Author Archives: Sam Kornstein

Obama Sings Sweet Home Chicago…

…with B.B. King and Mick Jagger! Via James Fallows:

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Final Shots from India

More from Udaipur, and a few shots from Mumbai and Goa:

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India Photography Continued

Some more shots, from Punjab and Udaipur:

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India Photography

Some shots from Agra and Jaipur:

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Swoosh!

Via xkcd:

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The “Good Beer in a Can” Debate

There’s been some great back and forth over on James Fallows’ blog about whether good beer can come in a can, and whether cans do a better job than bottles at protecting beer from UV rays, which are known to … Continue reading

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We Need Your Help!

Over the past few months I’ve been playing the guitar in Vanessa Kafka’s band. Vanessa’s written some great new songs since her last album, and we’re raising some money on Kickstarter to go record an EP: If you’d like to support the … Continue reading

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Car Problems

Via xkcd:

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Low-Tech Farming

From my friend who was in India for a couple weeks last year: a great shot capturing some low-tech farming, which is still quite common in many regions of the country:

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Pune: A (Nearly) Waste-Free City

Note: This blog post was originally published on the MIT Public Service Center website. It’s the tenth post in a blog series sharing findings from a research project I’m working on throughout the month of January. January 26, 2012 Paul Artiuch and … Continue reading

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