{"id":569,"date":"2007-03-12T11:20:24","date_gmt":"2007-03-12T18:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/?p=569"},"modified":"2010-10-12T12:26:48","modified_gmt":"2010-10-12T19:26:48","slug":"evil-suburbs-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/12\/evil-suburbs-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Evil Suburbs Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/IMG\/BlogPhotos\/suburbs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"380\" \/><\/div>\n<p>As I prepare to move to the urban\/suburban frontier, the politics of the suburbs have been much on my mind. If you&#8217;re interested in the issue, here are a few links.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Suburban-Nation-Sprawl-Decline-American\/dp\/0865476063\/sr=8-1\/qid=1172690785\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1\/102-3089042-0936138?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\">Suburban Nation<\/a>:  Internet book club, anyone?  &#8220;&#8230;their visionary book holds out hope that we can create &#8220;places that are as valuable as the nature they displaced.&#8221;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiantcitymovie.com\/filmTimes.php\">Radiant City<\/a>: Those crazy Canadians get all the goodies first. It&#8217;s on the film festival circuit here in the US; I&#8217;m sure it will hit our commercial screens soon enough. Looks like a classic preaching to the choir documentary, but it also looks like there might be some good stuff in there. Check out clip of the kid talking about how much his mom hates the suburbs and would live in the city center if they could afford it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuow.org\/newspecials\/downtown.asp\">KUOW&#8217;s Downtown<\/a>:  Interesting Seattle reporting going on this week. &#8220;&#8230;many critics worry that the proliferation of luxury high rise condos and hotels is creating a city for the rich, leaving no room for a diverse, working class.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/electricvehiclesnw.com\/main\/suede-e.htm\">Ebikes NW<\/a>:  Once the financial dust settles, I&#8217;m getting one of these. My new place right where the city turns to WWII housing developments and I have great anxiety about being converted to a car addict, especially since groceries are at the bottom of a big hill. The Giant Suede E is number one on my wishlist for housewarming prezzies.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0099487\/maindetails\">Edward Scissorhands<\/a>:  Does Tim Burton get the horror of the suburbs or what? Plus, I have these crazy hedges at my new place. Anyway, do you need a reason for Johnny Depp besides &#8220;He&#8217;s hot.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I prepare to move to the urban\/suburban frontier, the politics of the suburbs have been much on my mind. If you&#8217;re interested in the issue, here are a few links. 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