Jimmy Stamp
Male
San Francisco
Editor of Life Without Buildings.
Freelance writer & designer.
Ghostmodernist.
My favorite local sites:
- http://sf.curbed.com
- http://sfist.com
- http://missionmission.wordpress.com/
- http://njudahchronicles.com/
- http://whatimseeing.com
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Recent Actions
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Posted A Look at the New SFMOMA Sculpture Garden to Business/Tech/Real Estate
Afters three years of competition, construction, and even a little controversy, the new sculpture garden at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art made...
- Favorited Social Media Meets Politics: Pols Chasing Publicity Find Web Waters Welcoming on Business/Tech/Real Estate
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Posted Giant Shark Eats Golden Gate Bridge to Culture/Entertainment
A fair number of authors have penned speculation on the often cataclysmic future of San Francisco as depicted in science fiction and disaster films....
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Commented on SFIFF Giveaway: Win Tickets for Two to "Once Upon A Time In The West"
This is going to be AWESOME. Bronson! Fonda! Railroads! Sergio Leone rules. I got my tickets and I can't wait!...
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Posted Animating Architecture: Projections Bring Mint Plaza to Life to Business/Tech/Real Estate
Obscura Digital, a local company that specializes in everything from mapping video onto surfaces to building multi-touch displays, brought Mint Plaza to life last...
- Favorited SF Weekly's Matt Smith Screws Kink.com: Unfair, Unbalanced, Malfeasant Journalism on News
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Posted Dwell Conversations: Objectified in America to Culture/Entertainment
Last Friday, at an hour early enough to still be relatively sober, designers and design junkies filed into the Autodesk Gallery at One Market...
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Posted Space-Solar Energy Could Power California Homes by 2016 to Business/Tech/Real Estate
PG&E is looking to the stars for a new power source. Or rather, a new take on an old power source - the oldest...
- Favorited $6.2 Mi For 311 Too Pricey For MTA, They Pimp 511 on News
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Commented on A New Public Plaza by Public Architecture for the Castro
@be_devine and @Matt Baume - Keep in mind that this is just a test location. And at this point any steps taken in creating additional public space is better than doing nothing, right? It might help take some of the...
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Posted A New Public Plaza by Public Architecture for the Castro to Business/Tech/Real Estate
Next month, a new pedestrian plaza will open in the Castro at the corner of Market and 17th Streets. The area is one of...
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Posted Is Architecture Art? City Officials Say "Yes!" to Culture/Entertainment
It's an age-old question, yet no less compelling or relevant today than whenever it was first put forward: is architecture art? Artists, architects, and academics...
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Posted Made in Rome: The Aleatoric Landscape to Culture/Entertainment
Now in its last week at 3A Gallery, Made in Rome: The Aleatoric Landscape is an exhibition featuring the sculptures and drawings of Willett Moss,...
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Posted Toilet Torcher Update to Business/Tech/Real Estate
The ongoing mystery of the Toilet Torcher (aka Potty Pyro) has taken a surprising new turn. But first, for those who may not be...
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Posted PDR Policy on Agenda for SoMa Committee Meeting to Business/Tech/Real Estate
Attention SoMa residents: This Thursday the Complete Neighborhood Fabric Committee, a division of the Western SoMa Taskforce which despite its name is not in...
- Favorited Daylight Saving: Remind Us Why? on News
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Posted It was Pretty Super, Man. A Look Back at Wondercon to Culture/Entertainment
Just over a week ago, it was that magical time of year when the entire cast of GI Joe could be seen sharing a few...
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Posted DVD: Synecdoche, New York to Culture/Entertainment
Here's what happens when you look for truth: it's never ending. I find this when I'm writing a screenplay. Because I allow myself the...
- Favorited Film: Medicine for Melancholy on Culture/Entertainment
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Commented on Film: Medicine for Melancholy
Great review Jeremy! Sounds like it was a compelling interview too. I've heard so many good things about this movie. Really looking forward to seeing it....
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Posted Coming Soon: Mandatory Seismic Retrofits to Business/Tech/Real Estate
Mayor Newsom is finally coming down hard on the city's soft-story buildings with a new directive requiring owners of such structures to perform mandatory seismic...
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Posted Thwarting San Francisco's Toilet Torcher to Business/Tech/Real Estate
Gotham City has The Joker, Metropolis has Lex Luthor, and now San Francisco has its very own supervillain: The Toilet Torcher, or if you prefer,...
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Posted Rebirth or Regression: Alcatraz as the New Gitmo to Business/Tech/Real Estate
After President Barack Obama's recent executive order to close Guantanamo Bay within the year, a GOP senator suggested that our esteemed erstwhile prison should serve...
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Posted Could Citizen Surveillance Improve SF's Camera System? to Business/Tech/Real Estate
A recent study has shown that the San Francisco crime cameras have no real effect on reducing crime rates. Should we be surprised? The fixed-in-place...
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Posted Red Light Urbanism and The Illicit Infrastructure of San Francisco to Business/Tech/Real Estate
Despite continued economic woes, it appears that at least one industry is thriving in San Francisco: the illegal sex industry. This, despite the completely ineffective...