bits of culture and books

[rivkat]

1. The new US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking feedback on how to make mortgage disclosure forms more understandable. If you have a few minutes, go and vote for the alternative you find easiest to understand.

2. I am seriously amused that Patrick Stump’s song This City, now free on iTunes, includes a lyric using the word “

Comments

[rivkat]

I'm a fan of wordplay and don't always mind the MadLibs, but "gentrification" made it hard for me to take the song seriously. It sounds anthemish, but then ... no.