E-Ink....and video?

A Belgian newspaper is testing out a portable, lightweight newspaper that uses "electronic ink" technology. This kinda thing could allow the newspaper to update itself with the latest news - while it's in your hands.

This technology was developed by some forward-thinking cats from MIT's Media Lab. They started a company called E Ink. I'm so intrigued by this, I hope other newspapers are looking into it. Imagine how nice it would be to have interactive features built right into the newspaper -- say, when you touch the photo from last night's Bruin's game, it starts moving and you could watch a video clip of the game.

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Christian Science Monitor tour

On Thursday, March 2nd the New England SPJ chapter took a tour of the Christian Science Monitor's headquarters. It's a gorgeous building.

(Unfortunately my camcorder ran out of juice before we got inside the newsroom)

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on Friday we celebrated my birthday.

The Bathroom at the Middle East Nightclub.

Last weekend I saw my cousin's band play upstairs at the Middle East in Cambridge. I shot video of the show, which I'll post later. I also brought my camcorder into the bathroom with me, and took a bit of footage --
I dig the graffiti inside the club's bathrooms.

The Mysterious Ditch.

I work out of a news bureau in the 'burbs. We have a lot of woods around our little office building, and some nice walking paths. One day, one of my colleagues was walking around there and noticed a very large hole in the ground, back there in the woods. We don't know who dug this ditch - or why they would bother - but this hole keeps getting bigger. Very strange.

Whenever anyone goes back there, Sandy (who sits in the cube next to me) warns them not to go and jokes that they'll never come back.

Click here to watch video footage of.... The Mysterious Ditch