Neatorama » usa http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:58:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Who Was President? Part Two http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/who-was-president-part-two/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/18/who-was-president-part-two/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:13:47 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26295

You know about these historic events, but do you remember who was president of the United States when it happened? This Lunchtime Quiz from mental_floss will strain your historic perspective. I scored 50%, mainly by remembering the events of my lifetime. Link

Previously: Who Was President? Part One.

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What better for a Labor Day cookout than a steak in the shapes of the USA? Philadelphia artist Dominic Episcopo took photographs of states that look good enough to grill. Link -via the Presurfer

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Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends (2009) by Ron Arad

The meaning behind the name of Ron Arad’s USA-shaped bookcase (Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends – whaaaa?), but it’s easy to see how cool it would be hanging on the wall!

It’s currently being exhibited at the Timothy Taylor Gallery: Link – via otto

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/05/ron-arads-bookcase-shaped-like-the-united-states-of-america/feed/ 13 The Economic Crisis Makes America Stronger (Hooray?) http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/22/the-economic-crisis-makes-america-stronger-hooray/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/22/the-economic-crisis-makes-america-stronger-hooray/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:14:29 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/22/the-economic-crisis-makes-america-stronger-hooray/ The economic crisis got you down? Well, here’s the silver lining to the current economic mess we’re in: it makes America stronger.

Walter Russell Mead of The New Republic explains:

Setting aside the flaws in both these overarching theories of capitalism, this analysis of economic crises is fundamentally sound–and especially relevant to the current meltdown. Cataloguing the early losses from the financial crisis, it’s hard not to conclude that the central capitalist nations will weather the storm far better than those not so central. Emerging markets have been hit harder by the financial crisis than developed ones as investors around the world seek the safe haven provided by U.S. Treasury bills, and commodity-producing economies have suffered extraordinary shocks as commodity prices crashed from their record, boom-time highs. Countries like Russia, Venezuela, and Iran, which hoped to use oil revenue to mount a serious political challenge to American power and the existing world order, face serious new constraints. Vladimir Putin, Hugo Chavez, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad must now spend less time planning big international moves and think a little bit harder about domestic stability. Far from being the last nail in America’s coffin, the financial crisis may actually resuscitate U.S. power relative to its rivals.

Link – Thanks Daniel Belkin!

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Here is a list of 98 nicknames for New York City.

Link – kottke.org

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