The Full Sentence From this New York Times story on proper use of a semicolon in subway signage: David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam serial killer who taunted police and the p...
Post-Crime NYC The other day, I’d been reminded about some of the most striking statistics I’d seen last year, which were from the NYPD crime stats for 9th Precinct , where...
Statistics, Crime, and Community There’s a fascinating conversation taking place across a couple of blogs, which Steven’s post on leaving Brooklyn alterted me to. Douglas Rushkoff was mugge...
Phone Drugs Kill! It’s a bit of a silly thing to rail against, but the headline of this BBC story makes me livid: "Student died after buying web drugs". What the h...
bloody diamonds Given what we know about the criminality of many of those involved in the worldwide diamond market, can we start throwing red paint on people wearing diamonds?...