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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Tag: New York
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
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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
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Where does Supergirl live?
As longtime fans know, Supergirl is (usually) Kara Zor-El, Superman’s teenage/young adult cousin who also came from Krypton. Being from Krypton means Kara has the
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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
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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
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The 2013 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade cartoon balloons
Flickr Creative Commons photo by DrivingtheNortheast (CC BY) To go along with the post on Chicago’s Thanksgiving Day parade balloons, I thought I’d also look
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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
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Gotham City in New Jersey? Metropolis in Delaware?
For their entire history, Superman’s hometown of Metropolis and Batman’s hometown of Gotham City have had no official state. Unlike the Simpsons’ Springfield, however, the
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