Is it Because We Had No Airport?

The numbers in this Times article about college admissions during the recession are interesting - you'd think the applications would be down all across the board, but it seems only "elite private liberal arts schools" are being directly affected.

Why did I use this picture? Nobody knows. But it's there.

Breadlines at Tompkins Square Park! This is getting absurd.

also...

this is from a new website i likie... The Best Recession Ever!

Great Shots of Tough Times: Slate readers share their photographs of the economic crisis.