The U.S. is still the world’s biggest manufacturer!?!

From the FT: China will gradually take over the role of the US as the world’s largest manufacturer but will do this only by 2020, with the US’s position in the global league table of manufacturers remaining surprisingly strong, according to an authoritative economic study. Global Insight, a Washington-based economics consultancy, forecasts that the US [...]

A more typical view of the Hallo Berlin cart

The other day I encountered the famous Hallo Berlin cart on 54th Street with only one guy in line and blogged about it. Here’s a shot of a more normal state of affairs, taken today around 1:30. To readers tiring of the superficial, heavily food-oriented nature of my recent posts: Sorry, I’ve been busy (and [...]