Pieces, Particles XX

The following stories spotted recently in print publications might be worth a look. Heads and decks, only. Heads and decks.

Flatlands Has Had a Bumpy Ride, by Tiffany Eliott, Greenpoint Star, Dec. 30, 2004

Grand Opening, by Jake Silverstein, Harper's, January 2005
Ronald McDonald conquers New Spain

"Highbrow Fight Club", by Wesley Yang, The New York Observer, Dec. 20, 2004
Tiny mag attempts "revitalization of civilization"

Maggo, The New York Observer, Dec. 20, 2004
Your first buyers' guide for magazines

An Online Journey through a House's History, by Christopher Gray, The New York Times, Dec. 5, 2004
Streetscapes: 52 West 74th Street

Read All About It, by Pete Hamill, The New York Times, Dec. 5, 20004
Park Row housed the great newspapers during their gory glory days. A veteran reporter sits on a bench and remembers how much fun it was.

A Romance of Rust, by Donovan Hohn, Harper's, January 2005
Nostalgia, progress, and the meaning of tools

Signmaker, Signmaker Make Me Some Signs, by Jennifer Fishbein, Greenpoint Star, Dec. 30, 2004

The Trash Folder, by Matthew Power, Harper's, January 2005
As waste, our computers are not so easily erased

Up from Underground, by Chris Dodge, Utne, January-February 2005
Comic book artists to watch out for

Why Read Books?, by Chris Dodge, Utne, January-February 2005
(And which ones to read)

You Can Almost Smell the Popcorn, by Carl MacGowan, Newsday, Dec. 5, 2004
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