Restaurants in Hilo

Domino's Pizza in Hilo recently reopened under new ownership, soon after the Kona branch reopened. And according to the sign pictured below, Bueno Burrito is soon to open in the Keawe Street space that housed Subway, which moved down the street.



Morgan's Deli, across the street from The Lyman Museum, has apparently closed.

20 March update: Bueno Burrito (969-9955) opened just this morning. It's open Mondays through Saturdays, 9 A.M. to 9 P.M.

Congratulations, Slumdog Millionaire!

Don't overlook the little guy.

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5 March update:

I found this comment on Philip Weiss's blog:

This is not a political film. It's a romance about destiny. And the dignity it has lent the poor of Mumbai is an achievement that compares with Dickens's treatment of the London slums or Van Gogh's and Millet's paintings of country people, which were considered inappropriate subjects at the time.

As for those who dismiss Slumdog as "poverty porn", I assume none of them are actually from the slums.
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20 March update: I looked at the 12 October issue of USA Weekend, which briefly reviewed the major movies to be released in late 2008. Slumdog Millionaire was not mentioned at all, despite its limited release date of 12 November and its wide release date of 25 December.

http://www.usaweekend.com/08_issues/081012/081012movies-sneak-peek.html

On the Recession: A Post in Progress

This post is about the late 2000s recession and financial crises that persist to this day. It will be continuously updated.

This CounterPuncharticle asserts that this is a white recession but a black depression.

From The International Monetary Fund: 'World Economic Outlook Update: Global Economic Slump Challenges Policies.'

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28 February update:
Economy Shrinks at Fastest Pace in 26 Years

Tax-Deduction Plan Won't Hurt Charities During Recession, White House Says

Hard Economic Times a Boon for Libraries
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4 March update:
What Does the Worst Recession in a Generation Look Like?"

4 August update: Middle-aged white men hard hit by the recession but the recession could cause the black middle class to go extinct. (11 August update: Hattie takes note of this in her post.) See also Muhammad's February CounterPunch article, which link is near the top of this post.

8 August update: The South is the epicenter of job loss. And Britain faces a power shortage. Many, but not all of these links are from the excellent LifeAftertheOilCrash website. Please visit regularly.

More Link Updates

I've removed some defunct links to sites in the Politics of Hawaii category in The Ever-Evolving List of Links. They are:

AkamaiVoters.com, AlohaPolitics, 808AlohaState, HaolesforHawaiians, HunterBishop.com, and MauiTalk.

I have to look at a few links; apparently, one, HawaiiMatters.com, has turned Japanese! Since I don't know Japanese, I can't tell if it's still about Hawaii politics.

For Tough Times