http://aalawrence.com Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:01:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Boston Globe is currently running a 7-part series, "Ted Kennedy," chronicling the history of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D, MA). The special on Ted Kennedy demonstrates the unparalleled resources of a major newspaper. The institutional history and the access it took to produce the series remain the province of the ... http://aalawrence.com/2009/02/16/boston_globe/ I recently made as my Facebook status, "Aubree Lawrence misses honest status updates." A former student commented on the status and asked, "Aubree, what do you mean? Just curious. Does it have to do with the 'old' vs 'new' facebook?" A quick question that prompted a lengthy response from me. (Surprised? ... http://aalawrence.com/2009/01/08/in-with-the-old/ I heart Facebook. Not ashamed to admit it, I really do. The "why" I offer to n00bs is this: I have two half-sisters by my father and one-half sister by my mother. The math on this is irrelevant, what is relevant is that despite being separated across three states and ... http://aalawrence.com/2008/12/02/the-facebook-arc-of-despair/ A wildly personal and local outraged blog entry. WBOS Changed its format and axed its DJs (except George Knight who will still do a Sunday morning show) I can't even give you the link because they've axed their website too. I used to brag about WBOS... George Knight moved to mornings, but I remember ... http://aalawrence.com/2008/02/02/wbos-axes-its-djs-and-format/ MIT's Stata Center is really, well, let's just say "Something." I once heard some one say "The building went up looking like it had just been knocked down." I've always seen the Stata Center as a gross excess of labor, time and materials that culminated in a layout so awkward ... http://aalawrence.com/2008/01/31/mits-not-so-fun-afterall-house/