Amazon calls off plans for NYC HQ2 after growing backlash
The last time I wrote about Amazon’s HQ2, I noted how anticlimatic the whole search ended up being. All of North America drove itself into …
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The Amazon HQ2 search ends anticlimatically: It’s Washington DC’s suburbs and New York
Amazon’s much publicized search for a secondary headquarters, dubbed “HQ2,” has finally ended. However, the cities chosen aren’t exactly surprising choices. The new headquarters will …
2015 Macy’s and Chicago Thanksgiving parade balloons
As usual for the blog, here’s my thoughts on the cartoon character balloons announced for this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in New York City, as …
DC Comics finally exits New York after 80 years
DC Comics, which has been in New York City since its founding in the 1930s, announced a few years ago it was moving to southern …
The 2014 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade cartoon balloons
Thanksgiving is approaching, and with it the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City. As usual, there’ll be plenty of spectacle, floats, Broadway …
The 2013 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade cartoon balloons
To go along with the post on Chicago’s Thanksgiving Day parade balloons, I thought I’d also look at the “granddaddy” of Thanksgiving Day parades, the …
DC Comics to relocate to California
From “Justice League of America” (vol. 1) #123, Oct. 1975. Art by Dick Dillin. On Tuesday came news that DC Comics, who’s been based in …