes into their rides telling them to watch for bikes and scooters at the end of the ride.
They'll also encourage ride hailing users to employ the Dutch Reach when they open the door to get out, to avoid dooring anyone.
Which only makes sense, since some of those people at risk of dooring could be their own bikeshare and e-scooter users.
No, the solution to traffic safety is not to make bike riders and pedestrians wear transponders so we don't get killed.
But congratulations to a pair of Florida university students who won second place with the idea.
Now, if they could just invent one to create a force field that would repel any motor vehicle that came within three feet of me and my bike, I'm in.
More on the heartbreaking death of DC bike advocate Dave Salovesh.
A DC website gives a glimpse of just how much his death impacted the city, including a statement from the local Bicycle Advisory Council, as well as comments from a number of city council members.
The Greater Greater Washington website relays the grief of the bicycling community.
Streetsblog says Salovesh's death shows the slow progress DC is making towards safer streets.
DCist says frankly, it's personal this time, as the cycling community ramps up activism in the wake of the crash.
An American expat and former DC resident now living in the Netherlands talks about the loss of her friend.
And a woman writes that no one should lose a friend to a traffic crash.
Meanwhile, an advocacy group will hold a Portland, Oregon rally calling for no more traffic deaths after a woman was killed crossing the street.
Sadly, things like that happen in Los Angeles nearly every day. But except in very rare cases, no one does a thing.
That has to change.
A gang member convicted of killing an LA cop was found dead in his Death Row cell Saturday morning; he was convicted of killing Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety Capt. Michael Sparkes while the off-duty officer was out for a bike ride.
A writer for Wired says your cellphone could help Metro with a radical remake of the LA bus system, showing when, where and how far Angelenos actually travel, regardless of mode; surprisingly, it shows that only 16% of trips in the city are longer than ten miles.
Bicycling looks at LA's new plan to install permanent signs as memorials to fallen bike riders.
LA Taco wants to know if you can live without your car for a day.
After moving from New York to Pasadena, a bike commuter suddenly finds his coworkers riding to work because they didn't want him to show them up.
A chef at Gladstones in Long Beach is riding in this year's 300-mile Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry.
The Santa Ana River bike trail will be closed off and on for the demolition of a bridge on the 405 where it crosses the river; OCTA promises there will be a well-marked detour in place when the trail shuts down.
An arrest has been made in the hit-and-run crash that killed a Jurupa Valley bike rider Saturday night.
A man ran off after he was caught spray painting a bike path on the Santa Barbara City College. No word on what he was painting.
A San Francisco columnist says the best of the outdoors is always a surprise after encountering a pride of peacocks while riding with his wife.
You've got to be kidding. The case against a 75-year old Healdsburg driver for killing a bike rider ended in a hung jury — even though the man was driving on the wrong side of the road to pass a slow-moving truck when he struck the woman as she was participating in a charity ride.
Great idea. In addition to rating cities for bike friendliness, People for Bikes is now providing user generated bike routes in cities around the US. You can download the app here. Do I really need to mention that the bicycle advocacy group ranks my hometown as the country's best bike city. Which only happened decades after my last ride there.
A website devoted to fighting poverty says fining poor people for jaywalking won't stop traffic fatalities when the real problem is dangerous streets and drivers.
Bike Portland's Jonathan Maus explains why Oregon should adopt the Idaho Stop Law the third time around. The same argument holds for California. And pretty well everywhere else.
No bias here. After a woman drives onto the shoulder of a highway and kills a man on a bike, the Idaho state police feel compelled to point out that he wasn't wearing a helmet, as if that somehow contributed to the crash. And at highway speeds, a crash like that probably wouldn't have been survivable, with or without one.
Houston is adding 19 miles of bike lanes, many in underserved communities where people rely on their bikes to get around.
Speaking of Houston, there's a special place in hell for the bike-riding man who stole a 94-year old woman's wheelchair. Fortunately, her neighbor was able to record the theft, and chase the man down to get it back; police recognized the man in the video, and made a quick arrest.
Bicycling will now be an official part of PE classes in Tulsa OK elementary and middle schools.
Los Angeles bike riders will be happy to learn bike lanes are coming to Melrose. Except in this case, the Melrose is in the Boston area. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe says instead of redesigning streets for people on bikes and on foot, we should wait so they'll accommodate vehicles that don't even exist yet.
The NYPD continued its bike-unfriendly ways, arresting the organizer of an informal bike relay race and baked goods ride for a four-year old open container violation before the race could even start. Then confiscated participants bicycles for not having bike bells.
New York Streetsblog relates the story of a bike rider who was hit by an apparent cop in an unmarked car making an illegal U-turn, and the uniformed cops who showed up refused to do anything about it before the man drove off without identifying himself. Naturally, the NYPD denied he was one of theirs.
New York bikeshare users are getting lawyers after suffering "grotesque" injuries caused by the braking problem on ebikes provided by Lyft, which operates the city's Citi Bike docked bikeshare.
The case against a Virginia landscaper will go before a grand jury; he's accused of helping one of his employees coverup the hit-and-run that killed a bike rider, fixing the company truck and telling his staff to swear it was a deer. And to stick to their stories.
There's a special place in hell as well for the 41-year old man who fatally shot a 14-year old Jackson MS boy to take his bicycle.
Jimmy Buffett's hometown of Mobile, Alabama is getting a new green bike lane, as the mayor works to make the city's waterfront more welcoming for bike riders and pedestrians.
A Georgia bike rider was busted for beating up another man who was riding on a bike path with his wife, after swearing at them about the "rules of the trail."
Once again, dozens of dockless bikes end up in a trash heap, after a bikeshare provider in Kingston, Ontario replaces them with a newer model. And once again, dozens of kids and low income people who could have put them to good use won't.
A writer for the New York Times rents a Dutch bike, and rides through Holland in search of Rembrandt's tulips.
A New Zealand automotive website wants to know why Aukland is hiding crash data.
Chinese dockless bikeshare provider Ofo has officially gotten the boot from Singapore.
From pro cyclist to Goblin-inducing healer. No, a 16-person boat is not a bike, pedal-powered or otherwise.
And if you're riding drunk, try not to pound on a driver's window and rip off a windshield wiper after a close pass.
Then again, don't do it sober, either.
Category: Morning Links / Tags: bicycling, Dave Salovesh, dooring, Dutch Reach, Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, Lyft, road closures, traffic safety
Morning Links: Super Bowl biking, Malibu road closures, Triple Crown Rider dies, and surprise! they're cops
February 1, 2019 / bikinginla / 3 comments
Rumor has it there's a football game this weekend.
Which makes Sunday the perfect time to ride, if you can avoid those SoCal raindrops and get back before the drunks hit the road.
Maybe even before they start their beer runs.
Or join the LACBC — maybe even literally — for a historic spin around San Fernando and Pacoima before the game starts. Update: The ride has been cancelled due to threat of rain.
You should be home in plenty of time for the kickoff. Or the first commercials, if that's what you're into.
And in honor of the Super Bowl, let's take another look at what may be the most innocuous, ineffectual Vision Zero ad in human history.
No offense to the Rams punter, who did his best with a crappy script and a weak concept.
Maybe someday Los Angeles will actually take Vision Zero seriously, and come up with a hard-hitting message targeting the city's entitled drivers.
We can dream, can't we?
If you're planning to take advantage of a break in the storms to ride PCH or any of the canyons in the 'Bu this weekend, watch out for road closures, mud flows and boulders in the roadway.
Sad news from the Inland Empire, where Cerritos cyclist John Clare was killed in a hiking accident.
The well-loved Triple Crown Cyclist — honoring riders who complete three century rides in a calendar year — was hiking in the San Bernardino National Forest when he lost his footing on an ice chute and fell 500 feet down a ravine.
A crowdfunding campaign to benefit his family has raised over $4,400, exceeding the $2,500 goal in just two days.
Thanks to Bill Clare (no relation) for the heads-up.
Sometimes it takes awhile to get to the punchline.
All week we've talking about the Aussie man who illegally drove on a bike path to scream abuse at the two bicyclists riding legally on the parallel roadway.
Today, we learned that the bike riders were off-duty cops.
UC San Diego is celebrating the opening of a new bridge over I-5 linking the two sides of the campus, with sidewalks and bike lanes to cut commute times and improve safety for non-driving students and faculty.
Click here to RSVP.
Correction: I initially wrote San Diego State University when I meant UC San Diego. Thanks to Robert Leone for the tip, and Charles for the correction.
OC bike lawyer Ed Rubinstein offers a correction to yesterday's item saying you have two years to file a lawsuit if you're injured in a crash.
According to a comment from Rubinstein,
The comment about the deadline to file a civil suit in California after a crash is accurate, but dangerously incomplete. The deadline to file a personal injury or property loss against a private person or entity is correctly stated as 2 years. However in California if a public government entity is involved (I.e., state or local government and any public entity e.g. CALTRANS, CHP, a public school or university) you must first file a claim within only 6 months (California Tort Claims Act Gov't Code 810-996.6). So if a cyclist is hit by a school bus, public transit bus or a police car, the deadline is 6 months to first file a claim. Also the 6 months claim requirement applies if the crash involves a dangerous road condition.
The state's Active Transportation Program has awarded a $35 million grant to provide safe routes to schools around eight Los Angeles schools, as well as improving routes for seniors in five LA neighborhoods.
Los Angeles expects to receive $46 million in funding to convert 2.8-miles of Manchester Ave and Broadway in South Los Angeles into Complete Streets to improve safety and revitalize a blighted area.
A bike rider is lucky to be alive, after firefighters rescued him as he clung to a branch with his bike in the rain-swollen LA River near Griffith Park yesterday.
KCRW asks if car-loving Angelenos will say yes to congestion pricing.
Streetsblog reports that two new Metro Bike docking stations have been installed in Koreatown.
Downey officials celebrate the city's new docked bikeshare system, available through the Zagster app at the Apple App Store, as well as Google Play.
Orange County plans to reduce the hazards on Hazard Ave by installing a parking-protected bike lane on a four-mile stretch of the street connecting Garden Grove, Santa Ana and Westminster.
A pair of OC ebike shops are struggling to survive Trump's tariffs imposed in his trade war with China.
The Red Cross is looking for volunteers to help prepare for its Operation Ride for the Red fundraiser in Ventura County this May. They're also looking for participants.
There's a special place in hell for whoever stole five custom-made motorized bicycles from a Bakersfield veteran's garage after he died last week.
Caught on video. It takes a real schmuck to break in and steal a bicycle from a Stockton church-based co-op that repairs bicycles for the poor and gives free bikes to people in need.
Sacramento police busted a hit-and-run driver who ran down a 12-year old girl on a bicycle while driving with a suspended license; fortunately, the victim was not seriously injured.
The erstwhile Captain Kirk — or TJ Hooker, if you prefer — talks to Ad Age about his new Pedego commercial and love of ebikes. While he was riding one, no less.
The alleged drunk driver who killed two Honolulu pedestrians and a bike rider, and injured four other people, faces up to 60 years behind bars on three counts of vehicular manslaughter; he's being held on $1 million bond.
Utah moves closer to adopting the Idaho Stop Law, which would allow bike riders to treat stop signs as yields, and proceed through red lights after coming to a full stop — but only when there's no conflicting traffic.
A Denver man explains why he commutes by bikeshare, instead of driving. Or owning a bicycle.
Someone's been breaking into Chicago bike shops, and making their getaway on the bikes they steal.
An Illinois man will serve 59 years for the drive-by shooting that killed a 27-year old bike rider, with no chance of parole.
Yes, you can go Viking Biking in a polar vortex, even when it's -20° Minneapolis.
Life is really cheap in Maine, where a driver walks with just a $1,000 fine and three-month license suspension for killing a respected doctor as she was riding her bike. He played the universal Get Out of Jail Free card, claiming he couldn't see her because the sun was in his eyes.
A new zero-waste Brooklyn grocery startup will deliver your order by bicycle, and pick up the reusable packaging when they deliver your next order.
Three Good Samaritans were honored for saving a man's life when he suffered a heart attack during a New York state bike race.
Some people can't see the highway for the cars. Somehow, motor vehicles are allowed in a Virginia wildlife sanctuary, but county officials think bicycles would have too great an impact on the environment.
Life is cheap in the UK, too. The allegedly distracted driver who killed the mother of bike advocate and former pro cyclist Chris Boardman got off with just 30 weeks behind bars and an 18-month ban on driving.
Police in a British town release a short video showing "anti-social cycling" by young bike riders.
Helsinki plans to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians by building a tunnel under a railway station for the equivalent of $26 million.
It will now cost Dutch bicyclists the equivalent of $110 if they're caught using a cellphone while riding.
The Indian state of Goa rewards traffic vigilantes for informing police about scofflaw drivers. Can we do that here? Goa also has the best Indian food. Just saying.
Iraq, maybe. But you might not want to add North Korea to your bike bucket list yet.
A Kiwi columnist calls bicyclists the road users we all love to hate. But redeems herself by noting that every bike is one less car, and calling for improving safety for people on two wheels.
Today's racing news is all about the Amgen Tour of California.
Almost, anyway.
The full route for this year's race was released yesterday; officials describe the 773-mile route as the longest and most challenging yet. But once again, women get the scraps, with just three stages totaling 177 miles.
Both the men's and women's races will finish with a lap around the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
Meanwhile, you'll get a chance to ride the race's Mount Baldy stage when the annual L'Etape California by Le Tour de France before racers take the road.
In non-AToC news, the sexist prick clearly didn't fall far from the tree. After Belgian pro Iljo Keisse walked with a small fine for rubbing his genitals against an Argentine waitress while posing for a photo, his father claims that she was partly responsible for being "very suggestive with her ass." Note to clueless pricks: It doesn't matter what the fuck a woman does — or what you think she does. No one has a right to touch another human being in a sexual manner without their consent. Period.
At last, an e-Ducati you can take on MTB trails. Why pedal when you can use a sail?
And yes, he may have been texting while driving a car with expired plates, was already wanted for evading police, and drove off down a one-way street when a bike cop tried to pull him over.
But at least he said he was sorry as he drove off.
Category: Morning Links / Tags: bicycling, cops on bikes, Ed Rubinstein, John Clare, Los Angeles, Malibu, PCH, road closures, road rage, San Diego State University, Triple Crown Cyclist, Vision Zero


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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) promulgates ocean fishing regulations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Pacific Ocean (Figure 1). There are 28 listed salmonid species in the action area that are potentially affected by the action considered in this biological opinion (Table 1). The take of salmon from 27 Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed salmon Evolutionary Significant Units (ESU) and steelhead Distinct Population Segments (DPS) associated with the proposed fisheries is addressed in existing biological opinions (Table 2). This biological opinion considers the effects of proposed Pacific coast ocean salmon fisheries conducted under the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan (hereafter 'PFMC Fisheries') on the Lower Columbia River Chinook ESU beginning May 1, 2012 and extending for the foreseeable future until consultation is reinitiated by NMFS. We have reviewed information from other biological opinions that considered the effects of PFMC Fisheries on other listed species and confirmed that those opinions all remain valid.


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2nd Avenue Deli's Move to the Upper East Side Delayed
By Amy Zimmer |&nbspJuly 8, 2011 5:52pm | Updated on July 8, 2011 11:46pm
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MANHATTAN — The 2nd Avenue Deli's move to First Avenue on the Upper East Side has been delayed, but the iconic eatery expects to open and serve up its pickles and pastrami this summer, the owner said.
"We have no firm date," said Josh Lebewohl, who runs the restaurant with his brother. "It will be this summer. Unfortunately, we'd like to open earlier. Things don't always run according to schedule."
He did not elaborate on the reasons for the hold-up.
The deli, which made its name on Second Avenue and East 10th Street, in the East Village, bought 1442 First Ave., at 75th Street, in 2009.
Residents have been anticipating the kosher restaurant's arrival since the building's previous tenant, the Wicked Wolf Restaurant, closed in August 2009. Most recently, the deli had anticipated a spring opening.
Just as immigrants on the Lower East Side moved out of the neighborhood, the 2nd Avenue Deli has followed its customers northward.
After it shuttered its original Second Avenue location in 2006 over a rent dispute, the deli reopened on Third Avenue and 33rd Street the following year.
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 30, 2013 – Workforce development leaders and strategists from community colleges worked with the state Senate Democratic Policy Committee today to devise a better strategy for delivering trained employees to Pennsylvania's energy, manufacturing and other industry sectors.
The policy committee travels the state to gather varied and, sometimes, groundbreaking ideas about how to respond to the commonwealth's more pressing issues.
Today's workshop, which was held at the request of Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny), aimed its microscope at the problems employers continue to have in finding enough skilled workers who can fill key positions.
At Alcoa, Paul Harris, the company's human resources manager, said high school students too often lack the soft skills needed to be a good employee; things like coming to work on time, being able to take constructive feedback, and knowing how to properly dress for the job.
"We've got to find a way to cause our young people to think when they come to work," Harris said.
Alcoa Foundation Principal Manager Scott Hudson said 65 percent of his company's workforce is not college educated, so it's important that some solution be presented to help high school graduates be better prepared.
"(Our employees) are certificate, skilled trades, operators and technicians, so we have a lot at stake, and we have a lot to offer in terms of our leadership and experts," Hudson said.
Other panelists, like Catalyst Connection President and CEO Petra Mitchell, urged committee members and education leaders to better blend technical and soft skill instruction and to rethink the concept of career and technical schools and how they play into community colleges.
Community College of Allegheny County Vice President of Workforce Development Alicia Booker said even people with college degrees are turning to community colleges like hers to develop real world work skills.
Others who testified today before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee included William Generett Jr., president and CEO, Urban Innovation21; Stefani Pashman, president and CEO, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board; Steven Shivak, president, SMC Business Councils; and Cheryl Begandy, director of education, outreach and training, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.


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Herald Scribes Hand-Wring Over 'Would He?' Allen
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof kicked off quite a rumpus with his Sunday piece in which Dylan Farrow accused her adoptive father Woody Allen of sexually molesting her when she was seven years old.
Dylan Farrow's Story
WHEN Woody Allen received a Golden Globe award for lifetime achievement a few weeks ago, there was a lively debate about whether it was appropriate to honor a man who is an artistic giant but also was accused years ago of child molestation.
Allen's defenders correctly note that he denies the allegations, has never been convicted and should be presumed innocent. People weighed in on all sides, but one person who hasn't been heard out is Dylan Farrow, 28, the writer and artist whom Allen was accused of molesting.
Well, she has been now – Kristof posted this on his blog over the weekend.
An Open Letter From Dylan Farrow
What's your favorite Woody Allen movie? Before you answer, you should know: when I was seven years old, Woody Allen took me by the hand and led me into a dim, closet-like attic on the second floor of our house. He told me to lay on my stomach and play with my brother's electric train set. Then he sexually assaulted me. He talked to me while he did it, whispering that I was a good girl, that this was our secret, promising that we'd go to Paris and I'd be a star in his movies. I remember staring at that toy train, focusing on it as it traveled in its circle around the attic. To this day, I find it difficult to look at toy trains.
For as long as I could remember, my father had been doing things to me that I didn't like . . .
Compelling stuff, and enough to draw two columns in the Boston Herald today.
First up: Margery Eagan, who calls the allegations "sickening."
In the days leading up to the Oscars, we'll likely hear that Dylan is lying, crazy or both. Or we'll hear the old dodge of critics, that we must separate the man from the art. Many artists — male artists, anyway — are creeps, scoundrels and worse.
But how can we separate Woody Allen's art from the nauseating, criminal allegations Dylan Farrow first told her mother and police two decades ago? Last night, I tried watching "Annie Hall" again. Whenever Allen appeared, I didn't see a cinematic genius. I saw a sick, monstrous father in that dim attic with his shattered little girl.
Next up: James Verniere, who asks this question: "Are 'Annie Hall' and 'Blue Jasmine' any less great if their creator did what Farrow says he did?"
A better question might be, should the Times have run Kristof's column at all? That's the one Times public editor Margaret Sullivan asked on her blog yesterday. She doesn't provide an answer, but she does write this: "I urge those who who have not yet done so to read Robert B. Weide's illuminating article [in The Daily Beast]. It provides essential context."
And a good place to start.
UPDATE: Margery Eagan replies, "Better place to start Maureen Orth's piece — Weide completely underwhelming, plus he big time in woody camp." Possible tiebreaker: this Guardian piece by Michael Woolf.
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margeryeagan@comcast.net says:
Better place to start Maureen Orth's piece — Weide completely underwhelming, plus he big time in woody camp.
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Tentative agenda for Monday's Council meeting is now available online.