Category Archives: Blogosphere

New Year, New Routine

Posted on August 23, 2012 by LaDale Winling

This year I will be commuting to work by plane. I hate flying and feel as though I am taking my life into my hands on every flight. There is only one flight in my whole life I can ever … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Book Project

Posted on June 6, 2012 by LaDale Winling

It’s the summer of the book manuscript, so I’m going over my existing draft, looking through the primary research I’ve already conducted, reflecting on my existing publications, doing more secondary reading, and planning for new research. In short, I’m knee-deep … Continue reading →

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Disunion

Posted on February 13, 2011 by LaDale Winling

Just a note about a clever blog concept. You might recall one of the sources of my interest and excitement about new media and the digital era for historians is that it holds the possibility of unlocking great amounts of … Continue reading →

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Can’t Let That Go By

Posted on December 31, 2010 by LaDale Winling

An interesting error from Ezra Klein: An interesting thesis from Ed Glaeser: Ford, Durant, David Dunbar Buick, the Dodge Brothers, the Fisher Brothers, Henry Leland – it seems as if Detroit once had an automotive genius on every street corner. … Continue reading →

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It’s True

Posted on May 20, 2008 by urbanoasis

As Julia says, I’m a total badass, the most hilarious guy ever, my musky smell is a joy to all, and my knowledge of and skill at hanging maps is legendary.

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Question(s)

Posted on February 23, 2008 by urbanoasis

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Web Bits

Posted on August 28, 2007 by urbanoasis

My paternal grandfather has taken to the habit of giving members of his family, at every opportunity, denominations of the money he spent his life saving. He gave my wife and me money for our trip to Europe then, when … Continue reading →

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Political Blogs Getting a Whiff of Planning

Posted on April 17, 2007 by urbanoasis

Atrios and Pandagon, spurred by WereBear give some indication that they’re in tune to at least a few of the spatial implications of the urban realm. One of the problems I’ve always had with MyDD and DailyKos is that it’s … Continue reading →

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Students for a Democratic Society

Posted on April 6, 2007 by urbanoasis

You’ll recall my recent posts on both the resurgence of SDS on college campuses, theories in my own research, and reactions to misinterpretations of the organization and the New Left movement in the 1960s and 1970s. If you’re interested, take … Continue reading →

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Welcome, UC-Davis Guests!

Posted on February 1, 2007 by urbanoasis

Like your colleagues at UC-Berkeley last semester, you were assigned William Cronon’s Nature’s Metropolis. Like a few of your colleagues there, you do not want to read the whole book and googled for an online summary. Take it from someone … Continue reading →

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